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Ring continuity testing using the
new Metrel adapter, A2214 and MI
3155 multi-function tester
44 JULY 2022
CLOSED LOOP RECYCLING SCHEME WITH BANGOR
UNIVERSITY
Leafield Environmental, a leading UK manufacturer and designer of recycling and
litter bins are proud to o er a Closed Loop Recycling Scheme and have recently
reclaimed 900 old plastic bins from Bangor University and turned them into new
plastic bins.
The Leafield Closed Loop Recycling Scheme is a major contribution in
supporting the Government’s target for the UK to be net zero carbon by 2050. The
unique benefit
of this scheme
is that the new
bins are made
from up to 100%
recycled plastics,
which puts the
circular economy
at the core of any
business.
Gwen Holland,
Waste Manager and Circular Economy Coordinator at Bangor University said:
“Bangor University moved from a comingled (mixed) recycling system to a
semi-segregated system in 2020, with the aim of improving recycling rates. We
purchased all our new internal recycling bins from Leafield Environmental as
they were manufactured from 100% recycled plastic. Just before Christmas
2021, Bangor University and Leafield Environmental teamed up to collect, sort
and recycle all our old Halls of Residence bins so that they could be made into
new bins. In order to truly contribute to a circular economy, we believe that all
our decisions should be circular - from purchases, to processes, to disposal. We
would like to thank the Leafield team for their continued support.”
www.leafieldrecycle.com
recycle@leafieldenv.com
01225 816541
PANDUIT LAUNCHES FLEXCORE OPTICAL
DISTRIBUTION FRAME
Panduit has announced the new FlexCore™ Optical Distribution Frame ODF,
a versatile front-access cabling system that provides improved protection for
critical fibre connections. Utilising innovative cable management and simple,
intuitive cable routing, the FlexCore™ ODF simplifies and reduces time for
moves, adds, and changes. With standard doors with locks and optional locks
for each enclosure, the FlexCore™ ODF solution enables multi-tiered security an
important addition for multiple client access.
The FlexCore™ ODF system can manage up to 3,168 fibres per frame, making it
easy to create multiple configurations using just three modular building blocks.
Compared to typical data centre cabinets, FlexCore™ ODF can reduce floor
space in a data centre by 50%.
Panduit FlexCore™ Optical Distribution
Frame o ers multiple advantages over
existing products:
• Highly intuitive cable routing paths remove
guesswork and prevents ‘rip and replace’ costs
• Innovative cable management and lockable
vertical cable manager doors eliminate circuit risk and downtime
• Up to 3,168 fibres per frame when using standard 24 fibre cassettes
• Data centre floor space can be reduced by 50%
• Simplifies and reduces the time for moves, adds, and changes (MACs)
• Multiple form factor cassettes optimise rack space across wider applications
• Patch cords consolidated to a single length – freeing up capital locked in
maintaining inventory
• Multi-layer security with lock capability available at both 4RU enclosure and
ODF doors
www.panduit.com/flexcore-odf
WEATHERITE COOLS WITH CONDAIR ME
The Condair ME evaporative
humidifier is helping Weatherite
reduce cooling system energy
consumption for its data centre
and telecoms clients by up to 80%.
Condair’s evaporative humidifier
is providing adiabatic cooling in
Weatherite’s innovative Adtec-D free
air cooling unit.
The Adtec-D is a self-contained,
modular cooling system that can be
located either inside or outside of
a building. In data hall or telecom
environments, for most of the year it
operates in free air cooling mode and
uses the outside air alone to cool the
internal environment. However, when
the outside temperature rises to around 20°C, the Adtec-D switches to adiabatic
cooling mode. The incoming air is then passed through the Condair ME, which
evaporates water into the fresh air stream, cooling it by up to a further 12°C.
By combining free air and evaporative cooling, Weatherite’s Adtec-D has
recently been able to fully replace DX mechanical cooling across more than 800
switchgear rooms for a leading UK telecoms provider. A total of around 1,500
Adtec-D units have been deployed in the project to date. A single legacy 30kW
DX and free air cooling unit was consuming around 71,000kWh annually to
maintain the required internal temperature, operating 24/7. The replacement
30kW Adtec-D cooling unit consumes just 14,000kWh to meet the same annual
cooling load.
www.condair.co.uk
RELIEVING THE FIDDLE OF RING
CONTINUITY TESTING
The measuring of R1+R2, R1+RN, r1, rn and r2 has just become quicker and easier
with the release of the new Ring Continuity Adapter , A 2214, and associated
firmware updates by Metrel, the manufacturer of innovative test solutions.
The adapter, A 2214, and its test leads, is quickly nulled and clipped to the
circuit conductors and connected to one of a range of Metrel multi-function
testers. The test started with the press of a button and r1,r2, and rn are measured
in one go. The tester and its plugged test lead are then moved round the ringunder
test’s sockets. The results are stored and the highest reading displayed. As
the tester communicates with the adapter through the circuit conductors to vary
the configuration meaning that all the measurement are completed in one hit,
making it up to 60% faster than doing the job conventionally.
www.metrel.co.uk
01924 245000
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