Marking cables and wires is simple with Brother's PT-2480 labelling machine.
With a specially designed 'rotate print' function, the machine will print text vertically on labels, making it easy to read after wrapping around the cabling. The PT-2480 takes tapes of 6, 9, 12, 18 and 24 mm width.
The Custom Template capability is designed specifically for patch panel labelling, while a Flash Rom and USB interface allow the user to download images, logos and professional symbols from a pc into the machine's memory before going on site.
The PT-2480 also uses Brother's special security tape, which leaves a chequerboard pattern when peeled off to reveal where a label has been removed without authorisation.
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Cembre
Cembre is a leading European manufacturer of matched cable crimp terminals and related installation tools for contractors, panel builders and oems.
Only a matched system – crimps and tools from the same manufacturer – assures the quality, integrity and consistency of connections.
Pre-insulated terminals and copper tube lugs are matched with the Cembre tool ranges; Crimpstar ratchet tools; hydraulic tools and operating heads with a variety of foot and battery pumps; and the latest battery-powered hand tools for crimping and cutting.
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CLM
Established in 1991, CLM provides electrical testing services. The company has four core services: portable appliance testing; periodic fixed wire test and inspection; thermal imaging; and mains analysis. A full electrical testing training facility at its head office complements its field services.
As holder of the OGC Buying Solutions SEG90 contract and the NHS Purchasing and Supply Agency contract it is the only company contracted to provide portable appliance and fixed installation testing to OGC and NHS customers. These contracts have recently been retained for a second term.
If you have any electrical testing queries or require an risk assessment on your property, the firm's representatives will be available to assist at the Roadshow.
Enquiries 168
Domus Ventilation
Domus Ventilation manufactures domestic ventilation products for kitchens, utility rooms, bathrooms, shower rooms and toilets.
Its range includes extractor fans with options for wall, window or ceiling-mounting; the round, slim DiscFan; and the VentLight combined light unit, which is suitable for installation in shower cubicles.
Domus will be showing for the first time its budget range of extractor fans called ELF, which is aimed at providing a competitively priced, basic fan to the contractor market.
The firm also has a large range of round and rectangular, plastics ventilation ducting in rigid and flexible form to use with their fans on most common ventilation installations.
Enquiries 169
Elcosystems
ElcoSystems UK introduces elcoCAD R4, a CAD-based design tool for electrical installation engineering.
Based on AutoCAD, it can be used to produce electrical floor plans and supports automatic generation of schematics and reports, such as cable lists. It offers project and drawing management facilities, a BS-compliant symbol library and a variety of tools for symbol placement and arrangements.
elcoCAD R4 integrates popular lighting calculation packages, such as DIALux and RELUX. It also interfaces with electrical calculation packages for circuit protection and discrimination, and ETS/2, the design tool for the European Installation Bus.
While the user is working in 2D, elcoCAD R4 will generate a complete 3D model that can be used for wall elevations and 3D-analysis. An interface to NavisWorks 3 can be invoked for visualisation, walk-throughs and automatic clash detection.
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Exide Technologies
Standby battery power supplier Exide Technologies Network Power has added the M12V90FT to its front terminal Marathon range. It is designed for those who require reliable back-up for PABX systems.
The Marathon range has four sizes: 90, 105, 125 and 155 Ah 12 V monoblocs. The 100 and 125 fit into a 19" cabinet; the 150 Ah is suitable for a 23" cabinet. This allows traditional telecomms cabinets to be used as an integral part of the overall system.
The M12V90FT has a capacity of 85 Ah at a ten-hour rate and can fit into 400 mm-deep ETSI cabinets. To ease installation all batteries have been fitted with detachable carrying handles.
Fluke
Fluke (UK) will be exhibiting an extensive range of test instruments for electrical applications from the Fluke and Robin ranges.
On display alongside the latest Fluke DMMs and electrical testers will be a wide range of Robin test instruments for the electrical contractor, including 16th Edition test kits and PAT testers.
The Fluke/Robin 1652 and 1653 multifunction installation testers will feature on the stand.
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Gewiss
Two new versions have been added to the Gewiss thermoplastics floodlights range: the Horus 1 and the fluorescent Horus 2. These suit applications from general through accent to stage lighting.
The firm's IEC 309 range of plugs and sockets won the 2001 Intel Design Award for Innovation. Installation time is cut by half thanks to the puncture insulation terminal and snap-fitting assembly.
Gewiss will present its 68 Q-MC terminals for distribution of power and services at the Roadshow. These are an integral part of a complete system for all needs of drawing energy, water and technical services in urban areas, harbours and factories.
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Hamilton Litestat
Hamilton Litestat will use the Roadshow to introduce two new electrical accessory ranges.
The Sheer and the Hartland incorporate, for the first time, Hamilton's own metal inserts. The flat-plate design of the Sheer range and the slim-plate profile of the Hartland range offer top quality at competitive prices. Developed for box-fit applications, these ranges incorporate a wide selection of products and are supplied in a range of finishes, each with contoured lacquered metal rockers, thereby satisfying most application requirements.
Enquiries 174
Hubbell Premise Wiring
Hubbell Premise Wiring's product portfolio is continually expanding to provide performance and installation flexibility. Its products are designed to exceed existing relevant standards.
Visitors to the Roadshow can see the One Punch termination tool being demonstrated on the Xcelerator Jack. This can reduce termination time by up to 75%. The Xcelerator Jack was one of the first jacks to achieve full component compliance following the ratification of Category 6.
Also on show will be the full range of Hubbell Premise Wiring patch panels.
Representatives from Hubbell Premise Wiring and Minitran, a leading Hubbell Premise Wiring distributor, will be available to discuss your structured cabling requirements.
Enquiries 175
ITW Construction Products
Fast, effective and effortless fixing of cable clips is a reality for m&e contractors with the launch of the Pulsa 700E cordless nailer from ITW Construction Products.
Cordless fixing technology is already indispensable to virtually every other trade in the construction industry. The Pulsa 700E can reduce fixing times on a wide variety of common tasks by up to 75%, saving time and money on site.
Specifically aimed at m&e contracting trades, the Pulsa 700E can be used to tackle a wide variety of jobs around construction sites. It is particularly suited to fixing cables, conduits and cappings and offers time savings of around 50% on traditional cable installation, plus considerable additional savings on consumables such as drill bits.
Its powerful motor drives 15-40 mm pins and has a magazine capacity of 23 pins with a three-pin lock-out. It is also quieter in operation than traditional fixing methods, making it ideal for use in occupied buildings. As the system is completely cordless, it can be used on projects where no power is available and there are no trailing lines or wires to create a tripping hazard.
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Ideal Industries
The new LinkMaster PRO XL cable verifier from Ideal Industries will be on display for the first time at the Roadshow.
LinkMaster PRO XL allows users to map, test and troubleshoot cable and coax runs. Features include the capability to blink hubs to assure connected configurations on active networks.
Other products from Ideal's comprehensive product range on display will include In-Sure push-in wire connectors. In-Sure provides a reliable alternative to the traditional screw-down terminal strips that are currently used in the UK market.
Ideal's electrical test and measurement solutions include voltage testers, multimeters and clamp testers. The Power Analyser series tests and troubleshoots power in electrical installations to find harmonics, sags, swells and spikes.
Tools and accessories from Ideal include everything an installer should need to cut, strip and terminate copper and fibre networks. Ideal also manufactures a range of fish tapes designed to ease the installation of various types of cable in conduit and trunking systems.
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Metstrut
Metstrut, the cable management division of Metsec, is exhibiting its full portfolio of products at the Roadshow.
The items on show will include a newly released cable tray system, cable ladder, metal framing and the Quick Fix Rapidstrut system.
The cable tray system is available in light, medium and heavy-duty ranges. All tray can be manufactured in pre-galvanised, hot-dipped galvanised and stainless steel finishes.
Rapidstrut is a range of channel and prefabricated bracketry designed to reduce installation time by over 40%. The savings come from brackets that are supplied complete with spring nuts and bolts.
Metstrut's cable ladder range is also a complete system. Depth ranges are from 50, 75, 100, 125 and 150 mm, providing cable fill heights from 31-120 mm.
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Pirelli
Pirelli is aiming to revolutionise the electrical contracting sector with the launch of its FP Firefix cable installation system. This allows its FP200 Gold and FP Plus fire-resistant cables to be installed in a tenth of the time taken using traditional fixing methods.
Pirelli developed FP Firefix in an exclusive partnership with ITW Construction Products. Specially designed cable clips and adaptors have been produced by Pirelli to allow FP Firefix to be used with ITW's Spit Pulsa 700E cordless gas nailing tool, which is suited to large volume installations. This system fixes each clip in just ten seconds.
The FP Firefix system allows the user to rapidly fix one or two cables at once. The clips are designed to take the most commonly used FP cable sizes.
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Shire Systems
The Electrical Roadshow will be the backdrop for Shire Systems to promote its Safety 1st Xpress software package.
Built on the success of earlier systems, it combines the ease of use of Safety 1st and Safety 1st+ software, with a Windows-style presentation.
Safety 1st Xpress uses database technology to hold a register of equipment with a history of its test results and a forward schedule for testing requirements. It is compatible with the majority of portable appliance testers (pat) on the market and includes a reader system that allows contractors to maintain their clients' data and provide a read only copy to the customer.
Safety 1st Xpress enables the user to import data from other pat databases. Also included is a pat template for electrical tester types, which can be used to test additional equipment that needs regular inspection.
Visit the Shire Systems' stand for a free 90-day live system.
Enquiries 180
Uninterruptible Power Supplies
Uninterruptible Power Supplies presents the PowerWAVE 9000 rack-mounted, modular, three-phase ups.
PowerWAVE comprises a single rack cabinet containing individual, parallelable ups modules up to 40 kVA each, allowing capacity upgrade to 120 kVA or 80 kVA n+1 redundancy. This arrangement offers benefits over more traditional ups systems in terms of flexibility, size and weight, with the possibility to upgrade the capacity or n+1 redundancy through the addition of modules to a cabinet or parallel connection of multiple cabinets.
Soon to be introduced are PW9000 rack-mounted ups modules delivering 60, 80 and 100 kVA output power.
Enquiries 181
Vent Axia
Protecting health, saving property from the effects of condensation, clearing stale air and creating comfort and protecting the environment – efficient heating, ventilation and air conditioning are key contributors to better living standards that can be delivered by Vent-Axia.
Increasing awareness of environmental issues and a sharper professional focus on the importance of saving energy, underpinned by a tougher legislative climate and building controls, are creating new uses for Vent-Axia's energy efficient ventilation and heating products. These include safety extra low voltage fans, LoWatt energy efficient domestic fans and dc drives for industrial fans.
Enquiries 182
Voltimum UK
www.voltimum.co.uk is a free web site dedicated to electrical professionals in the UK.
The portal contains comprehensive technical information on a huge range of products. It also offers electrical industry news, feature articles, legislation, advice and events in the electrical industry.
Live demonstrations of the web portal will take place throughout the day. Visitors to the stand will be issued with user names and passwords.
Voltimum offers:
- a wide access to trade prices of market leading brands;
- information on thousands of products including photographs, performance characteristics and downloadable documents;
- a specification tool to help select products against performance characteristics;
- the ability to browse a catalogue, choose a basket of products and e-mail the wholesaler directly for quotes.
XL Dryers
Visitors to the Roadshow will have an opportunity to see and experience the Xlerator warm air hand dryer.
Made in USA, the Xlerator dries hands in 10-12 seconds – three times faster than conventional dryers. It draws 1400 W electricity input, hence is over 80% cheaper to run than many other dryers, gives a 90% cost saving over paper towels, and offers labour savings.
Additionally, it has a modern and sleek design. It is finished in polished chrome or white.
This product is impressing all in the USA – sample the Xlerator on the stand.
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Electrical and Mechanical Contractor
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