by Pearl Engineering | Nov 6, 2020 | Blog, Electrical Engineering
Written by Susan Rice The electrical systems within an industrial facility are rarely thought of until the lights, HVAC systems, motors, communications, and/or the powered process systems stop working. The they are immediately thought of but unfortunately by then...
by Pearl Engineering | Sep 24, 2020 | Blog, Electrical Engineering, Resources/Media/Pearls of Wisdom
It is common for clients to disregard Grounding as an unimportant part of an Electrical design and adhere to the attitude “it’s just Grounding”. We are discussing Grounding as part of National Code Month because we feel it is categorically the most important part of...
by Pearl Engineering | Aug 31, 2020 | Blog, Electrical Engineering, Safety
Voltage Drop is the loss of voltage that occurs due to the resistance or impedance through the conductor in an electrical circuit. Items to consider when reducing voltage drop is decreasing the current load, increasing wiring size or decreasing the length of the...
by Pearl Engineering | May 26, 2020 | Blog, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Scanning, Structural Engineering
As we have been told by our clients and the contractors we work with on our clients’ projects: Pearl Engineering is a leader among our peers in the 3D Laser Scanning and Modeling Engineering Design of industrial facilities. In doing so, we can: provide clients with an...
by Pearl Engineering | May 6, 2020 | Blog, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Safety
In his famous book, The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People, Stephen R. Covey states that “Sharpening the Saw” is critical to remaining effective. In our last newsletter, we discussed this idea and how Pearl Engineering is Sharpening our Saws to be “Building a Better...
by Pearl Engineering | Apr 28, 2020 | Blog, Electrical Engineering, Safety
As the old saying goes: “There’s Safety in Numbers.” But today, we are going to continue to talk about: “There’s Safety in Structures.” Industrial Facilities have lots of structures that need to be safe. So let’s talk through some more of them. Like the COVID-19 Virus...
