Latest Electrical safety Stories
KEMP, Texas, Sept. 14, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Larson Electronics' Magnalight.com has announced the release of an explosion proof phone that provides safe and convenient telephone communications within hazardous locations. Rated Class 1 Division 1, this explosion proof phone has classic phone functionality and offers a microprocessor-driven new generation of hands-free operation, remote testing capability, and a flashing LED beacon to provide easy phone location in low visibility conditions or...
CHARLOTTE, N.C., Sept. 12, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Duke-American Transmission Co. today released its first set of transmission projects that include seven new transmission line projects in five Midwestern states. These projects will fill gaps in the existing transmission grid, improve electric system reliability and market efficiency, provide economic benefits to local utilities and enable increased delivery of high-quality renewable resources. (Photo:...
ABERDEEN, Scotland, September 8, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- CorDEX Instruments has secured a deal with equipment supplier PERCON at the Offshore Europe conference in Aberdeen for its intrinsically safe and explosion proof technologies to be distributed in Brazil for the first time. Rio De Janeiro based PERCON will distribute the full range of CorDEX products to Brazil. This includes the UT5000 Intrinsically Safe Thickness Gauge, LaserMETER 3000XP, laser distance meter and the...
MADRID, Spain, September 5, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Isolux Infrastructure is the multinational company, recently created to hold and operate the concessions business of the Isolux Corsan Group in toll roads, power-transmission lines and photovoltaic solar-energy generation. Today it was awarded a further 247 kilometres of transmission lines at an auction held by the Brazilian National Energy Authority (ANEEL) at the headquarters of the BM&FBovespa stock exchange, in Sao...
CALABASAS, Calif., Sept. 2, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- National Technical Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: NTSC) (NTS), a leading provider of testing and engineering services, announced today that it has taken another key step in its strategic plan to grow NTS into a larger, more diverse and more comprehensive provider of testing and engineering services with the acquisition of the business and assets of Lightning Technologies, Inc. (LTI) for $6 million in cash, plus an earn-out of up to an additional $1...
Florock introduces 12 new colors for the new Floropoxy ESD. Chicago (PRWEB) August 16, 2011 New Florock® Floropoxy ESD (electrostatic dissipative) Flooring, already gaining widespread acceptance for its Zero V.O.C., eco-friendly static protection, is now available in an exciting rainbow of twelve decorative colors. Floropoxy ESD, a recent addition to the growing Florock industrial flooring low emissions product line, goes well beyond green. With the new pigment-rich hues, ranging...
MADRID, July 28, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- - The concessions branch of Isolux Corsan strengthens its position in India where it already manages 710 kilometres of motorways - The contract features the construction and operation of 1,600 km of high voltage lines with an investment of 815 million euros. - Isolux Infrastructure is one of the companies leading the concession market for high voltage energy transmission with the...
MELVILLE, N.Y., July 19, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Leviton, a leading global manufacturer of electrical devices, today announced the expansion of its line of SmartlockPro® Slim Ground Fault Circuit Interrupter (GFCI) receptacles with the addition of a Slim Duplex GFCI with Guide Light. The Slim GFCI with Guide Light features a pair of LED lights that automatically respond to ambient light, getting brighter when light levels in a room are low. As with the entire SmartlockPro Slim series, the...
ATLANTA, July 11, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- World Micro, Inc., a global supplier of electronic components, announced today that the company's newly opened distribution hub in Penang, Malaysia, has been awarded its ANSI/ESD-S20.20 ESD certification for having in place appropriate procedures and controls to deal with electrostatic discharge. The certification completes all requirements for World Micro's Malaysia facility to officially and confidently enter the distribution supply chain and begin...
HOUSTON, July 6, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Cooper Power Systems announced plans to expand its operations in Brazil with the addition of a production facility to be located just outside of Sao Paulo in Porto Feliz. The total investment will be over $25 million USD, with initial plans for a LEED Platinum-certified building, complementing the company's current operations in Itu and Sorocaba. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20110706/DA31134LOGO) Cooper Power Systems, a $1.2 billion division...
Latest Electrical safety Reference Libraries
A lightning rod is a metal conductor mounted on the top of a building and connected through a wire to the ground to protect the building from lightning. The rod should conduct the electricity from a lightning strike down through the wire instead of passing through the building. The rod is just a single component in the lightning protections system along with rooftop conductors and multiple conductive paths. Benjamin Franklin invented the lightning rod in 1749. The taller the building the...
The Electric eel, Electrophorus electricus, is a species of fish. It is capable of generating powerful electric shocks, which it uses for both hunting and self-defense. It is a top predator in its South American range. Despite its name it is not an eel at all but rather a knifefish. Taxonomy The species is so unusual that it has been reclassified several times. Originally it was given its own family Electrophoridae, and then placed to a genus of Gymnotidae alongside Gymnotus....
