Energy efficiency beyond the hype: Making a positive impact on industrial operations

Credit to Author: Aaron Dudley| Date: Fri, 01 Sep 2023 14:00:00 +0000

In today’s industrial landscape, facility managers juggle many challenges: uptime needs, spiraling energy costs, changing workforce demographics, and the urgent call for sustainable practices. Energy efficiency offers real solutions, but misconceptions often cloud the journey to value. This article dispels myths and highlights often-overlooked benefits…

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How to get long term value from a modular single-phase UPS

Credit to Author: Michael Mahan| Date: Thu, 31 Aug 2023 20:46:57 +0000

When purchasing a single-phase uninterruptible power supply (UPS), you may be tempted to make a decision based on unit price, but spending less upfront can cost you more in the long run. Total cost of ownership is the calculation that ultimately matters most. The type of…

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Top 3 considerations for choosing sustainable uninterruptible power supplies

Credit to Author: Michael Mahan| Date: Tue, 29 Aug 2023 17:16:35 +0000

More than two-thirds of IT requests for proposal (RFP) include a sustainability component, according to recent Canalys research. This is because businesses want to reduce their carbon footprint, and one way to do it is by investing in solutions that meet sustainability standards. When it…

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Top three considerations for choosing sustainable uninterruptible power supplies

Credit to Author: Michael Mahan| Date: Tue, 29 Aug 2023 17:16:35 +0000

More than two-thirds of IT requests for proposal (RFP) include a sustainability component, according to recent Canalys research. This is because businesses want to reduce their carbon footprint, and one way to do it is by investing in solutions that meet sustainability standards. When it…

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The Power of Selection: Reducing Costs and Carbon Footprint through Optimal Voltage Levels

Credit to Author: Benoit Lalevee| Date: Mon, 10 Jul 2023 14:18:09 +0000

In the pursuit of optimizing electrical equipment, Process Industry operators (oil & gas, Petrochem, chemicals, mining, minerals and metals, water), along with Engineering, Procurement and Construction (EPC) contractors, are paying closer attention to the benefits of low voltage (LV) selection. One of the critical decisions…

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There’s a big change to NFPA 70B: How does it impact your facility maintenance?

Credit to Author: Jerome Soltani| Date: Wed, 28 Jun 2023 14:04:35 +0000

For 50 years, the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA®) 70B has been the de facto practice for electrical maintenance in the U.S., extending into Canada, Latin America, and beyond. As of January 2023, this once-recommended practice is now an enforceable standard. This blog discusses the…

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Four levers paving the way for sustainable operations

Credit to Author: Kapila Mehta| Date: Fri, 16 Jun 2023 14:57:40 +0000

Sustainability is a must-have for corporate planners today as they face increasing pressure to decarbonize from consumers, regulators, and their own corporate partners. In fact, 86% of business leaders view sustainability strategies as investments in business stability. Bringing existing operations to net zero can seem…

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The Easy Button for Deploying Reliable, Sustainable Edge Computing Solutions

Credit to Author: Carsten Baumann| Date: Fri, 09 Jun 2023 15:47:48 +0000

The Age of Autonomy has arrived. Smart systems enable an increasingly digitized world, from robots picking and packing items in warehouses to vehicles communicating with each other about traffic and road conditions to intelligent systems that feed weather data to airlines.  These systems depend on…

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