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

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

When electrical, mechanical, and process systems are installed and equipment is successfully started up and verified, a good contractor...

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

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

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

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

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

Bearing failure in motors, fans or pumps can put a building out of commission for days or weeks depending on the severity of the failure...

Formerly known as Omni Instrumentation Services, Inc., we are now Omni Instrumentation & Electrical Services, Inc. Our new name is...

One of the more pervasive challenges on new construction and renovation projects is figuring out where to put all of the control panels....

Omni recently completed a large-scale lighting retrofit project at a pharmaceutical manufacturing facility in Maryland. More than 3,000...

Some control valve problems can be relatively easy to detect, but others are more difficult to identify without performing specific...

Consider these two words: preventive maintenance. What did you think of first? Odds are quite good that it had to do with your facility’s...

Arc flash is a violent flash-over of electric current that leaves its intended path and travels through air from a one conductor to...

Budget is an enormously important part of every project, and one of the ways companies can save money nowadays is to reuse existing...

Commissioning of any building system – electrical distribution, BAS, fire alarm, lighting controls, local controls, etc. – is a process...

The landscape of low-voltage building systems is changing dramatically. Technological developments and software advances have created a...

Anyone who’s been involved in a large construction or building renovation project is aware of the importance of the commissioning. Most...

Modular process “super” skids are widely used in biotech and pharmaceuticals construction due to the many advantages offered. Modular...