Emerson’s Edward Brann presented, Simplify Connected Lighting for Hazardous Locations with Appleton and Plantweb at the 2019 Emerson Exchange conference. Ed opened describing the evolution of hazardous area lighting. Typically standard lighting stays on 24×7 which consumes excessive energy and leads to more frequent bulb failures. The Appleton Mercmaster, based on LED technology have motion […]
The history of McDonald Observatory in the Davis Mountains of West Texas dates back to the 1920s. The location was ideal due to: …some of the darkest night skies in the continental United States. It also happens to be located not too far from one of the world’s most massive oil & gas producing regions, […]
Emerson’s Anthony Di Domenico and Ajay Tripathi presented on Zone 1 hazardous lighting solutions at the 2018 Emerson Exchange conference. LED light sources contain no pressurized gas, hot filaments or arc sources. They also don’t require frequent service or replacement. The National Electric Code (NEC), International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC), and European Committee for Electrotechnical Standardization […]
Wired instrumentation requires infrastructure such as junction boxes, cables and cable trays. In a 2018 Emerson Exchange presentation, Reduce Junction Box, Cable, & Tray Costs by Utilizing the New Emerson Appleton PlexPower Fiber Panels, Emerson’s Kyle Lednicky, Alan Harris and an Engineering Contractor (EPC) shared this innovation. Kyle opened discussing the PlexPower panel that has […]
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