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.

Vertical cable supports are one of the electrical industry’s unsung heroes. Engineered to safely support non-armored cables in vertical raceways or risers, they can make the critical difference between power being connected or disconnected.

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.

Industrial facilities must have an Emergency, Escape, and Rescue (EER) plan in place whose object is to ensure the safety of personnel during an emergency. Among other requirements, the plan must include the installation of bright, reliable emergency lighting for illuminating a pathway to safety.