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Wax or Polymer – Understanding the Options with Cable Lubricants

IDEAL INDUSTRIES, INC.

Wax or Polymer – Understanding the Options with Cable Lubricants

Wire and cable pulling can be strenuous work, especially when distances stretch several floors or more. Lubricants are an important part of this process – they help reduce friction between cables and conduit, which, in turn, reduces the risk of damage, wear and tear on cable insulators.
New Designs Powering Today’s Pool Market – But Electrical Safety Remains Top Concern

BURNDY® LLC

New Designs Powering Today’s Pool Market – But Electrical Safety Remains Top Concern

If you haven’t tried to block out the peak pandemic years of 2020 and 2021 from your mind, you might remember the ways the work- and learn-from-home trends helped drive home renovation projects during that period.
Today’s Power Cutters Help Labor-Stretched Contractors Do More with Less

Greenlee

Today’s Power Cutters Help Labor-Stretched Contractors Do More with Less

Like companies in pretty much all the building trades these days, electrical contracting firms are becoming increasingly stretched when it comes to getting the staffing numbers in line with their needs.
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LED Work Lighting Helps Contractors Get the Job Done

Light Efficient Design

LED Work Lighting Helps Contractors Get the Job Done

It truly amazes me how LEDs have transformed the lighting industry in just a decade. In 2012, manufacturers introduced the first bulbs to match the output of a standard 60W incandescent. They weren’t dimmable and could cost $25 or more. Fast forward to 2023, and LEDs now dominate the lighting market, and inexpensive replacement lamps can cost less than $5 and last 10-20 years.
Prefabrication Adds Power to Electrical Contractors’ Installation Work

Arlington Industries, Inc.

Prefabrication Adds Power to Electrical Contractors’ Installation Work

Electrical contracting is, by its nature, a bespoke profession – that is, every installation features its own unique design quirks requiring customization. At the same time, though, contractors also now are often dealing with the need to do more with fewer workers. As a result, prefabrication is becoming a bigger part of many companies’ operations.
Fiber Optics – Secure Data at the Speed of Light … Almost

Leviton Manufacturing Company

Fiber Optics – Secure Data at the Speed of Light … Almost

Fun fact. Light travels at approximately 186,000 miles per second. Whoosh.

That’s kind of fast, right? Faster than my old Ford pickup, anyway.
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