A lot of our members work in countries where PPE (personal protective equipment) is regulated or they work for companies/organizations which take employee...

GE have put together a time-lapse video shown flight take-off and landings at some airports. An interesting view:

Collection of links to various places with useful motor information. I’ll try and return to the page every now and again to update it with any motor notes...

Depending where in the world you work, you are likely following one of two standards International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) National...

Within Europe the European Committee for Electrotechnical Standardization (CENELEC) has standardised the both the designation and colour of cables.   ...

Ever wondered what kind of power an aircraft uses when parked at the airport stand. Normally the aircraft generates it own power, but when parked with...

The inventor of the first visible light-emitting diode makes history again this year as it begins to show customers a 40-watt replacement GE Energy Smart...

The IET site has a video of a visit showing of a high tech meeting room developed at Napier University in Edinburgh. It a good demonstration of innovative...

The (relatively new) switchgear and control gear standard, IEC 61439 'Low-voltage switchgear and controlgear assemblies' has three methods which can be...

We have had the Wiki with us for a long time now, but at last I have decided to say bye bye – more details on why below.