Since its inception in 1988, Select Electrical Enterprises Ltd. (SEEL) has been a steadfast provider of electrical services throughout Alberta.
With facilities in Mayerthorpe and Stony Plain, the privately-owned company specializes in producing custom Variable Frequency Drives (VFD) and control packages, serving various sectors including the industrial, oil & gas, mining, and forestry industries.
Commitment to Quality and Safety
SEEL is renowned for its commitment to quality, delivering professional and reliable services that often exceed client expectations.
The company’s emphasis on safety is demonstrated by its Safety Excellence Certificate of Recognition (SECOR) certification and outstanding compliance ratings with record management firms. SEEL's adaptability to the safety protocols of its partners further underscores its dedication to workplace safety.
Addressing Timely Delivery Challenges
SEEL collaborated with Innovelec and its distributor in Edmonton to ensure timely acquisition
A challenge emerged when SEEL embarked on a key project in Alberta's Oil and Gas industry, necessitating the design and supply of a compact Switchgear/Motor Control Center (MCC).
This equipment, essential for powering processes and utilities, required delivery within stringent timelines. SEEL collaborated with Innovelec and their distributor in Edmonton to ensure timely acquisition of the necessary high-quality electrical products.
Role of NOARK and Innovelec
For this high-profile project, NOARK Electric provided essential motor protection components, including circuit breakers with high interrupting capacity.
These components were crucial in meeting specifications, as Omid Bayestehtarat from Innovelec noted, “We have been working with NOARK’s products for many years, and we know that when it comes to UL/CSA certified electrical products, manufactured to the highest standards, they can deliver.”
Innovative Solutions and Results
NOARK's provision of molded case circuit breakers, utilized alongside VFDs, facilitated the meeting
NOARK's provision of molded case circuit breakers, utilized alongside VFDs, facilitated the meeting of project demands under pressure.
With warehouses in Pomona, California, and Kitchener, Ontario, NOARK was able to quickly modify and supply products, which Derek Wolcom, CEO of Select Electrical, praised by stating, “Using NOARK’s breakers, we were able to meet some very aggressive (borderline unrealistic) timelines, to enable us to complete the project in record time!”
Expert Recommendations
Bayestehtarat concluded, emphasizing confidence in NOARK's consistent reliability: “We would gladly suggest NOARK to our distributors and customers, especially when timelines are an issue, as we are confident that they will deliver excellent products efficiently.”
This collaborative effort highlights the crucial role of strategic partnerships and effective supply chain management in meeting industry demands.
Since being established in 1988 in Alberta, Select Electrical Enterprises Ltd. (SEEL), a privately owned electrical, automation and controls company, has been providing the electrical community with efficient service, through locations in Mayerthorpe, Alberta, and Stony Plain, Alberta, where they manufacture custom VFD and control packages.
SEEL prides itself on providing professional, personal, precise and reliable service. A high standard of support is provided to their clients, during and after a job is completed and Select Electrical strives to exceed client’s expectations.
SEEL's extensive experience
SEEL has extensive experience and an excellent reputation with its customer base of industrial, oil & gas, mining, agricultural, forestry, pulp & paper companies.
Above all, SEEL is dedicated to Safety and endorses a strong safety presence in the workplace. As well as having their own safety program, they also adapt to the safety requirements of the companies that they work with. SEEL is SECOR certified and maintains an exceptional rating with compliance record management companies.
The Challenge of Timely Deliveries
SEEL’s team of engineering technologists and electricians have relied on their Distributor in Edmonton for timely and efficient deliveries of electrical products to service the extremely stringent requirements of their customers. They work closely with Innovelec, leading supplier of products and services for the electrical industry in Western Canada for NOARK Electric.
Select Electrical was working on a prestigious project in the Alberta Oil and Gas industry, which included design, manufacture, and supply of a compact Switchgear/Motor Control Center (MCC) line-up, for supplying power to processes and utilities, driving Pumps related to the SAGD field and facilities. The Switchgear included a main feeder of 2500A and sub feeders ranging from 1800A to 800A. along with Molded Case Breakers used in combination with VFDs and Starters.
Other circuit and motor protection accessories
The project demanded high-quality products to meet the exact specs of the industry, to be delivered in a short time frame, which was becoming a challenge due to supply chain issues.
Thanks to Innovelec and the Distributor Sales Rep in Edmonton, the required motor protection, including circuit breakers (MCB, MBBB, ACB) and other circuit and motor protection accessories, was delivered by NOARK Electric from their North American warehouses, to meet the project requirements, in record time!
Ideal Solution
Omid Bayestehtarat of Innovelec stated, “We have been working with NOARK’s products for many years, and we know that when it comes to UL/CSA certified electrical products, manufactured to the highest standards, they can deliver. NOARK is well stocked at their Pomona, California and Kitchener, Ontario warehouses, where they are also able to modify and assemble products to meet specifications for each sector or condition."
"To top it all, their prices are unbeatable, and service is strong. The Distributor had been suggesting NOARK’s products for many other customers, so it was a no-brainer to recommend them to Select Electrical.”
NOARK’s circuit and motor protection products
For this project, NOARK provided high interrupting capacity Molded Case Circuit Breakers used with Drives, and 2500A Power circuit breakers for the Main Feeders. The Power Circuit breakers are equipped with smart trip units and other internal electrical accessories that ensure proper protection coordination for the Switchgear/MCC Line-up.
Proper motor protection is key to success when dealing with electric motor systems, providing defence against overload, overcurrent, and excessive voltage spike incidents. Current limiting circuit breakers are designed to limit the prospective fault current peak and reduce the amount of ‘let through’ energy that gets to the protected equipment before it isolates the fault.
NOARK’s circuit and motor protection products are manufactured to the highest standards to meet the safety requirements and extreme conditions in the Oil & Gas industry.
Results
Derek Wolcom, CEO, Select Electrical, added, “Using NOARK’s breakers, we were able to meet some very aggressive (borderline unrealistic) timelines, to enable us to complete the project in record time!”
Omid concluded, “We would gladly suggest NOARK to our distributors and customers especially when timelines are an issue, as we are confident that they will deliver excellent products efficiently.”
