5 tips to maintain and protect your electrical equipment from animal-caused outages

Credit to Author: Roger Casellas| Date: Mon, 22 Apr 2019 14:16:37 +0000

There are many things that can cause a power outage, wildlife is one of those. Animal intrusion into utility and industrial substations causes a significant number of outages that are… Read more »

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How Dow Corning upgraded to improve operational efficiency and profitability

Credit to Author: Customer Voices| Date: Thu, 27 Sep 2018 17:27:12 +0000

Dow Corning’s Carrollton, Kentucky manufacturing site is one of the largest silicone materials production facilities in the world. There they produce silicone fluids, blends, emulsions and intermediate materials vital to… Read more »

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Why is an electrical shutdown needed for a modernization project?

Credit to Author: Paul Fox| Date: Tue, 21 Aug 2018 17:36:01 +0000

Customers often ask me why an electrical shutdown is needed for a modernization project. Most say they can’t afford downtime. But here’s why a scheduled outage is absolutely necessary. While… Read more »

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Switchgear Upgrades Can Address Asbestos Hazards

Credit to Author: Luiz Simoes| Date: Mon, 08 Jan 2018 22:04:14 +0000

In my last 2 blogs, I wrote about several concerns customers are facing with their aging LV and MV switchgear. For the most part, these center around safety, reliability and… Read more »

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NFPA 70E and NEC: Aging Equipment in the Era of Arc Flash

Credit to Author: Gabriel Arce| Date: Fri, 30 Jun 2017 12:46:46 +0000

The need to operate electrical equipment safely, without impacting facility operation, has been a priority for electrical engineers and maintenance personnel for many decades. Initially, much of the focus was… Read more »

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