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What You Need to Know About Lightning Protection Systems
Globally, there are approximately 40 to 50 flashes of lightning every second, or nearly one and a half billion annually. Not only is the amount of strikes alarming,…
5 of the Most Common Electrical Grounding Mistakes You Can Make
Your facility, technology and other key assets are at risk to lightning strikes. While an effective air termination device and above ground lightning protection system is critical to…
10 Questions to Consider to Assess Your Need for Lightning Protection
Around the world, there are approximately 100 lightning strikes each second. Exactly where each will strike is indeterminable, and their occurrence is unpreventable. What is in our control,…
5 Products for Optimal Wind Turbine Lightning Protection
Wind turbines provide us with renewable energy that relies on nature, rather than fossil fuels, to reap the benefits. Yet, due to the height of the structures and…
How to Prevent Railway Copper Theft: A Costly Epidemic
Copper is highly sought after due to its high market value and versatile applications. As a result, CNBC declared copper theft to be “an epidemic” in 2013. Copper…
How Climate Change is Increasing Lightning & Ways to Protect Your Facility
For years, climate change has been a hot topic for everyone from scientists to economists. As more data is collected on a warming climate, we begin to see…
How Grounding System Helped Gold Mine Overcome Rocky Soil Conditions
The Peak Gold Mine, located in New South Wales, Australia, provided gold deposits and copper concentrate throughout the Asian Market from 1896 to 1920. While the Peak Gold…
The Basics of Isolated Down Conductors for Lightning Protection
When it comes to the basics of lightning protection, two main systems are generally implemented: Isolated or non-isolated systems. Non-isolated systems are commonly used to protect metallic items…
Why Air Terminal Placement is Critical to Lightning Protection
Many factors impact the effectiveness of a lightning protection system—from ground rods to conductors to air terminal placement. Above all, air terminal placement may dictate whether a lightning…
4 Components to Protect Residential Homes from Lightning Damage
It’s no secret that the safest place to stay during a lightning storm is indoors. In fact, a home or other substantial structure like an office building serves…