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Illinois Material Handling Acquires Servicemax Inc.
Wolter Group LLC, announced the acquisition of Servicemax Inc. of Bolingbrook, IL effective today. Servicemax Inc. will join forces with Illinois Material Handling, a member of the material handling sector of Wolter Group LLC. Founded in 1959, Servicemax Inc. is one of Chicagoland’s largest and most experienced material handling distributors providing Sales, Service, Parts, and Rentals to Chicago Metro and Northwest Indiana. “By acquiring Servicemax Inc., we’re blending two very experienced companies, each with over 50 years of material handling experience to provide customers the best material handling solutions in the industry.” Said Otto J. Wolter, CEO of Wolter Group LLC. “As our seventh acquisition in the last five […]
Proper Generator Sizing for Large UPS Systems
In general, proper sizing of the generator is crucial to the success of any installation and requires a good working knowledge of electricity and its characteristics, as well as the varying requirements of the electrical equipment comprising the load. When analyzing any electrical load, consult the manufacturer’s nameplate on each major appliance or piece of equipment to determine its starting and running requirements in terms of watts, amps and voltage. When choosing the generator output for commercial or industrial applications, in general, select a rating that is approximately 20 to 25% higher than the peak load (for example, if the load is about 40 kilowatts, select a 50 kW gen-set). […]
