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NOARK Electric provides UL 4/4x certified flange-mounted handles that play a crucial role in ensuring user comfort and safety. These mechanisms easily configure to provide controlled operation of one or two breakers by a single flange handle. They are designed for use with M1 to M5 frame size M-Series molded case circuit breakers up to 800 A. An adjustable length flange handle and a compact fixed length flange handle are available to cover a wide variety of applications. This system is perfect...

The new Ex9C F-type IEC contactors from NOARK Electric provides increased protection and stable performance on any AC or DC system. Featuring an electronic coil, the Ex9C F-Type Contactor compensates for changes in voltage fluctuations, which eliminates noisy, contact-damaging chatter conditions. With a more efficient design, this contactor offers valuable integral surge protection and less energy is required to operate the coil which translates to lower operational costs. Key features Featu...

A massive rebuilding effort is underway in the storm ravaged communities of Northwest Arkansas. Repairs, which include clearing hundreds of downed trees to safely access more than 500 unique work locations, replacing approximately 400 broken utility poles, restringing more than 8 miles of electrical wire; replacing more than 75 transformers, and more, continue. Restoration work in the area includes complex repairs. As a result, it could take time to get everyone’s power restored. To aid t...

Nearly 300 utility professionals, including additional tree and line crews from nearby states, are working safely and quickly to restore service to the remaining customers without power across East Texas and Louisiana.  Work is underway to replace an estimated 23 utility poles, 14 transformers, 26 cross arms and 67 miles of electrical wire. Crews made significant progress Wednesday in Fruitvale and Grand Saline, Texas, where Tuesday’s powerful storms toppled trees that took down se...

As a team, SWEPCO are united in their efforts to help rebuild the places they call home and support the customers by getting the lights back on. Rain in the Rogers, Arkansas area has delayed restoration progress. Repairs, which include clearing hundreds of downed trees to safely access more than 750+ unique work locations, replacing approximately 400 broken utility poles, restringing more than 10 miles of electrical wire; replacing more than 100 transformers, and more, continue. Power restorat...

As a result of overnight storms that brought damaging winds and intense lightning to much of the area, SWEPCO has activated an all-in response to restore electric service to impacted customers. Damage assessors report widespread damage with downed power lines and fallen trees and limbs throughout the area. Additional crews from SWEPCO’s Fayetteville district and SWEPCO’s sister operating companies, AEP Texas and Public Service of Oklahoma, have been requested to help restore servic...

Storms that swamped many areas of the Ark-La-Tex as a result of relentless rain, damaging winds and flooding conditions also damaged SWEPCO’s energy system and disrupted power to thousands across the Ark-La-Tex region.  As a result, SWEPCO joined forces with crews from its sister utilities, including Public Service Company of Oklahoma (PSO) and AEP Texas, to support the restoration effort. Extensive flooding and hard-to-reach, sometimes treacherous terrain, requires crews and contra...

As of 11 a.m. Wednesday, April 10 approximately 25,000 SWEPCO customers are without power following a second round of storms that moved through the Ark-La-Tex Tuesday afternoon. While SWEPCO employees and contractors are working quickly and safely to restore service, the additional lines of storms brought a second day of damaging winds and intense lightning that slowed progress and impacted transmission and distribution infrastructure. As always, SWEPCO crews will not stop until the last custom...

More than 25,000 Ark-La-Tex residents have had their power restored following back-to-back storms on the heels of the Great American Eclipse. SWEPCO mobilized a workforce of nearly 900 people to aid in restoration efforts and redeployed resources to areas in need as work was completed elsewhere. Please be assured, crews are working to get every customer who can receive power back on. The multi-day restoration effort has required crews to leverage resources on the ground, in the air, and on boa...

Southwestern Electric Power Company (SWEPCO) invites the community to come together for a meaningful celebration of both Earth Day and Arbor Day. Eagle Watch Nature Trail, part of SWEPCO's commitment to environmental stewardship, is a sanctuary for wildlife and a haven for nature enthusiasts. The trail features a variety of ecosystems and is particularly noted for its bald eagle sightings, making it a prime location for bird watchers and conservationists. Earth Day/Arbor Day celebration The E...

Violent spring storms left a path of destruction this weekend. The damaging outbreak of severe weather, including approximately 120 tornado watches and warnings across the nation’s heartland, also delivered a blow closer to home in the ArkLaTex region.   Across SWEPCO, the severe weather began in earnest in northeast Texas late Friday. Wind gusts downed trees, ripped through power lines, and toppled transmission towers that feed multiple communities and neighborhoods. Crews worked ti...

A damaging outbreak of severe weather across the nation’s heartland, toppled trees, snapped lines and disrupted power to SWEPCO customers across the ArkLaTex region.  Powering the response: SWEPCO is responding. Post-storm assessments are well underway and dozens of crews from Texas, Louisiana, Oklahoma, Louisiana, and Alabama have begun to arrive and join with SWEPCO’s line and tree crews.  At peak, approximately 61,000 SWEPCO customers were without power.  Powe...

A damaging outbreak of severe weather across the nation’s heartland, toppled trees, snapped lines and disrupted power to SWEPCO customers across the ArkLaTex region. Recently, the National Weather Service’s storm survey team confirmed the severe storms included six tornadoes that barreled through the Four States Region. Four tornadoes were confirmed within SWEPCO’s service territory with peak wind gusts estimated between 85 - 100 mph. With the storm impacts and recent signifi...

SWEPCO crews across the service area are working quickly and safely to restore power following last night’s severe weather. The hardest hit areas include parts of Shreveport south of Interstate 20 and southern Bossier Parish. Restoration and response is underway by SWEPCO crews across the affected service areas after powerful storms brought damaging winds, hail and severe flooding to parts of the ArkLaTex. Flooding creates a unique and dangerous restoration environment. Flooding can make...

Motor contactors are electrical switches used as means of control, connecting or disconnecting electric motors and other load devices to the power supply. They’re typically designed for normally open contacts, which ensures the load disconnects whenever the coil of the contactor de-energizes. Because this interrupts heavy motor currents, arcing must be suppressed and controlled with an arc extinguishing device, which functions alongside the contactor’s electromagnetic and control sy...

Canyon State Electric is welcoming Dan Snopko to the team as the company’s controller.   Snopko brings over 25 years of construction accounting experience, including job costing, financial reporting, and forecasting. He has developed accounting processes and led accounts receivable, accounts payable, payroll, and human resources.   “I hope to use my experience to improve processes and financial tools,” said Snopko. “I want to take some accounting r...

Electrical contractor Canyon State Electric has promoted two team members to Project Manager. Branden Ruehl and John Ridgley served as Assistant Project Managers before their promotions in the first quarter of this year.  Ruehl has been with CSE for over seven years, starting in the field as an electrician helper. As he became more experienced, he moved to work as a delivery driver and prefabrication electrician. Branden moved to the office to fill a purchasing role, then transferred to p...

Countries around the world have backed the economic, social, and sustainability advantages of energy efficiency. In a joint statement issued at the IEA’s Annual Global Conference on the issue in Brussels, ministers and senior officials representing 47 governments reaffirmed “the role energy efficiency plays to ensure affordable and secure energy services for our citizens, enhance competitiveness of our businesses, and safeguard the energy security of our nations.” Joint state...

Wasatch Electric provided electrical services for this 13-building, new construction project. They worked within a strict budget and tight time frame to deliver campus-wide solutions for their customer, overcoming the challenges faced by working next to a wetland area. During the course of this project, they worked hand-in-hand with the owner to enhance budgets as the need arose, and offset scheduling delays by increasing resources when necessary. Their efforts ultimately resulted in successful...

Mitsubishi Electric Building Solutions Corporation announced the introduction of KEGMIL, a cloud-based platform developed by the Singapore-based startup FTV LABS PTE. LTD.  to improve the management of field services for elevator and escalator maintenance in overseas markets. KEGMIL will be launched in Singapore in October 2025, with the aim of expanding its deployment primarily across Southeast Asia and eventually to other regions. In today’s world, maintenance services for elevato...

Promoting professional growth by focusing on the development of cross-disciplinary and interdisciplinary skills is one of Comau's objectives. The company sees people as the driving force behind the ingenuity and creativity that have enabled it to design advanced and innovative industrial solutions for over 50 years. This is why Comau has chosen to join, as the first corporate ambassador, the MEsp@rt project, which aims to leverage the knowledge acquired in competitive sports for success in th...

NORD’s reliable solutions for bulk goods accommodate a wide range of plant arrangements and offer various application-specific options for long service life, low maintenance, and excellent load capacity.  In the bulk material handling industry, temperature fluctuations, abrasive environments, and rough operating conditions are commonplace. NORD modular drive systems, consisting of gear units, electric motors, and intelligent variable frequency drives are individually configured to...

LIFTKET Group GmbH, one of the world’s major providers of electric chain hoists and lifting solutions for industrial and entertainment applications, announced the appointment of Benjamin Göldner as Chief Revenue Officer (CRO), effective October 1, 2025. In this newly defined role, he will be responsible for overseeing Sales, Marketing, and Innovation across the entire group. With this strategic move, the LIFTKET Group is strengthening its international growth ambitions. As CRO, G&ou...

Wasatch Electric provided electrical and power distribution solutions for Flagstaff Lodge, a 138,000-square-foot residential complex located in the Rocky Mountains. The project overcame all of the challenges inherent in a demanding mountain location and climate. Due to extremely limited staging and lay-down areas, the project required close coordination between trades and suppliers. Wasatch’s warehouse space, extensive prefabrication capabilities, and strong vendor relationships were esse...

LEMO introduces the OPTIMA D Series, a compact and rugged connector platform engineered for performance in the most demanding environments.  Purpose-built for defense, aerospace, and mission-critical systems, the new series combines miniaturized form factors with military-grade reliability. tactical communications Needs Key features: Rugged, compact, and configurable Engineered to meet the evolving needs of tactical communications, UAVs, avionics, and soldier-worn equipment, the OPTIMA...

With the expansion of its product portfolio, FAULHABER is introducing several new additions to its range of DC-micromotors: the high-performance motors of the new GXR series 1437 with copper-graphite commutation, as well as precious-metal-commutated motors of the proven SXR series in sizes 1424 and 1437. Designed for maximum reliability and flexibility, these drives open up new possibilities for modern, space-saving drive solutions. delivering optimum efficiency The new models are perfectly...

Ready or not, energy infrastructure across the globe is evolving. Power companies and governments alike are implementing new features to support alternative energy sources, and battery energy storage systems (BESS) are at the heart of all of it. These systems make sure that the grid provides a stable output of energy, even when production from alternative sources wanes. With such a critical role in energy infrastructure, storage systems need to be extremely reliable. If they go down on a low...

Spectrum Instrumentation presents new flagship digitizers with 12-bit resolution and a maximum of 6 channels at 10 GS/s or 12 channels at 5 GS/s acquisition speed. The new DN6.33x digitizers belong to the company’s Netbox series, an easy-to-use instrument line that requires only an Ethernet cable to be controlled from any PC, laptop, or network. A comprehensive software package and a number of hardware features make them ideal for automated testing applications, capturing signals on mult...

Delta, a global pioneer in power management and smart green solutions, will spotlight its cutting-edge Microgrid Solution for Data Centers and a broad range of smart energy infrastructure for utility and residential applications at RE+ 2025, the largest clean energy event in North America. Featuring Virtual Synchronous Generator (VSG)-based multi-power source synchronization, and real-time control with less than 4ms response, Delta’s Microgrid Solution for Data Centers is capable of ensu...

Wasatch Electric provided electrical and power solutions to the Argent residential lodge in Deer Valley, UT. Located in the Rocky Mountains, the project overcame a number of challenges due to the climate and location, including snow, below-freezing temperatures, and restricted space for site staging, deliveries, and laydown. Taking a collaborative approach, Wasatch worked closely with its suppliers and other trades, diligently organizing and planning each phase of the project. Client objective...