Sparks Electrical News May 2015

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Ideal toolkit for photovoltaic technicians

Sparkling project in Cullinan for local panelbuilder winders andheadgearwill be upgraded tohandle the increase in tonnage.“The JB Switchgear scope includes 10 Eagle Seriesmotor control centres that containover 200DOL starters ranging from10 kW to200 kW. In addition, a number of variable speed drives (VSDs) between18.5 kWand160 kWwere installed, aswell as soft starters ranging from

“JB Switchgear’s scope in this instance includes five Eagle Seriesmotor control centres, which include over 70DOL starters between0.37 kWand 200 kW, aswell as a variety ofVSDs and soft starters ranging from30 kWto220 kW; the incomers are rated at 1 600A. Here also, the client chose Profinet as the communicationprotocol.” JB Switchgear’s Eagle Series of assemblies carry type test certification for compliancewith IEC 61439/SANS 1973-1 and IEC61641 standards. “Thedesign iswell-proven, robust anduser- friendly, withmore than30 000 tiers installedglob- ally,”he says,“and JB Switchgear is ISO9001 certified for its qualitymanagement system.” Enquiries: +27 11 027 5804

ALEADINGpanelbuilder, JB Switchgear Solutions, was recently awarded twomultimillion-Rand con- tracts by PetraDiamonds for thedesign, manufac- ture and supply ofmotor control centres (MCCs) for its Cullinan and FinschMines. JB Switchgear’s JohanBasson says theprimary purpose of theC-Cut Phase 1project is to extend the life ofmines and to rampup the rate ofmining. He explains:“The scope entails two areas: firstly, thedevelopment of infrastructure tomine the new C-Cut Phase 1block, which consists of 11-million cubicmetres of ore; and secondly, thedeepening of the two existing shafts.“The rock shaftwill be deepenedby 354m, and themen/material shaft will bedeepenedby 80m,”he says, adding that the

160 kWand200 kW,”continues Basson.“Incomers up to2 500Awere also supplied.The communica- tionprotocol used is Profinet.” Basson says that, at Finschmine, the run-of-mine (ROM) productionwill be increased fromabout 2.9Mt/a at present to3.5Mt/a and that carat productionwillmove up from1.88-million carats to around2-million carats.

Knipex offers the ideal toolkit for technicians who work on solar panels. The kit includes a precision insulation stripper with adapted blades, cable shears and special crimp pliers for exchangeable crimp dies all neatly laid in a foam insert supplied in a shock resistant case. Extensive ranges of crimp dies are available for Amphenol, Huber & Suhner, Multi Con- tact (MC3 & MC4), Hirschmann, Wieland & Tyco are available as are special mounting tools for MC3 and MC4. This all-in-one solution is ideal for anyone in the solar installation industry. Enquiries: +27 11 396 4065 Association grows in leaps and bounds PIERRE Nothard, the chairman of the SAFEHouse Association, has announced that eight more compa- nies have , this year, joined the Association, which is dedicated to fighting the scourge of sub-standard and unsafe electrical products in the South Africanmarket. This brings the number of members to 32 – up by 15 since January 2014. The newmembers are: • Matelec, a Pietermaritzburg-based manufacturer, importer, exporter and countrywide distributor of electrical products. • Electrical Warehouse, an independent wholesaler of electrical products, located in Steeldale, South of Johannesburg. • WACO, an importer and countrywide distributor of electrical and lighting products.WACO is headquar- tered in Cleveland, Johannesburg. • Swan Electrical Distributors, manufacturers and countrywide distributors of electrical equipment and solar systems, based in Midrand, Gauteng. • The Electrical Contractors Association, an employer organisation representing approximately 5000 reg- istered electrical contractors countrywide. • Zap Wholesalers, an independent wholesaler lo- cated in Centurion, is an importer and distributor of a wide range of electrical products to resellers, in particular to cash-and-carry channels • The Copper Development Association. This or- ganisation is a member of a worldwide initiative to promote the use of copper and, as indicated by its name, has the African continent as its target mar- ket. • Ausma Trading, the local subsidiary of a Chinese manufacturer of electrical products, joined the as- sociation on 1st April. Ausma is based in Isando, Gauteng, and is establishing manufacturing opera- tions in South Africa for certain products. Nothard extended a warmwelcome to the new members.“The SAFEHouse Association will continue to build its brand to be synonymous with quality and safety through the integrity and self-regulation of its members,”he says. For more information email Pierre Nothard at pierren@safehousesa.co.za Enquiries: 083 414 4980

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