Insights

Notes from the field.

Practical guidance on keeping critical power, cooling, and monitoring systems running — from the engineers who work on them every day.

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Advances in Load Bank Technology

In recent years, load banks and instrumentation systems have evolved significantly.

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The Future of AC – The Magnetocaloric Effect

Original post by Beth Brindle at How Stuff Works Magnetic air conditioners are based on a phenomenon known as the magnetocaloric effect.

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The Future of Retail’s Digital Transformation

Retailers are transforming themselves with new business strategies, processes and technologies to support a more consistent and rewarding customer…

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A New Variable Capacity DOAS Technology

Florida Solar Energy Center conducted a study documenting the Linear Capacity achieved greater than 50% energy savings versus conventionally fixed…

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A Wireless Network Smart Enough to Automatically Configure and Manage Itself

Most metering systems are expensive and complex to deploy, making it difficult to monitor energy use at the source.

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Casino’s Have IAQ Concerns

FläktGroup SEMCO has decades of experience in the gaming industry. Their products ensure that both customers and staff are breathing cleaner, fresher air…

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How the Internet of Things (IoT) is Promoting Growth in the Micro Data Center Market

Is your data center a dinosaur: costly, energy inefficient, hard to change or expand?

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Retrofit or Replace? Four Scenarios for Optimizing Cooling Systems

Vertiv has released four payback scenarios that detail the cost of upgrading cooling equipment and the projected payback periods.

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Designing Chillers for the Most Demanding Applications

Think of Haskris and Access as an extension of your chiller team: designing chillers that can support the most demanding applications; rigorous testing…

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Vycon Flywheel UPS: Certified and Trusted

Vycon VDC Energy Efficient Flywheel Storage Today’s enormous demand for data storage is driving exponential data center growth in markets around the globe.

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Reinventing The Cooling Tower

As Published by Delta Cooling Towers 12/4/2018 With heat playing a major role in all chemical processing operations, it's hard to find a plant today that…

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Vertiv Speaks Out on the Future of Refrigerants in the Next Generation of Data Centers

Like other sectors, suppliers of cooling equipment are responding to ongoing concerns around climate change by developing products and services that help…

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