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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.
Read more: Will West – Top Apprentice for Canada A Region...
“It’s definitely the Olympics of our trade,” said Lance Giesbrecht of the Ideal National Championships, “I’m one of the people who live and breathe for that competition. It’s a great thing, they’re bringing life to the trade,” he added...
Tommy Carducci is a 14-year industry veteran working with Seneca Electrical and was one of 18 Canadians to compete at Ideal Industries’ National Championship event held in Orlando, Florida.
Legend Power Systems is an innovative Canadian company headquartered out of Vancouver, B.C. Their flagship product, SmartGATE, is a power management solution that analyses and auto-corrects building power challenges while improving energy efficiency.
Founded in 1942, Franklin Empire is Canada’s largest independent electrical distributor.
Nick Foster is Territory Manager, New Brunswick & P.E.I for Leviton. Foster was recently appointed as the Atlantic Regional Chair for Electro-Federation Canada’s (EFC) Young Professional Network (YPN).
Held from November 7th to 9th in Orlando, Florida and aired on ESPN 2, the Ideal National Championships give electricians a chance to display their skills in a high-level competition.
Headquartered in Vancouver, Legend Power Systems is a global onsite energy management technology company. They help buildings to overcome grid volatility challenges common to utilities around the world.
LDS caught up with General Manager of EiKO’s Canadian division, Stephen Lee who was kind enough to take some time out of his busy schedule to share his perspective on the industry.
Read more: Stephen Lee, Canadian General Manager with EiKO...
“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.
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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.
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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