The Technology Top 100 Awards are run annually with Top Companies competing for honours. 
A rigorous round of Interviews and evaluations are done by a team of adjudicators to select the qualifiers. From the list of Qualifiers a set of finalists are selected and re-evaluated for the Top awards in each category.
It's with great pride that we announce that Omniflex received runner up awards in two of the determining categories for the Prestigious Technology Top 100 Companies in 2009.
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The role of an operator can be sometimes seen as a drawback in managing plant safety, mainly because of basic unreliability of human actions. However it is true to say that operators can play a very important role.
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Alarm annunciators are essential to the healthy functioning and operation of a plant. With many Legacy Alarm systems having been in operation for 30 to 40 years, companies are now finding that serviceability and spares are becoming scarce, presenting major problems and preventing the smooth operation of the plant.
To help with the increasing problem that companies are facing, Omniflex have launched a new web page dedicated to alarm obsolescence and Legacy Alarm replacement.
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The Ex nL non-sparking standard has been withdrawn and replaced by Ex ic. The Omni16 Intrinsically Safe Annunciator has now been re-certified as category Ex ic, which is more appropriate to this class of electronic instrumentation. This means that the Omni16C Ex ic Annunciator is suitable for use in hazardous areas (Zone 2, gas and dust, Propane to Hydrogen) in accordance with international standards IEC60079-0 and IEC60079-11.
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Traditional methods of remote monitoring and control using RTU's and SCADA systems are well entrenched in the mining industry. But there is a wave of new technologies available now that have the potential to dramatically change the way we think and act in our endeavours to meet environmental compliance and to optimise the cost of operations. This white paper from Omniflex ....
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The reason Conet is considered the most cost effective data collection network by many in the industry is down to its ability to operate on very low cost cabling (any grade of a 2 core cable) which, in many instances, is already available on site as a free pair in a multi-core cable.
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The Omni16 Alarm Annunciator was introduced in 1981 and was the world’s first alarm annunciator to use solid-state LED technology for it's display. At the time the company was known as Conlog with the annunciator being distributed in the UK via Bowthorpe Controls and McGeoch. This highly successful product line, which boasted the worlds first microprocessor based annunciator, continues to lead innovation in this product sector for over 35 years.
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At Omniflex we're always on the look out for ways to improve our products and services for our clients. Just one of the things we've done recently is add to our ever popular compact Powerterm PSU/Battery Charger range. We now have versions available with a safe mains connection, through an IEC320-C5 clover leaf AC Input Socket. This now allows for all personnel to carry out safe field servicing of equipment.
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