News

3 Reasons the GE Multilin 850 Will Benefit Your Company

October 26, 2017

3 Reasons the GE Multilin 850 Feeder Management Relay Will Benefit Your Company

Multilin continues to impress with quality Feeder Protection Systems with the Multilin 850. This iteration offers enough improvements over the existing SR 750/760 or 735 protection relays to warrant an upgrade to your system. Today, we’ll highlight what’s new in the system and how it can benefit you and your company.

Updated Technology and Design

The 850 features a full-color Graphical Control Panel

Posted In: News, Power

Motor Plugs Simplify Motor Change-outs and Reduce Costs

October 13, 2017

Meltric recently announced an update to their switch-rated motor plugs and the results could benefit your automation needs.

Meltric touts their Switch-rated Motor Plugs and receptacles as the safest and most cost-effective solution for connecting motors and other electrical equipment. The reasoning is because when you buy a Motor Plug and receptacle you are effectively getting a disconnect switch for free. They are UL approved for branch circuit disconnect switching and motor circuit disconnect switching. They

Posted In: Automation, News

How to Achieve Lower PUE in Your Data Center

September 28, 2017

PUE or Power Usage Effectiveness indicates the ratio of a data center’s energy usage to the amount of energy consumed by the center’s IT equipment alone. The ideal Power Usage Effectiveness ratio is 1.0. This is due to the fact that a data center’s central objective is to provide IT resources for an organization or consumers. Ideally, all the energy used up by a data center goes towards the center’s IT equipment.

That would mean no

Posted In: News, Technology

GE’s Multilin 869 Offers World Class Motor Protection

September 27, 2017

GE Multilin 869 – An innovation in motor protection solutions

The workhorse of any industrial plant is its motor. Without the motor, the plant fails to be productive. As such an integral factory component, the onus is on the company to ensure their facilities have world-class motor protection so production continues unhindered.

GE’s Multilin 869 is an innovative protective relay designed with maximum productivity and motor protection in mind. It features advanced functionality and versatility by being

Posted In: News, Power

WEG’s Hydraulic Units Offer Energy-Reducing Power Solution

September 27, 2017

As manufacturing professionals can tell you, hydraulic-powered equipment actually requires a certain amount of electrical energy to run. The electric motor helps circulate the hydraulic fluid. When the equipment does not need to move, the electric motor keeps circulating the fluid at rated speeds. This causes excessive wear and tear on the motor and can heat the hydraulic fluid up.

The Solution

WEG has developed energy-reducing power solutions for hydraulic equipment. This solution involves adjusting the

Posted In: Automation, News

Gaining Awareness in Data Center Energy Efficiency

September 20, 2017

Energy Efficiency is a Top Priority

Energy efficiency is a top priority for data center managers. As more of daily life moves online, data storage needs are increasing rapidly and with them, energy needs.

ASHRAE recommendations and variable CRAC units make it easier than ever to maintain the perfect temperature range for your data center. Managers are finding new ways to combine legacy technology, new technology, and creative problem solving to lower operating costs. By increasing

Posted In: News, Technology

Elgin Power Solutions and Neutral Ground Reactors

September 20, 2017

The Need for Elgin Power Solutions
The modern grid is becoming more robust. Industrial companies and their facility engineers are working to maintain better voltage stability at their sites. One area of concern surrounds issues that are caused by higher ground fault currents. Many of these issues are dangerous.

Switchgear can be at risk. When it’s design is underrated, it may not be able to survive higher fault currents. The switchgear can fail, and it will need

Posted In: News, Power

How Switch-Rated Plugs Benefit the Craft Brewing Industry

September 20, 2017

As the craft brewing industry continues to grow, brewers need a large array of tools and equipment at their disposal. This equipment isn’t cheap, as we all know, and installation can be a burden. If you’re used to the old pin and sleeve connectors, then you’re undoubtedly familiar with the costs that come with them. In addition to the pin and sleeve connectors, you’ve got to use the line of sight disconnect switches, which only

Posted In: Automation, News

Top Questions to Ask when Investing in a UPS System

How to Become More Environmentally Friendly Using Eaton’s Variable Voltage Transformer

August 29, 2017

One of the greatest challenges facing engineers and scientists is to find new sources of energy without causing irreparable damage to the environment. The research is expensive and time-intensive, but every breakthrough helps us all. Eaton hopes to assist oil exploration and production companies with their discoveries using Thermal Assisted Gravity Drainage (TAGD) with their variable voltage transformers for a cost-effective, environmentally-safe approach to oil shale and bitumen recovery.

According to Eaton’s newsletter: “TAGD is an

Posted In: News, Power