Utility Products for the Power & Telecom Industry

Latest news on utility vehicles, safety, power transmission and distribution, line construction and power testing and measurement.

Transmission & Distribution

Lightning strikes twice -- proper grounding prevents outages

Feb 2, 2012

A total systems approach to electrical grounding might save millions of dollars.

interlocking receptacle

Interlocking receptacles offer high electrical performance

Feb 2, 2012

Appleton's new interlocked receptacles offer NEMA 4X corrosion resistance in compact form factor.

Five animal-caused substation outages

Feb 1, 2012

TransGard Systems names “Five Worst Animal-caused Substation Outages of 2011.”

Vehicles & Accessories

emergency warning spotlight

Emergency warning spotlight and floodlight

Feb 3, 2012

Whelen Engineering introduces the Micro Pioneer, a compact spotlight/floodlight.

labeler print station

MPS 150T Print Station expands labeler functionality

Feb 3, 2012

DuraLabel introduces wide format network labeling system to expand functionality of DuraLabel 9000 labeler.

spring kit

Ride-Rite spring kit maximizes truck safe load carrying capacity

Feb 2, 2012

Firestone Industrial Products’ Ride-Rite air helper spring kits are available for 2012 Dodge Ram 2500/3500 trucks, both 2WD and 4WD models.

Tools & Supplies

emergency warning spotlight

Emergency warning spotlight and floodlight

Feb 3, 2012

Whelen Engineering introduces the Micro Pioneer, a compact spotlight/floodlight.

labeler print station

MPS 150T Print Station expands labeler functionality

Feb 3, 2012

DuraLabel introduces wide format network labeling system to expand functionality of DuraLabel 9000 labeler.

tablet computer

Tablet computer for mobile workers

Feb 1, 2012

Trimble Yuma tablet computer now available with 80GB solid state drive.

Line Construction & Maintenance

emergency warning spotlight

Emergency warning spotlight and floodlight

Feb 3, 2012

Whelen Engineering introduces the Micro Pioneer, a compact spotlight/floodlight.

Advanced lightning and severe weather alerts

Feb 3, 2012

Weather Decision Technologies announces partnership with Earth Networks for advanced lightning and severe weather alerting.

labeler print station

MPS 150T Print Station expands labeler functionality

Feb 3, 2012

DuraLabel introduces wide format network labeling system to expand functionality of DuraLabel 9000 labeler.

Safety Products

emergency warning spotlight

Emergency warning spotlight and floodlight

Feb 3, 2012

Whelen Engineering introduces the Micro Pioneer, a compact spotlight/floodlight.

Advanced lightning and severe weather alerts

Feb 3, 2012

Weather Decision Technologies announces partnership with Earth Networks for advanced lightning and severe weather alerting.

labeler print station

MPS 150T Print Station expands labeler functionality

Feb 3, 2012

DuraLabel introduces wide format network labeling system to expand functionality of DuraLabel 9000 labeler.

Test & Measurement

Advanced lightning and severe weather alerts

Feb 3, 2012

Weather Decision Technologies announces partnership with Earth Networks for advanced lightning and severe weather alerting.

Tropos 1410 wireless mesh router and wireless bridge

Feb 1, 2012 New Tropos 1410 wireless mesh router and wireless bridge cost-effectively delivers secure field area networks. Each Tropos 1410 includes an integrated firewall and VPN while enabling field area net...

Scalable solution for smart metering and remote asset monitoring

Jan 31, 2012

Inmarsat’s new BGAN M2M service delivers global IP capability for scalable M2M solutions.