Electrical Industry Articles and Stories

Like many of you, I’ve started a small collection of battery-powered outdoor yard tools that now includes a chain saw, hedge trimmer, leaf blower, grass clippers and lawn mow

Living in a semi-rural location where the closes mall is a half-hour drive away – and is often lacking in choice – I end up doing a lot of shopping online, and some recent statistics prove I’m not alone. In 2023, on Cyber Monday, alone, U.S. consumers spent $12 billion on their holiday shopping, making Monday, Nov. 27, 2023, the biggest online shopping day in U.S. history.

Blast freezers play a crucial role in food processing plants, particularly in preserving the quality and safety of perishable food items. These freezers operate by rapidly bringing down the temperature of food products, often within the main freezer facility, to well below freezing point. This rapid freezing process is vital for maintaining the cellular integrity of the food, which in turn preserves texture, flavor, and nutritional value.

Consider this: a gallon of water, when frozen, will expand to a volume 9% greater than its original size. So it is no surprise that a fully or partially frozen pipe will swell up and crack, leaving building owners faced with costly flood damage.

Recently, my wife and I had the “pleasure” of visiting a relatively new hospital complex. For almost a year, I watched the 5-story edifice being built as I traveled up and down Highway 49 in Northwest Arkansas.

A decade ago, LED lighting was still fighting for acceptance among designers, contractors and consumers. Early product generations suffered from quality control problems, flickering and light that was too far into the blue end of the visual spectrum.