Piller Group GmbH UPS expert, Dip-Ing Frank Herbener has put together a fascinating article that poses the important question – when it comes to UPS units are fewer larger units more reliable than numerous smaller ones?

Using the reliability indices of Mean Time Between Failure (MTBF) and Mean Time to Repair (MTTR), Herr Herbener begins by showing conclusively that using components with less required maintenance can improve system reliability due to less frequent down-time, making the internal design of the UPS critical for unit reliability.

Producer of high performance power protection systems and converters, Piller USA Inc has made its first US sale of its water cooled UPS system, the UNIBLOCK UBRW.

Commissioned by biotechnology pioneers Amgen in (date), the UBRW UPS system offers industry standard tier level 4 protection aided by a built-in water cooling facility which provides the UPS system with its own climate.

Producer of high performance power protection systems and converters, Piller has this month been commissioned to install a state of the art €2.7m power conditioning system for the ALMA power Plant observation centre.

Located on the Chajnantor plain of the Chilean Andes 5000 m above sea level, ALMA will enable transformational research into the physics of the cold Universe, probing the first stars and galaxies and directly imaging the formation of planets.

Producer of high performance power protection systems and converters, Piller has been commissioned to install a state of the art UNIBLOCK UBTD rotary Diesel UPS system for a leading FMCG brand based on the Ivory Coast.

The 1670 UBTD UPS system, which combines a rotary UPS with a diesel engine in one integrated unit, was chosen by the client for its ability to ensure continuous quality power at all times, as loss of power can lead to temperature fluctuations resulting in up to 5 tonnes of contaminated waste material.

Producer of high performance power protection systems and converters, Piller has been commissioned by SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS VIETNAM CO.Ltd. to install a state of the art UPS solution for its mobile phone manufacturing plant near Hanoi.

The first delivery to the Vietnamese market by Piller, the UPS system is ideal for the loads of mobile phone manufacturing, comprising 3 units with 400kVA to provide quality conditioned power against mains failure and load disturbances.

Retford, 4 February 2011, Langley Holdings plc today published its Annual Report & Accounts for the year ended 31st December 2010.

Reporting a profit before tax of €65.6 million on revenue of €399.6 million, Mr Tony Langley said in his chairman's review that considering the prevailing economic circumstances, the result for 2010 was "very satisfactory" with all divisions performing in line or ahead of expectations.