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PRODUCT SHOWCASE
SCThis Aussie-made modular hearing aid gives you a new
level of control over your hearing health.
Blamey Saunders Hears is on a mission to make it fast
and easy to access and afford high-quality, custom-fit hear-
ing aids and ongoing support.
Their latest innovation is Facett, the world’s first recharge-
able modular hearing aid. It’s user programmable too, with
the award-winning ‘IHearYou’ app.
Codesigned with Australian universities and real hearing
aid users, Facett solves the big issues preventing people from
using hearing aids: cost, stigma, and usability.
Visit facett.com.au to find out more.TS SERIES
THUMBSTICK:
A SIMPLE &ROBUST
MICRO
JOYSTICK
Control Devices is the official APEM distributor for Aus-
tralia and NZ and offers APEM’s TS series Thumbstick, a
miniature joystick with the recently added LED backlight-
ing option.
It features contactless Hall-effect technology to provide
long life proportional control. It is similar in size to “game-
pad” controls and is easy to install.
With a total current draw no greater than 16mA, the LED
Thumbstick option is ideally suited for high volume, price
sensitive applications including UAV and wireless remote-
control applications
where visibility is
low and battery life
and power consump-
tions are critical.
LED colours are ei-
ther red or blue.Contact:
Control Devices
Unit 17, 69 O’Riordan St Alexandria NSW 2015
Tel: (02) 9330 1700
Web: http://www.controldevices.com.auFacility Management – Emergency Plans with AARC-EVAC
Managing a facility’s emergency plans requires an effec-
tive response to all potential emergencies. There are many
different types of emergency situations, including fire or ex-
plosion, dangerous gas release, medical emergencies, natu-
ral disasters, bomb threats, threats of violence and robbery.
Most emergency warning systems in the market only ad-
dress fire and in some cases explosive gasses; many only
sound a siren and flash a warning beacon.
AARC Systems is the first company to develop an emer-
gency warning system that supports the full range of emer-
gency situations including Evacuation, Lockdown, Duress,
First Aid and more.
AARC-EVAC is a wireless linked emergency alert sys-
tem. It is a smart, simple to use, easy to install audio vis-
ual message broadcast system. Messages are totally flex-
ible, tailored to suit the customer’s requirements. The
system employs push button transmitters and a network
of wireless linked, emergency message broadcast units
with battery backup.
Each facility is free to design an AARC-EVAC alert sys-
tem utilising the range of functions that best matches the
identified and assessed risks for that facility.
For example, not every site needs a Lock Down alert;
many sites will already have a fire service with a siren, the
AARC-EVAC system can enhance this with Voice Message
evacuation instructions (multi-lingual if needed). Have a
system designed to suit your specific needs!
The AARC-EVAC technology has been developed in Aus-Contact:
AARC Systems Pty Ltd
7 Ring Road, Alfredton, Vic 3350
Tel: (03) 5334 2865
Web: http://www.aarcsystems.com.autralia and the systems are being manufactured in Australia
by AARC Systems, an Australian company located in Bal-
larat, Victoria. Based on an assessment of customer needs,
the developers spent three years on R&D prior to launching
AARC Systems Holding Pty Ltd and commercialising the
AARC-EVAC system. Initially, much of the R&D effort was
centred around the development of the proprietary radio
network that links
the system togeth-
er, which had to be
extremely reliable
and robust.New levels of
control over your
hearing health