ELECTRIC.IE • The Magazine & Website for the Irish Electrical Industry • 3 Simplified. Done. Rittal Roadshow 2022 Our areas of expertise! Safeguarding the future means laying the foundations right now. We’re paying you a visit to show you the possibilities for your company. Bursting with products and expertise, our roadshow highlights ways for you to ensure future industrial value creation by acting now. All the necessary hygiene requirements and coronavirus restrictions are naturally being complied with. Consider the key challenges and allow yourself to be inspired. How can you make your digital transformation faster and more efficient? How can digital solutions make it easy for you to speed up your engineering and production processes? How can end-to-end automation solutions help optimise your value chain? How can Introducing Hitachi Energy - Ireland - Page 32 Kempston Controls - MEM Memshield 1 & 2 and Crane Controls - Page 29 Rittal Roadshow - 16th to 27th May - Page 38 11 5 Editorial 7 OEM International acquires Demesne Electrical. 8 Taoiseach Micheál Martin opens new Ei Electronics Group Headquarters in Shannon, and announces plans to create 200 jobs. 11 Five reasons to buy Resi9, Schneider Electric’s latest residential circuit protection system. 15 RFE & NOARK New MCCB’s Ex9M SU20 with electronic trigger. 17 Luceco - What are the key trends and opportunities around the future of USB charging? 23 Phoenix Contact - Compact modular distribution blocks with lateral Push-in connection. 23 Phoenix Contact - Reliable interface for the blind plugging of modular connections. 25 ABB E-mobility increases majority stake in Chinese EV charging provider Chargedot 27 AEW Awards Lunch 2022 – Change of Date. 29 Kempston Controls Completes Acquisition of MEM from Eaton Electrical. 30 EIFI Awards 2022 - The EIFI have announced that the Electrical Industry Awards will take place this year on September 2nd. 32 Introducing Hitachi Energy in Ireland. 33 €19.8 million for Energy Research Projects in Ireland. 36 ABB launches first touch-free smart sensor to reduce indoor air pollution 37 ABB Head Office moves to Sandyford in Dublin. 38 Rittal Roadshow 2022. 39 Temperature vs Equipment – Who will Win? 41 Golf Fixtures. 43 S.I. No 703/2021 – Sectoral Employment Order. (Electrical Contracting Sector) 47 Cathal Grace has been appointed as Sales Director at Precision Cables. 49 CHINT Ireland's P.Q.A promise. 57 Government announces unprecedented grant supports for home energy upgrades and increased numbers of free energy upgrades for those at risk of energy poverty. 61 Why Rointe Is Fast Becoming The Heating Solution Of Choice For So Many Irish Customers. 65 Appointments 66 Buyers' Guide. 17 Contents 8
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