The full range of Draka fire performance cabling is now incorporated into the ProDesign software package from Amtech, the market leading provider of electrical design and test-and-inspection software solutions for building services engineers. The powerful, engineer-friendly software provides total control – from initial concept stage through to commissioning – and is ideal for all types and sizes of domestic and commercial projects.

The Draka-enhanced software package enables engineers and contractors to conduct a wide variety of checks to ensure compliance with BS 7671:2008 [Requirements for electrical installations. IEE Wiring Regulations. Seventeenth edition]. It can be used to carry out fast, accurate calculations and produce schematic drawings; reducing design time and cutting out over-engineering. ProDesign software can also be utilised to select and calculate cable sizes, identify volt-drop levels and system impedances, select and set protective devices and produce protection studies. The package allows users to verify that existing installations comply with the Electricity at Work Regulations, and produce a variety of detailed reports.

Commenting on the inclusion of Draka cable information into what is widely regarded as the most sophisticated software of its type, Draka’s Business Development Executive, Kevin Morris said: “We feel Amtech’s decision to include Draka cables in ProDesign is a real endorsement of the effort we have been making over the past few years to provide installation designers and contractors with enhanced service levels.” He continued: “The Draka website is attracting record levels of visitors seeking product and applications advice, and the latest edition of our cable and table handbook, called A Closer Look at Cable, runs to over 200 pages and is established as essential reading for anyone involved in specifying or installing cabling.”