Everyone talks about the high cost of hospital care, but for medical centers across the country, the cost to operate the building on a daily basis also continues to climb. As the largest regional medical center in San Joaquin County, St. Joseph’s Medical Center in Stockton, Calif., knows this well.
If an uncontrolled arc flash occurs within an MCC, the result is downtime, expense and most concerningly, employee injury. With five to 10 arc explosions occurring every day in the United States, the risk is real.
Many production settings have changed in the midst of social distancing. Employees are spaced six feet apart, assemblyMany production settings have changed in the midst of social distancing. Employees are spaced six feet apart, assemblylines shut down, and some facilities are wholly left idle. As we prepare to get back to work, engage our customers, and rampup production, it is important to consider the condition of our machines.
Empowering new breakthroughs in packaging machine design, Beckhoff Automation will showcase innovative mechatronics and PC-based automation technologies during Pack Expo Connects. Flying motion with XPlanar, a stainless steel version of the eXtended Transport System (XTS) and other hardware, software and networking innovations will be on display in virtual booth #213 or www.pe.show/213.
For more than a century, ABB has been investing in Canadian technologies and products to support the development of local businesses.
ABB and IPS have entered into a partnership to provide drives and motors solutions to customers in Western Ontario, Manitoba and Saskatchewan.
In May 2020, ABB’s Motion business area announced that it was reviewing how it served customers in Western Canada.
This year The Standards Council of Canada made updates to the CSA standards, concerning ‘CSA C392:20: Testing of three-phase squirrel cage induction motors during refurbishment’.
Carnot Engines, who promise to revolutionise the efficiency of internal combustion in order to provide a global solution to the demand for clean and cheap power for heavy transport and power generation, today confirmed a crowdfunding raise of £170k commencing today at Crowdcube.
MENNEKES’ new CDS Series is the industry’s first non-metallic, curved-top disconnect switch. This clean, innovative design features a curved profile to eliminate standing water and minimize contaminant buildup in food processing and other cleanroom operating environments.
Festo’s heavy duty VTSA series valve terminal family keeps expanding – this time, it’s the VTSA-F-CB, with serial communications added to the existing parallel communications capability. That means fewer components and reduced wiring within the same installation space.
Many VLT drives are installed outdoors therefore 4x ratings are available for FC series up to 90 kW and NEMA 3R up to 250 kW. NEMA is a technical standard from the National Electrical Manufacturers Association (NEMA).
Yaskawa Solectria Solar, the only U.S.-based manufacturer of utility-scale string inverters, recently announced that the SOLECTRIA XGI 1500 PV inverter product line now features an industry-leading DC oversizing ratio of 2.0 for its flagship XGI 1500-166kW model, 2.2 for the XGI 1500-150kW model, and 2.6 for the XGI 1500-125kW model.
As part of its ongoing efforts to enhance product availability in high-demand categories, Allied Electronics and Automation has further expanded its ready-to-ship inventory of motion control and power transmission solutions to more than 2,000 SKUs – helping engineers, purchasers, maintainers, fleet and facility managers, and inventors build, maintain and renew their machinery.
IPS Saskatoon stocks quality electrical power products from progressive manufacturers, backed by strong technical service, and competitive pricing. Our single-source, industrial sales and service group, specializes in AC & DC electric motors, variable frequency drives (VFD’s), motor controls, switchgear, power systems and uninterruptible power supplies (UPS).
In this webinar presentation, Javier Portos, IPS VP of Engineering – South, highlights examples and best practices in medium and high voltage rewinds.
