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New Year’s Eve is a big party night on the calendar for many people. It’s a great excuse to invite your friends and family over, see in the New Year in style with a lavish fireworks display and party on into the small hours.

Fire sprinkler systems play a critical role throughout winter as we rely more on heating systems than at any other time of the year. However, this can put them under extra stress and pressure as the risk of freezing increases and plummeting temperatures are a reason for concern.

We have safely navigated our way through the long hot summer and as we enter September a new season is upon us. Evenings will be getting longer, the temperatures will drop and we will be seeking extra warmth from our clothes and our homes.

Here at Applications Engineering, we specialise in the supply of high-quality mechanical switches and sensors for a wide variety of industries. Our focus in this blog will be on pressure switches, and how they are an essential piece of equipment for maintaining safety.

Here at Applications Engineering, we provide a wide range of high-quality mechanical switches and sensors, catering for a variety of applications across many industries. Our range includes pressure switches, flow switches and sensors and fire sprinkler valve systems.

It’s official, summertime is here and what better way to celebrate than ducking out between rain showers to light the barbecue! Just the thought of the chargrilled meat and veg aroma drifting through the air is enough to make you hungry.

A fire sprinkler is a pretty fundamental line of defence, should your building go up in flames. Dousing the fire with many litres of water can keep it at bay in many cases, or even extinguish it entirely if fortune is on your side.

There’s no doubt that fire sprinklers save lives. They can put a fire out or keep it under control long enough to give the firefighters a real chance to save a building and its occupants.

Here at Applications Engineering, we supply single and double throw vacuum switches to our customers. But what is a vacuum switch? Let’s take a deeper look at what vacuum switches do and where you can expect to find them.

Pressure switches are a part of our lives, but many people might not even know they exist. They are vital pieces of equipment to ensure the things we rely on work, like smartphones, aeroplanes, irrigation systems and energy systems.

Our homes gather a lot of dirt and it can sometimes feel like a full-time job just keeping on top of the chores. Unfortunately, it’s not always easy to weave some cleaning time into our busy lives and things get neglected.

Christmas is the time of the year where we kick back and spend some precious time with the family. Getting everyone in one place hasn’t always been easy over the past couple of years but this Christmas is set to be a special one.