Remote Audits Ease Pandemic Pressure
July 8, 2020
Many industries slowed down due to the global pandemic, and construction was not spared. When work was in jeopardy of slowing down or coming to…
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Let’s Talk: Why Use UL Listed Panels
June 15, 2020
We have provided UL 508A Listed panels for over 25 years from our Sioux Center office. We have now added UL 508A listing capability from…
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Benefits of Agile in a Systems Integrator World
November 18, 2019
This article was originally published by Automation World. From project development to general productivity, your company can benefit from an Agile project delivery methodology. The…
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Bringing Power to Mink Lake Wilderness Camp
April 24, 2018
We sat down with Eric Oordt, employee member of the Interstates Foundation, to learn more about the Coldwater Foundation project at Mink Lake Wilderness Camp…
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What’s Your Shield? Managing Harmonics and EMI
October 10, 2017
Power Systems and Harmonics Our power systems continue to get smarter and more energy efficient. Which ultimately helps us control the process much better. Yet,…
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Adept – What is it and how do we use it at Interstates?
August 1, 2017
A few years ago we adopted Adept as our document management system. Currently, we have a total of 174,800 documents saved in the system. Our long-term goal is for Adept to be a universal system utilized throughout the company. As of now, Interstates Construction, Interstates Engineering, Technical Services, and Procurement use Adept.
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Are you sitting on a landmine or a goldmine of data?
June 13, 2017
One common problem clients experience is during the data acquisition stage. Your facility may have a number of smart devices and equipment. However, organizing data produced by these devices can get complicated. Organizing your data is a prerequisite to any further action or manipulation data. Unorganized or unusable data can be a disservice to clients than not having any data at all.
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A Quick Technical Tip: Motor Control in Retrofit Jobs
May 2, 2017
On a recent project, we took control of motors that were not previously part of a PLC-based automation system. These sites generally have a pushbutton control…
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