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Liteline is hosting 20 minute product training on Mondays and Wednesdays, and for CEU courses on Fridays to complete your CEU requirements by June and to keep your mind fresh while you practice social distancing.
Faced with the compelling need for more respirators on its national territory, the French government has asked, on March 22, a group of French industrial companies led by Air Liquide to study the possibility of increasing the production of respirators so as to provide 10,000 respirators in 50 days, between the beginning of April and mid-May.
Hugo Lafontaine has been appointed Vice President, Digital Energy, effective March 30, 2020. Sanjith Singh has been appointed Vice President, Industry, effective March 1, 2020.
To help Canadians and businesses get through these tough economic times, the Government is proposing to introduce a wage subsidy of 75 per cent for qualifying businesses, for up to 3 months, retroactive to March 15, 2020.
The government of Québec has appointed Sophie Brochu as President and Chief Executive Officer of Hydro-Québec, as recommended by the company’s board of directors.
Bill Marshall, Leviton senior vice president of distribution sales and marketing, will retire effective December 31, 2020.
New center brings the company closer to western U.S. distributors, contractors, industrial customers, and retailers, enabling faster service and delivery times for entire range of electrical products, including packaged goods and high-end, custom fabrication.
Interested in creating an automation program online using a code-free, visual sequence editor? Then this DesignTips webinar is for you.
The Alberta Electrical Alliance strives to bring the industry together in many different ways. During difficult times, fulfilling that mandate becomes even more important.
Kyle Seymour, President and CEO of S&C Electric Co., has recently announced that he will transition into retirement over the next several months.
Read more: Kyle Seymour Announces Transition to Retirement;...
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E.B. Horsman & Son Named one of Canada’s Best Managed Companies
E.B. Horsman & Son (EBH), one of the fastest-growing, independently owned full-line electrical distributors in Western Canada, announced that it is a 2020 winner of the Canada’s Best Managed Companies Platinum Club designation, having retained its Best Managed status for 11 consecutive years.
During the past year, the company remained successful amidst changing market conditions by focusing on its six pillars: operational excellence, growth and expansion, talent management and development, collaboration and communication, enhanced customer experience and market awareness.
Company Supply Chain, Production and Policy COVID-19 Updates
Below Electrical Industry News Week has collected the latest updates from companies in the industry. The majority are not experiencing major impacts with respect to supply chain and production, but are implementing changes to adhere to the recommendations of the World Health Organization, Health Canada and Center for Disease Control.
This list will continue to be updated as companies update their current situation.
Latest Articles
So You Want to Upgrade to Wi-Fi 6?
I once took a class where the professor would explain concepts in two ways. First, he would dive into the mathematics behind the idea, filling the whiteboard with equations and showing how they all related to one another. He tagged this “for the engineers,” Then, he would explain the concept again, but this time, with no math at all. This he said, was “for the poets.”
So why is datacom cabling twisted, but power cabling is not? It’s all about bandwidth. Power signals are of such low frequencies that they don’t need to worry about bandwidth, but datacom cables do.
IDEAL Networks Issues Advice on Overcoming Common PoE Challenges
As many different applications increasingly adopt Power over Ethernet (PoE) devices, such as phones, cameras, lighting, access controls, IDEAL Networks offers advice to help IT technicians handle everyday PoE troubleshooting scenarios.
“There are clear benefits of PoE for many applications, but with standards changing all the time, it can present challenges for IT technicians and cable engineers,” explains Tim Widdershoven, Marketing Director for IDEAL Networks. “Consider a Voice over IP (VoIP) phone, for example. If it doesn’t have a sticker which specifies what standard is required, technicians may not know whether the measured power passes or fails.”
Product News
New Digital Voltage Phasing Meter from Cementex
Cementex has introduced a new Digital Voltage Phasing Meter Set, ideal for measuring overhead and underground voltages. The new Digital Voltage Phasing Meter Set handles 0–40 kilovolts (kV) and can be used on higher voltages up to 240 kV if used with additional pairs of extension resistors. The device automatically adjusts the voltage display to match resistors if used.
Peers & Profiles
Will West Top Apprentice for Canada A Region at 2019 Ideal Nationals
By Blake Marchand
Will West is a first-year apprentice working in the solar industry with Hakai Energy Solutions. Will was able to qualify for the Ideal Industries 2019 National Championships as the top apprentice from the Canada A Region.
Held from November 7th to 9th in Orlando, Florida and aired on ESPN 2, the Ideal National Championships gives electricians a chance to display their skills in a high-level competition. The event expanded internationally for the first time this year — over 55,000 electricians from 5 countries attempted to qualify for a chance to compete in the championship event.
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