Power quality specialist REO UK has installed new robotic units into its production facilities to improve the accuracy of component and enclosure manufacturing. The new systems allow the company to maintain a consistently high standard of product, while also boosting production capacity in line with increasing demand for effective power quality equipment.

Have you noticed that more and more people are taking selfies from their hospital bed? It’s not that there has been a sudden outbreak, or that there has been a spike in the number of accidents. It’s just that hospital patients and visitors are now allowed to use mobile phones on-site without fear of interfering with medical equipment. However, as Steve Hughes, Managing Director of power quality specialist REO UK explains, hospitals st...

We take for granted what an important role electricity plays in the food chain; from powering microwaves to keeping fridge-freezers running. Yet even before products reach the hands of consumers, a constant supply of reliable power is required to ensure that food is produced safely and properly. Steve Hughes, Managing Director of power quality specialist REO UK, explains how electrical engineers can protect food manufacturing plants fro...

Many renewable and marine resistor applications are moving towards liquid cooling, because it offers superior environmental protection for drive systems, as well as improved reliability and smaller component sizes.  Author: Steve Hughes, REO UK

REO UK has traded in its Christmas cards for charity this year, donating the festive funds to Lingen Davies Cancer Fund. The donation will go towards the charity’s ongoing projects with the radiotherapy department at Royal Shrewsbury Hospital. The funds will be used to purchase a specialised couch in the radiotherapy department at the Lingen Davies Cancer Centre.

“Who’s left this TV on again?” You can almost hear the cries of dads all around the country as they realise their home smart meter is showing a spike in energy consumption. It's not just dads either. Energy companies are currently promoting smart meters as a way for consumers to reduce their energy costs. But did you know these can also be used in industry? However, as Steve Hughes, managing director of power quality specialist ...

Earlier this year a Welsh village was swept with unfounded fears that a flock of drug-fuelled sheep would go on a psychotic rampage due to recent fly-tipping. This stemmed from one source’s statement being misconstrued by the public. While on this occasion little harm was done to anything other than the sheep’s reputation, the event highlighted the ease with which misconceptions can often lead to a fear of new developments, especially...

Channel 4’s yearlong documentary Eden consists of 24 individuals spending a year creating a society of their own from scratch on a remote estate in the Scottish Highlands. The series aims to get the individuals to thrive, and in order to do so they need the embedded camera crew, and the power quality specialist, REO UK, who has supplied a voltage stabiliser to Initiative Electrical for the use during the filming.

Power quality specialist REO UK has created an online energy calculator to help businesses calculate the energy savings they can make by using a REOWAVE passive filter. By simply entering a few key figures, businesses and Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs) can instantly see the cost savings and reduction in CO2 emissions they can make by controlling the unwanted interference in their power supply. The calculator is available online here.

Power quality specialist REO UK has refreshed its REOLINE range of portable power supplies for laboratory, test and factory applications. The range provides an adjustable low-loss output voltage, integrated short-circuit protection and does not generate ElectroMagnetic Interference (EMI), ensuring that the power supply is consistent and reliable.

The REOTRON MDW 700WK offers reliable regulation of current, power and voltage as well as integrated current and voltage monitoring from absolute zero to 10V. The module can be easily switched between two modes; three phase-angle, ideal for controlling ripple sensitive electrical loads, and burst-fire up to 3x450A, better suited to applications that require low radio frequency interference (RFI).

Power quality specialist REO UK has refreshed REOVAR, a series of variable transformers that provide adjustable output voltages with a constant sinusoidal waveform. REOVAR is designed to eliminate high-frequency electrical interference in test and research facilities where it can lead to falsified results but where various output voltages are required.

If you were to step onto High Speed 2 (HS2) in the northern reaches of the UK for a trip to London, you would witness a significant change of landscape in a relatively short amount of time. The same can be said for the journey of railway electrification, which in 133 years has gone from a quarter mile of track to the majority of the UK. Here Steve Hughes, managing director of power quality specialist, REO UK, looks at the electrification of rail....

REO UK has launched a range of power line filters to combat electromagnetic interference (EMI) and Radio Frequency Interference (RFI) on power lines. The CNW 161 and 163 filters are designed for building controls, renewable and factory automation applications.

Power quality specialist REO UK has launched a range of current transformers designed to ensure high power efficiency and quality by offering highly accurate linear current sensing and electricity metering. These transformers come in a selection of power ranges to suit industry sectors including automation, railway engineering and renewable energy.

The race is on to develop smart cities of the future that are cleaner, greener, easier to navigate and better to live in. The prospect of living in a place where utilities, roads and even buildings work in harmony to make life easier, all while reducing environmental impact, may still seem farfetched, but it's quickly becoming a reality. Here Steve Hughes, managing director of REO UK considers the top three trends in power quality that are the ke...

REO UK has launched PROMED, a series of large electrical transformers designed to provide fully isolated power in operating theatres and other medical environments. The transformers are fully compliant with the EN 60601 medical directive, offering low current leakage and efficient isolation.

In a perfect world, all industries and applications would be fuelled by renewable energy and provide us with sustainable power. Unfortunately, as Steve Hughes, Managing Director of power quality expert, REO UK, explains, there are many problems to resolve before industries can fully rely on a consistently sustainable source of power.

Electric rail might be the accepted standard of powering train journeys across the UK now, but it is still a relatively new system. To help electrical and transport professionals better understand the history of rail electrification, power quality specialist REO UK has put together an infographic outlining its journey. The infographic is available to download from the company website.

Buzzwords fly around in industry like wasps at a picnic. Industry 4.0 is one of these hugely popular concepts, particularly when it comes to manufacturing. Here Steve Hughes, Managing Director, REO UK, gives further insight into Industry 4.0.