How to Make Easy, Cheap & Multiple Electrical Connections – FurseWELD (Exothermic Welding)
In most applications, where making large or small numbers of high quality, electrical connections are required. FurseWELD comes handy. They typically find applications in; Earthing for power plants and substations Telecommunications Transmission and power distribution lines Cathodic protection Rail connections FurseWELD is cost effective, simple, self-contained system that uses high temperature reaction of powdered copper […]
Mitigate Your Facility Expensive Downtime and Unnecessary Headaches – Quality Surge Protectors
Electronic systems have become central to virtually every aspect of our lives from PCs and building management systems in the offices to automated petrol pumps, barcode scanners at the supermarket, ATM’s in the banks and programmable Logic Controllers (PLC) in facilities etc. Lightning and electrical surges devastate these electronic systems that drive industries. Nigeria is […]
Thousands of lightning strikes hit Washington state, triggering delays and power outages
About 1,250 lightning strikes were recorded in western Washington state during a storm that caused widespread power outages Saturday night, the National Weather Service said. A strong line of thunderstorms developed over western Washington, bringing frequent lightning, heavy rains, flooding and hail to the Puget Sound region, according to the National Weather Service’s office in […]
Your Energy Management Practices – Time to Re-engineer & Save Money.
Energy is a major industrial and commercial raw material driving businesses and facilities world-wide. Sadly, over 40% of Energy consumed ends up as “rejected”, wasted and non-productive. These energy wastes in simple terms is COST & LOSS OF REVENUE. How much does your wasted energy cost you per year? If you don’t know, it is […]
Power Solutions – Using Power Quality as a Tool
Poor Power Quality can be expensive and affect the bottom line in the workplace. The appropriate mitigation and elimination of probable problems with a proper understanding of power quality skills can save much. Best practices in early design is key to running seamless and cost effective operations. And will enhance productivity and profitability of your […]
Earthing (Grounding) and Wiring – Key to Electrical Power Issues
With the upsurge of electronics system prevalent today is virtually in all spheres of our existence and living. It introduces power quality issues affecting operations and performance of systems. The need to have a closer and proper look at Wiring and Grounding (Earthing) systems as a critical part of electrical infrastructure, determining to a large […]
Good Maintenance Approach Determines Your Productivity & Profitability
Industrialists, Entrepreneurs, Facilities & Operations Managers and indeed the entire management worldwide are grappling with the weight of escalating costs of maintenance. In this era of extreme competitiveness, no one can afford to let this kind of costs (money) slip through their fingers because the choice is between survival or going under. Maintenance cost is […]
A Major Facility Maintenance Concern – Poor Power Quality
The world of an engineer, particularly facilities maintenance engineer is simply a life of troubleshooting in the workplace. Some of the common concerns or experiences include computer lock ups, malfunction, misoperation or damage. Nuisance tripping of circuit breakers, relay and contactors. Sensitive equipment malfunctioning or crashing intermittently like Programmable logic controllers (PLC’s), adjustable speed drives […]
Lightning strike at PGA Tour Championship leaves at least 6 people injured
At least six people were injured after lightning struck a tree at the PGA Tour Championship golf tournament in Atlanta, police said on Saturday. Five men and a girl who had sought shelter under the tree during a storm at East Lake Golf Club were injured, Atlanta Police Department spokesman James White said. Five were […]
The Need for Effective Electronic System (Surge) Protection
Electronic systems have become central to virtually every aspect of our lives from PCs and building management systems in the office to automated petrol pumps and barcode scanners at the supermarket. The ever-changing pace of technological development, and especially the headlong quest for miniaturization, has created the scenario where increasingly lightning sensitive systems are placed […]
