Show Updates
Attention All Supervisors
Take the time now to register your electricians for the 2008 Circuit Breaker Conference in October...
New Challenge for Conference Host
The 2008 Circuit Breaker Test & Maintenance Training Conference in October will commemorate 15 years of training excellence for substation and switchgear maintenance people worldwide. Yet, the conference host still faces new challenges....
Who Said What
The Finepoint Circuit Breaker Test and Maintenance Training Conference supports the new generation of substation maintenance personnel by recognizing the need for focused training. ...
First Impressions Count
It’s true that many visitors to the Finepoint Circuit Breaker Test and Maintenance Training Conference return each year to learn the newest technology and to see how other utilities are solving problems. ...
Factory Tour
Factory Hosts Present Their Products
AREVA T&D located in Charleroi, Pennsylvania, and Mitsubishi Electric Power Products (MEPPI) located in Warrendale, Pennsylvania, will co-host Factory Day at the 2008 Circuit Breaker Test & Maintenance Training Conference. ...
AREVA T&D Evolves Over 125 Years
AREVA T&D, co-host of the 2008 Finepoint Conference Factory Day, was originally formed in 1878...
Factory Day A Successful Venue
Since 1996, a day at a circuit breaker manufacturing plant has been a highlight of the Circuit Breaker Test & Maintenance Training Conference. ...
Mitsubishi Purchases Former Asten-Johnson Site
Mitsubishi Electric Power Products, Inc., which will host a tour of its state-of-the-art facilities on Factory Day at the Finepoint conference, recently completed the purchase of the former Asten-Johnson site to accommodate the continued growth of its business....
Session Highlights
Oil Analysis for Condition Based Maintenance
The condition assessment of high-voltage electrical equipment has become increasingly important as electric utilities face increasing pressure from market and regulatory forces to meet performance or risk targets. ...
Acoustic Emissions Testing of Dead Tank Circuit Breakers
The purpose of acoustic emissions testing is to detect problems that might develop before the regular, scheduled annual maintenance and to avoid a failure or detect problems well in advance “before they get out of control,” according to Jay Garnett, substation maintenance engineer at National Grid USA. ...
Arc Flash Hazard Analysis Presentation
Caribbean Utilities Co., Ltd (CUC) plans to present its findings and long-range plans from the recent completion of an Arc Flash Hazard Analysis project, performed by Jaker Engineering, PC, at Finepoint's 15th Annual Circuit Breaker Test & Maintenance Training Conference, scheduled for Oct. 6-10, 2008, at the Omni William Penn Hotel in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. ...
Idaho Power and ABB to Present Radiography Session
Idaho Power and ABB will jointly present real-life case studies on the practical use of digital radiography as it applies to the power T&D maintenance industry at this year's Fineoint Circuit Breaker Conference....
Exhibitor Products
CZAR Focuses on People
Since its establishment in 1999, CZAR has been a corporation with one focus: people....
WIKA Offers SF6 Gas Density Monitoring Instruments
WIKA provides SF6 gas density monitoring instrumentation. Standard pressure measuring devices are not safe for use in SF6 applications because temperature and ambient pressure changes alter the indication for the same density levels. ...
First-Time Exhibitor in 2008
BCS can furnish the following equipment: circuit breakers, load break switches ...
PSS Provides Specialized Services
Power Substation Services (PSS) specializes in the installation and maintenance of transformers and other electrical equipment...
