industrial

For electrical contracting projects in industrial settings, there simply is no room for error. From power plants and chemical plants to rubber and plastics facilities and production environments of all sizes and scopes, industrial electrical projects are highly complex, physically demanding jobs for everyone involved. Therefore, the electrical contracting firm you hire for any project should be nothing less than an ideal fit. If it’s not, major problems can result, from schedule and budget overruns to facility downtime, equipment failures, equipment damage, accidents—and in extreme cases, even death.

When the electrical contracting professionals at JS Power Electric are hired for an industrial project, the general contractor (GC) or end user who hired us should feel confident they made a very smart decision. Why? Because time and time again, JS Power Electric has proven its ability to perform in ultra-demanding industrial environments and deliver excellent work on time and on budget.

Through our decades of work in industrial settings of all sizes and scopes, we’ve identified six common challenges associated with electrical contracting projects in the industrial realm, and below, we’ll highlight the capabilities needed by an electrical contractor to meet those challenges.

industrial experience.

An electrical contracting firm may claim it possesses industrial experience. But their portfolio of past projects – and details about them like work scope and completion dates – should be the first thing you consider when evaluating your options. If one firm performed a single pollution control electrical upgrade 10 years ago, are you confident that they can handle a pollution control electrical upgrade today?

As we said, industrial projects are complex, and the means and methods of electrical contracting in industrial settings are completely different than other installations. For example, electrical contractors may run conduit in industrial settings, commercial settings and retail settings. But the types of conduit for industrial projects are different; the tooling used to install it is different; and installation methodologies are different. Conduit is just one example; means and methods are unique across the spectrum of industrial installations, so it really takes a specialty contractor to do the work correctly.

environments

The electrical contractors you hire may be working in environments with 40-foot ceilings. They themselves may be working 40 feet in the air—or even higher. Additionally, many industrial installations typically call for rigid conduit as opposed to electrical metallic tubing (EMT). It takes special skill and considerable physical strength to manipulate those large cables. At JS Power Electric, we perform many explosion-proof installations in power plants, which also necessitates a unique skill set in the electrical contracting arena. Additionally, some industrial settings require the use of masks and other protective gear.

Electrical work is tough enough without adding these and other variables into the mix. The electrical contractor you select for your next industrial project should possess experience in a variety of demanding environments, along with proven success completing projects on time and on budget.