What Size UPS Do I Need for a Small Data Center?
Even a 30-second power dip can crash servers, corrupt databases, and send customers running. For small data centers and edge rooms, the uninterruptible power supply (UPS) is your first and last line of defense, but sizing it correctly can feel like guesswork. Buy too little capacity and you’ll face an expensive midnight call-out. Oversize the system […]
What Regulations Apply to Infrastructure in Pharmaceutical Plants?
Physical space is the invisible ingredient in every drug you make. When FDA inspectors complete a Form 483 they document conditions that might signal noncompliance, including equipment, facility, and environmental control issues, which are listed in the FDA inspection observations data sets maintained on the FDA website. These kinds of infrastructure problems are frequently cited […]
How Do Emergency Power Systems Comply with NFPA 110?
Why NFPA 110 Matters When the Lights Go Out A summer storm lashes your facility, and the utility grid drops offline. The seconds are ticking. Life-safety systems, critical data racks, and HVAC all depend on the quiet metal box out back, your emergency generator. It roars to life… or does it? The common thread in most […]
What Is a Lifecycle Cost Analysis for Infrastructure?
Picture an iceberg. Only the tip, construction cost, is visible. Beneath the waterline lurks decades of maintenance, energy, rehab, user delays, and end-of-life disposal. Life-Cycle Cost Analysis (LCCA) is the flashlight that lets planners see below the surface and pick the most cost-effective design before the first shovel hits the ground. The American Society of […]
What Is the Role of Switchgear in Power Distribution?
Think of your facility’s electrical system like a busy freeway. Cars speed along (the electrons), on-ramps feed traffic (transformers), and highway patrol officers step in to redirect vehicles during accidents. Those “officers” are your switchgear. Without them, you’d have traffic jams, or worse, collisions, every time something went wrong. In simple terms, switchgear is a […]
How Do Vibration Sensors Work in Predictive Maintenance?
Imagine a tiny bearing in your main pump starting to wear down. You can’t hear it. Routine checks won’t find it for weeks. But a thumbnail-sized vibration sensor can feel the tiny shock in milliseconds. It notices the change, flags a rising vibration trend, and gives you days, sometimes weeks, to schedule a controlled shutdown. […]