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Reel honor
Southwire's SIMpull Reel™ payoff was
selected by Electrical Construction &
Maintenance magazine as product of the
year in the wire and cable (accessories
& equipment) category, recognized for
making it possible for a single person to
safely maneuver a 6,000lb reel through a
job site and set up and pay off the reel
right beside electrical equipment.
This is the sixth time in nine years that a
Southwire product has received an honor.
A panel of judges reviewed the entries
to select 42 products of the year. The
categorywinners will compete for the 2015
product of the year platinum, gold and
silver awards, which will be determined
through an online readers' poll. Final results
will be announced in EC&M’s August 2015
issue.
Richard Temblador, director of field
research at Southwire, said: ”Southwire’s
SIMpull Reel payoff is designed tomake the
entire process of handling, transporting,
setting up and pulling indoor feeder wire
reels significantly more efficient.
“Southwire has eliminated the need for
traditional material handling and payoff
equipment. With outer reel flanges that
each rotate independently, combined
with an inner reel compartment which
contains the wire and rotates separately
from the outer reel flanges, the unit is
significantly easier to move and navigate.
“The entire idea behind the SIMpull
feeder management system is to improve
productivity on job sites, while enhancing
safety and making the job easier for
electrical contractors.”
Atlantic Wind & Solar Inc has added
new utility scale solar plant to the
Ontario power grid, developed by its
Canadian subsidiary, Atlantic Solar
Inc. The final stage in the plant’s
construction was marked by the receipt
of a notice of commercial operation
from the Ontario Power Authority.
The latest photovoltaic plant uses a
130kW AC/137.25kW DC fixed array
of 450 multi-crystalline modules of
305W each. The power will be sold to
the Ontario Power Authority under a
20-year agreement.
Atlantic Wind and Solar has over
750MW of projects in various stages
of development in Canada, South
America and the Caribbean.
New solar for Canada