Electical Contractor

You have many electrical requirements to meet when specifying panel boards, but is addressing the cost-effectiveness issue ever one of them? In facilities having indoor or outdoor areas with hazardous locations, there is a need for very substantial equipment, namely explosion-proof panel boards.

Firestopping is a simple, yet essential, part of any construction project.

It seems as if it was only a decade or so ago when “migration” refered only to birds (or perhaps retired people) heading south for the winter. Now, the term “migration” has taken on a whole new meaning.

It is a fact of life that we need to secure our homes and places of business. But security cannot rest on its laurels alone. For security to truly fit the end-users’ needs, it has to incorporate many facets of supervision and control.

Advances in applications for fiber optic components, more than advances in the fiber itself, will drive the marketplace in the next 12 to 18 months.

Electrical contracting industry leaders’ talk could lead you to conclude that there is never a chance to critically examine your business practices. When the economy is booming and projects are ample, there is no time for it. When business is stagnating, there is no money for it.

Impact Wrench FCI’s Racine 7/16-in. hydraulic impact wrench offers the Gerotor motor, providing two to three times more horsepower than typical gas-powered products. The power is very controlled and less vibration is transmitted to the tool that’s being driven.

For most of the 1990s, electrical contractors’ sales in the industrial market held steady at 21 percent of total sales, according to Electrical Contractor magazine’s 2001 Guide to the Electrical Contracting Market. Between 1997 and 1999, industrial project sales increased to 26 percent.

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