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Arc Flash Risk Assessment Updates

June 4, 2018

Eaton is dedicated to improving both the environment and people’s lives, using power management technologies that are sustainable, safe, efficient, and reliable. In the grand scheme of things, that’s what matters most of all, and Eaton is here to make sure those technologies work, and work well.

Improvements and updates to Arc Flash Risk Assessment and Mitigation have been made, and you will find a few of these listed here:

Using dedicated wire way and

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Protective Relay Upgrades

April 26, 2018

If it’s time to upgrade your aging fleet of protection, control, automation, and communications devices, then it’s time to consider GE Multilin. EMR’s dedicated service team of highly skilled and trained engineers and technicians are available to assist with facility-wide audits, cross-referencing field installed devices and recommending upgrade strategies. Our advanced online training centers and programs always ensure that our customers will achieve the maximum benefits when upgrading.
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Turn Good to Great When It Comes to Safety Management

February 28, 2018

Grace Engineered Products, INC will be offering a free webinar on March 7th 10-11 CST & 2-3 CST discussing Accountability Systems: Getting from Good to Great in Safety with presenter, John Kolak.

Good Safety Management is just good Management…applied to Safety. Effective managers recognize that everyone in the organization impacts safety in some manner and the key to effective safety management is getting everyone to optimize their part of the safety process. This is known as “Corporate Alignment” and any organization that

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WEG’s Reliable Enclosed Starters Can Meet Your Demands

December 22, 2017

Our world faces environmental challenges in many areas today, and companies around the world in many of those fields are rising to meet those demands. WEG is one of those companies.

Responsible environmental management is based on a commitment to practicing those preventive measures that can meet all of the environmental challenges our world currently faces. WEG focuses on the development of technologies that contribute to the sustainability of our planet and has developed its line

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The Benefits of Active Harmonic Filters

December 22, 2017

The Benefits of Active Harmonic Filters

Power Survey is a prominent brand that’s known for excellence in everything from harmonic distortion correction to power factor correction. It’s also known for first-rate active harmonic filters. Power Survey specializes in AHF offerings that pinpoint whether harmonic currents are in place. These filters also establish anti-currents. Anti-currents are important because they have the ability to minimize harmonics and bring them down to suitable and fitting degrees of intensity. These

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The Payoff of Preventive Maintenance

December 22, 2017

The Payoff of Preventive Maintenance

In today’s era of technological advancements, managing and securing sensitive data in an organization is more than important, it’s critical to success. According to statistics from The National Survey on Data Center Outages, the consequences of power outages and interruption are estimated at around $136,761.00 per unplanned outage. Therefore, IT professionals, consultants, and managers need to ensure they avoid power supply outages by investing in the right Uninterruptible Power Supply(UPS) systems

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The Advantages of Liquid-Filled Transformers Over Dry-Type Transformers

November 29, 2017

The Advantages of Liquid-Filled Transformers Over Dry-Type Transformers

What types of transformers is your company using in your day-to-day operations? Eaton released an informative study showcasing how beneficial liquid-filled transformers are over dry-type in a variety of ways.

We present five reasons you should consider switching from dry-type transformers to liquid-filled.

Greater Energy Efficiency

In terms of cost-effectiveness, evidence shows dry-type transformers have significantly higher operating costs.

Lower Sound Level

Sound pollution is an issue in many factories. Earplugs

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Centralized Emergency Lighting Inverter Options From Controlled Power Company

November 29, 2017

Centralized Emergency Lighting Inverter Options
From Controlled Power Company

For our November Technology Spotlight, Controlled Power Company is our feature, with an emphasis on their Emergency Lighting Inverters. These products could have a positive impact in numerous ways if you need a backup system for your lighting.

What is a centralized emergency lighting inverter and why would you need one?

Here is the industry definition: A centralized lighting inverter is an electronic system that converts DC battery power

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How a Voltage Test Station Helped a Virginia Town

November 29, 2017

In this month’s Automation Spotlight, we wanted to highlight a find from a featured manufacturer, Grace Engineered Products. A routine visit and test turned into the creation of a new product!

This account was relayed by their Regional Sales Manager, Don Sparks:

A city located in Virginia contains 411 wastewater lift stations. In a partial power blackout, two hundred stations lacked power. According to protocol, the station required a visit to decide whether the station needs to

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Essential Tips for Minimizing Downtime in Critical Power Infrastructure

October 26, 2017

Fast and reliable access to your data is critical to your business’s success. The safety of your data depends on the design, implementation, and maintenance of your critical power system. There are many specifications that impact your critical power system, but the key design consideration is how the UPS interacts with your other equipment such as the generator.

Your UPS provides uninterrupted power to your data center by filtering out any power anomalies, but any failure

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