Monday, March 8, 2010

High Voltage Cleaning by Highvec Canada Inc

Before Highvec introduced its innovative no-down-time method, cleaning electrical equipment meant shutting down the power and, potentially, your entire operation. That costs time and money and can be a competitive disadvantage in today's 24/7 world.
Highvec built its sophisticated process on the traditional simple procedure of corn blasting, adapting to a wide range of electrical contamination problems. We will remove the thick layers of dust and grime from your underground substations. They'll help you prevent dangerous flashovers and fires.
In addition, their system reduces operating temperature up to 30 percent on dry type transformers. Lower temperatures mean lower energy costs and longer life for your equipment.
Highvec also offers infrared (IR) and ultraviolet (UV) inspection services to spot potential problem areas and save you the expense of major repairs.
They have adapted their unique cleaning process to a wide range of electrical contamination problems in such industries as mining, smelting, refineries, steel plants, pulp and paper plants, OSB plants, and other manufacturing facilities.
With their equipment and experience they are able to enter areas under live conditions for cleaning and inspection with little or no downtime.

IR and UV Inspection
Highvec provides non-invasive inspections, using infrared (IR) and ultraviolet (UV) cameras. Inspections are available as a stand-alone service and are a standard part of our cleaning process. Failure of an electrical apparatus ? such as switchgear, transformers or insulators ? can produce catastrophic results. Electrical discharges such as arcing, tracking or corona can all cause equipment failure. If left undetected, these conditions can become a source of an arc flash incident, which can result in severe injury or death.
Electrical failures can be seen as hotspots by IR cameras or they may emit ultraviolet light (a corona, for example, gives off UV light). They use our IR and UV cameras to inspect your switchgear and electrical equipment for hot spots, bad connections or thermal anomalies. Each inspection includes a detailed report outlining any problem areas.
When done, as part of their cleaning process, inspection reports are given for each piece of electrical equipment. They also provide inspections as part of your preventative maintenance program.

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