Businesses throughout South Africa are feeling the pressure to ensure that their business and business practices are doing its part to conserve our natural resources, but how do we go from merely complying with legislation to being a pro-active business making positive changes to ensure that not only the environment, but the business itself functions better?

To answer this question Electronic Assemblies has developed the Power- Star unit, which is a first of its kind in South Africa.
The Power- Star unit is built for a purpose data logger, with an integrated GSM modem sending energy readings every 60 seconds. Data is updated and available within 65 - 70seconds of the actual measurement. The data received includes all energy metrics, environmental information as well as financial and billing information.
The benefits of the Power-Star unit for businesses are endless measuring your business' energy consumption in real- time, translating the data into commercial terms and communicating wastage and excessive usage immediately.

The Power-Star unit will be launched at the Industrial Showcase that will be held at the CTICC from 5 to 7 May 2010. Electronic Assemblies will use the showcase as a platform to introduce its latest "green" product to the industrial community.
Also showcasing at the Industrial Showcase are other suppliers such as SEW Eurodrive, who will be showcasing their modular energy saving solution, which is built up of individual drive components featuring a high level of energy efficiency.
Businesses looking to reduce the size of their carbon footprint will benefit greatly from visiting the Industrial Showcase.
For those who will not be able to attend we would like to propose the following tips to reduce their carbon footprint:

1. By turning down the heating by just 1 degree, a saving of 8-10% can be made on the annual heating bill and reduce heating in areas needing less warmth.
2. Keep windows closed while heating or air conditioning is on!
3. Make use of the energy saving features of office equipment, including PCs, monitors, faxes and printers.
4. Make use of natural daylight where possible. It costs nothing and can reduce lighting bills by up to 19%.
5. Encourage staff to turn off lights whenever and wherever they are not needed. Businesses can save up to 15% on their bills by implementing this simple measure.

For more information regarding the Industrial Showcase please visit www.impactexpo.co.za.