The new 3M PL150 is a compact, rugged tool for fast, on-site creation of labels that last in challenging industrial environments.

Features:

• An all-new ‘QWERTY’ style keypad (same key layout as your computer), for fast, intuitive content input.
• One-touch formatting keys make setting up common label formats a breeze, saving even more time on-site.
• ‘Favourites’ function provides single-key access to frequently used labels, symbols and terms – eliminating repeated input & setup.
• Integrated rubber bumper absorbs the knocks on the job, day after day.
• Accepts industrial-grade 3M label cartridges up to 19mm wide, including heat-shrink tube cartridges.

Available now in all Lear&Smith branches.

For communities that are included in the three year rollout plan, download the PDF.
Rollout plan – 1 April 2012 to 30 June 2015 (PDF – 700 KB)

This list provides the estimated likely coverage are based on our rollout schedule, which may change following more detailed planning and design work. See the full list of one year rollout information at the NBNCo website

For more information on the roll out of the NBN or Digital TV roll outs  please visit the Matchmaster website.

Large numbers of Nationals and Liberal Party MPs are opposed to allowing the widespread use of coal seam gas due to environmental concerns, especially over the likely impact in farming areas.

At the same time, oil and gas reserves in the Bass Strait, are running out, which will place further pressure on NSW to find additional sources of gas.

The warnings come as the power industry is moving to use gas to replace coal as its preferred source of energy to generate electricity as a result of the carbon tax which is to begin from midyear and may make it uneconomic to use coal.

In the submission, the NSW government has endorsed this shift, saying that using gas to generate electricity is likely to emerge as the ”transition option to a low carbon economy”.

As a result, gas demand might triple over the next two decades, it said, which would place additional stress on existing gas supplies and drive the need for new sources to be found and developed, the state government said.

Long-term contracts to supply gas to NSW, principally from the Cooper Basin in central Australia, begin expiring from 2014, with large additional volumes of gas needed from around 2016 and 2017, at a time when the boom in export gas projects in Queensland will leave NSW gas consumers increasingly at risk, unless large additional sources of gas are found.

(Source: http://www.smh.com.au/environment/energy-smart)

The new Centrina LED is a cost effective, wall mounted bulkhead using energy efficient LEDs. The Centrina LED is ideal to use for security lighting around schools, hospitals, public buildings and industrial sites.

Introducing the updated line of Lufkin fiberglass long tapes. A broad line that’s long on features…

The broad line of Lufkin fiberglass tapes offers you an unmatched choice of lengths and blade styles, so you can have the tape that’s perfect for the job you do. Whether you need a 50-foot standard, a 200-foot engineer’s, or a 100 meter two-sided metric/English tape, we have it. With Lufkin, you never have to compromise.

Lufkin fiberglass long tapes feature a strong, yet lightweight four-arm open frame design that protects the blade and sheds mud and dirt.

The yellow clad fiberglass blade is impervious to moisture. The handle of every tape has an extra-wide cushion grip for all-day comfort, and a large ring opening, so holding it is easy, even if you’re wearing gloves.

The Hi-Viz® orange case is easy to find on the job site and its light weight case is easy to handle and rewind. The end hook folds back for true-zero measurements. Smooth, kink-resistant blades wipe clean easily.

For more information simply contact your local Lear & Smith Branch today.

The new 30USM has a whopping 20A capacity and can switch fluorescent loads up to 16AX as well as increased performance in high short circuit conditions, which makes it a truly universal switch mechanism and ideal for any application.

The team has also introduced a deep contact action and 3mm air gap within the mechanism. This eliminates visible arcing and “crackling”, preventing carbon deposits on the dolly (switch) and aperture. Not to mention an independent “snap” action of the dolly bridge that stops the switch from being partially turned on or off.

Cathryn Blair, Clipsal Marketing Operations Manager says that the combination of new features and modular 30 Mechanism design gives         electrical contractors a flexible switch solution.

“The huge switching capacity and modular design of the 30USM provides contractors with a convenient and flexible switch solution, which can be used across many applications. The great advantage of this is that contractors only need to carry one switch mechanism, preventing the need to carry several switch mechanisms for different applications.”

(Source:http://www.clipsal.com/trade/news)

Toyota Deputy Managing Director, Tony Walker, commented:

“Using solar power to supply electricity to the plant underlines our commitment to the UK’s low-carbon economy and our own ambitions to further reduce our carbon footprint.”

And now it looks as though Honda and BMW are following suit. Honda has been installing solar power generation systems at its operations in locations around Japan, reaching a total capacity of 3.3 megawatts. Not only that but Honda says it will install 2.6-megawatt Soltec system at its new Yorii Plant, which Honda says will be the largest solar power generation system installed at an auto-mobile facility in Japan.

BMW has also taken the solar path, having recently completed installing 400 solar modules, each with a 240 watt capacity, at BMW’s Manufacturing’s heritage museum and visitor’s center. The $500,000 solar power system provides all the electricity required to run the Museum and will also be powering three new electric vehicle charging stations throughout the main facility.

What are the symptoms?
The symptoms of CO poisoning include headaches, sickness, tiredness and muscle pain, all of which can be misdiagnosed as the flu. It is therefore important to protect your family and home with a Carbon Monoxide Alarm.

Description
The PSA Lifesaver LIFCO9 alarm protects against the dangers of deadly carbon monoxide levels in the home and provides continuous monitoring of CO levels.

This alarm can be installed on a wall, or as a tabletop unit for added convenience. The PSA Lifesaver LIFCO9 units are easy to install and provide reliable protection against the dangers of carbon monoxide.

These alarm units benefit from a small, sleek design that is suitable for all living areas. They have a 7-year sensor life, providing up to 40% longer protection than many other CO alarms currently available.

Specs:

• Battery Operated: 3 x AA included
• Dimensions (in mm): 126(w) x 72(h) x 35 (d)
• 2 LEDs: Red – alarm condition
• Green – DC power is present, normal operation
• Test/reset button
• Temperature: 4 to 38oC (-10 to 60oC for storage or transport)
• Humidity: 10 to 95% (RH)
• Lifespan: 7 years
• Warranty: 5 years
• Low battery signal: alerts when the battery needs replacing

For more information contact your local branch TODAY!

(Source: http://www.psaproducts.com.au/)

The government conducted a report that predicted that in the event that Loy Yang Power was to close, wholesale electricity prices would nearly double which would directly affect household power costs. The report found that the estimated power prices would increase by nearly 80 per cent in Victoria and 45 per cent in NSW.

Other energy industry sources told the Newcastle Herald that  Loy Yang Power was emerging as the first big test of the government’s policies aimed at ensuring the electricity market coped with the introduction of the $23-a-tonne carbon price in July without major disruption.

Loy Yang Power lobbied fiercely for amendments to the carbon tax laws that would have allowed deferred payments when producers bought forward-dated pollution permits under the scheme, a provision that was included under the Rudd government’s emissions trading scheme that would have reduced the sudden increase in their working capital requirements.

Loy Yang Power’s chief executive Mr Nethercote said it was ”more than likely” Loy Yang would have had to get a no action letter from ASIC even without a carbon price, which will cost it about $450 million a year.

(Source: http://www.theherald.com.au/ )