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afety is becoming more prevalent in our daily routine with standards raising as technology develops. While innovation is certainly making our lives easier, there is more to learn, and more to be mindful of when projects are designed to ensure safety, efficiency and cost savings. This issue looks at safety, with our main feature on Arc flashes and prevention. We investigate the latest CCTV equipment from STAHL, redundant power advice, visual management and keeping up-to-date with changing technology. Also don’t miss how automation is becoming standard in motoring. Enjoy! Michael Bacon

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Low cost NMI approved electricity meters Control Logic now stocks the Itron ACE2000 single-phase and the EM214 three-phase energy meters that are NMI-approved. The ACE2000 single-phase meter with integral real-time clock is a compact, cost-effective meter offering complex tariff functionality. The EM214 is a compact three-phase meter with internal tariff control, easy to install, test and read. Best of all both are direct connect up to 100A.

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Prototype display enables viewers to watch a 3D movie from anywhere 3D movies usually mean 3D glasses, however a team from MIT’s Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Lab (CSAIL) and Israel’s Weizmann Institute of Science have demonstrated a display that lets audiences watch 3D films at a cinema without them. Dubbed “Cinema 3D,” the prototype uses a special array of lenses and mirrors. While glasses-free 3D already exists using a series of slits in front of the screen to allow each eye to see a different set of pixels to create depth, you need to be at a particular distance for it to work. For Cinema 3D, the idea here is that people in a cinema move their heads only over a very small range of angles, limited by the width of their seat. This would be enough to display images to a narrow range of angles and replicate that to all seats in the cinema without the loss in resolution. While its not market ready (it requires 50 sets of mirrors and lenses) they are optimistic that future versions could push the technology to your local cinema, and potentially other things like billboards and store fronts.

NES Classic Edition Brace yourselves, children of the 80s. Nintendo are re-releasing their iconic gaming console. Available for $60 from November, the updated version uses the marvels of modern technology to provide 30 games in one shrunken unit. There’s no need to worry about coaxial cables as the updated machine connects via HDMI whilst gaming controllers are Wii compatible.

Liquid-cooled solution for F&B enclosures Pfannenberg’s Air/Water Heat Exchangers offers a solution to fix your thermal management problems in wash-down areas of the plant or areas with high amounts of particulate . The sealed cabinet provides contaminantfree component cooling without adding heat to the local environment. It provides an excellent economic solution where plant water is available or when used in conjunction with a process chiller. One of the main differences is its maintenance-free operation and extremely low noise emission.

Cat6 and PoE RJ45 surge protection Novaris’s network protection products are specifically designed to protect twisted pair Ethernet systems. Surges are easily dissipated by deploying a 10kA gas discharge tube while retaining Gigabit network speeds. With multiple configuration options, the RJ45 range is available as singular units, as well as 8-, 16and 24-way 2RU rackmount configurations.

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Say hello to the world’s smartest tape measure Bagel is a digital tape measure, offering three different measuring modes: the string mode, the wheel mode, and the remote mode. The smart tape measure can store data, record voice memos, and connect with its mobile app to transmit data to your smartphone. The string mode of Bagel offers the common measuring experience. For length measurement, Bagel comes equipped with the durable Dyneema string that can bear up to 50 kilos of pressure. The wheel mode of Bagel can be utilised to measure the curved distances using one hand only. Bagel is equipped with a laser pointer to estimate the horizontal and vertical distances when operated in the remote mode.

Enclosed direct-online starters The DRAF enclosed starter by ABB embeds AF technology, with an electronically controlled coil of AF contactors. Used for three-phase motor control up to 7.5 kW (400V) it’s suitable for control of stand-alone motors including heat pumps, air-conditioning units, small machine tools, irrigation and many other applications.

Drives for solar pumps Half of the world’s energy produced is used to operate pumps. Compared to diesel generator pumps, the ABB ACS 355 solar pump drive is environmentally friendly, lasts longer and has lower maintenance costs. It’s independent from the grid and produces no pollution or noise. Solar-specific and pump control functions include built-in maximum power point tracking, dry run detection and sensorless flow calculation.

Practical spring terminals expansion Klemsan have added a new 16mm size to its popular PYK series. They work with or without bootlace ferrules - simply push the cable in to make the connection and to release use a screwdriver. The cross connectors also share the advantage of being push-in compatible resulting in a much faster and easier connections that reduce construction costs.

Hazardous area efficient LED lighting The new 6002 and 6402 series LED lighting products from R.STAHL feature an explosion proof yet extremely energy efficient design achieving a superior service life. They are suitable for diverse general lighting applications including ceiling lighting, pendant lighting or pole lighting in zones 1, 21, 2 and 22. The familiar and widely used form factor allows simple retrofitting, ensuring that the facility can easily change over from traditional fluorescent tubes to the new LED lights. Available with or without diffusers in lengths of 700mm and 1310mm.

Tiny portable microwave in the palm of your hand Warm your food on the go with a microwave that’s small and light enough to carry around with you. Meet the Wayv Adventurer, a 200watt microwave that is roughly the same size of an average thermos and lasts an astonishing 30 minutes on full capacity. It uses metal oxide semiconductors instead of microwave generators to distribute heat, with no pesky radiation. It weighs just 1.2 kilos, and comes with its own start/stop button, timers and a LED-lit display.

The Cronzy pen lets you choose from 16-million colours

The Cronzy pen is an artist’s dream come true. It packs an incredible 16 million colours in one package. Simply scan any object (using the pen) to replicate the exact shade. A smartphone app lets you choose any colour or save your favourite colours, and then share them with friends on social media. Apart from paper, the Cronzy pen can draw on various surfaces like canvas or even skin. The designers are running their campaign on Indiegogo. It comes with two ink cartridges and a charger and will ship early next year for around $290 if pre-ordered.

Samsung to release a folding tablet in 2017 We are all faced with the dilemma for settling for smaller screens so that they fit in our pockets. Part of the reason people prefer iPhones is that it is smaller and sleeker than a Galaxy. To nullify this and introduce a new tech at the same time, Samsung is introducing a foldable tablet that doubles into something resembling a book as early as next year. According to Korean News ETNews, the new product is known as smartlet and will be a 7-inch screen when unfolded. When folded, it becomes only five inches as a whole. The Korean tech giant has spent three years perfecting this new technology and will be mass-producing to cater for the demand in 2017.

Researchers are close to discovering an anti-ageing drug for humans The fountain of youth may be a reality. Joint researchers across Washington University in St. Louis and Keio University in Japan have announced that they’ve discovered a new compound called ‘Nicotinamide Mono Nucleotide’ or NMN for short. It’s shown to reverse diabetes, counter decline metabolism, eyesight and glucose intolerance. Most importantly it activates proteins called sirtuins, which decreases in production as the human body ages. Mice which were administered NMN aged slower and possessed a longer lifespan than those that didn’t have NMN. It’s now been fast tracked to become the first anti-ageing drug to be tested on humans. Until then, feel free to embrace the silver fox.

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ccidents in electrical installations have become an increasing concern, particularly those due to arc flash. While most types of electrical injury have been significantly reduced due to improved technology and safety, incidents relating to arc flash have become one of the leading causes of serious injury or even death among electricity workers.

Are you prepared?

is open or a panel is off, as it is likely to be during routine maintenance. This article is not It doesn’t take much to unleash aimed at dealing with the concept an arc flash but they can produce of internal arc-proof assemblies a disastrous explosion that can but highlighting how active maim or kill, destroy equipment protection systems can be used and disrupt a facility for weeks. to limit the effects of an arc fault Typically the main line of defense condition when it occurs. against arc flashes is to prevent them but when flashes do occur, most electrical systems are ill prepared to contain them because the traditional techniques used to handle flashes are rudimentary. An arc flash is a strong electric current and often a major explosion that passes Traditional arc-resistant through air when insulation between switchgear is designed not to electrical conductors is no longer sufficient eliminate the flash, but to muffle to contain the voltage within them. This it by exhausting its energy creates a short circuit that allows electricity through a chimney or plenum, to race from conductor-to-conductor. Arc therefore providing no protection flashes can emit heat up to 20,000° C and for equipment. Even worse, its create an audible noise that can exceed effectiveness can be severely 160db and emit ionizing radiation along with compromised if a cabinet door molten material from the source.

What’s an arc flash?

In a paragraph titled “Two Deaths Per Day” Fire Engineering magazine states: “An arc flash is an electrical release of energy hotter than the surface of the sun and capable of exploding with the strength of eight sticks of dynamite. It kills two workers a day, every day, year in and year out; arc flash injuries occur 1,000 times more often than a shark attack. A shark attack receives front page coverage in the newspaper; an arc flash fatality doesn’t make the news at all.”

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What causes a ‘flash’? The main cause of arc flashes is human error and 65% occur when an operator is working on the switchgear. Here are a few examples...

Loose/dry joints , over tightened unions , series arcing and thermal runaway

Foreign items left behind at construction or during maintenance – tools can be left behind

Intrusion by animals / insects – these little buggers are always looking for a nice small and warm home

Lack of and/or incorrect maintenance – condensation under MCC top tiers is a classic for causing rust which will eventually scale off and fall Ageing switchgear and cabling – life cycle’s are generally exceeded and compounded by poor and miss informed maintenance and breaking capacity degrades over time Opened compartment doors on live switchboards – introducing moist/dusty/ salty air that can give a lower impedance between two points

“Arc flashes can emit heat up to 20,000º C and creates an audible noise that can exceed 160db.”

Why get arc flash protection and what are the standards?

Under the Work Health and Safety Act 2011 it is the responsibility of a person conducting a business or undertaking at a workplace to keep their workers safe and prevent a potentially catastrophic event from occurring. If an arc flash accident occurred and the employer had reasonably practicable means of preventing it, the employer may be liable under the act. In Australia, no specific standard exists for arc flash calculations however IEEE 1584 is used to establish the incident energy and arc flash boundary for electrical equipment installed. For Coal Mines Arc Flash studies have become a requirement of AS3007

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Active protection will not prevent the accident from happening â&#x20AC;&#x201C; but it will significantly reduce the damage caused. There are electronic devices available designed to monitor and limit the arc when it occurs that work by detecting over pressure or the bright light created by the arc. The first method utilises arc detectors that sense overpressure in the cabinet. As a result of the rapid energy release of the arc, a pressure wave also develops of such considerable magnitude that if contained, may lead to switchboard structural failure or even propel missiles such as panel doors. As a consequence it is possible to install pressure sensors that are able to signal the pressure peak associated with the arc ignition with a delay of about 10 to 15ms. Such a system does not need any electronic processing device, since it acts directly on the shunt opening release of the supply circuit-breaker. It is essential that the device is set at fixed trip thresholds so that when an internal overpressure is reached, the arc detector intervenes.

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Total breaking time = ABB ArcGuard System + Breaker

ABB Detection technology

Reducing the consequences of arc faults is all about time. This graph illustrates the ABB Arc Guard system (TVOC-2) detection ability in relation to energy and stages of an arc fault. Note the time and thus the energy at the time of the detection and trip is well before enough energy can pass to cause a cable fire.

However, the problem with this method is that it is difficult to define in advance the value of overpressure generated by an arc fault inside a switchboard. The second method incorporates installing detectors that sense the light flux associated with the electric arc. The arcing control system detects the event and sends a tripping signal to the circuit-breaker with a reaction time of about 1ms. The damaging effects of an arc fault event can be dramatically reduced by strategically installing detection and anomalous current sensors in conjunction with a suitably sized main circuit breaker. These combined sensing systems accurately and reliably cut-off power to the fault well inside 35ms. To further increase protection, the detection system can be distributed through the sub-breakers at each sub-board and tiered back across each of those breakers to give a co-ordinated shunting trip to avoid a cascading arc condition.

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“Active protection will not prevent the accident from happening – but it will significantly reduce the damage caused”

Solution installation tips With its modular concept, the Arc Monitor by ABB is designed to fit all types and sizes of low- and medium-voltage switchgears. Here are some tips on what components are required and installation considerations.

Arc Monitor (TVOC-2) The Arc Monitor can be mounted anywhere in the switchgear, such as in the breaker cubicle or in a separate control cabinet. Tripping is handled by a separate tripping circuit. You can connect up to 3 breakers in this way and, if required, trip different breakers depending on where the arc occurs. Energy is stored in the unit for operation up to 0.2 s if the supply voltage fails. This is sufficient to close the tripping circuit even if the voltage disappears at a short-circuit fault.

CSU (Current Sensing Unit)

The CSU is an accessory used if you cannot prevent direct sunlight or other highly intensive light reaching the sensors frequently. CSUs can be mounted in series if more than two are needed. The CSU measures either 1, 2 or 3-phase. Three-phase is, however, preferable for reasons of safety and reliability. Current transformers with a secondary current of 1, 2 or 5 A are used for this purpose.

Detectors Detector cables are available in 1m to 60m lengths and each detector consists of an optical cable and a lens that are calibrated together to give the same sensitivity independent of cable length. Up to 30 detectors can be connected to each Arc Monitor and they aren’t affected by electrical noise because they are Fibre-optic sensors.

The basic strategy for positioning the sensors is to make sure to cover all parts that may suffer from an arc. Typically this involves the horizontal and vertical bus bar system and the breaker cubicle. If possible, it’s also normally preferable to supervise each cubicle. 1. With ArcGuard System™ 2. Without protection

Why invest in an ArcGuard System? • Save lives • Save equipment • Minimise downtime • Increase switchgear life • Save money

Future proof With a SIL-2 safety certification to IEC 61508 and IEC 6206, the TVOC-2 Arc detection device by ABB is saving lives. With a solid build and reputation, it certainly provides peace-of-mind to those in the electrical industry. Contact Control Logic on 1800 557 705 or email sales@control-logic.com.au for more information.

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The first thing we noticed about this range was how robust and futuristic they look. Made of stainless steel and claiming impressive temperature ratings between -40º and up to 65º Celsius, they are guaranteed not to corrode and suitable for use in zones 1, 2, or 21, 22. The 3 cameras we tested are from the EC range and include the EC-940S0AFD-HD, the EC-940-PTZ-HDI and the EC-840S-TIC. A unique feature they all share is the “plug and play” functionality, which requires little installation with multipolar wiring. This made setup incredibly easy and it basically arrives ready to use and therefore avoids the complex electrical connections that are typical for these devices.

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The 940s in particular both offer full HD capabilities and capture panoramic ranges and detailed monitoring – at 60fps and offering multiple options for video streams, they are the flagship for these environments. Additionally they are both seawater proof and shock and vibration resistant. Perfect for a James Bond movie scene. The EC-940 PTZ comes in a slightly larger construction as it features the fastest rotating pan/tilt camera in the world to easily pivot from one destination to the next. It has a 30-optical zoom that can accurately identify the smallest details, and then transmit via Ethernet. Did I mention James Bond already? The smaller EC-940S-AFZ would be the more popular of the two and captures clear pictures even in low-light conditions utilising the WDR function at a lower price. Rounding off the trio is the EC-840S-TIC, which includes an integrated thermal imaging camera to show temperature via colour indicators that can individually be adjusted to suit the process. Meanwhile it’s still able to capture detailed recordings via its high-resolution camera. Basically a ninja in the pitch darkness, in a raging storm, across a long distance would be no problem.

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So your workplace is considered a ‘harsh’ environment, and you think you may need security surveillance or process monitoring and want to ensure it’s upgradeable or expandable in the future? This range of IP cameras does that, and very well. It’s incredibly user-friendly, easy to setup and being an open system means you aren’t locked in to one brand. However the best part about STAHL cameras, is that it can be as sophisticated or as simple as you like whilst lasting a life-time. Highly recommended.

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Interviewed by Gray Williams, Marketing Guru, Control Logic headquarters.

STAHL’s hardware platform and Security its SeeTec software has been designed as an ‘open’ system, What happens if a recording which means almost all major server fails? STAHL provide a ‘hot’ manufacturers are compatible standby mode that takes over the with the cameras. This makes it recording of images, even if the central easy if you needed to expand administration server fails - it remains or upgrade your CCTV system accessible in stand-alone mode via your at a later date. Additionally local systems. You can also arrange a various client types including simultaneous recording of any network Windows, web, mobile camera or sound the alarms by defining clients, smartphone types complex alarm scenarios. In addition using iOS/Android can be to this, an integrated video analysis used to realise local access application (as a basic module) can be or via the Internet. utilised to recognise potential dangers. This is good news for security personnel, as their job becomes easier, and resources gained. Individually mapping routines and workflows are also possible.

| WHO’S WHO

Mike Stein, hazardous area whiz-kid and customer support master talks STAHL, guitar & spicy food. Around the office you are known as one of our hazardous area experts - how did this come about? I’ve always had a keen interest in oil & gas since starting in the electrical industry. Over the years I’ve progressively accumulated greater knowledge and exposure to hazardous area products and systems, and the information has stuck. You’re pretty much a hazard area guru then... So what makes STAHL such a popular brand in this field? STAHL offers customers a complete solution for hazardous areas. The range is extremely durable and includes everything from lighting & terminal boxes through to complex system solutions involving multiple products and protection techniques. When talking hazardous area products with your customers do you find a common question keeps coming up in conversation? Yeah definitely, and usually it’s related to how robust they actually are, whether it will survive the environment they are going in or how long they will last. It’s an important question because generally as hazardous areas are in industrial zones, the products need to be able to take the wear and tear that is thrown at them on a daily basis. Australia has some pretty harsh environments, so we usually want reassurance they will do what they say they will do. And your daily basis - what’s your favourite thing about your career? The ability to help a customer out from start to finish is hugely satisfying for me. Knowing that I am able to assist from design all the way to implementation is rewarding, and it’s nice to hear about the end result. What about when you aren’t working? You’ll probably find me playing my guitar. Finally if you could eat only one meal for the rest of your life, what would it be? I love spicy food, so Indian would be the way to go. Tough stomach! Thanks for your time Mike.

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elf-driving cars are coming. It will be here sooner than you think, but how will we get there? Two terms for the transition have become standard in the auto industry. There’s the “evolutionary” path to autonomous vehicles, where today’s cars get self-driving features bit by bit (think Telsa’s autopilot feature). Then there’s the “revolutionary” path. That’s where totally self-driving cars, like the ones Google is working on, start out as test vehicles and become more mainstream as they can drive in more places.

Based on reports and interviews from the autonomous technology scene, we have an idea what needs to happen - from both a technological perspective and a regulatory/legal one - before fully autonomous cars are widespread.

2016 Where we are today

2017 to 2019 The next step

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2020 to 2023 End of the decade

2025 to 2030 Crisis for the auto industry

2030 Paths converge If automakers start producing nothing but fully autonomous cars in 2030, the streets and highways will still have a mix of manual, semiautonomous and manual cars until 2045 or later.

2045 to 2050

>> timeline: car technology advancements

3-SPEED AUTO

1969

For a mere $130 (in 1930s dollars) you can now receive radio broadcasts in the comfort of your coupe.

POWER STEERING

1956

By the end of the decade, some 99% of automobiles worked with brakes on each wheel. A huge leap forward.

CAR RADIO

1930

Ford motors releases the Model T - mass produced commercial auto becomes a technological starting point.

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An invention on the drawing boards of carmakers for decades, power steering is now a common feature.

Demand in the late 50s pushed this technology as a standard inclusion by the late 60s.

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REVOLUTIONARY

EVOLUTIONARY Today’s most advanced semi-autonomous features can be found in Teslas and a few other cars that allow drivers to take their hands off the steering wheel on a highway. Using a series of sensors and cameras, cars can also merge, self-park, stay within a lane and brake as needed.

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Google and Ford are testing self-driving cars in structured environments like test tracks, as well as cities with relatively light traffic. Vehicles travel at slow speeds — up to 40klms an hour — while gathering data on pedestrians and human drivers.

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Driver-assistance get more sophisticated, and will sync with GPS and navigation. So a driver should be able to input a destination while driving on a highway, turn on adaptive cruise control and let the car drive itself. When it gets to the appropriate exit, the car will return control to the driver.

Governments will begin working on rules for testing and deployment of fully autonomous vehicles, without a driver, across the country. In the meantime, companies will be gathering data about every single type of situation a self-driving vehicle might encounter. Car makers and tech companies will have to make sure light detection and ranging lidar/radar sensors, as well as cameras and GPS, can work together, while ensuring that each component can function independently if one of them fails.

During your lifetime, you will produce enough saliva to fill two swimming pools.

In 2011, a non-visible piece of art sold for $10,000 titled “Fresh Air”.

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Highly autonomous cars can now drive themselves, but still require a human in case of an emergency. Tesla says it should have a self-driving car road-ready by then; ride services like Uber expect to use highly autonomous cars in specific parts of highly mapped cities. Fully automated truck platooning in designated highway lanes may be prevalent. Insurance companies and regulators will have to create liability rules. Local governments will have to reimagine how cities are designed. Will roads become shared space for cars and pedestrians? Will infrastructure like traffic lights and signs need to communicate with cars? And will garages be attached to new houses now that we can summon them?

Cars equipped with semiautonomous features will be able to navigate through traffic lights and intersections and stop-and-go traffic — which means they can leave highways and start operating on surface roads that don’t have pedestrians.

EVOLUTIONARY

Semi-autonomous features will continue to get better, but they’ll be less interesting, as the auto business moves to fully autonomous cars.

In Japan, sleeping on the job is acceptable and seen as exhaustion from working too hard.

Every 3 minutes, someone in the world reports a UFO sighting.

REVOLUTIONARY

Now that most cars are fully automated, sales will decline: More consumers will rely on ride-sharing, or may share a car with multiple owners. There will be fewer restrictions on where these cars can operate — instead there’ll be more rules on where manual cars can be driven. Automakers will stop manufacturing cars that don’t have at least some highly autonomous features. This will happen more quickly if there is, as expected, a steep drop off in personal car ownership rates as more people depend on ride-hail services. Driving your own car will become a hobby or a luxury.

The Simpsons are responsible for popularising the word ‘meh’.

Pedestrians and cars will eventually share the roads, with street parking not required. Traffic signs and infrastructure may disappear — replaced with smaller, cheaper equipment that only needs to communicate with cars.

Satellite information that fuels electronic-nav systems is unscrambled and manufacturers go to work.

Hybrid electric vehicles get their first mass-production shot at the turn of the century. It was evolution!

SMART CARS

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CDs eventually replace cassettes (luxury car makers figure this out early). The first CD players begin popping up.

HYBRID CARS

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NAVIGATION SYSTEMS

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After many tries, by 1984 manufacturers are figuring out cost-effective safe ways to deploy airbags,

IN-DASH CD PLAYERS

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Australia has over 10,000 beaches. You could visit a new beach every day for 27 years.

Contemporary autos can pack the computing power of 20 PCS.

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REDUNDANCY MODULES

YR Series

The YR Series from PULS are redundancy modules that are used to build 1+1 and N+1 redundant systems. They are equipped with two input channels that can be connected to power supplies with up to 40A output current and one output, that can carry nominal currents up to 80A. Available output voltages range from 12 to 56VDC. Thanks to the MOSFET technology, the modules offer amazing energy efficiency with minimal losses and very low voltage drop between input and output.

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POWER SUPPLY CPS20 Series The CPS20 series is a 24VDC, 20A power supply that features high efficiency, electronic inrush current limitation, active PFC, and a wide operational temperature range. It can deliver about 4 times the nominal output current for 15ms which helps to trip fuses on faulty output branches, without damaging the power supply.

DC UPS UB Series

A DC-UPS system has three essential elements; a power supply, a DC-UPS and a battery. The DC-UPS is responsible for monitoring and charging the battery as well as controlling the seamless transition between normal and buffer mode. One of the unique advantages of the PULS DC-UPS is the 1-Battery-Concept where each battery is individually charged and monitored which avoids the need for matched batteries.

BUFFER MODULES UF Series Used as a supplementary device for regulated DC24V power supplies, the UF Series buffers load currents during typical mains faults and load peaks. The series increases reliability by regulating energy in a main voltage fault or failure, and continues to provide the load current for a defined period of time. Your process data can be saved and processes terminated before the DC power switches off, making controlled restarts possible.

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Sick of rolling luggage around an airport? Sit and ride on it instead with the ‘Modobag’. Using the handle to steer and throttle, the bag comes with its own handbrake for mad skids (not really). It is however powered by a built-in electric motor and can reach 13km/h. Yours for about $1000. http://www.modobag.com

2 TinyCircuits Tiny Arcade Relive your digital childhood in the palm of your hands with this cool range of tiny arcade machines. The open-source micro machines are powered by a 32-bit ARM processor whilst the period-correct cabinets are constructed of acrylic, wood and 3D-printed components. http://tinyarcase.backerkit.com

3 Marshmallow Crossbow Take out your most beloved enemy with a marshmallow to the face! The device is handmade in Vancouver using wood and steel. Simply rest the soft candy on the holder, fire and the bow and gravity will do the rest, sending it up to 18 metres away. About $90. http://mmxvancouver.com

4 Cyclotron Bike Your TRON dreams are finally here with a futuristic bike which ditches the conventional wheel spokes in favour of anything else you can fit in there from crates to groceries to beer. The bike is built on a carbon fibre frame and features integrated LEDs with an optional gearbox. http://www.cyclotronbike.com

5 Foldimate Clothes Folding Machine

Don’t waste another weekend folding your own shirts. The Foldimate is an intuitive machine that works by having a user clip clothes onto a rotating rack which sends the shirts inside a chamber. Robotic arms folds and spits them out at the removal tray. It even de-wrinkles! http://foldimate.com

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| FEATURE

ith modernisation of plants, facilities and equipment, our expectations are for increased availability and reliability. Much of the control power required for these applications is often sourced via DC power supplies.

Backup plan

When uptime is critical, we need to consider the consequences of a temporary loss or extended failure of either the DC power supply or the AC power that feeds it. Typical terms used when designing redundant power solutions are 1+1, N+1, N+N redundancy. This simply means that for N quantity of power supplies for normal operation 1 or 2 or N additional (suitably sized) power supplies are available as backup and to ensure continuous operation.

For temporary backup, buffering or uninterruptible power supplies (UPS) are used. Typically in a redundant system, two or more power supplies are switched in parallel and decoupled by one or more redundancy modules. This module prevents shortcircuiting of the bus voltage if a short circuit occurs in the output side of a power supply. Designing your redundant network

To minimise the impact of a failure, which solution best suits your requirements? The following 5 questions should assist with designing a fault tolerant DC supply network.

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Are power disturbances common i.e. Remote location running on solar power? If so, how often and for what duration is a backup required? Are alternative AC power sources available i.e. generator, AC UPS, Solar etc.

Determine how long the system needs to continue operating during a power disturbance i.e. Short term (<15 seconds) to allow system shut down or possibly send alarm status or long term whereby full system operation is required.

Do you require device status or alarms for monitoring, alarming and/or logging?

pick a solution 4

Redundancy modules

Buffer modules

Calculate total power requirements for critical equipment i.e. PLC, HMI, Cellular router etc.

With this in mind, you can now select from one or more of the following solutions below

DC UPS

A Long term bridging of two or more (with additional modules) power

supplies fed from the same or ideally separate sources i.e. Mains and Generator. Select Mosfet modules for higher efficiency over diode modules. Suits loads up to 80A or add additional modules for greater capacity.

B Short term buffering of loads up to 20A. Energy sourced from capacitors or ultra-capacitors. Up to 15 second backup at full load. Multiple modules can be added to increase duration.

C Long term backup with energy sourced from batteries. Used when alternative

power source is not available. Suitable for loads up to 20A and includes various relay outputs for status/alarms.

You can also combine more than one solution to give uninterrupted power to critical devices.

upgrade

t i f o r p

ho doesn’t love the latest tech toys and features? (skip asking your parents or grandparents). Society keeps inventing things that are a musthave, and companies like Apple, Sony and Samsung have become masters at it. When it comes to personal technology, we need to have the latest thing, but what about work technology? – nah not so much.

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If it aint broke... Be honest – you still have the same control platform you’ve had since 1995, but you keep up to date with the latest smartphone or smart TV. This is common among many control customers and we’ve heard them repeat this tired old adage when it comes to their control system “If it aint broke, don’t fix it.” But think about it...

Upgrading your old control system is not just about fixing something that is (or isn’t) broken, its about making your processes more efficient, more productive, more streamlined and ultimately reduces your risk. Your 1998 Toyota Celica was cool back in the day, but now it’s starting to cause issues, and no optioned air-bags.

so why upgrade? One of the main reasons you upgrade in business is to remain competitive, however you also get a nice list of immediate benefits. We have listed 5.

PAC CONTROLLER RX3i IC695CPE330 The PACSystems RX3i CPE330 is a richly featured CPU equipped with a 1GHz dual-core microprocessor, 64Mbytes of built-in program memory and two independent high speed Ethernet interfaces. It is ideally suited for multitier communications and for synchronizing large amounts of data. Its metal housing provides superior noise immunity and it resides in the RX3i main rack and supports all RX3i I/O and Intelligent Option modules, up to 32K I/O points.

VSD ACS 580 Series A new generation, allcompatible, wall-mounted drive simplifies your processes and motor control with effortless efficiency. Allowing you to control a wide range of applications in different industries, with straightforward set up or commissioning. The ACS580 is plug-in ready to control your pumps, fans, conveyors, mixers and many other variable and constant torque applications.

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PROTOCOLCONVERTER Data Station Plus The Data Station Plus from Red Lion is an industrial data collection and management device. The Data Station Plus offers protocol conversion, data logging and remote machine access with three built in serial ports and a 10/100BaseT(X) Ethernet port. The combination of more than 300 built-in protocols and several physical communication ports enables disparate devices to communicate seamlessly with one another.

OPERATOR INTERFACE Quickpanel+ Series The QuickPanel+ is an all-inone device: an OI/HMI, a PLC/ process controller, machine gateway and data historian. It supports 5 IEC programming languages including relay ladder, sequential function chart, structured text, instruction list and function block diagram. Configuration is easy, with a common database reducing development time by eliminating the need to re-enter tag names, and an extensive library of preconfigured animation objects is provided.

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ANNED REDUCE UNPL D O W N T IM E

We’ve heard it all before, as electronic components age and technology advances, the older stuff becomes harder to find making the supply chain fragile. Electronic parts all have an expiration date. So you can stock up on spare parts (If you can find them) or suffer the consequences of unplanned downtime when your system inevitably fails. Proactively upgrading your system ensures you avoid any unplanned shutdown.

IM P R O V E Y P R O D U C T IV IT

REDUCE R IS K Back in the day, we didn’t have to worry about cyber threats,

and even the challenges of the industrial Internet were not even a thought back in the 90s. Now we need to have the latest equipment to not only secure your infrastructure, but also be future proof such as upgrades and patches to help keep this security. It’s not worth the risk relying on obsolete equipment that is prone to cyber threats.

Why do we upgrade our smartphones each year other than looking cool? We tend to upgrade to keep up with technology, we want the latest apps, new features, and better performance that helps us be more productive. Today we can do 100 times more things on our smartphones than the phones we had in 2005. Although we do miss the old Motorola RAZR V3. In today’s age of the Industrial Internet, we are collecting more data and making it easily accessible to users. Data analytics, whether it is in the cloud or on the machine itself, is making processes more efficient and more productive, which in turn improves profitability. To remain competitive in today’s age you need the latest technologies.

MANAGE TA L E N T

Millennials want to work with the latest technology, just like you. Although they’ve been using smartphones at the age we were attempting to walk. Would you want to learn to use a mainframe computer with card readers today? I would say the answer is “no.” Preparing for the future is always a good thing, especially when unplanned downtime is not an option. The good news is... You don’t have to rip and replace your entire plant.

C O N N E C T IV IT

Today, plant-floor devices continue to get smarter, providing remote configuration, calibration, and diagnostic capabilities only dreamed of a short time ago. Industrial Ethernet in its various forms is beginning to dominate manufacturing networks globally as the solution platform of choice. It’s a communications network, it’s a fieldbus, and it’s highly interoperable.

...where to from here? Control Logic is very aware of the rapid advances of technology and developed strategies to help companies like yours, to stay connected and up-to-date. Things like field wiring, cabinets and even your programs can be ported over to a new platform. It’s a lot easier than it sounds with the right advice. It may be time to upgrade your system and future-proof your investment.

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multi-function safety relay Control Logic presents the PROTECT SRB-E series by Schmersal, the latest in multifunctional, configurable safety relays for your machine.

11 different functions

suitable for all

safety switchgear stop category 0&1 cat 4. AS4024.1

PLe ISO 13849

Extremely versatile, each module in the SRB-E series is adjustable up to 11 pre-set configurations to suit nearly every application. Settings include reset selection, activating or deactivating cross-wire monitoring, two hand control and monitored contact configuration via its user-friendly rotary dial. Clever security features prevent the possibility of tampering and can be used in applications up to Category 4. The SRB-E series is the ultimate multi-function relay.

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machine safety Aram Dehghani

hen discussing the safeguarding of machinery, the usage of fixed guards or movable interlocking guards is not always practical if you don’t have the space for installation or if there’s a reduction in productivity due to increased access time. When this is the case the solution is Sensitive Protective Devices. What is a sensitive protective device? Some examples include safety light beams, light curtains or mats. Working out the best device to use is decided by performing a risk assessment or ensuring it meets the appropriate machine standards. These protective devices can only be used when your machinery doesn’t create emission

hazards such as noise, radiation, hazardous substances or hazards due to ejection of parts. In addition, the machine has to be capable of stopping part-way through the cycle. So what’s the aim of these devices? Basically they are used for tripping and presence sensing. Having the machine come to a complete stop before the operator reaches a dangerous position prevents a serious accident from occurring at all.

So deciding on the location and minimum distance is critical to ensuring correct installation and the safety of all involved. There are two factors when calculating the minimum distance of the device from the hazardous location. These are: 1. Average human approach speed 2. Stopping time performance of system Stopping time performance of the whole system includes the response time of the Sensitive Protective Device and the time necessary for control system to stop the machinery.

The location is calculated by observing the minimum distance, which would see the device positioned so that a person can’t be present between the device and the hazard zone once the machine is enabled and can start running. For specific guidelines refer to the Australian Standard AS4024.2801 which discusses how different devices vary for minimum distance based on their position and orientation.

sensitive protective devices

Aram Dehghani

SAFETY CONSULTANT, FS ENG (TÜV RHEINLAND, #8723/ 14, MACHINERY)

COMPACT SOLUTION SLC/SLG440COM The protective field height of this flexible range corresponds to the profile length, making it ideal for compact constructions. Featuring an integrated set-up tool and user-friendly parameter settings, there are no tools required and is ideal for cost sensitive applications.

CLASSIC SOLUTION SLC/SLG440 Series Easy to use and for universal usage, you can enter parameters utilising its 7 segment display. Parameters like object blanking beam coding, contactor control and double acknowledgment can be set without any aids.

product brief

| SAFETY

ALL-ROUNDER SLC/SLG445 Series Everything that the SLC 440 range offers and more including multi-scan function to blank interferences, muting function to determine between people and material, and a cycle function. Use for the highest level of productivity and flexibility at the man-machine interface.

With over 19 years of safety experience, Aram Dehghani is a Safety Consultant at Control Logic’s Safety Services division. A Control Systems engineer, he holds a TUV certification for functional safety of machinery specialising in the design, installation, commissioning and validation of safety control systems including risk assessment and hazard analysis.

SAFETY MAT SMS Series The safety mats can be connected in line with each other in order to provide for a smooth and fast protection of hazardous areas. They are characterised by their very robust design and high resistance to acids, caustic solutions, oil and gasoline. In combination with the SRB 301HC/R or SRB 301HC/T safetymonitoring modules, the safety mats meet the requirements of control category 3.

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he Virgin Australia Supercars Championship (formally Australian Touring Car Championship) is the premier motorsport category in Australasia and one of Australia’s biggest sports. International expansion is occurring as the sport becomes globally recognised as the best touring car category in the world and a leader in motorsport entertainment.

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2015 Craig Lowndes becomes the first driver in history to earn 100 V8 Supercars race wins, in Darwin. Incredibly, the victory was the 888th race in Championship history.

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The Supercheap Auto Bathurst 1000 is called one of history’s best, as second-time starter Chaz Mostert wins with colourful veteran Paul Morris. The FPR Falcon sprinted from last on the grid and overcame an accident at turn two to take the lead on the final lap, as Jamie Whincup failed to conserve fuel and couldn’t keep Mostert at bay. It was backto-back Bathursts for the factory Ford team, with Nissan second. The eight-hour thriller was red flagged with around 101 laps to go so part of the track could be fixed after breaking up.

2007

Mark Skaife breaks Peter Brock’s longheld record of most victories in the history of the Australian Touring Car Championship/V8 Supercar Championship.

2003

Mark Skaife and Russell Ingall have their nowinfamous ‘Shriek At The Creek’. On November 30, 2003, the rivals clash on-track, sending Skaife into the wall and out of the race. The Ford pilot swerves at an irate Skaife on the next lap, though is excluded from the event for his involvement in the incident.

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NRL Grand Final | ANZ stadium | 2 Oct English Super League Grand Final | 8 Oct

Peter Brock wins his first Bathurst classic. Making his fourth start in the Hardie Ferodo 500, Brock drives his Holden Torana XU-1 solo to take victory in wet conditions. The win is the first of an eventual nine for the man to become ‘King of the Mountain’.

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Allan Moffat and Colin Bond line up for a 1-2 form finish in the Hardie-Ferodo 1000 at Bathurst. The duo crushes Holden’s debuting Torana A9X, with the best Holden of Peter Janson and Larry Perkins (making his Bathurst debut) finishing third.

Queensland privateer Dick Johnson smashes into a rock while leading the Hardie-Ferodo 1000 at Bathurst. With his car destroyed, a tearful Johnson appears on national television. Sympathetic viewers begin ringing in to Channel 7 and donate money – matched dollar-for-dollar by Ford – to help get him back on the track.

1986 Kiwi Robbie Francevic becomes the oldest man to win the Australian Touring Car Championship aged 44. He also becomes the first – and only! – driver to win the crown driving a Volvo.

Jim Richards becomes the oldest driver to win the Bathurst 1000. At age 55 he teams with 1991 and 1992 race-winning partner Mark Skaife to seal victory for the Holden Racing Team. The win is Richards’ seventh in The Great Race, second only to Peter Brock.

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Mark Skaife wins his first Australian Touring Car Championship in the swansong of the Nissan GT-R. He and Jim Richards also win a controversial Tooheys 1000 at Bathurst when their Nissan crashes out during a mid-race rain storm and the race is red flagged. Richards’ message to the crowd later on the podium lives on in infamy.

Soccer

Asian Championships League | 19 Nov

Cricket

Tennis

Davis Cup Final | TBC | 25-27 Nov Australian Open | Melbourne | 16-29 Jan

Marathon

New York Marathon | NYC | 1 Nov

Sailing

Sydney to Hobart | 26 Dec

Motorcycling

MotoGP Australian Grand Prix | 21-23 Oct

Supercars

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Horse racing

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drives productivity

o help improve processes, drive productivity and maintain a competitive edge in today’s global economy, leading companies look to a variety of management and process improvement philosophies and practices. Strategic philosophies or practices such as Kaizen, Lean Manufacturing, Six Sigma, Total Quality Management and Continuous Improvement are used by many to help improve processes, drive productivity and maintain a competitive edge in today’s everincreasing global economy.

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Despite varying concepts, each practice uses Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) to assess, analyse and track business manufacturing processes. There are several common visual management solutions for displaying KPIs in order to drive productivity and improve profitability. What’s Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)? A list of seven common production KPIs used on automated plant floors include Count (Good or Bad), Reject Ratio, Rate, Target, Takt Time, Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE) and Downtime.

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What is visual management? Visual management is the process of displaying critical information such as KPIs that relate specifically to production output, efficiency and quality. By displaying this data on the factory floor, employees have a better sense of production levels and tend to strive for higher performance. Visual management also provides actionable information that allows supervisors to better monitor performance and determine, in real‐time, areas that may need improvement. Visual management solutions Solutions for displaying KPIs and other messages range from stack lights that display machine status for under $100 to complete PC‐based production monitoring solutions with prices potentially in excess of $100,000.

product brief

ALL-IN-ONE ProducTVity Station

The ProducTVity Station is a ready to deploy solution for displaying productivity information on any TV. It leverages over 300 communications drivers via three independent serial ports and an Ethernet port, to connect and collect data from virtually any PLC, VSD, bar code scanner, etc.

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LARGE DIGITAL DISPLAY LD Series The ProducTVity Station extends production monitoring to remote personnel by providing email and text alerts, and its built-in webserver allows productivity information to be monitored in real-time via any networked PC or smart-phone.

The ProducTVity Station’s built-in data-logger can record any KPI, as well as alarm events for later review. It can then synchronise the log files with any FTP server and/or Microsoft’s SQL Server for further analysis.

The LD Series from Red Lion offers up to 101mm high LED display that is easily read from a distance of up to 55m.

Various models for count/rate, time, voltage/current/process, load cell and serial slave inputs are available.

Housed in an extremely rugged aluminium case the product provides IP65 protection making these displays perfect for industrial applications.

Some models provide dual relay set points for control and RS-232 or RS-485 communication to allow the displayed data to be networked.

Visual Management Options... LED Display Panel meters with large 7‐segment LED displays should be considered for applications where only a single numerical KPI is of interest. Display sizes range from just over 50mm to as large as 101mm. The former is easily visible at 20 metres, while the latter are readable up to 60 metres. Different versions of these easy‐to‐ use displays are offered to accept standard digital, analogue or serial inputs. Television Based Solutions The latest trend in production displays arises from the ever falling cost of televisions. With the ability to display images in high‐definition, flat‐screen LCD or LED televisions are quickly becoming the industry‐standard for displaying KPI information on the plant floor.

Using Advanced Functionality When selecting a system to display process performance data, buyers should consider advanced functionality that may be provided at no additional cost. Since productivity displays collect data from automation devices, many of today’s more comprehensive products offer built‐in data loggers. These products offer the ability to review historical production trends, enabling management to more easily determine what organisational initiatives and processes are effective, and of those, most profitable. Remote Web-Based Interface Today’s solutions also offer the ability to keep remote personnel informed via a web‐based interface. This allows on‐call

What’s a % worth? One Manufacturing Engineer for a well-known food company adv ised that for every 1% of waste reductio n, an additional $1M in profit was reali sed… on each processing line the com pany had, in every plant they owned.

maintenance or remote managers to keep abreast of process performance. With the ability to send status updates and alerts via text messages or email, these products provide the ultimate in real-time communication.

Increasing the bottom line Regardless of the technology solution, information when communicated to the appropriate personnel increases the bottom line by improving efficiency and reducing downtime. Visual management solutions help to increase profitably for as little as a few thousand dollars so the ROI can be very short.

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here’s more to Vegas than beer and blackjack. Treat it as your personal thrill seeker’s paradise. Vegas is a place every guy feels compelled to visit, whether it’s for a bachelor party, bucks holiday or just for kicks. It’s a beautiful, wonderful, sticky trap designed to take all your money. Learn this well. No matter what you do, this city is going to reach inside your wallet and take a toll. However, this doesn’t have to be a bad thing. We have gathered some of the best adventures to mark in your Vegas diary.

SKYDIVE INDOORS

fr. $85 (US)

Machine Guns Vegas, a wicked gun range staffed by a small army of smokin’-hot ladies. In one visit you might fire a belt-fed SAW machine gun, a bolt-action Savage sniper rifle, and a Saiga—a fully automatic shotgun that bucks like a jackhammer.

DRIVE OFF-ROAD

30min $200, 1hr $300 (US)

Bachelor party?

Vegas Indoor Skydiving, a vertical wind tunnel powered by a 1,000 hp motor attached to a massive DC-3 airplane propeller. You pull on a flight suit, lay down on a trampoline-like net over the propeller, and let the air lift you off the net. You get 3 minutes of flight. That’s at least 2 minutes longer than the free fall of a conventional skydive

SHOOT ARTILLERY

fire 3 guns for $190 (US)

Sun Buggy Fun Rentals, a dune buggy operation, will pick you up at your hotel, ferry you to the desert, and stick you behind the wheel of a buggy with a steel roll cage and a 690 cc V-twin motor. Opt for the “Baja chase” and you’ll spend 30 or 60 minutes tailing a guide over dunes and through sandy valleys.

‘The Bachelor Pad’ at Hard Rock hotel comes with a fully stocked bar, a full mirror on the ceiling of the bedroom (for, like, combing your hair while lying down and stuff), a stripper pole in the centre of the living room (for, like, strippers), and two private booths which may or may not be specifically designed for lapdances. They are. They totally are.

did you know There’s estimated to be at least 1,000 people living beneath Vegas in underground tunnels.

FLY THE CANYON

tours from $300 (US)

Stratosphere SkyJump, a 108-story fall from the north end of the Las Vegas strip. You strap on a harness that’s connected by cable to a descender machine. If all goes as planned, the machine will slow your descent about 100 feet before you smash into the landing pad.

KAYAK THE COLORADO RIVER adults from $95 (US)

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The Grand Canyon and its almost 2 billion years of geological history are a landmark whose importance is evident at first sight. What better way to take it all in than from the cockpit of a helicopter? Forego the 10-hour roundtrip drive and the crowds on the ground and see America’s most popular natural attraction from the sky.

LEAP OFF A BUILDING

$110 (US) a jump

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The truth about Vegas

FALSE

Separate facts from falsehoods and, with a little luck, you’ll return home with more money in your pocket.

DRINKS ARE FREE IF YOU’RE GAMBLING

TRUE

Not anymore - Jay Rankin, a former doorman at MGM Grand and the author of Under the Neon Sky: A Las Vegas Doorman’s Story, says you can be playing the slots “and they’ll still charge you for coffee.”

IF YOU BET BIG, THEY’LL COMP YOUR ROOM

FALSE

But you’ll need to be betting $100 and up per hand, says Anthony Curtis founder of LasVegasAdvisor.com. Alternatively, you can sign up for a player’s card, use it constantly, and watch for e-mail offers of a free room.

ALL CASINO GAMES PAY OUT THE SAME

Paddle around the base of the Hoover Dam and then traverse a 19km stretch of the Colorado River. The river that cuts through the Grand Canyon is a top paddling spot and with plenty of great side hikes, it’s an experience you absolutely shouldn’t miss. Several outfitters in the area rent kayaks and coordinate transportation and the Hoover Dam is just a 40-minute drive from the city.

TRUE

In general, tables pay better than machines, and blackjack and baccarat are your safest tables. With roulette, you’re expected to lose $5.30 (US) for every $100 you play. With blackjack, you’re predicted to lose only about $1.

TIPPING THE DOORMAN GETS YOU IN He’s not working for charity, you know. “People don’t throw their money around anymore, so a good tip speaks a lot louder than it used to,” says Rankin. Figure $20 for every 100 people ahead of you, and be discreet.

gaming: sony playstation VR

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tech: robomow | robot mower usa.robomow.com

Waiting for an Aussie distributor, a company called Robomow aims to alleviate some of the pain of lawn care with a line of battery-powered, robot lawnmowers that do most of the work for you. One of these mowers, the $2079 Robomow RS612 is intended for yards that are a quarter of an acre or less. In automatic mode, it ventures out on its own and keeps your grass cut to a uniform length. And its Bluetooth

connected App provides an easy way to adjust its settings including remote control (finally!) Just like robot vacuums, the robot mower has a base station where it will charge between uses. It takes about 24 hours to charge before its ready to mow, but you can select days/hours/ frequency for operation. Meanwhile to prevent theft, it requires a four-digit PIN to prevent it from its beeping alarm. Start saving now.

Sony’s got its own virtual reality hardware for the PS4 called the ‘Playstation VR’. Priced at $549.95, you still will need the PS4 to use it and doesn’t include the motion-tracking move controllers, camera and controller which are sold separately. It is expected there will be about 50 games at launch, including simulators and action type games which have received positive reviews. Wearing this surprisingly comfortable headset you’ll be able to access the PS4’s menus and features, and enter “cinematic mode” on its 5.7 inch OLED display.

the esca pe cinema: rogue one: a star wars story starwars.com/films/rogue-one With a budget of $200 million (US) the next installation of Star Wars is not the continuation of episode 7 but rather a spin-off film set shortly before the events of ‘A New Hope’ (ep. 4). The story centres on a group of rebel spies who are on a mission to steal the plans for the Galactic Empire’s

new weapon, the Death Star. It will provide fans with character backstories (& history) while we prepare for episode 8 which is due around December 2017. However a backstory means we get to revisit old characters including Darth Vader, which makes perfect sense given the film is set during his reign as the Emperor’s chief enforcer. It also means we could potentially see more of these spin-off movies in the future. Rogue One is set to be universally released December 16.

Our planet is filled with jaw-dropping sights and incredible creatures, but human intervention threatens to wipe out some of its most magnificent natural wonders. Whether it’s rising sea levels, deforestation, pollution, hunting, drilling, or overpopulation, Earth’s landscape is changing dramatically. You may be the last generation to see these inspiring places before they disappear forever.

Venice | Italy

A clean house = no Internet connection.

quickies

If you think nobody cares whether you’re alive, try missing a couple of payments. Money talks ..but mine says goodbye.

Whiteboards are remarkable.

recent movie releases

Captain Kirk and the crew of the Enterprise encounter an alien warrior race when marooned on a distant planet after the destruction of their spaceship in this sequel directed by STAR TREK Fast & Furious director BEYOND Justin Lin.

Following a ghost invasion of Manhattan, paranormal enthusiasts Erin Gilbert and Abby Yates, nuclear engineer Jillian Holtzmann, and subway worker Patty Tolan band together to stop the otherworldly threat. GHOSTBUSTERS Based on the beloved 30yr old original.

apple “watch” | due early 2015

travel: visit before they disappear

‘The Floating City’ may not be floating forever. Venice has been sinking on its wooden foundations for centuries and shows no signs of stopping. Rising sea levels and flooding isn’t helping and climatologists dispute whether efforts will The Dead Sea | Israel be enough to save the city. Visitors have sojourned to The Dead Sea for thousands of years, drawn in by its history and reported healing powers. What the sea can’t seem to heal is itself. A blend of human interference and geological factors are causing water levels to fall.

I started ou I still hav t with nothing, an e most o d f it. I haven’t talked to my wife in 3 weeks. I didn’t want to interrupt her.

Great Barrier Reef

Seen from space, is the world’s largest coral reef system - now under serious threat of extinction. With widespread coral bleaching as a result of warming ocean temperatures, pollution, illegal fishing and a variety Rainforest | Madagascar of other factors will see Over 90% of Madagascar’s irreversible damage by 2030. wildlife is found nowhere else on Earth, but the island’s diverse ecosystems are seriously endangered by human activity. More than 90% of its original forest has been destroyed since humans with deforestation and excessive hunting.

The Maldives

Turquoise waters, white sand beaches and luxury resorts won’t stop the world’s lowest lying country to be swallowed by rising sea levels. Within 100 years the Maldives could be uninhabitable, forcing hundreds of thousands of citizens to evacuate.

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tech: fridge cam

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car: honda nsx

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How many times do you buy With Australian models too much milk or too many eggs now in production, the 2017 Honda NSX is because you can’t remember what perhaps one of the most anticipated supercars you have? A brand ‘Smarter’, the ever made, even with its $420,000 price tag. maker of connected coffee makers From the outside, the Honda NSX and kettles has introduced its The last time we saw the NSX in Australia was is a rather striking car, however the $100 (US) Fridge Cam which from 1991 to 2004 finding just 133 buyers, but interior looks very ‘Civic’ from the 7 inch helps you keep track of your it went on to represent the best of what Honda multimedia system, steering wheel and kitchen items. Featuring a stood for in the automotive market. Not only does paddles and plastics. The seats are nice 1080p web camera and WiFi, you this new model feature TWO electric motors and supportive, but they don’t scream attach it to the interior of your fridge powering the front (one for each wheel), the rear supercar. For the price you would expect via its suction mount. Basically is powered by a 3.5 litre twin-turbo V6 managing more when considering it’s in Lamborghini every time you open the door 373kW and 550Nm. There is additional 35kW and Porsche territory. fridge it will take a photo of direct drive motor that assists the rear wheels in your food contents. You overcoming turbo lag – all joining together for a The good news, though, is that once you’re can then check on massive combined system output. over the fact that you’ve spent close to half-ayour supply of string million dollars on a Honda, you get to enjoy it. It cheese via its snaps Essentially the NSX has the benefits of an offers four driving modes – Quiet, Sport, Sport the next time you’re electric car with instantaneous torque delivery, Plus and Track – that are meant to suit every in the dairy aisle. while utilising a high-compression turbocharged situation and driver. Sport mode is where most Handy if you’re the engine (10.0:1) to deliver a real motivating force owners will spend their time behind the wheel. type to grocery through a Honda-designed nine-speed dualIt’s a good balance of performance without being shop randomly. clutch transmission. too harsh. 0-100 can be had in around 3 seconds, Available and what seems to be a trend these days, there’s by the a drift mode. Steering response is brilliant and on a end of twisty stretch of road the NSX comes to life. the year.

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For the money the Honda NSX is arguably the best supercar made. It offers a balance between a highpowered supercar and an electric sports car in a very dynamically capable package. It’s Japan’s answer to the Porsche 918, LaFerrari and McLaren P1.

tech: cozmo robot anki.com/en-us/cozmo

‘Cozmo’ is an AI robot that learns about you over time. Powered by a so-called emotion engine, Cozmo recognises faces and responds to external stimuli in order to develop its personality. The palm sized robot can play games and has facial recognition, and soon you’ll be able to program it to perform complex tasks with just a

Gears of War 4

After narrowly escaping an attack on their village, JD Fenix and his friends, Kait and Del, must rescue the ones they love and discover the source of a monstrous new enemy. Set 25 years later, new gameplay elements includes the combat knife for melee attacks, and dropshot weapons that fires explosive drills.

Gran Turismo Sport

Promising to take the series to a new level, this new release will promote the rebirth of motorsports with its partnership with ‘FIA’. New tracks and cars are expected.

few lines of code. Developed by Anki, there is a beta software development kit available to makers and hobbyists to make this happen. Track faces in 3D space or get Cozmo navigating with path planning - no background or knowledge about robotics or machine learning is required. Further down the track, educators and third-party developers will be able to get their hands on the kit. For around $240, Cozmo is yours.

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tech: daqri smart helmet daqri.com

This gleaming white headpiece is a suave wearable that uses its clear plastic panels not just to protect the eyers of wearers in an industrial landscape, but also to project AR, or augmented reality onto the screen. The point is to keep its wearer’s hands unencumbered by extra devices or paper instructions. The substance of what someone might see on the head-up display is entirely based on the person’s job role at the site. The interactive information displayed can be as subtle as a gleam or an arrow or as detailed as a schematic. This seems to be the industrial safety future. It’s currently only available to corporations and then sold in bundles between $7K to $22K. When did helmets become cool?!

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Project sc ope Their new generation plant built on an existing waste site needed to control and monitor the 11kV connection to the power grid 200 metres away. Large-site traffic utilising the roadway s was a serious factor to take into account. Interrupting this roadway would equate to heavy costs and lost productivity. Digging trenches for underground cables and existing heig ht restrictions for overhead cables meant that these options were not viable. There wasn’t a direct line of site betw een the generator and 11kV recloser to ensure a reliable and secu re wireless connection and it was an area that had a large met al building and trucks driving between the two locations as well … very challenging.

“The compa ny saved thousands o f dollars by not havin g to dig up vital ro adways that wo uld ultimately st op traffic flow, re ducing production.”

The GE M DS NETi � o

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Solution With advice from Control Logic, the GE MDS NETio was installed. It’s an integrated, scalable family of wireless solutions that provide long distance unlicensed communications, allowing the client to interface both analog and digital I/O. It also took into account an earlier issue of having no direct line of sight between the two locations. It operated on a 900mhz signal designed for long distances that avoided any interference from standard commercial WiFi equipment. A robust radio link was secured utilising the inbuilt security manager by restricting all other radio connections, bar the two pre-configured NETio modules. To ensure this critical monitoring and control radio link is always up, a PULS uninterruptable power supply (DC-UPS) was installed so unplanned brown outs would not be an issue in the future. The GE MDS NETio allowed for an Ethernet connection to Digital points making it ideal for monitoring and control. This provided easy integration to the existing PLC via Modbus TCP/IP. Basically, the NETio is used as a Modbus TCP/IP remote I/O point via radio link.

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A large National Energy authority

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No reliable communications between 11kv around recloser and methane generation plant ng buildi ling the recyc ground No hard wiring was possible under/above ly 200m No line of site along a distance of rough

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digital GE MDS NETio 900mhz radios with 6 input and 6 digital output cards

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A secure radio link between the generation and plant and 11kV recloser for monitoring control to the PLC and scada system

Allows control to the generation plant if grid required to be disconnected from the main Saved thousands by not digging up vital roadways and stopping traffic flow

Benefits The newly installed radio link saved the company thousands of dollars by not having to dig up vital roadways that would ultimately stop traffic flow, reducing production. Considering every metre of dirt dug up would have been an expenditure, the GE MDS NETio radio link provided tremendous value as a fixed cost. The solution supplied by Control Logic ensures that their communication is current now and into the future. The system was cost efficient, easily configurable, upgradeable and built to last.

Contact G E MD S NET io insta llation

For more informat ion on the GE MDS NETio or this case-study ple ase contact Cont rol Logic on 1800 557 705 or by emailing ou r product specialists at sale s@control-logic .com.au.

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