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When Cambridge\u2019s historic Fitzwilliam\u00a0Museum required a flexible power delivery system for temporary exhibition\u00a0galleries it turned to cable management solutions manufacturer Marshall-Tufflex\u00a0and its MT32 prefabricated modular wiring system.<\/p>\n
The Fitzwilliam Museum, founded in\u00a01816, is the principal museum of the\u00a0University of Cambridge and a leading\u00a0centre for art historical research and
\nconservation. In addition to permanent\u00a0galleries, the museum has two galleries for\u00a0temporary exhibitions. With each\u00a0exhibition requiring a different display\u00a0layout, power supplies have to be regularly\u00a0reconfigured.<\/p>\n
Previously the museum\u2019s in-house facilities\u00a0team hardwired power cables to plug into floor\u00a0sockets using extension leads, a costly and timeconsuming\u00a0process. The museum needed a\u00a0flexible power delivery system that avoided\u00a0trailing extension leads. Identifying the need for\u00a0a plug and play, pre-wired underfloor\u00a0distribution system to supply power, Marshall-\u00a0Tufflex\u2019s MT32 system ticked all the boxes.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe looked at a few different plug and play\u00a0systems but none of them were flush enough to\u00a0the wall for the display cabinets to be positioned,\u201d\u00a0said Darren Potter, Chief Technician of Facilities at\u00a0the Fitzwilliam Museum.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe also wanted a simple system in order to\u00a0adjust the lids to correspond with the plug-inlengths\u00a0with ease. We have experienced one\u00a0change of exhibition so far and ordered extra\u00a0lengths for this purpose. It\u2019s early days but we are\u00a0happy with the result and in the longer term we\u00a0hope to save money as well as time.\u201d<\/p>\n
The museum also required trunking that would\u00a0not only match the light oak floor (the trunking\u00a0sits on the floor at skirting level within the gallery)
\nbut would also meet Historic England approval as\u00a0the building and its galleries are Grade I listed.<\/p>\n
\u201cMarshall-Tufflex\u2019s Sterling Profile in Light Oak\u00a0was the closest match. We also chose Sterling\u00a0Profile 3 as it had square edges rather than\u00a0bevelled ones, making it easier for us to fit the\u00a0trunking flush into the skirting void behind the\u00a0wall,\u201d said Darren.<\/p>\n
The completed installation complied with the\u00a0strict specification requirements of the Fitzwilliam\u00a0Museum and Historic England, providing a costeffective\u00a0solution for future layout changes.<\/p>\n
Marshall-Tufflex\u2019s MT32 power delivery system\u00a0and Sterling Profile 3 in Light Oak were supplied\u00a0by Newey & Eyre, Cambridge.<\/p>\n