If you have chilled or hot water valves mounted outdoors and exposed to the elements, you know it’s always been a race against time to see if the elements destroy the actuators before the warranty runs out. Moisture and humidity, excessive dust build-up, severe cold, and UV radiation can shorten service life. Over the years we’ve seen all of the major control companies come out with enclosures that were expensive and usually an aftermarket installation, thus labor intensive. They would do the job, but they weren’t always the most practical or economical solution.
We were happy to find out that Belimo developed NEMA 4X actuators that are available for air dampers and characterized control valves. The unique NEMA 4X housing is factory assembled as part of the actuator, so it comes to you ready to be used in even the harshest conditions. The enclosure was designed to be weather-tight and corrosion resistant for conditions such as rooftop applications, indoor swimming pools, wood drying kilns, agriculture and food industries. The housing even provides enough internal space to install components such as a relay or controller — a feature we think is very smart. For high humidity locations (like us in the deep south) or low temperature (-40°F) applications, a heater with controller can be supplied with the NEMA 4X actuator. Now that is great thinking and planning on Belimo’s part!
We are very impressed with the design, build and features of this new product from Belimo, and we think it will stand the test of time and hold up well in field conditions. The heat and humidity here in Florida will certainly provide a challenge, but we believe the Belimo NEMA 4X actuators will stand up to the challenge as a top quality product line from a top manufacturer.
All safety glasses are not created equally. When it comes to protecting your eyes, you don’t want to leave anything to chance. The people at Edge go through great lengths and testing to make sure they are providing the best protection possible. Every pair of their glasses go through High Velocity Impact, High Mass Impact and Drop Ball Impact testing. All Edge glasses are compliant with ANSI standards for protection eyewear and meet U.S. Military Eyewear Ballistic Impact Resistance Requirements. That’s the best eye safety you can get, but Edge safety glasses have even more going for them.
Jerry, Mark, and Bob at Stromquist Counter
Edge glasses are designed for comfort with straight temples that don’t pinch, flexible and durable wrap around frames and a material that increases its “grip” as it becomes moist or warm. They also are available with polarized lenses that block 99.9% of UVA/UVB/UVC rays and with fog and/or scratch resistant lenses. Better yet, you can now get Edge eyewear with HD vision. Their glasses are the first ever to exceed ANSI standards for definition clarity with twice the resolving power of most safety lenses.
All that is great, but how do they look? Edge provides a wide variety of stylish frames and lens types and colors. With all the combinations available, you have over 90 of options. We have been selling these glasses at our counter for a few months, and they are the hot new “it” product. We’ve even had our own employees buying them. Everyone who tries them loves them. They are comfortable and stylish, have great vision clarity, and most of all they provide the best eye protection available.
No one ever expects an eye injury to happen, but accidents do happen on all types of jobs and in all types of situations. Protect your vision with the best. Edge Eyewear gets an A+ from Stromquist. Check them out for yourself.
We build quite a few control panels at Stromquist & Company for our customers. In fact, in our Florida UL listed panel shop we are always looking for ways to improve quality without cutting costs. So I am thrilled with the new RIBAN series of relays from Functional Devices. For those of you who might not know, Functional Devices developed the RIB (Relay in a Box). Stromquist & Company has been providing our customers with RIB relays for years. The RIBs have proven reliable and durable, and the team at Functional Devices stands behind their products and provides great customer service. That’s why I am not surprised with how well the new RIBAN series of relays we tested worked.
The RIBAN is designed for anyone building panels, and it is a great alternative to the old plug-in enclosed relays. The functions make it easy to install, test, and troubleshoot. Functional Devices created the RIBAN as a new type of relay, different from anything else in the marketplace. Read More
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