An automatic transfer switch, or ATS, is an electrical switch that monitors utility power for failure and automatically moves a load to a generator or other ...

There are a number of power quality issues that can cause problems in a building or facility. These include voltage sags, undervoltage, overvoltage, surges, ...

Definition: omni- all; of all things Back in 1986, company founders chose the name “Omni” to reflect the full range of services they planned to offer, which w...

Harmonics is a problem that can severely alter the quality of power delivered to electrical systems and can cause damage, disruption, or failure of electrica...

When it comes to project planning regarding controls interface with various systems, from process to HVAC, utilities, and vendor equipment, it is not uncommo...

A common practice for many years has been to qualify a building automation system (BAS) as a whole or in segments. With increasingly strict regulations and d...

It is no secret that sub-par electrical contractors often arrive at a low bid price by underestimating hours and eliminating quality control where it should ...

Industrial environments are subject to electrical noise, which can cause electromagnetic interference (EMI) that can negatively affect the operation of equip...

A fast-track process project was well underway when the project team realized they had big problem: they’d forgotten to order numerous critical instruments i...

Omni recently furnished and installed SemaConnect Series 6 Electric Vehicle Charging Stations as part of a large biopharmaceutical project in Maryland. As pl...

When it comes to purchasing electrical and controls equipment for a project, there’s certainly nothing wrong with accepting the lowest bid. So long, that is,...

Occupancy sensors are devices that turn equipment on and off in response to the presence or absence of people in a specific area. These devices, which have b...

Power problems and outages pose significant risk to critical systems and equipment. Sags, spikes, surges, noise, frequency instability, harmonic distortion, ...

Projects often have very aggressive schedules, tight budgets, and missing technological design details, which can lead to multiple Requests for Information (...

When electrical, mechanical, and process systems are installed and equipment is successfully started up and verified, a good contractor doesn’t just collect ...

Ventilation and cooling are important considerations when designing a control panel cabinet or cabinet enclosure. Because a control panel cabinet is enclosed...

Soft starters and variable frequency drives (VFD) can both be used to reduce the inrush current and torque that can occur when motors are accelerated to full...

A growing biomedical customer approved the fit-out of a 150,000 sq.ft. facility that would include an open office concept, state-of-the-art GMP suites and la...

Electrical phase imbalance is a condition in a three-phase system where the amperage draw is uneven between phases A, B and C. This condition exists in most ...

Relocating an electrical panel or control panel is commonplace procedure that happens more than one might think. Renovations, new equipment installations, sy...