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October 14, 2014

Top 5 Considerations For Selecting a Pressure Transducer

Industrial pressure transducers are used in a wide variety of applications ranging from HVAC/R compressors, refrigeration and variable speed pumps to hydraulic pressure, oil and water. A transducer can be used anywhere there's a pipeline or chamber, its function is to sense and convert pressures into a proportional electrical output signal that is transmitted to monitoring or control system.

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October 09, 2014

Are US Hospitals Equipped For An Infectious Epidemic?

Are we prepared?

In the opinion of registered nurses polled by National Nurses United (NNU), 80% of the respondents believed that hospitals in the United States are insufficiently prepared to deal with potentially infectious diseases such as Ebola. One countermeasure to become better prepared suggested by the 700 polled registered nurses is to “properly equip isolation rooms to assure patient, visitor and staff safety.”

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October 06, 2014

Clinton at WEEC ‘14: It's All About the Funding

It’s All About the Funding: Everything You Need To Know About Bill Clinton’s Keynote Speech at WEEC ‘14

Bill Clinton, WEEC's Keynote Speaker

Regardless of your feelings on politics, anyone who has ever listened to Bill Clinton speak knows he is a pretty convincing guy. In trying to unite both sides of a conflict, few orators are as gifted as Clinton at leveraging common sense to bridge a gap and bring people to the middle towards resolution of an issue; today was no different. 

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October 02, 2014

GIS Can Make HVAC Jobs Easier

GIS (Geographic Information Systems) believe it or not will make just about any HVAC professional's job easier. Aerial photography became extremely useful to contractors when progress ofhttp://blog.setra.com/gis-can-make-hvac-jobs-easier/2014/10/02 projects could be shown through pictures. Eventually other job functions caught onto this resource that had been available for years. 

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September 29, 2014

WEEC Conference Takes Over DC October 1st-3rd

Starting this Wednesday thousands of people will travel from all over the world to attend the 2014 World Energy Engineering Congress at the Washington Convention Center in Washington DC. Several members of the Setra team will be among others at the conference presenting energy management solutions to attendees, such as the Power Patrol Meter. Each day of WEEC incorporates different tracks that attendees can follow based on their energy interests.

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September 19, 2014

Don't Waste Time With Inefficient HVAC Units

Have you ever wondered why AC units can't produce consistent airflow? Or even what's the root of system inefficiencies? One of the main causes is that a monitoring solution isn't in place or isn't working properly.

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September 10, 2014

Just In: New Techniques For Pressure Testing

With different equipment comes different air pressure testing techniques for measurement. But are you sure if your procedures up to date? This article breaks down specifically what methods need to be implemented for different scenarios. These new steps in calculating

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September 08, 2014

The Key Elements to Having a Lean Supply Chain

Take action and become a company that practices Lean Six Sigma by:

  • Having repetition/replication throughout different supply chains
  • Being cross-functional
  • Using technology where ever possible
  • Encouraging positive reinforcement

One obstacle that's in the way of adopting this lean system is a lack of trust. 

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September 04, 2014

Think Inside the Box for Increasing Your Profits

Looking for new ways to increase your profits? Think outside the box, actually think inside the box, the electrical box that is… Electricity often amounts to a large portion of your overhead cost and can often be managed.

Depending on your industry these can be managed through:

  • Staggering machining operations
  • Shutting off lights
  • Many other measures
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September 03, 2014

Not Having a Power Meter is Expensive

By not owning a smart meter, you could be loosing money in two ways. The first way is quiet obvious, where you'd be paying inaccurate electricity bills. Meters don't give proper estimates, whereas smart meters break down precise usage. The second way is that if installation of a meter is refused, you could be subject to fines. Although this idea is only for American Electric Power Ohio customers, other areas of the country could adopt this policy in the future. For this company and many others, maintaining these outdated meters could be become exponentially expensive. Lack of interest and enthusiasm in smart meters result from not knowing how diverse and beneficial the applications are.

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