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Process Tank Problem Solved with Electric Heating Blankets
Omni Instrumentation & Electrical Services, Inc. was asked recently to come up with a solution for heating several 15,000-gallon process...
Craig Drabyk
Apr 4, 20232 min read
 
 
 


Omni Client Takes Hands-On Approach to Commissioning, Training, Spare Parts, and Maintenance
Several years ago, Omni took part in the construction of a new manufacturing plant, installing all of the electrical and controls, and...
Craig Drabyk
Mar 15, 20232 min read
 
 
 


Successful Electrical Shutdown and Restart at Operational Manufacturing Facility
Omni Instrumentation & Electrical Contractors, Inc. was contracted by a previous client to provide power and controls for a new fluid bed...
Craig Drabyk
Mar 1, 20232 min read
 
 
 


Severe Undersupply of Electrical Steel is a Main Contributor to the Ongoing Transformer Shortage
Since 2020, lead times for distribution transformers have increased from several months to well over a year, and prices have gone up by...
Craig Drabyk
Feb 13, 20232 min read
 
 
 


Fast-Tracking IT Room Completion Saves Overall Construction Schedules
Today’s world is increasingly driven by digital technology, and for many organizations, IT rooms serve as the heart of their building. On...
Craig Drabyk
Jan 30, 20232 min read
 
 
 


Temporary Electrical Service Sizing for Construction Projects
Sizing and securing temporary electrical service is essential to any new construction project as it will serve as the only source of...
Craig Drabyk
Jan 10, 20232 min read
 
 
 


Omni PM Project: Double-Ended Substation Maintenance
Electrical preventive maintenance at a 150,000 sq. ft. laboratory building was overdue as per the company’s SOP. Omni, who had completed...
Craig Drabyk
Dec 21, 20222 min read
 
 
 


Order Parts and Materials Now for Annual End-of-Year Maintenance
Over the last two years, there’s been a lot of focus on long lead times for items like VFDs, transformers, PLCs, and other instruments...
Craig Drabyk
Dec 1, 20221 min read
 
 
 


Omni Provides Instrument Calibration Assistance at Biowaste Facility
A little more than a year after the start-up of a large biowaste facility, the Director of Maintenance contacted Omni for assistance with...
Craig Drabyk
Nov 14, 20222 min read
 
 
 


Omni Builds Custom Control Panels When Vendors Are Unable to Deliver On Time
Though there’s practically no such thing in our industry as a project that’s completely problem-free from start to finish, those that are...
Craig Drabyk
Oct 28, 20222 min read
 
 
 


Emergency Power System PM Should Include Annual Pull-the-Plug Power Interruption Testing
Emergency and standby power systems are an important requirement for providing reliable backup and delivering electricity to critical...
Craig Drabyk
Oct 14, 20222 min read
 
 
 


Omni Refurbishes and Integrates Old Valves with New Controls
When a longtime client decided to make major changes to their existing dry product handling system, Omni was slated to handle the...
Craig Drabyk
Sep 28, 20222 min read
 
 
 


Design and Build to Budget First, Minimize Value Engineering Later
The ultimate goal of almost every project is to keep costs as lean as possible while getting everything that’s needed, nothing less. This...
Craig Drabyk
Sep 13, 20222 min read
 
 
 


Navigating the Supply Chain
In the November 2021 issue of The Omni Transmitter, we reported that widespread supply chain problems affecting our trade weren’t...
Craig Drabyk
Aug 15, 20222 min read
 
 
 


Common Causes of Contactor Failure
A contactor is an electrically-controlled switch used to connect or disconnect power to large lighting loads and motors. Contactors...
Craig Drabyk
Jul 25, 20222 min read
 
 
 


Intermittent Equipment Alarms and Shutdowns Traced to Terminals
Several months after we completed an electrical power and plant process controls project at a large manufacturing facility, Omni...
Craig Drabyk
Jul 7, 20222 min read
 
 
 


2022 Supply Chain Issues Mean Early Action on Capital Improvement Decisions
2022 may only be half over, but building owners, facility managers, engineers, and purchasing agents considering capital improvements for...
Craig Drabyk
Jun 21, 20222 min read
 
 
 


LED Lighting Retrofit Project
Omni Instrumentation & Electrical Services, Inc., has completed a large-scale lighting retrofit project at a pharmaceutical manufacturing...
Craig Drabyk
Jun 3, 20222 min read
 
 
 


Process Heat Tracing Installed at Food Manufacturing Facility
Omni Instrumentation & Electrical Services recently completed the installation of process pipe tracing on a new 2.5-inch stainless-steel...
Craig Drabyk
May 20, 20222 min read
 
 
 


Dynamic Line Rating Can Help Pave the Way for Electric Vehicles
The shift away from internal combustion engines to electric vehicles is moving forward, and at a rapid pace. Ford recently announced...
Craig Drabyk
May 4, 20222 min read
 
 
 
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