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The Importance of Amber & Yellow Beacon Lights
Yellow or amber beacon lights can be seen in numerous places, covering a wide range of different applications. They are also frequently found in roads and airport runways, among other places. Flashing Amber Lights For Road Safety Yellow or amber beacon lights are most...
Types & Usage of Industrial Warning Lights
Industrial warning lights are almost everywhere, but what exactly are they for? Flashing Strobe Lights A strobe light, also known as a stroboscopic lamp is used to emit regular flashes of light. Flashing strobe lights feature a high signalling effect through bursting...
Exciting Times at deegee!
Due to increasing demands, we are pleased to announce the recruitment of 4 additional team members! 3 of our new team members have been placed in the factory, providing assistance to the Manufacturing Team in the production and assembly of our products. Our entire...
LED Status Signals For Better Efficiency
LED status signals are illuminating devices that come in different lens colours, powered by LEDs or light-emitting diodes. LEDs are a semiconductor light source that produces light when an electric current flows through them....
When To Use Beacons?
What is Beacon? A beacon is a device that is tailored to grab attention to certain locations. One good example of this is the lighthouse that actually offers fixed locations that can be utilized to route around impediments. In order to offer relevant and...
A Comprehensive Guide to Audible Warning Signals
Audible warning signals can help to reduce incidents in a community and they allow people to become more aware of what is happening around them. Mostly, we can find this type of warning signal in places where there is a lot of traffic. They warn us of approaching...
Your Guide To Beacon Lights
Beacon lights can be found almost everywhere. They have become a part of our daily lives, but most of us are still not aware of their importance. Different types of beacon lights can each have their own unique uses. Each of these plays an important role in different...
What Can Beacons Be Used For?
Without a doubt, new technologies are becoming a part of our every day environment. Some of them remain either perplexing, or unnoticed. Warning beacons are one of these technologies – they are bright and unmissable, but in many instances can be over looked as...
Critical Use of Beacons in Tunnels
Wouldn’t life be dull without light? We know that light is one of the most important tools for guidance – which is essential for us to see and get us safely from A to B. And now, thanks to the evolution of technology, we are also able to use light for many other...
Why is LED Better?
Without a doubt, Light Emitting Diodes (or commonly known as LEDS) are having a boom in today’s day and age. They are becoming more and more popular as most people utilise them in their everyday lives. LEDS have proved to be by far one of the most superior...
NVQ Success Shines Through
D. G. Controls Ltd has been an Investor in People for 10 years this year, and still takes its certification seriously, part of which is providing training as necessary to develop individuals in their roles. It is therefore our great pleasure to congratulate Angie...
MACH 2010
At its second exhibition of 2010, June saw D. G. Controls back at MACH, the UK’s leading manufacturing technologies exhibition. Held at the NEC Birmingham, MACH is recognised as a shop window for all types of machines and equipment used in engineering based...
MACH 2010
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...
Icelandic Volcano Ash – Hannover 2010
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...
It’s that time of year again when all is in full swing…
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 19th – 23rd April 2010, Hannover Messe has always been...
9 – Series M
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...
8 – Series L
If you were to broach the topic of safety with some Pittsburg Fire Watch Guards, you'd get to know that Series L is best for the little fire alarm beacon from deegee, with both the xenon and the halogen-lamp rotating mirror versions extremely popular in this...
7 – Series K
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,...
6 – Series J
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,...
5 – Series H
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...
4 – Series G
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,...
3 – Series F
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...
2 – Series E
Series E is, shape-wise, the big brother to the miniature Series D. The Series E enclosure has been in existence in the deegee range for many years, and it is still one of the most popular housing shapes. Fixing to walls, poles, conduit or brackets is made easy. ...
1 – Series D
Series D is the miniature hazard warning beacon enclosure from deegee. Ideal for general purpose and localised signalling applications, Series D can be fitted with all of the beacon lamp technologies, such as xenon, LED, filament and a telephone-ringing alert...
Success for deegee at SPS/IPC/Drives 2009
With the team and the kit now back in Swadlincote, the resounding feeling is a positive one with regards to the quality of the meetings which took place at SPS Drives 2009. A number of existing deegee distributors came to the stand to share their marketing plans for...
High intensity LED beacon for office use
Using the low profile Series R enclosure from the deegee brand, PSR/*/*/LED-FIRE is a high-intensity, low-current L.E.D. warning beacon ideal for use with fire-alarm systems. Using high-intensity L.E.Ds. the beacon can achieve an effective luminous intensity of up to...
All lights blazing at SPS Drives 2009
For the first time in 7 years, the deegee brand of beacons and sounders has been taken to SPS Drives at Nuremberg. With an exhibition stand based on the theme of “Highlighting Industrial Safety”, and further developing the brand identity from the Hannover 2009 show,...
“Series B” – big brother to the new Series C
Now that the Series C range of beacons and sounders is formally launched, deegee has followed up in quick succession with the Series B! Using the ABS Base of the Series C, the Series B is just that bit taller, using a brand new higher dome. This allows for a...
New “Series C” Beacon Range
The new Series C beacon range from the deegee brand is perfectly styled for office and public area use. At only 85cm tall, Series C comprises a robust ABS Base and a Polycarbonate lens. The circuitry is fixed to the lens assembly, allowing easy fitting of bases and...
“Series C” Sounder/ Beacon combos pack a punch
With formal launch of the "Series C" Industrial Sounder, the IAS-C, with its sound output of up to 110 dB, focus as always with the deegee range is on how versatile our products are. Developed with an eye on the flexibility of the Series C range, a core application is...