What a year! For every lead RECOM received on a European trade show tour, it is donating funds to offset the CO2 footprint cost of attendance. RECOM received a record number of business cards in 2022, allowing them to plant over 700 trees! exhibition participation The team at RECOM was thrilled to meet with customers and new friends from around the globe. It was exhibited at Embedded World (March), PCIM (May), LOGIMAT (June), Innotrans (September), and Electronica (November).  From Nure...

Mitsubishi Electric Corporation (TOKYO: 6503) announced that it will organize an exhibition under the theme ‘Smart Society’ at CES 2023 in Las Vegas, USA from January 5 to 8. The booth (#3841) will be located in the West Hall of the Las Vegas Convention Center. Diverse global challenges During the show, Mitsubishi Electric will present its future vision and efforts to provide advanced technologies and integrated solutions in five challenge areas: Carbon neutral, Circular economy,...

For 65 years and counting, Hill Electric has served the Upstate of South Carolina and beyond with trusted electrical contracting services. It believes in building long-lasting partnerships and upholding the highest standards of excellence in our field of service. Hill Electric Hill Electric's story of service began when we were founded in 1954 by Walter Hill. After years of working as an operator at the historic Portman Shoals Power Plant in Townville, SC, Hill decided to put his roots down in...

Promoting best practices through education is a key part of Aico’s mission statement. Offering a variety of education for their supply chain, Aico has seen a record-breaking 10,000 installers complete their FIA-CPD accredited Expert Installer training throughout 2022. Daniel Little, National Sales Manager for Aico, adds “This is an incredible milestone, providing Free CPD to 10,000 people will ensure we hit our mission statement of sharing best practices to deliver safer homes. &nbs...

Chonda Nwamu, Senior Vice President, general counsel, and secretary at Ameren, has earned a spot as a member of the Executive Leadership Council (ELC) Class of 2023. The ELC is the preeminent membership organization committed to increasing the number of Black executives in the C-suite, on corporate boards, and in global enterprises. Nwamu's ELC membership places her among some of the most accomplished Black professionals in the world. Since its founding in 1986, the ELC has grown to include mor...

Hitachi Energy, a global technology pioneer that is advancing a sustainable energy future for all, recently announced it has won an order to supply its GrideMotion® Flash ultrafast charging system for the two busiest bus routes in the city of Clermont-Ferrand, central France. Grid-eMotion Flash was the first choice of the city’s public transportation operator, SMTC-AC, which requires a fast, efficient, reliable, and safe charging system that will help persuade motorists to leave their...

While training meetings are a regular occurrence at Hill Electric, every year they host a training meeting specifically geared toward Arc Flash. As an Industrial Electrical Contractor, they take the safety of their employees and clients very seriously and prioritize proper training for the team members. Since the inception of NFPA 70E, they have informed and trained the employees on Arc Flash annually, only the employees they deem qualified attend the Arc Flash meeting. This year, 26 employees...

When it comes to marketplace ethics, it appears no one can touch industrial electrical contractor Hill Electric. The Better Business Bureau of the Upstate, a private non-profit organization serving the 10-county Upstate area, honored Hill Electric with a 2019 Business of Integrity Award for Marketplace Ethics in the 50-199 employee category earlier this month. Value-Based Leadership Founded in 1954, Hill Electric was honored for several key reasons starting with Mike Davis, the company’...

Hill Electric, a valued partner in Upstate SC in industrial electrical contractor services, recently launched a new website designed to showcase its services, core values, and legacy. The new site highlights the “Hill Electric Difference” by featuring the company’s valued team members, emphasizing its service philosophy, and expanding on its 65 years of expertise in industrial electrical services. new website “We are very pleased to have the new website up and running,...

Electricians have been utilizing multimeters for nearly 100 years. Although the tool has advanced over the years and evolved into a digital tool, its purpose has remained the same. Digital multimeters are used for 3 main things: checking voltage, verifying ampere (current flow), and validating continuity. With safety as one of the core values at Hill Electric, this tool helps alert the industrial electricians of any warning signs and is used to reassure the electricians that everything is worki...

The modern workplace is rapidly evolving, requiring companies to find innovative ways of training students to become the next generation of employees.  Hill Electric’s philosophy of empowerment and accountability, paired with training and educational initiatives, ensures that its future employees are successful and meet the highest standards on every project.  Career and Technical Education As Hill Electric continues to be engaged with Career and Technical Education throughout...

Two new ranges of cost-effective switching regulators are announced - the RPMGQ-20 and RPMGS-20 open-frame, through-hole, non-isolated DC/DC buck converters with 20A output rating. RPMGQ-20, RPMGS-20 The RPMGQ-20 is in an industry-standard quarter-brick format while the RPMGS-20 is in the emerging standard package size of 36.83 x 34.04 mm with a standard sixteenth brick pin-out. Both products have a maximum height of 15mm from their mounting surface. The parts operate from an 18V-75V input an...

Hill Electric gets to do some pretty interesting work for its clients. It usually has its hands on some extremely technical projects. Hill Electric wants to go over four important industrial electrical terms in our industry that are part of its everyday vocabulary but likely are unfamiliar to the average person. Fiber Termination Proper fiber termination is essential when you’re installing fiber optic cables. Fiber is used in data networking to transmit large amounts of data over long d...

Emergency power systems play an integral role in complying with life safety requirements and sustaining critical systems such as data and communications networks within facilities. According to the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) Annual Electric Power Industry Report, electrical customers experienced over eight hours of power interruptions in 2020. On average, the duration of interruptions customers experienced annually from 2013 to 2020 was consistently two hours. As seasonal stor...

When it comes to safety, there are a lot of tips out there designed to help keep people safe. At Hill Electric, when they go into any new situation, they have a system of checkpoints to ensure that they are continuously focused on safety for all not just themselves. When it comes to the home, safety can sometimes take a backseat for household projects, something that can have significant ramifications if something goes wrong. Hill Electric combined its top safety tips from the everyda...

DENSO Corporation announced it has been selected as an "A-List" company in the assessment of environmental initiatives conducted by the international nonprofit CDP for its excellent efforts in the areas of climate change and water security, as well as information disclosure. This is the first time DENSO has been selected for the "A-List" in the area of "Climate Change" and the second consecutive time in the area of "Water Security." sustainability management In its long-term policy for 2030,...

Ameren Missouri announced a new energy assistance pilot program, New Start Energy Relief, to help unhoused electric customers return to permanent housing. Through this program, the company plans to provide $500,000 annually to customers in need, for a total of $1.5 million over the next three years. The New Start Energy Relief program will provide up to $1,000 for eligible Ameren Missouri customers who are unhoused or have spent time in a homeless shelter in the past year, to re-establish servi...

With any company comes the opportunity for growth, and sometimes that growth brings with it the need to expand operations quickly. This is especially true for manufacturers and large industries, where expansions must happen alongside daily operations seamlessly and in those cases, it’s important that a company has the right people on the team to get the job done quickly and efficiently. But when might your growth require the services of an industrial electrical contractor...

Hill Electric considers its best-in-class experts in the industrial electric trade, but there are times it needs to bring in additional specialists to continue its standard of delivering excellent service to its clients.  Hill Electric is grateful for our long-standing partnership with Instel Power Products; they enhance specific projects for clients facing extreme power failures, emergencies, or that have vintage equipment that need very particular or specialty parts. Instel Power Produc...

When it comes to choosing an electrical contractor for a project, it is critical to differentiate between an Industrial Contractor and a Commercial Contractor. While both professions have a foundation in electrical systems, the nature of their work is quite different in many ways. This article is going to dive into those differences so that one can be sure of entrusting the next project to the right team of electricians. Education And Experience The journey to becoming an electrician or elect...

It’s an understatement to say that interesting work at Hill Electric are found. In fact, some extremely technical projects are handed upon. In today’s blog, three types of technical projects often done for clients will be broken down. Installing Process Equipment Process equipment installation requires a certain skill set to budget, install, and start up. When it comes to budgeting, there is usually very little information available—sometimes all it is to be done is to go by...

At its meeting, the Supervisory Board of RWE AG made personnel decisions that ensure full continuity in the company's management on the one hand and the planned and seamless transfer of responsibilities on the other. The appointment of Michael Müller as Chief Financial Officer (CFO) of the Group was extended by the Supervisory Board for a further five years and will now run until 1 November 2028. Michael Müller has already been a member of the Group Executive Board since November 2020...

Mitsubishi Electric Corporation has announced that the company will work closely with Japan Ministry of Defense (JMOD), as well as United Kingdom (UK) and Italian companies to help strengthen Japan’s security and defense industrial base with innovative technologies, responding to a joint statement by the Prime Ministers of Japan, United Kingdom and Italy on December 9, 2022 that the three countries will begin developing next-generation fighter aircraft under the Future Fighter Program. Mi...

RWE has joined forces with pioneering Lithuanian educational institutions to accelerate the development of offshore wind energy in the Baltic Sea, based on education, research, and knowledge transfer. Corresponding Letters of Intent (LoI) were signed with Klaipeda University, Lithuanian Maritime Academy, Klaipeda State University of Applied Sciences, and the Klaipeda Paulius Lindenau Training Center. Promoting offshore wind energy “Offshore wind is key to meeting the increasing de...

Power electronics engineers understand the complexity of power module selection for their specific applications. With SemiSel 5, SEMIKRON offers a new simulation tool to ease this burden. Starting with a blank sheet of paper, the team created SemiSel 5 around the needs of power electronics developers. With its brand-new user interface, power module selection is even easier through only five simple steps. Webinar details  In the first section of this webinar, Martin Röblitz will guid...

The President of Hunt Electric, John Axelson, recently announced the role of the company’s Corporate Safety Director has been filled by Chris Rollins. Chris was previously working as the National Project Safety Manager at Hunt Electric. Coming up through the trades originally, Chris Rollins had a great understanding of what it was like being assigned and performing tasks in less than ideal environments.  Extensive industry experience Hunt was an easy choice for me. Prior to working...

Schneider Electric, the globally renowned company in the digital transformation of energy management and automation, and ORPC, an internationally recognized company in marine energy technology, innovation and operational excellence, have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to collaborate on microgrid projects to advance marine energy as a commercially-viable renewable energy source. Through this collaboration, ORPC and Schneider Electric will install microgrid systems that include Schnei...

Eurotherm is a premier provider of temperature, power, and process control, measurement, and data management equipment, systems, software, and services for global industrial markets. The company employs about 650 people worldwide, with headquarters in Worthing, U.K., and core manufacturing operations in Ledziny, Poland. Watlow and Eurotherm partnership Rob Gilmore, Watlow’s Chief Executive Officer (CEO), said, “We are excited about Watlow and Eurotherm, and all we will accomplish...

RWE is accelerating the expansion of its green portfolio in North Rhine-Westphalia. After building a solar plant with integrated battery storage at Inden Mine and starting construction of two similar plants at Garzweiler Mine, the company has now been successful in the solar tender of the German Federal Network Agency (Auction date 1 November 2022). RWE has thus laid the basis for the construction of a new photovoltaic plant with a capacity of 16.8 megawatts (MWac) at Hambach Mine. Around...

E.ON are working on many innovations so that customers can both produce and manage their energy. Unfortunately, the algae power storage system is not yet available and was the joke for April Fool’s Day. But offering innovative and reliable solar solutions is, of course, always the claim. With E.ON, users have a reliable and proven expert at their side who offers the right solar solution for their power requirements. algae and uses The company presented the first purely plant-based p...