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in proactive maintenance. Systems managed associated with the failures and damaged
with microprocessors are extremely sensitive cards have been reduced by 80%.
in single phase systems which is why they Semaforos de Barranquilla has not experienced
require the most effective protection. the same type of failures since the installation
of the suppressors. Any other failure to the
network has been a result of a different nature.
Our twenty five years of hands on
real world field experience can be Also, The Carey CAC customer service center
seen in the simplicity, functionality presented constant voltage variations on
the CFEmatic equipment. This equipment is
and user friendly design of all our composed of different devices that had been
products. Simply stated, these are affected, generating malfunctions such as
the finest, highest quality, best failures, misconfigurations and damages.
performing surge suppression On July 1st, 2014 Sinetamer devices were
products available anywhere in installed in three CFEmatic equipment, with
collected from in field use. the world today. We not only set a trial period of 45 days from September 1st
to October 15th, 2014. These suppressors are
In order to mitigate the damages caused by the standard, we are the standard, still installed, in order to reduce failures in the
transients, Marius counsels, it is critical to Marius emphasized. protected equipment.
invest in the best protection systems in the
real world, because investing in SineTamer® After the installation of Sinetamer Surge
products will not only cut annual electrical and SineTamer® successes from the field Suppressors, equipment operated in a more
or electrical maintenance costs but will also In a recent communication to the world, Jeff stable way, failures were drastically reduced
provide the benefit of return on investment Edwards CEO and Founder of Energy Control and visits from technical support personnel
that typically ranges from 3-18 months, as Systems baptised downtime as the biggest were also reduced.
these damages can occur at any time and in thief of profitability, reliability and productivity
various ways including among others during that can be found in the world.
a thunderstorm, electrical system failure, Power outages impact every
in a blackout or even by a curious squirrel Productivity loss is a thief of profitability that industry but have vastly different
stumbling into an electrical transformer. can be restored and preserved by taking proper implications for each sector.
steps in securing the electronic infrastructure
Furthermore, Energy Control Systems provides because it revolves around electrical power Outages can put the lives and safety
comprehensive protection chains against the quality issues and SineTamer® addresses the of people at risk in some verticals.
devastating effects of transients and against foundation of these issues which is surge For most, power outages will bring
loss of opportunity and competitiveness, protection, he said. big costs and potential reputational
because lost profits increase costs which damage.
has a direct impact on company profitability, Efficacious accounts of how SineTamer® has
consequently safeguarding critical systems transformed productivity losing companies into
is not only a wise precaution, it has even profitable businesses are spread all over the
become a competitive advantage, due to that, world, be it in the banking sector, data centers, To prevent these consequences and maintain
customer satisfaction, organizations across
using SineTamer® is not only an option but a traffic control, health care, manufacturing, oil every industry can utilize UPS systems. A UPS
necessity. and gas, cellular base stations, utilities, etc. seamlessly transitions power in the event
Additionally, controlling transients that disrupt A case in point is Semaforos de Barranquilla, of an outage to ensure that you can save
the software of modern equipment is essential the company in charge of the maintenance data, gracefully shut down systems and even
of controls in traffic light continue working for the battery runtime.
systems in Barranquilla
Colombia, they had It’s no wonder that interest and investment in
experienced a number surge protection devices has increased given
of problems as a result the risks and costs (not only to the bottom
of transients in the past. line, but also to reputation) that companies
In the majority of the incur when downtime strikes. Companies
cases, the consequence may not be able to control the unpredictable
was failure of the system, events (weather, human error, disaster)
while in some cases these that create disruptions and downtimes, but
failures damaged the they can do their best to prepare for them.
electronic cards of the Surge Protection Devices can be used in all
controllers. situations: from safety-intensive industries
where interruptions may mean injury, to office
After installation of the settings where secure computing and data rely
Sine Tamer model ST- on consistent power supply.
FSPT120-15-RJ, the cost

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