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CDA launches online catalogue of copper products
The Copper Development Association (CDA) has developed an international online product catalogue of uncoated antimicrobial copper and copper alloy products.
News from Engineeringtalk, 7 August 2009
CDA advises on copper-use in healthcare equipment
Copper Development Association (CDA) is offering free technical consultations with its product development advisor at a series of antimicrobial copper surgeries.
News from Engineeringtalk, 2 June 2009
Copper surfaces protect against superbug
Researchers at the University of Southampton have established that copper surfaces can inactivate the virulent hospital superbug Clostridium difficile.
News from Engineeringtalk, 27 March 2008
Power quality seminar promises dramatic impact
Technical seminar will provide excellent opportunities to interact with industry specialists in the power quality field.
News from Engineeringtalk, 17 May 2007
Power quality problems explained
Seminars are aimed at businesses wishing to address the serious problems of downtime and losses caused by failures due to poor power quality.
News from Engineeringtalk, 26 March 2007
Distributed generation and renewable energy
A new publication from the UK's leading power quality training provider gives an easily digestible introduction to distributed generation and renewable energy sources.
News from Engineeringtalk, 10 January 2007
Leonardo cracks the code in a day
The Leonardo Power Quality Initiative PQ knowledge day is a fast-paced, action-packed day that demystifies all aspects of power quality and unscrambles codes.
News from Engineeringtalk, 30 May 2006
Power quality reference source comes on CD
The "Power quality application guide" CD is a fully searchable, comprehensive reference source on measurement, management and avoidance of PQ problems in LV installations.
News from Engineeringtalk, 30 March 2006
Seminars address power quality
Nationwide series of free one-day seminars aims to address power quality problems and offer help to staff at all levels of an organisation from business managers to engineers and technicians.
News from Engineeringtalk, 16 March 2006
Online training centre for power quality
The Leonardo Power Quality Initiative has launched its interactive training centre, offering online training covering practical and theoretical aspects of power quality for electrical engineers.
News from Engineeringtalk, 8 November 2005
Power quality training courses go online
The Leonardo Power Quality Initiative has set up an online interactive training centre that covers practical and theoretical aspects of power quality for engineers, managers and designers.
News from Engineeringtalk, 31 October 2005
Tests prove copper's antimicrobial properties
Research demonstrates rapid antimicrobial activity of copper against MRSA with 99.9% inactivation in 90 minutes.
News from Engineeringtalk, 26 July 2005
The big yellow book is updated
"The brasses - properties and applications" is the title of the updated and revised issue of Copper Development Association's publication known in the industry for many years as "The big yellow book".
News from Engineeringtalk, 11 July 2005
Software standardises copper alloy materials
A new software package enables users to find equivalent copper and copper alloy standards and compositions for EN and old BS materials from other national material designations.
News from Engineeringtalk, 11 July 2005
Brass makes sense for seat belt manufacturer
Securon choose to use free machining brass bar for the safety critical vehicle motion sensor used in each of its automotive seat belts.
News from Engineeringtalk, 5 May 2005
Seminars cover important power quality issues
The Power Quality Partnership is responding to demand from PQ professionals for practical guidance on PQ problems by organising a series of free CPD seminars.
News from Engineeringtalk, 22 March 2005
Award for Leonardo Power Quality Initiative
The Leonardo Power Quality Initiative (LPQI) has won an award for quality and innovation in training professionals in the electricity sector.
News from Engineeringtalk, 27 December 2004
Brass and brazing go hand in hand
Brazing is synonymous with brass: not only is brazing an ideal method of joining brass but brass itself is often used as a filler when brazing steel.
News from Engineeringtalk, 23 November 2004
Power quality seminars gain new expertise
The latest free CPD technical seminar is entitled "Introduction to power quality, standards and solutions".
News from Engineeringtalk, 21 September 2004
Expansion for power quality training programme
Three new members, Riello Galatrek, Premium Power and PFC Engineering, double the size of the Power Quality Partnership and bring new expertise to the UK's premier power quality training programme.
News from Engineeringtalk, 18 August 2004
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