Richmond, Virginia – June 24, 2011 -Power Distribution, Inc. (PDI), providers of mission-critical power distribution equipment for data centers, alternative energy, industrial, and commercial power markets, today announced that it has won a spot on the Red Herring Top 100 North America Tech Startup Awards list. Red Herring announced its Top 100 award in recognition of the leading private companies from North America, celebrating startups’ innovations and technologies across their respective industries.
Red Herring’s Top 100 North America list has become a mark of distinction for identifying promising new companies and entrepreneurs. Red Herring editors were among the first to recognize that companies such as Facebook, Twitter, Google, Yahoo, Skype, Salesforce.com, YouTube, and eBay would change the way we live and work.
“Choosing the companies with the strongest potential was by no means a small feat,” said Alex Vieux, publisher and CEO of Red Herring. “After rigorous contemplation and discussion, we narrowed our list down from hundreds of candidates from across North America to the Top 100 Winners. We believe PDI embodies the vision, drive and innovation that define a successful entrepreneurial venture. PDI should be proud of its accomplishment, as the competition was very strong.”
“PDI has consistently achieved leadership in technology innovation and excellence, so we are pleased to be on the Red Herring Top 100 North America list with many other market-disrupting companies,” said Rob Sweaney, President and CEO of PDI. “Our unique power distribution and modular data center solutions continue to solve real business challenges for a growing customer base as the need for energy-efficient, cost-effective data storage increases worldwide.”
Red Herring’s editorial staff evaluated the companies on both quantitative and qualitative criteria, such as financial performance, technology innovation, management quality, strategy, and market penetration. This assessment of potential is complemented by a review of the track record and standing of startups relative to their sector peers, allowing Red Herring to see past the “buzz” and make the list a valuable instrument of discovery and advocacy for the most promising new business models in North America.
PDI’s products include the i-CON Modular Data Center, Branch Circuit Monitoring System (BCMS), thePowerWave Bus System, control panels, transformers, custom magnetics and inductors. PDI is rapidly expanding in the modular data center market across the globe and has presence in more than 20 countries.
Learn more about PDI at DatacenterDynamics (DCD) in San Francisco, California on June 30, 2011. Now in its 8th successful year, DCD San Francisco will focus on the world of data center outsourcing. PDI executives share their market insights and offer a “How To” session on assessing modular data centers. Click here to attend as an end user or for more information.
For additional information, visit www.pdicorp.com or contact PDI’s corporate office at (804) 737-9880. Follow PDI on Twitter @PDICorp, Facebook and LinkedIn.
About Power Distribution, Inc.
Founded in 1978, PDI is a leading provider of power distribution equipment and services. PDI, a Bertram Capital company, is headquartered out of Virginia with additional manufacturing and engineering facilities in California and Michigan. The PDI, Marelco, and Onyx Power branded products cover a wide range of customized power solutions for data centers, wind, solar and other alternative energy, commercial, and industrial applications.
Detailed information on Staco Power Factor Correction products is now available online at MasterSpec® – the definitive online source for construction specification development and product selection. StacoVAR Fixed and Automatic Switched Capacitor specifications can be found under “Section 263533 POWER FACTOR CORRECTION EQUIPMENT” on MasterSpec®. These specifications for 600 V and less Staco power factor correction products are now available for viewing or download at www.arcomnet.com – a members-only site, but you can get your copy here.
This web site, which is produced by ARCOM for the American Institute of Architects, is the industry leading site for specifications.
“We’re delighted to have our StacoVAR Power Factor Correction products featured on this industry leading site” said Staco VP of Sales & Marketing Dave Kendall. “Now it is easier than ever for engineers, designers, architects and spec writers to specify power factor correction equipment into their buildings and facilities up front. This not only reduces customers’ utility bills, but also reduces their carbon footprint.”
A Step Towards Bringing Power Factor Correction to the Forefront
Making this information available at the design stage will help to bring power factor correction to the forefront. This allows companies to begin reducing their utility bill and their carbon footprint – from the initial commissioning of the building – providing payback at the earliest possible stage.
We are Power Factor Correction Experts
Staco manufactures a complete line of Power Factor Correction products – including fixed capacitors and models with automatic switching capabilities. Among the power factor correction resources Staco provides include discussions of types of power factor correction products and which is best for given circumstances, along with detailed product information. Highly informative and educational materials can also be downloaded, including a “Guide to Power Factor,” a “Power Factor and Harmonics Primer” and a “Guide to Harmonics.”
Among the benefits of Power Factor Correction are:
Lower utility bills
Reduced operating costs
Efficient use of utility power
Quick ROI and ongoing savings throughout the life of the equipment
Easy installation and simple maintenance
Visit www.stacoenergy.com to learn more about these exciting new developments at Staco!
Online Virtual Tour Gives Facility Managers Remote, 24×7 Convenient Access to PDI’s Industry-Leading Containerized Data Center
Richmond, Virginia, March 23, 2011 — Power Distribution, Inc. (PDI), a leading provider of mission-critical power distribution equipment for data centers, alternative energy, industrial, and commercial power markets, today unveiled an interactive, 360-degree tour of its innovative modular data center, the i-CON. PDI’s i-CON is an easy-to-service solution built from a standard ISO shipping container, customized with the key attributes of a standard brick and mortar data center. The design is incredibly rapid to deploy and significantly more cost effective to customers. The new virtual tour gives prospective modular data center users a convenient platform to view the innovation built into every i-CON container, anytime, from any Internet browser.
PDI demonstrated this new technology of the i-CON earlier this month at the Datacenter Dynamics (DCD) event in New York City to an audience of over 1,200 attendees. Dave Mulholland, VP of Marketing for PDI, states, “The Datacenter Dynamics show in NY offered a great venue for PDI to bring the i-CON Modular Datacenter™ onto the exhibit hall floor with the 360-degree tour.” This new interactive video tour comes at the urging of facility managers interested in the many benefits of containerized data center solutions who are unable to experience the i-CON in person. Through this unique, 360-degree tour viewers can click their way through the 40-foot container and see individual components and features as they navigate through the video. To take a virtual tour of PDI’s i-CON solution, click here.
“PDI has raised the bar on product demonstrations by developing a virtual tour of the highly popular i-CON Modular Datacenter™. Users can now leverage this online experience to get a closer look inside this innovative solution,” said Evan Owen, Marketing Manager at PDI. “The key elements of the i-CON’s features are captured and demonstrated as the self-guided tour unfolds.”
The i-CON helps customers dramatically increase their IT capacity, power, efficiency, and return-on-investment – while reducing capital expenditures and time typically associated with the deployment of traditional, green field data centers. Traditional data centers typically take 12-24 months on average to deploy versus 10-12 weeks for an i-CON deployment. Other PDI products include the Branch Circuit Monitoring System (BCMS), the Powerwave Bus System, transformers, custom magnetics and inductors. PDI is rapidly expanding in the modular data center market across the globe, and has presence in more than 20 countries. For more information about PDI’s solutions to power distribution challenges, or for information on pricing and availability, please visit www.pdicorp.com.
Staco FirstLine® P — New parallelable 3-phase uninterruptible power supply (UPS) is up to 98% efficient; ideal for network closets, computer rooms, and data centers.
Dayton, OH – Staco Energy Products Company introduces the FirstLine® P – a parallelable three-phase Uninterruptible Power Supply (UPS) for 80-125kVA applications. These units boast efficiencies of up to 98%, while delivering maximum availability and flexibility. True on-line, double-conversion technology is achieved through IGBT and Digital Signal Processor (DSP) control, enabling delivery of a high input power factor of 0.99, and a low input current distortion of less than or equal to 3%. Each UPS is covered by an industry-leading 2-year warranty and backed by a nationwide service program with optional preventative maintenance to lower cost of ownership. The compact and reliable FirstLine ® P is ideal for information technology (IT) applications such as computer rooms, network closets, data centers, computer networks, critical power management requirements, and applications where a high level of available power are essential.
As a standard feature, up to 8 FirstLine® P units (N + 1) can be run in parallel, providing redundancy for mission critical applications requiring no additional hardware. All units are hot swappable, for maximum flexibility, availability and expandability. Dual Bus System and Dynamic Dual Bus system configurations provide an efficient and reliable power source. The FirstLine® P requires only front, top or bottom access, so it can be placed against a wall, minimizing its footprint. Battery run times are best in class.
The IGBT-based rectifier solid-state technology reduces the impact of the UPS on the local supply and simplifies installation where there is limited power capacity in the form of available electrical supply rating or generator size. Classified as a “Zero Impact Source”, the FirstLine® P provides a high input power factor of 0.99, a low input current distortion of less than or equal to 3%, and a power walk-in function that ensures progressive rectifier start-up. It also performs as a high performance filter by protecting upstream power supply sources from any harmonics and reactive power generated by the loads power.
FirstLine® P models feature an output transformer with galvanic isolation (between the load and the battery supply) to provide greater versatility and installation options. The UPS can be supplied from two separate power sources (main power and a second emergency standby source) which can increase the resilience of single or parallel system configurations.
FirstLine® models are intended for applications with input voltage of 480 Vac and a range of +15 /- 20% without battery contribution (+15/-30 in battery mode). Input frequency is 45-65Hz. Progressive rectifier (walk-in) can be configured from 0 to 30 seconds. Delay of progressive start of rectifier (Power Walk-In delay timer) can be configured from 0 to 120 seconds. The entire FirstLine® range of products is compatible with capacitive loads such as blade servers, without any reduction in active power, ranging from 0.9 lead to 0.8 lag and up to 0.8 capacitive power, with a low derating equal to 15% of the active power (kW).
A user-friendly menu selectable display located on the front of the unit includes an alarm, emergency power off button, and LED indicators for bypass, main line, battery powering the load, load on bypass, and normal output. Communications options include NetMan 101/102 Plus, MultiCOM (1) 301/302, MultiCOM (2) 362, Multi I/O, IBM AS/400, NetMan, MultiPanel, PowerShield, and PowerNETGuard. Battery Racks, Power Distribution Units (PDU) and Static transfer switches (STS) are available to meet virtually any application. The two year on-site warranty covers parts and labor (start-up service required for warranty coverage). Field service programs – including preventative maintenance – are available to lower cost of ownership.
Multiple options which allow the FirstLine® P to be tailored to specific site requirements include isolation transformer, synchronizer device, parallel systems joiner device, interface for generator set, and a closed loop kit.
Staco Energy Products Company manufactures voltage control, VAR compensation, uninterruptible power supplies and engineered power quality solutions. For more than 70 years, customers worldwide have relied on Staco as their dependable source for standard and tailored solutions to a wide range of electrical power problems. Headquartered in Dayton, Ohio, Staco Energy Products is a wholly owned subsidiary of Component Corporation of America, located in Dallas, Texas.
“Green” your existing facility by using power more efficiently.
“Going Green” is top of mind for many companies, organizations, institutions and government entities these days. And while “green energy” to many people conjures images of wind or solar power, there are many opportunities to “green” existing facilities by using power more efficiently. That was the message the Staco’s Rich Zuccarro, Power Factor Correction Program Manager delivered in his address to the 2010 World Green Energy Symposium & Expo held recently in Philadelphia, PA.
As utilities are increasingly levying fines and surcharges for poor power factor, there is a well defined payback for power factor correction projects.
As evidenced by the thousands of attendees at this recent event, as well as the dozens who listened intently to Rich’s presentations, energy efficiency is top of mind within many organizations. And it is not just the “tree huggers” who are taking note. As utilities are increasingly levying fines and surcharges for poor power factor, there is a well defined payback for power factor correction projects. This allows them to green both their operations and their bottom line. Not a bad entrée for Staco Energy.
Recall that poor power factor is essentially the inefficient use of supplied power. This is very common in both low voltage and high voltage applications. On the low voltage side, induction motors though widely used in manufacturing facilities, warehousing and materials handling environments, and more, are notoriously inefficient. Standard “off the shelf” fixed capacitors can correct these “at load” situations effectively and cost effectively. Visit http://www.stacoenergy.com/PFC-ML.html for information on 2.5 to 400 kVAR applications.
Staco offers a host of automatic (switched) reactive power and harmonic compensation solutions for high voltage applications. Sizes from 50 to 2,400 kVAR are available, with individual units up to 800 kVAR. Ideal for 240 to 600 VAC fixed or automatically switched systems. Basic information is available online at http://www.stacoenergy.com/PFC.html – many documents are available here which detail specific instances and applications.
Our plan is to update the website with user-friendly tools which equate power factor correction with carbon dioxide reductions – and ensuing “carbon credits.” Look for additional information on this topic in a future issue!
Eaton Agrees to Acquire Wright Line, Leading Data Center Enclosure and Air Flow Management System Manufacturer
CLEVELAND … Diversified industrial manufacturer Eaton Corporation (NYSE:ETN) today announced it has agreed to acquire Wright Line Holding, Inc., subject to regulatory approvals and other customary closing conditions. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.
Based in Worcester, Mass., Wright Line provides customized enclosures, rack systems, and air flow management systems to store, power, and secure mission-critical IT data center electronics. Over the last 12 months the company had sales of approximately $101 million and has more than 350 employees.
“The acquisition of Wright Line significantly enhances Eaton’s ability to bring a broader, more robust set of solutions to help CIOs and IT managers address the challenges associated with today’s modern data centers,” said Jerry R. Whitaker, president-Americas Region, Eaton’s Electrical Sector. “Combining Wright Line’s strong enclosure and air management portfolio along with Eaton’s market leading UPS and power distribution offerings creates a strong solution to help our customers deal with the challenges associated with energy efficiency, thermal management and capital deployment. We have been impressed with the Wright Line team, operations and channel to market, and look forward to working with them to act on our vision for growth in the business.”
Eaton Corporation is a diversified power management company with 2009 sales of $11.9 billion. Eaton is a global technology leader in electrical components and systems for power quality, distribution and control; hydraulics components, systems and services for industrial and mobile equipment; aerospace fuel, hydraulics and pneumatic systems for commercial and military use; and truck and automotive drivetrain and powertrain systems for performance, fuel economy and safety. Eaton has approximately 70,000 employees and sells products to customers in more than 150 countries.
January 14, 2010, Frederick, MD - Stulz-ATS announces the launch of its newest addition to the already robust CeilAiR brand of ceiling mounted precision air conditioners: the CeilAiR – 100% Outside Air (OHS-OA).
The CeilAiR-OHS-OA products are available from 4 to 22 tons, ranging from 500 to 3,000 cfm, in six incremental cabinet sizes. The space-saving air conditioners are mounted in the ceiling and provide 100% outside air helping building owners meet ASHRAE 62.1-2007 requirements, improve indoor air quality (IAQ) and combat sick building syndrome. Typical applications include schools and universities, tenant fit-outs, hospitals, labs, and office spaces.
Standard features of the CeilAiR-OHS-OA line include the Stulz-ATS new E2 microprocessor controller, and energy-efficient hot gas reheat to meet more stringent ASHRAE energy usage guidelines and to meet LEED design requirements. Other features include dehumidification mode, to help manage moisture control in the building; dual air filtration to eliminate particulates; and high efficiency forward curved electrically commutated (EC) fans to optimize air flow.
“The addition of the OHS Outside-Air line to our offering represents our dedication to the pursuit of discovering cleaner, more energy efficient methods of cooling for our customers,” says Oliver Stulz, President of Stulz-ATS, “and this gives building owners one more choice of Stulz-ATS products using the EC plug fans.”
The National Fire Protection Association (NFPA®) has written Life Safety Code (NFPA 101) that defines the requirements for emergency lighting for means of egress. The standard requires that emergency illumination shall be provided for not less than 90 minutes in the event of a failure of normal lighting. Installation and testing requirements are written in the National Electric Code (NFPA 70).
Are you in the dark when it comes to emergency lighting? With the Staco FirstLine® central lighting inverter, you can rest assured that your personnel will have the lighting they need in the event of a power failure.
That’s because the FirstLine® 924 automatically supports the connected lighting loads – providing power without interruption for a full 90 minutes. When the utility power returns to normal, FirstLine® 924 automatically recharges the batteries to be ready for the next power disturbance.
This three-phase system will support three-phase or single phase loads. Thanks to the true-online double-conversion technology, the FirstLine® 924 outputs a true sine wave with continuous no-break operation. A compact, freestanding steel enclosure provides front and top service access for easy maintenance, along with an LCD front panel display for control and monitoring. All FirstLine® products are backed by an industry “on-site” warranty.
Additionally, the FirstLine® 924 protects the connected load from the AC primary supply, protecting it from damaging sags, swells, harmonics, noise, voltage imbalances and interruptions (blackouts). In addition to meeting life safety requirements, the FirstLine® 924 also can increase the life expectancy of the protected lighting and reduce long-term cost of ownership.
Single point operations allow simplified testing and recordkeeping. Simplified service reduces overall cost of ownership. Virtually all lighting types are supported, including:
Incandescent
Magnetic and electronic fluorescent ballasts
High power factor compact fluorescent
High Intensity Discharge (HID)
High Pressure Sodium (HPS)
Metal Halide (MH)
With a variety of user-friendly features and benefits, the FirstLine® 924 is ideal for use in many types of facilities including:
A new section of the Dayton, Ohio-based Staco Energy Products Co. website, the Energy Savings Community, helps users better understand their energy usage. The Financial Power Diet discusses power factor and how its correction can help to lower utility bills immediately. A chart, which shows a hypothetical energy usage scenario, can be adapted to each user’s own situation. To view the online energy savings calculator within the energy savings community, visit the company’s website.
