Electrical Industry Articles and Stories

Of course, the answer is yes. However, because it's been around for a while, we sometimes tend to talk a little less about it than we have in the past.

But it's still a relevant topic, with many new innovative products still being developed.

Online shopping has certainly experienced a boom over the last six months, as many of us have felt less comfortable in physical stores. While electronic transactions might seem like a direct communication with retailers like Amazon or delivery services that work with your local supermarket, they’re actually pretty complicated transactions.

When you first read that headline, I'll bet you thought "Lighting Efficiently" meant lighting that saves money, right? It actually has to do with worker productivity and customer experience.

Let me illuminate you.

The AKM Group, which operates the Domino’s pizza delivery and takeaway franchise in central Luton,  England, prides itself on its forward thinking. That philosophy has led to a great deal of success for the company. Since beginning in 1999, the business has grown to encompass 24 locations and more than 800 employees. It includes a little bit of history, too, as the central Luton location – which opened in 1985 – was the very first Domino’s in Britain.

According to the National Fire Protection Association’s most recent numbers, up to 8 percent of all fire calls are the result of a false alarm. In 2018, that statistic translated into 2.8 million false alarm responses. Such events are both dangerous and expensive, and they are often caused by equipment failure rather than deliberate vandalism. Today’s addressable sensors and other initiating devices include self-monitoring capabilities that can help reduce false alarms and the aggravation and expense that go along with them.

In another article, we discussed some simpler methods of pulling interior wiring into conduit. We looked at coil packs and drum feed methods.

But when it comes to underground feeders and cabling, the struggle gets, well, "reel." When laying in conductors with underground or in-concrete installations, it's normally a two-step process, requiring a team at least three workers.