About the new Bluetooth®, electro-hydraulic handled, battery operated BlackFin® Tools These tools offer crimping wire ranges from 14 AWG – 1000 kcmil for flex and code wire, using all the same crimp dies and inserts from our current generation BlackFin® tool offerings. i-press® software and i-press® app i-press® – Show your customers how well you…
To successfully implement a lockout/tagout program at your facility, each of the 5 elements below are needed: 1. Program: Lockout/Tagout Program Documentation To create the Lockout/Tagout program documentation, several areas need to be addressed. These topics include, but are not limited to, the following: Purpose and Scope Rules Lockout Procedures and Techniques Removal of Lockout…
Job-sites are becoming more connected as technology continues to flourish. Understanding how it works and the value technology can bring to your job-site is crucial to ensuring operational efficiency. Many of us have heard of IoT (Internet of Things) or IoE (Internet of Everything), but what exactly does that mean for you the contractor? Technology…
Check out this great blog citing the Wall Street Journal from The Center for Environment, Commerce & Energy on how shipping operators are pouring billions of dollars into the construction of oceangoing crude-oil carriers. No matter where your shipbuilding operations reside – Panduit is there. See how Panduit enables shipbuilders to address unique infrastructure challenges.
Lockout/Tagout is a process to control energy hazards for preventing accidental start-up or release of stored energy during set-up, maintenance and servicing of equipment. OSHA outlines this safety method in standard 29 CFR 1910.147 (“Control of Hazardous Energy”). Lockout/Tagout is a widely accepted practice for companies in the United States. OSHA advises US companies, “Workers…
We’ve all heard the predictions for the past several years that manufacturing will move back to the United States. Now it appears that the “crystal balls” of the industry seers were, in fact, accurate. According to a recent survey by Estrada Group titled “Where in the World”, the US is now considered the prime location…
April 23rd is this year’s Construction Safety Day. The first step in making the construction industry safer is to understand the biggest threats. Balancing worker safety, productivity and equipment optimization starts with establishing a strong safety infrastructure. Panduit’s Safety Solutions not only offer safety products, but encompasses safety services and safety training as well.
Check out the recently released article written by Carrie Rossenfeld of GlobeSt.com, “How Important is Technology in Construction“. She provides an interesting perspective along with survey results from Sage Construction & Real Estate on the importance of technology in the field. To help increase productivity and efficiency on your job-site, Panduit has recently launched an…
One of the greatest challenges for an electrical contractor is the coordination of product flow from the suppliers to the project site. This is a direct result of the industry’s difficulty in projecting future demand based on the variability and real-time dynamics of a job site. Industry numbers* show that only 60% of labor hours…
The emergence of Smartphones and Tablets has helped take many industries truly into the mobile workspace. But it is introducing the construction trades to productivity potential beyond our wildest dreams. The introduction of SaaS (software-as-a-service) and hosted technologies, as well as the Cloud, have allowed contractors to broaden their workspace by providing access to data…