Happy Holidays!

As we enter our 30th year of business, we would like to express our sincere appreciation to all of our customers, principals and those with whom we do business with on a daily basis.

Powertech Associates has always strived to bring the best technologies available in the utility industry to our marketplace and combine them with superior customer service. We are aware that customers have choices and so we promise to continue to earn your business. We would like to thank you for making 2021 a success and we look forward to serving you in 2022!

Wishing you and your family the best this holiday season and a happy, healthy New Year!

-Your friends at Powertech Associates

ConduDisc from SAE Inc.

The ConduDisc Collection is comprised of corrosion proof ground plates with improved safety performance.

ConduDisc is a fully NEC compliant conductive grounding plate that dramatically enhances the performance and longevity of utility grounding systems while virtually eliminating electrode corrosion. It is a conductively encased galvanized metal plate that improves grounding performance and network reliability over existing traditional methods.

ConduDisc   | The Reliable Choice

By using the corrosion-proof ConduDisc grounding electrode instead of a traditional rod, you will benefit from:

1. Improved safety during installation and network maintenance and fault performance
2. Better asset protection and reliability by ensuring protection devices function as designed and reduction in resistance to ground - lower resistance over an extended lifecycle.
3. Reduced installation time and costs from a 90% time reduction
4. Lowest lifecycle cost due to elimination of typical maintenance and replacement needs

NEW FR Fleece Ground Glove

Made with an FR liner made with soft, cozy microfleece throughout the entire glove, Youngstown’s FR Fleece Ground Glove is a winterized work glove that is flame resistant, cut and puncture resistant, and arc rated. The glove is designed to protect workers from a variety of hazards while also keeping them warm, dry and comfortable in moderate winter conditions. Made of WR-treated goatskin and sewn into an ergonomic, 3D form fit pattern. The palm features untreated sueded goatskin reinforcement on the fingertips, palm and knuckle enhance the durability and protection while maintaining high dexterity.

Your network is only as reliable as your product installation. TE Connectivity's Field Service Solutions make every connection count.

Your mission: Improve grid reliability and keep costs low. Correct installation of products in your network is key to achieving reliability. TE Connectivity (TE) can help. They support the correct installation of their products, the first time, every time.

Why is this so critical? 50% of medium voltage cable accessory failures are due to installation errors and it can cost up to $150,000 in replacement costs for a single medium voltage splice. That adds up to significant costs that you can avoid.

Reduce your risk and assure successful installation by:

• Training your installers on new cables and products
• Making sure your tooling receives proper maintenance and your installers are trained on their use
• Assessing your installer competence to understand abilities
• Utilizing supervision to tackle real on-the-job issues
• Requiring a skilled person or team to complete the installation when the task is beyond your competence
• Getting in-field testing and commissioning testing to check the health of your recent installation work

‍Reducing installation errors impacts more than your bottom line. When the power goes out, the stress intensifies for all stakeholders involved. Fewer network outages and repairs due to errors mean your network maintains peak availability and customers stay satisfied.

Every year TE Connectivity's North America Field Service Team trains over 3,000 people. Their expertise goes way beyond training. Their experts can identify and understand your installation issues and give real insight because they are ex-linemen or underground splicers with an average of 20+ years of field experience. They are professionals skilled in overhead and underground electrical construction and are regularly assisting customers in the field with supervision, installation and testing.

TE Connectivity can provide flexible installation training and customized services designed to work for you:

• At their Training Center in Fuquay-Varina, North Carolina, USA
• At your location
• At our distributors’ location

Need more than upskilling training and assessment of your installers? Contact Powertech Associates to learn more about TE Connectivity's ability to supervise, install and test at the installation site.

 For more information or a quote on any of the products featured in this newsletter, please reach out to Ryan Campbell at rcampbell@powertech-upsc.com or
(860) 678-8772.

Powertech Associates and Utility Power Supply offer the latest products and solutions available in the Utility Industry.  We are committed to meet the needs of our customers through quality product solutions and proven customer service.