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Power supply with scalability optimised
February 2024, Schneider Electric South Africa
Schneider Electric has introduced the Easy UPS 3-Phase Modular to the South African marketplace. This robust uninterruptible power supply (UPS) is designed to protect critical loads while offering third-party verified Live Swap functionality.

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Prioritising arc flash safety
February 2024, Comtest
Comtest has developed a range of thermal imaging and wireless testing tools from Fluke, designed to ensure safety is the top priority for engineers working in potentially dangerous arc flash zones.

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Monitoring the voltage drop in cables
April 2024, Turck Banner Southern Africa
With its new M12Plus connectors, Turck Banner is directly shifting the condition monitoring of cables subject to severe stress to the connection technology. The connectors, which come with voltage and current monitoring and a Bluetooth chip, enable measured voltage and current values to be sent wirelessly to a controller.

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Mesh networks: a multidirectional electrical superhighway
April 2024, Schneider Electric South Africa
Today, many power industry stakeholders are faced with mounting requirements for improved grid reliability, resilience and distribution efficiency. It’s a challenge which requires power service providers to rethink their infrastructure. Enter mesh networks, which can overcome the limitations of traditional star networks.

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Versatile flexible copper busbar
April 2024
Referro Systems specialises in the supply and support of industrial electrical, automation and global software and hardware brands, and is now able to offer the Cubic range of Cu-Flex flexible copper busbars.

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Trafo Power Solutions upgrades DRC mine transformers
April 2024
With its experience in Africa and its agility in executing projects rapidly, Trafo Power Solutions is supplying three mini-substations and two transformers to a copper-zinc mine in the Democratic Republic of Congo.

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Acquiring locally-manufactured transformers
April 2024, ACTOM Electrical Machines
Speed and efficiency are of the essence in the fast-evolving power generation and distribution space; but a significant challenge is the prolonged lead times associated with acquiring transformers – key components in any electrical infrastructure.

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Seaward testers power PV specialists
April 2024, Comtest
One of Asia’s leading clean energy specialists, Solarvest, uses the latest electrical safety test equipment to ensure the solar photovoltaic (PV) installations it services and maintains operate at peak performance levels.

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Multi-purpose contact block
April 2024
The TME catalogue has been expanded to include products from Schlegel. This German, family-owned company has been specialising in the production of high-quality electromechanical components for almost 80 years.

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ACTOM supplies transformer units to Kamoa Copper Mine
April 2024, ACTOM Electrical Machines
ACTOM Distribution Transformers, recently secured an order for the supply of its neutral electromagnetic couplers, with earthing resistors, and an auxiliary transformer) to Kamoa Copper Mine in the DRC.

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No guarantees - this is why you need a microgrid
April 2024, Schneider Electric South Africa
The energy landscape is dynamic, robust and versatile. One option that is undoubtedly gaining exciting traction is the microgrid, offering a wide range of capabilities that benefit specific energy goals and resultant business strategies.

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Energy optimisation in the textile sector
April 2024
A change of fortunes for South Africa’s beleaguered textile sector depends on many factors – and leading operations and maintenance service provider to the steam and boiler sector, Associated Energy Services, can make a material difference to its future success.

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Cable locator for failsafe cable fault diagnostics
April 2024, Comtest
Accidentally hitting a power cable during a project can lead to costly repairs and create seriously hazardous safety situations. The Amprobe UAT-600 series locating kit from Comtest comes complete and ready for use with a transmitter, receiver, test lead kit, batteries and additional fuses, all in a mobile, protective duffle bag.

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Boosting cybersecurity in substation automation systems
April 2024, RJ Connect
A significant surge in distributed energy resources (DERs) and energy storage systems, along with the upward trend in unmanned substations, have made power grids a lot more complex. To address these instabilities in power grids, digital substations increasingly play an important role in power transmission.

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Improved inductive coupler sets
April 2024, Turck Banner Southern Africa
Online teaser: Turck Banner has updated its inductive coupler sets and now also offers additional functions such as selective pairing in addition to improved performance.

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Teraco secures grid capacity allocation for utility-scale solar
March 2024
Teraco, Africa’s largest interconnection hub and vendor-neutral data centre provider, has announced that it has secured its first grid capacity allocation from Eskom, and will commence construction of a 120 MW utility-scale solar PV energy facility in the Free State.

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Access to energy – the African imperative
March 2024, Schneider Electric South Africa
The ongoing energy crisis has set back global progress on universal access to electricity. The good news is that microgrids are becoming the most cost-effective way to expand energy access in remote areas.

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Local procurement for mine-owned solar projects
March 2024
Many mines in South Africa are currently in the early stages of planning and obtaining approval for their independent solar power ventures. However, in this journey toward sustainable energy solutions, the significance of local procurement cannot be overstated.

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RS PRO expands electronics engineering range
March 2024, RS South Africa
RS South Africa has expanded its RS PRO electronics engineering range with 1900 new products across 20 technologies.

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Understanding standby, prime, and continuous gensets
March 2024, WEG Africa
The increasing reliance of South African businesses on generator sets to mitigate power disruptions highlights a crucial need for proper selection based on specific operational demands.

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