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 […]
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 […]
This is one for those electrical engineers out there. When I was interning on offshore oil & gas platforms in my college years back in the 1980s, I learned there was a lot more than just making an electrical connection between electrical devices (motors, sensors, etc.) and the remote terminal unit or PLC. There were […]
You may have heard about the transformation of Emerson into two business platforms—Automation Solutions and Commercial and Residential Solutions. Automation Solutions brought together Emerson Process Management and Emerson Industrial Automation. One of the key brands from the Industrial Automation side is Appleton electrical products including lighting, enclosures, fittings, electrical distribution equipment and more. Oil & […]