HTML Catalog Website Changes
The www.mastec.co.nz website is now about 13 years old and is basically a catalog or brochure type site. We still use the old Adobe Pagemill to keep this alive.
Over the years it has grown and grown and we have just done some rationalising. The side panel with manufacturers has been simplified with our main suppliers first and then speciality suppliers next, with medical last. The reason of course is that we have dozens of suppliers that make very special products but they are not our main line sales products. So this should hel searches for manufacturers.
Outsource IT
You will also see that SWS -- Smart Works Systems has been removed and Outsource IT our new alliance comapny is now high lighted.
The way we invision this alliance working, is customers phone in to discuss the hardware for the project and if they need integration we introduce them to Outsource IT and we work together on the project.
New Web Sites
We
had hoped to put up two transacting websites by now but our ISP
is having difficulty putting them up as they are in the middle
of a VMware upgrade. So soon is the best we can say.
Electronics
Export
I don't know if you saw this, but Electronic exports are now bigger than Beef exports. I believe the last years figures were >$5BNZD.
We have realigned our company to help these exporting companies over the last few years, to focus on Supply, OEM and Logisitics. Greater than 55% of our income now comes via OEM supply. Our aim this year is to get this to 60+%.
We welcome enquiries on any product requirements not just in NZ but external also. We have been selling power products into China and Australia.
We
are still looking for an Australian company to work with. We
have been given distribution of a large vendors product range
for Australia including state of the art wireless. Please do
contact us if you want details on this.
The Highlight Products and Companies for this month
IREM SPa of Italy
We are a little late this month and were working on presenting a new Industrial Company - IREM SPa of Italy.
They are a world leading company for Large Scale Mains Conditioners - stabilising, filtering and correction for large sites plus a large range of Industrial Lighting control systems for Xenon, Metal Hallide and Mercury vapour.
If you concerned or are having difficulties with large image projectors, large or high quality sound systems or sensitive medical or industrial instruments, then this company may have a solution for you.
If you are specing out a large industrial sites or building system and need to manage power better, especially for IT and Lighting then do look at this product range.
I suspect many consultants will be interested to know they can using IREM, manage AC Power better and reduce operatiing costs and energy costs for their clients.
They even make micro hydro power systems -- go to their page
Measurement Computing - USB-2001-TC $99.00USD plus freight +GST
USB-Based Single-Channel Thermocouple Measurement Device for
DAQFlex
- •Accepts standard mini-plug
- •Accessory thermocouples available
- •ADC resolution: 20-bit
- •Conversion time: 250 ms
- •Included accessories: CD containing the DAQFlex Software API, a Windows® installer file (msi), and a Zip file containing installation files for Linux™ operating systems
- •Integrated cold junction compensation (CJC)
- •Operating temperature range: 0 to 55 °C
- •Read our Whitepaper on text-based programming with DAQFlex
- •Simple messaging protocol
- •Supports
J, K, R, S, T, N, E, and B type thermocouples
Aaxeon -- New Unmanaged Industrial Fiber PoE Switch
The new LNP-501A is an unmanaged fiber PoE switch that features 4 10/100TX ports capable of powering devices via Power over Ethernet and 1 100BaseFX port. Each of the 4 10/100TX ports supports 802.3af PoE standard and can provide up to 15 watts at 48VDC.
The new LNP-501A will be available with both Multi-Mode fiber and Single-Mode fiber models.
Extended Operating Temperature models will be able to operate in temperature ranges from -40°C to 80°C while standard models will retain operating temperature ranges from -10°C to 70°C.
- RJ-45 Port Supports Auto MDI/MDI-X Function
- Embedded 4-Port PoE Injector Function
- Store-and-Forward Switching Architecture
- Back-Plane (Switching Fabric): 1Gbps
- DC 48V Redundant Power
- Provides EFT Protection 3000 VDC for Power Line
- Supports 6000 VDC Ethernet ESD Protection
- IP30 Rugged Aluminum Case Design
- DIN-Rail and Wall Mount Design
- 5-Year
Warranty
Asian
Electron - Switched Mode Power Supplies
We have been marketing and supporting Asian Electron now for 9 years. They are primarily know for their large range of Inverters and Battery Chargers.
Recently they have taken the strategic decision to enter into the switched mode power supply arena and build a second source of Meanwell supplies and others, with some technology improvements and lower prices. (We did a review on this last year)
Their new range for 2010 is a complete range of higher power DC supplies of 600, 800, 1200 and 1500 watts, closed box supplies with excellent efficiencies. Output voltages are presets with 5, 9, 12, 15, 24, 48 and 60 VDC models.
For instance the 600 Watt 5 VDC model can source 100 Amps with an qty 51-100 OEM price of around $300NZD.
Have a look at the preliminary PDF for the 600 Watt Models
For higher wattage the specs remain the same, just staged up.
OEM supply prices are excellent.
TrippLite - Medical Grade Products
MasTec has been selling Medical grade UPSs for about 10 years now from PowerVAR. We have been selling TrippLite UPSs for 17 years and this addition of medical grade UPSs to TrippLites range gives everyone more options.
You will find the TrippLite units lower cost.
- UL 60601-1 listed as medical electrical equipment
- Built-in isolation transformer with Faraday shield
- Automatic Voltage Regulation (AVR) technology
- Communication ports
- PowerAlert software
- Extended runtime capability on select models
Some links Specs
| Model No. | Output Volt Amp Capacity (VA) | Nominal Input Voltage(s) Supported | Built-in UPS output receptacles | Communications interface |
| OMNIX350HG | 350 | 230VAC | 6 C13 outlet(s) | USB |
| SMX700HG | 700 | 230VAC | 6 C13 outlet(s) | DB9 Serial |
| SMX1200XLHG | 1200 | 230VAC | 6 C13 outlet(s) | DB9 Serial |
PowerTech - Solar Panels
- Monocrystaline high efficiency.
MasTec has been testing these panels now for two years against polycrystaline cells and in bright sun the monos are more efficient.
A full range of Solar panels at excellent prices
Range 5, 10, 20, 65, 80, 120 watts for 12 volt systems or series connection
also
175 watts 24VDC with open voltage 42VDC
You can now get 120 watt panels 12 VDC for less than $800NZD, that use to be the cost of 65 watt panels two years ago.
If you are building series solar systems please be very careful, cover the cells with black plastic beofre installing as you could get a severe shock or burnt as the open voltages are very high in bright sun. Typically a 48 volt system will give a 80+ VDC shock and if it is wet on the roof it will be high current.
The key thing is this. If you need small to medium remote power then Solar is second best, behind Hydro ( if you have a 30-50 meter fall and a steady supply of water which is very rare). It is much better than a diesel and a wind turbine. It is quiet, reliable, long life and the price will keep coming down.
Return on Investment, if you use the cost of power from the grid as the standard, is still very poor but is getting better.
EPSolar - Chargers with
remote meter
Solar will continue to become more important as costs of Cells go down as you can see in the above section on PowerTech panels.
We would like to highlite EPSolar as a new breed of Alternative Power company.
Are you having difficulty finding Solar chargers with 24VDC or higher voltages and currents up to 200As.
Most of these solar chargers have three stage with Full charge, PWM and Equalize stages. They have all the features you require and more.
If you are building remote solar power, mobile power or a solar power station or what ever solar pleasemcheck this link
OPTO 22 - Wireless PACs
The SNAP-PAC-S1-W programmable automation controller (PAC) provides all of the same features as the SNAP-PAC-S1 and adds a wireless LAN interface as well.
Compact and
industrially hardened, this controller provides powerful, real-time
control and communications to meet your industrial control, monitoring,
and data acquisition needs. One of the four components of the
SNAP PAC System, the SNAP-PAC-S1-W is fully integrated with PAC
Project software, SNAP PAC brains, and SNAP I/O modules to form
a complete control system. The SNAP PAC System includes digital
and analog control, serial string handling, PID loops, and enterprise
connectivity.
Labjack - U6 DAQ Unit
- exceptional value $299 USD + Freight + GST
•14 Analog
Inputs (16-18+ Bits Depending on Speed)
•U6-Pro Adds 24-bit Low-Speed ADC for 22-Bit Effective Resolution
•Single-Ended Inputs (14) or Differential Inputs (7)
•Instrumentation Amplifier Inputs
•Software Programmable Gains of x1, x10, and x100
•Analog Input Ranges of ±10, ±1, and ±0.1
Volts
•Built-In CJC Temperature Sensor
•2 Fixed Current Outputs (200/10 µA)
•2 Analog Outputs (12-Bit, ~0-5 Volts)
•20 Digital I/O
•Up to 2 Counters (32 Bits Each)
•Up to 4 Timers (Pulse Timing, PWM Output, Quadrature Input,
...)
•Supports SPI, I2C, and Asynchronous Serial Protocols (Master
Only)
•Supports Software or Hardware Timed Acquisition
•Maximum Input Stream Rate of 50 kHz (Depending on Resolution)
•Capable of Command/Response Times Less Than 1 Millisecond
U6 Pro -- exceptional value $369 USD + Freight + GST
All the features of the normal U6 with the addition of an auxiliary low-speed hi-resolution (24-bit) sigma-delta ADC.
