“I had an awesome time, it was a lot of fun,” said Zach Agombar, who competed his way to 8th place in the Apprentice division of the Ideal National Championship.
Finding a problem with an infrared camera is sometimes not enough. In fact, an infrared camera image alone without accurate temperature measurements says very little about the condition of an electrical connection or worn mechanical part.
Exceeding client expectations is the secret to repeat business for any contractor. And that means delivering projects on time and on budget. (Of course, choosing the wrong lighting solution can hurt you on both accounts.)
Held from November 7th to 9th in Orlando, Florida, and recently aired on ESPN 2, the Ideal National Championships gives electricians a chance to display their skills in a high-level competition.
Panel Upgrade Experts is an electrical contracting company started seven years ago by Paul Hannania.
Of those surveyed, Calgary out paces any other location by just under $10,000. Perhaps due to the oil industry in Alberta, as Edmonton is also lucrative for Project Engineers in the Energy Sector.
Of those surveyed, salary for Project Engineers increased $44,000 by the 20-year mark.
Anyone working in the electricity sector in Canada knows the reality of how few women we have in nearly every area of operations. As women have continued to grow their participation in the workforce over the past half-century, male-dominated industries like ours have must continue to make the necessary changes to diversify their workforces.
The first blog post in this series introduced the concept of a multi-tiered approach to identifying and mitigating Building Automation and Control System (BACS) cybersecurity risks and threats.
A combination of solar power, smart energy management and a highly efficient cogeneration plant have proven to deliver enough energy to power a whole factory and save huge amounts of CO2.
Smart instruments are a vital component for process owners to implement IIoT strategies.
Check out salaries for five positions in these industries. Here’s one insight: among those surveyed, software developer is the second most well paid position.
Often, code users encounter situations where they find themselves at odds with the rules contained in the CEC, Part I. These situations can occur for designers, consultants, installers, inspectors, manufacturers, students, instructors and standards developers alike, and these situations usually are a result of a misreading…
Chad Alexander is a Branch Manager with Contact Automation, which provides automation integration and control services for the Oil & Gas industry throughout Western Canada and Northwestern United States.
Rob Milner is the Canadian National Science, Automation, Optical Gas Imaging & sUAS Manager for FLIR. Rob took some time out of his busy schedule to discuss his career and provide some insight on the industry with Electrical Industry Canada.
For most, the answer is, “No time is a good time.” The real question becomes, how long can your aging DCS limp along before an upgrade is unavoidable?
This project is funded [in part] by the Government of Canada.
Ce projet est financé [en partie] par le gouvernement du Canada.
