What Backup Power is Required for Healthcare Facilities?
When a hospital loses power, it’s not just an inconvenience. It’s a matter of life and death. Critical medical equipment needs constant electricity to keep patients safe and the hospital operations running. The stakes couldn’t be higher. Research from ABB shows that the average cost of a hospital power outage is $7,900 per minute. Beyond […]
How Does Predictive Maintenance Differ from Preventive Maintenance?
Understanding the key differences between predictive and preventive maintenance can save your facility thousands in downtime costs while extending equipment life. The $127,000 Question Every Facility Manager Should Ask Your data center’s primary cooling system just failed. The server room temperature is climbing rapidly, and you’re facing potential downtime that could cost your organization $127,000 […]
What Is Load Testing and Why Is It Important?
When the lights go out, your data center’s backup power systems become the lifeline keeping critical operations running. But how do you know these systems will actually work in an outage? The answer is load testing, a test that shows if your backup power can keep things running or if it could fail when you […]
What Is the Best Generator Type for Cold Climates?
When temperatures plummet and power outages strike, having the right generator can mean the difference between maintaining critical operations and facing costly downtime. But not all generators perform equally in extreme cold conditions. Understanding which generator types excel in frigid temperatures is essential for businesses, data centers, and facilities that can’t afford power interruptions during […]
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. […]
What’s the Best Power Setup for Mixed-Use Industrial Facilities?
Mixed-use industrial sites combine offices, warehouses, and factories. Each area uses energy in different ways. Some spaces run heavy machines. Others just power lights and computers. This mix of needs often leads to high energy bills and power problems. Example Scenario: A 500-acre site runs forklifts in a warehouse while design engineers work in office […]
How Long Does It Take to Install a Commercial Generator?
It’s a busy Thursday afternoon, and your team is working at full speed. Suddenly, the lights go out. Machines stop. Servers buzz. You can almost hear money slipping away. Gartner pegs the average cost of unplanned IT downtime at $5,600 per minute (Gartner, 2024). If you run a manufacturing plant, that number climbs even higher. […]
What Does a Preventive Maintenance Contract Include?
It’s 2 a.m. on a steamy July night. A rooftop HVAC chiller that normally runs quietly and smoothly suddenly quits. Inside the plant, the temperature rises fast, alarms go off, and the night crew scrambles to protect machines that can’t handle heat. The facilities manager’s phone lights up: “System down, need help NOW.” Sound familiar? […]
What Is Involved in a Facility Power Audit?
Ever open your plant’s electric bill and do a double-take? You’re not alone. In many commercial and industrial facilities, 20-30 percent of every kilowatt-hour is silently wasted through harmonics, imbalances, and other invisible gremlins hiding inside the switchgear. In our work with manufacturers, data centers, and hospitals across the U.S., Camali Corp engineers routinely uncover […]