This week sees D. G. Controls back at MACH.  

Open from Monday 7th till Friday 11th June at the NEC Birmingham,  MACH is the UK’s leading manufacturing technologies exhibition, and is a shop window for all types of machines and equipment used in engineering based manufacturing.

Showing much of the catalogue of enclosures and circuit technologies, MACH will be a useful opportunity to see the deegee beacons and sounders “in the flesh”, and to discuss your particular requirements with the deegee sales team.

You will find D. G. Controls Ltd in Hall 4 on Stand 4020

For further details about tickets and opening times, visit  www.mach2010.com

Preparations for this year’s show in Hannover are progrssing very well, including the stand being built by the on-site team.  All the kit is on site and the team are on schedule for a Sunday hand-over.

However, due to the ongoing and ever changing situation with flights in and out of the UK caused by the volcanic activity in Iceland, we have implemented our travel contingency plans for the team due to man the stand next week.  The team will be on-site as expected on Monday morning ready to meet all of you who are able to brave this unprecidented situation.

Safe travels – we look forward to meeting you all next week.

It’s that time of year again when all is in full swing getting ready for the Hannover Messe 2010.  Having had a great response to our 2009 location, you can once again find deegee in Hall 8 Stand B02.

Running from 19^th – 23^rd April 2010, Hannover Messe has always been a platform for meeting with the deegee distribution partners, both long-standing and new, and for discussing the beacon and sounder range with potential end-users from around the world.  2010 will prove to be no different; meetings have been scheduled with some of our newest clients, one of whom is working on a significant volume project with us on a new signalling concept.

This year the stand will be hosted by deegee’s Managing Director, Jon Whiten, who will be ably assisted by Office Manager Lisa Baum, and Sales Administrator Stacey Porter.  Operations Director, Wendy Whiten, will remain in the UK with the Whiten’s two sons, the younger at just 4 months old.

Click here to register for your free ticket.

Series M is the heavy-duty cast aluminium version of the Series L enclosure.  Incorporating the thick-walled Series L lens, with its optimised external lens ribbing for enhanced long-range visibility, Series M is well-suited to rugged or harsh environments.    The Series M enclosure is certified to IEC Protection Class IP65.

Series M is pre-drilled with four fixing holes on 90 x 120mm centres for direct surface mounting or clamping.  Threaded M20 entries in the base and the side are suitable for direct conduit/gland coupling.

The same interiors as fit into the Series L enclosure also fit Series M, viz. the small halogen rotating mirror beacon, and the 2.5 joule and voltage variants of the xenon beacon range.  Polycarbonate lenses for Series M are available in Red, Amber, Green, Blue and Clear.  The lens and interior circuit arrangement offers 360 degree all-round and 270 degree all-over viewing.

A stainless steel wall-mounting bracket is available for Series M, as is a stainless steel cage guard.

Series L is best known as the housing for the little fire alarm beacon from deegee, with both the xenon and the halogen-lamp rotating mirror versions extremely popular in this application.  The Polycarbonate lens of Series L has optimised external ribbing to maximise available light transfer, enhancing long-range visibility. 

The ABS white or black base is moulded with fixing drill-outs on 51mm centres for direct conduit box mounting and with alternative 3 drill-outs on 100mm PCD.  A moulded central 20mm diameter drill-out is located in the base for cable entry. 

Standing at only 133mm tall, and with a base diameter of 123mm, Series L is a small beacon with an excellent light-spread, making it a perfect solution for smaller offices, walkways, corridors, classrooms, etc.  The lens allows for 360o all round and 270o all-over viewing, and with a range of voltages of the xenon units, from 12V UC up to 240V DC and 230 V AC, the beacon works in many applications.

Series L is also available as a vehicle beacon fitted with a rubber base, to either fix directly to a vehicle (ideal for motorbikes, forklifts and general vehicles) or with a magnetic insert and a curly extendable cable to plug into a cigarette-lighter fitting for quick and easy removal and security when the vehicle is left unattended.

A stainless steel cage guard, stainless steel and polycarbonate wall-mounting brackets, and a pole mount are all available as optional extras with Series L.

Series K has long been the style of the large vehicle beacon from deegee, fitted with a rubber base with permanent fixings to a vehicle roof, or a magnetic insert for easy and quick fit and removal.  Using the same high lens as Series H, but on a shallower base, Series K suits applications where size really does matter, across industrial, vehicle, security and obstruction hazard warning. 

Housing internals based on the rotating mirror technology, filament, halogen, compact fluorescent, E27, xenon and LED, Series K is positioned with a package to suit all requirements.  Both the LED and CFT versions comply with ICAO Type A (10cd) Low Intensity Aircraft Obstruction Warning Regulations. 

The ABS base unit of Series K incorporates fixing drill-outs on 51mm centres for direct conduit box mounting, with alternative 3 drill-outs on 100mm PCD and a further 3 drill-outs on 130mm PCD.  A central 20mmØ drill-out is moulded into the bottom of the base for cable entry. 

Polycarbonate lenses for Series K are available in the standard deegee range of red, amber, green, blue and clear.  Optional fittings include a stainless steel cage guard, and various metal and polycarbonate wall-mounting brackets.

Series J is the largest of the aluminium cast heavy duty enclosures from the deegee range.  Styled for rough-service industrial hazard warning , Series J can house the full range of deegee technologies, rotating mirror with filament, halogen or LED light-source, xenon units, compact fluorescent, E27 and LED internals. 

Series J also forms part of the Aviation Obstruction Warning range, certified to the ICAO Low Intensity Type A (10cd) standard.  Both LED and compact fluorescent versions are available to meet this standard. 

Fixing holes are drilled on 164 x 215 centres for either direct surface mounting or clamp mounting to standard 6”, 8” or 10” RSJ, and there are threaded M20 entries in the base and the side for direct conduit/gland coupling.  Finished with a UV-stabilised polycarbonate lens in red, amber, green, blue or clear, Series J is sturdy enough for the most aggressive environment.

Series H has always been known as the “Hi-Top” beacon from deegee.  Standing at 225mm high, and 175mm diameter, it is the tallest beacon in the range.

Made with high grade engineering, UV-stabilised ABS for the base, and polycarbonate for the lens, Series H has a totally smooth exterior for easy wipe-down and clean.  This makes it ideal for use on vehicles, where the Series H dome is fitted to a shallower base, which is then mounted either directly onto  the vehicle roof, or fitted with a magnetic rubber base.

As well as the xenon and rotating mirror technologies, Series H can also be fitted with LED circuits, compact fluorescent and E27 lamp fittings.  Meeting the ICAO approval for Low Intensity Type A (10 candela) aviation obstruction warning beacons, Series H is an extremely popular choice as the aircraft warning beacon for many types of high-rise structure. 

Series H has various fixing options, with moulded drill-outs on 51mm centres for direct conduit box mounting and alternative 3 drill-outs on 100mm PCD and a further 3 drill-outs on 130mm PCD.  A central 20mmØ drill-out for cable entry is located in the base. 

With a stainless steel guard available, and various options of mounting bracket, Series H is an easy enclosure to work-with, in all sorts of applications.

Series G has always been the preferred deegee beacon for marine applications, due to its robust construction and IP68 ingress protection rating.  It can be seen at many of the docks and harbour entrances in the UK, fitted with any of the deegee technologies – xenon, LED, fluorescent or filament, as well as the rotating mirror mechanism in filament, halogen or LED.

However, more recently deegee has being using the Series G enclosure for its ICAO approved Low Intensity Type A (10 candela) and Type B (32 candela) aviation obstruction warning beacons. 

With the eight-point tamper resistant dome fixings and O-ring gasket for positive ingress protection, Series G is tough enough to handle the most severe battering of the waves and the rain.  Both the base and lens are manufactured from high grade engineering, UV-stabilised polycarbonate.  Lenses come in the full deegee range of Red, Amber, Green, Blue and Clear.

For cable entry and mounting to either conduit, flat surfaces or onto the optional brackets, there are flat positions in opposing sides (2 off) and the base (1 off) of Series G, for the end-user to drill entries for Conduit/Glands and to allow through-connection.  The side entry thickness is suitable for thread forming.

At time of ordering, an optional stainless steel cage can be bonded to the dome lens.  Two options of mounting bracket are also available for Series G.

Series F is the deegee enclosure of choice for very harsh environments including acidic conditions. 

Manufactured using AISI 316 stainless steel, and fully sealed with acid-resistant rubber gaskets, Series F is a heavy-duty beacon featuring a clear glass Fresnel dome over a coloured polycarbonate Series D dome.

The enclosure features fixing holes on 120 x 165mm centres, and side 20.5mmØ cable entry, and is  rated at IP65.

The most popular circuit fitted to Series F is the amber xenon 11Joule unit, but static, pulsed and simulated revolving LED circuits are also available, as is a voltage ranging xenon (12-100Vdc, 12-72Vac).

Offering 360 all-round visibility, Series F can be mounted vertically or horizontally, indoor or outdoor.