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Best Practices for Racking a Circuit Breaker In and Out Racking a circuit breaker in and out is one of the riskiest actions taken by an employee when it comes to safety and Arc Flash potential with Low Voltage and Medium Voltage gear. This is especially true when it comes to an aging electrical infrastructure.…
The Arc Quenching Switchgear is Game Changing Technology For those that have experienced an arc flash incident you know the impact it can have on your facility and more important to the personnel that potentially could be exposed to these events. Many times, when an arc flash incident happens equipment is lost, and down time…
Imagine if you could take your single line and bring it to life with data! It’s possible and in this video, Mike Rathbun walks you thru how to begin implementing this technology inside your facility. As technology continues to evolve the ability to visualize data in a format such as a live single line and…
Motor Control
In our last post of this series on starting a condition-based maintenance program, we interviewed our Program Manager of Reliability Services Mike Rathbun, an integral part of the group that got this effort off the ground. Recently, Rathbun and his team conducted a training session around using the CBM worksheet that we reference throughout this…
Recently we published a series on condition-based maintenance (CBM) for motors, which is a core area for EECO. We wrote this series based on extensive feedback we’ve received as well as recommended textbooks. Our goal was to produce some condensed insights on maintenance and reliability. During this process, we also developed an eBook on CBM…
As shared in our last post, starting a new CBM program is tough. In our experience, the most successful teams tend to put in more work on the front end. This usually leads to the development of a business case. In this post we will explore the process to build the case, and how to…
Electrical Supplies
EECO is providing the convenient online shopping experience you’ve asked for! It’s easy to get registered at ShopEECO.com and start shopping for all your electrical equipment needs. In this short video, you can see the step by step process to getting started with . There are benefits beyond just buying online. Order Management: Review 18 Months of Order…
Criticality assessments can be daunting even for plants with sophisticated tools at their disposal. Where to start? Which assets should you include in the assessment? This is one of the most common questions we hear. Recently, one of our customers, a large industrial facility, said that all their assets were critical. Assuming that is the case, conducting a criticality assessment…
We all know what defines critical spares, right? Those parts or components that would cause significant downtime or interruption of operations should they fail. Often, critical spares are stored at remote sites and available based on a prioritization schedule. This post looks at critical spares that neither in the storeroom nor an off-site facility. If you want help defining critical spares,…