Toronto Electricians and Electrical Contractors

Over the past year I have visited numerous steel plants across the US and Canada and I always return with the same question: why does a region like North America, whilst so advanced in many different kinds of technology, still appear to be lagging in the Digital Transformation as it relates to crane automation in the steel industry? Part of the answer may lie in a story about how one of the most famous rock groups of all time, AC/DC, got their name. Before they were known as AC/DC, lead guitarist Angus Young would have his sister Margaret, who was a talented seamstress, make his famous “school boy” outfits that he wore on-stage.  One day he noticed “AC/DC” written on the side of her sewing machine and he thought the name perfectly matched their high voltage style of music and, as they say, the rest is history. Back to the steel industry… When it came to choosing AC or DC for powering their factories, the steel industry in North America essentially made DC their de facto standard...

In my previous posts , we looked at the Smart Building concept and discussed digitisation strategies. In this, the last post of my series, we will look at sustainable digitisation journeys for old and new facilities alike. The growing role of IT in Facility Management With the growth of Smart Buildings, it is no surprise that Facility Managers today are expected to be more IT-savvy. This poses several interesting challenges to the role of the Facility Manager. Firstly, the vast amounts of data generated is far too much to consume and understand with a siloed work approach and without tools and applications to assist. The integration of multiple systems provides predictive operational capability, reduces administrative tasks through automated reporting and alarming, and ultimately requires a quick transition from the aforementioned siloed mindset into a system-oriented approach. This is not the future – it’s today, and thereby creates a need to urgently train and upskill existing per...