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Beacons & Industrial Evolution
Evolution is referred to as the steady development of a particular thing or item, specifically from a simple to a more multifaceted form. Furthermore, it isn’t just available or restricted to living organisms, but to the non-living things too. As a...
Advantages & Disadvantages Of Factory Automation Infrastructure
In the manufacturing industry, the profitmaking sustainability relies very much on the production of its product. Moreover, the systems used in manufacturing are included in this aswell. Irrespective of the technology used in the process, the primary principles...
Telephone Initiated Beacons
Beacons are getting more and more popular, and are becoming a necessity in many cases. In fact, there are so many types of beacons on the market today to choose from - one of the popular types of beacons being used more and more are the telephone-initiated beacons....
Loading Bays and The Transport Industry
According to research, it has been estimated that about 25% of all warehouse and factory accidents occur in loading bay areas, which makes it one of the most dangerous places in the transport industry. This isn’t surprising if you consider the volume of traffic, as...
Audible Warning Signals And Their Benefits
With the help of technology, the prevention of incidents or accidents is made possible, including the evolution of warning signals and safety signs. These warning signals are used in an audio and visual form, and are usually found in places where there is lots of...
The Benefits of Beacons in the Construction Industry
We use technology in our every day lives, making things easier and more efficient, without even realizing. One of those devices is the warning beacon, however, not everyone is familiar with the use of it. A beacon is a visible device that is designed to draw...
Beacons in Construction
As I’m sure you’d agree, it would be extremely difficult for us to spend a day without technology, as it is already part of our day to day living. For example, whenever we go somewhere new, we will immediately look down to our phones and open maps instead of trying on...
Xenon Strobe Warning Lights
As time goes on, technology continues to improve and upgrade. Lighting technology is a perfect example of this. The xenon strobe is a device that produces light just like the LED (Light Emitting Diode), but the light is produced by a xenon flash tube. This lamps...
Are Signalling Devices Necessary?
Working or staying in a busy setting such as warehouses and production plants may be very dangerous most especially for workers if the security, as well as the safety, is not ensured at all times. Such settings are extremely loud, and injuries may possibly occur when...
The Advantages of Using Tower Beacons
Tower beacons actually refer to the signal system utilized for status-display of every lean manufacturing station. These beacons, however, are also known as indicator lights, stack lights, or Andon lights. Furthermore, tower beacons are considered one of the...
deegee @ Mittalaitepaivat – Helsinki
With a busy year of exhibiting in 2009, Finnish distributor of the deegee beacon range, Elektro-Tukku, are firstly taking the deegee products to Mittalaitepaivat, the MEASURING & Testing Exhibition fair, in Helsinki on 25th and 26th March 2009. This show is...
Mark Todd MP visits D.G. Controls Limited
Mark Todd, MP for South Derbyshire visited D.G. Controls Ltd, the Swadlincote-based manufacturer of deegee beacons and sounders today. After a discussion with D.G. Controls’ Managing Director Jon Whiten at a Manufacturing Technologies Association (MTA) event at the...
Another first for deegee
D. G. Controls Ltd are delighted to report that Lisa Baum, Sales Team Supervisor, is now a member of the Institute of Leadership Management, having successfully passed the ILM Certificate in First Line Management Level 3. After evaluating a number of supervisory...
Space-Saving 3-in1 Beacon
Continuing to cause a stir in the market are the 3-in-1 beacons from deegee which hold red, amber and green LEDs on the same circuit for multi-status signalling. The low profile of the D and R series housing make them a perfect alternative to tower lamps in industrial...
deegee @ Mocon-Hydromech, Belgium
In October 2008 you will find Inelmatec, the Belgian distributor of deegee beacons, showing the deegee range at MOCON-HYDROMECH, the trade show for Motion Control, Drives & Transmissions. MOCON-HYDROMECH will take place on 14th & 15th October 2008 at the...
deegee @ Tekniikka 2008, Finland
At the end of September 2008 you can see the deegee range being demonstrated again by Elektro-Tukku Oy, the Finnish distributors of the deegee brand of beacons. They are showing the deegee range at Tekniikka 2008, in Jyväskylä from 30th September to 3rd October...
deegee @ SKYDD, Sweden
Toleka, the Swedish distributor of the deegee beacon brand, are exhibiting at SKYDD at ALVSJÖMÄSSAN in Stockholm, from 30th September 2008 until 3rd October 2008. In addition to the fire and emergency DUPLEX products, almost the full deegee beacon and sounder range...
deegee @ Alihankintamessut, Finland
Elektro-Tukku Oy, the Finnish distributors of the deegee brand of beacons, are showing the deegee range at Alihankintamessut 2008, held in Tampere, Finland from 17th to 19th September 2008. This is the international trade fair for the subcontracting industry. More...
deegee @ ECL Belguim
Inelmatec, the Belgian distributor of deegee beacons, is showing the deegee range at the Brussels Expo 17th and 18th September 2008, exhibiting at ECL. ECL is the only event in Belgium that unites the electricity, communication and lighting sectors. For more...
deegee @ Bielsko-Biala, Poland
Deegee’s Polish partner Eltron will be demonstrating the deegee range of beacons at the 21st Bielsko-Biala International Power Industry Fair ENERGETAB 2008 in Biesko-Biala, Poland 16-18.09.2008. Find them at stand location J7. http://www.energetab.pl/l
Send in the big guns!
For the more aggressive environment, the cast aluminium enclosures from the deegee beacon range are perfect. Heavy weight EPC castings, powder-coated white, are available in several sizes: the Q which has a 91 x 95mm foot-print, the M which has a 140 x 150mm...
C-Series launched to great reception
deegee’s recent exhibitions in Hannover and the UK have been the platform for launching the new C-Series range of beacons; and the over-whelming response has been extremely positive and complimentary, both about the styling of the product and the performance and...
Meet and Greet
April proved to be an exceptionally busy time for the deegee sales team, as the same week Jon was in Hannover for the 10th year at Hannover Messe, the UK sales team took deegee to MACH, the machinery exhibition, at the NEC, Birmingham for the 1st time. deegee has...
deegee exhibits at Mach 08
deegee are exhibiting for the first time at Mach 08, at the NEC, Birmingham 21st – 25th April 2008, coinciding with their presence at Hannover Messe, Germany, where they have exhibited for over 10 years. Focussing on the industrial automation sector, deegee will be...
New deegee Beacons Hitting Hannover 2008
deegee is once again exhibiting at Hannover Messe 21 – 25th April 2008. deegee has exhibited at this show for over 10 years, and has always used it as a forum to launch new beacons and sounders to the market. Naturally 2008 proves no exception. A totally new style...
Making the Difference
There are over 4000 beacon and sounder products in the Deegee range, and most of these items are available to dispatch same or next day. We have been told by our customers who already make use of this service that it can make the difference between success and...
EuroLED 2008
Whilst preparing for this year's EuroLED show, 4th-5th June 2008, I fell over a video summarizing last year's event. Of particular interest to us is the number of times that our products were shown. This is confirmation that our range is indeed innovative and of...
Sales Team expansion
Since 2001 D. G. Controls Ltd has been recognised as an Investor in People. Part of this Standard is to develop strategies to improve the performance of the organisation. D. G. Controls Ltd believes that a big part of this is to identify, recognise and develop team...
Health & Safety
D. G. Controls Ltd have recently taken the step to engage Peninsula Business Services to oversee the Health & Safety of the business. Health & Safety being such an important aspect of the day-to-day running of a business, it was felt that this could be well...
MIH Traffic Lights and SBU Single Colour units
Following a recent study at D. G. Controls Ltd, the LED version of the MIH Traffic Light and the SBU Single Colour Unit has been upgraded by fitting a plain polished lens plate, in preference to the ribbed lens previously fitted. Given the application of the unit, and...