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Electronics And Heat Don’t Mix

As we here in Texas groan about high temperatures of summer, it’s important to remember that we aren’t the only ones suffering from the heat. Electronics and heat don’t mix and the combination can be disastrous. As temperatures rise the number of businesses that lost power or experienced brown increase. During that time, many people...

Our customers and employees in Baton Rouge continue to endure dire conditions from the staggering flooding in that area and throughout southern Louisiana. One of our customers, a printing plant, sustained horrible damage. Everything flooded. Office turned upside down. Every control panel went under water. On the scene, IIDM field service technician from our Baton...

I was reading an article on electrical troubleshooting fundamentals in Electrical, Construction & Maintenance magazine. In this article they talk about using a “divide and conquer troubleshooting” to save time. Fellow Marine and Navy vets will recognize this a what we were taught as the “Half-Split Bracketing.” This electrical troubleshooting fundamental technique is a very...

Starting a Preventive Maintenance Program isn’t easy….or is it? While taking a proactive approach to your maintenance makes sense on paper, putting the practice to work takes some planning and implementation. That’s why many industrial plants outsource their Preventive Maintenance Programs. But a do-it-yourself PMP can work, too. With budgets tight and repair teams stretched...

[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=apPxq7eyy78&w=560&h=315] Have you ever walked up to a control panel and it just looks like a complete rat’s nest in there? Have you ever wondered, what would be the value of having a nice clean control panel and how can that save you money? Well, there’s three main reasons. Number one is that it’s...