You wouldn’t usually consider a building site to be a place that needs much protection. They are not particularly attractive places to be and it is not as though there is a great deal to do there. Leave a building site completely unprotected however and you could arrive to work at the site in the morning to find something really quite bad has happened while you have been away. With this in mind it is always best to provide security to prevent unwanted people from gaining entry to a building site once everybody has gone home for the day. When considering providing security for a building site when it is not being used there are some events in particular that you should be trying to provide protection from.

Accidents

No matter how good their intentions are, a non-authorised person on your building site could be posing a great deal of danger to themselves. People may choose to enter a building site to take a shortcut or young people may use it as a place to hide away with friends. However, no matter what the reason is for them coming onto site, they could all be at very serious risk. Heavy objects falling from above and sharp instruments can cause serious injuries and even authorised personnel must be well-protected at all times. It is imperative that you keep unauthorised people out of the site to ensure that no nasty accidents can happen.

Theft

Materials like brick and cement may not be expensive but some materials can cost quite a lot. Copper theft is quite common on building sites as the metal is used in plumbing and can fetch quite a good price. If thieves know what they are doing and are well-organised they could potentially get away with a large amount of expensive building materials, which could help to send your costs spiralling. To prevent copper theft and the theft of other valuable materials, it may be worth considering getting suitable security systems for your site.

Vandalism

Some people take a great deal of satisfaction in destroying other people’s property and the damage they can cause can be immense. On a building site, structures may be severely damaged and tools broken whilst there is also the potential for damage to vehicles and other facilities to be done. If a structure was in the process of being built and is then destroyed it would have to be rebuilt again which could be very expensive in terms of man-hours. Some building materials and equipment is also quite costly, meaning that budgets could be severely affected if they need replacing. Investing in some security for your building site could help to save you a lot of money in the long run by helping to prevent vandalism.

Any building site is at risk from events such as copper theft so investing in a suitable security system would be a very prudent thing to do.

Katalyst Technologies knows that when it comes to engineering, different projects require different solutions. That’s why we’re proud to offer industry-leading services that meet our clients’ needs with more flexibility and at a fraction of the price. Our hands-on process keeps our clients at the forefront, collaborating to make consistent strategic adjustments, always with a clear focus on successfully implementing each project. We specialize in working with clients who have not previously outsourced engineers.

One of the ways we help make companies feel comfortable as they begin working with Katalyst is by providing a single full-time engineer as an on-site coordinator. That person will work closely with each client to assess their individual needs and determine the necessary tasks. Those tasks are relayed to a project manager in a remote location, who will assign them to the engineering team. When the work is completed, the manager will check it, then send it to the on-site coordinator.

“Starting with one engineer kind of builds the team, so the more comfortable [the client] feels, the more offshore staff they’re going to have,” says Joe Gallant, Vice President of Global Engineering & Manufacturing, North America at Katalyst Technologies. The client establishes the direction needed, and then the team at Katalyst goes to work in bringing that vision to life.

Above and Beyond

Our spirit of customer service is embodied in the stories of Katalyst going above and beyond for the organizations with which we work. In one instance, a company’s head of engineering left abruptly. Panicked, the company called Katalyst. Within a week, we provided them an on-site coordinator. Originally scheduled for three months, the company found him so valuable that he is still there a year later. Another client producing farm equipment has very cyclical engineering needs, requiring little work during the winter months but with a heavier load in the spring and summer. Katalyst adjusts its resources based on those timelines, saving money for the client and allowing our engineers to shift gears and focus elsewhere.

“That’s kind of the flex of what they need and what they don’t need,” says Gallant. When a given project doesn’t require as many workers, they are assigned to another Katalyst engineering task, and then can return to the client when needed.

We Work with You

In addition to serving clients with smaller teams—most engineering firms will place at least 50 people to a project—and malleable scheduling, Katalyst offers rates that are very competitive and often much lower than our competitors. Despite the significant savings, our engineers are still top-quality, experienced talent, with a 93% drawing accuracy rate. That means clients are almost always pleased with our initial output and rarely request or require revisions.

That accuracy served Katalyst well when dealing with a reluctant client who had been unsatisfied with the slow, unreliable work another company had provided. After some convincing, the client decided to give Katalyst a shot. The moment of truth arrived when Katalyst’s engineers had to analyze an equipment failure that had left the client stumped.

“Normally, what happens is an engineering company will tell you why it failed and how it failed,” says Gallant. “We went a step further and told them what the fix to the problem was, and how we could fix it. [The client] was very impressed.” It’s another of the many examples of Katalyst going above and beyond to serve our customers.

“We have been very fortunate that the engineers that work for Katalyst really do care a lot about the customer,” says Gallant. We’re here to provide the engineering solutions your organization needs. Contact our experts and experience the Katalyst difference.

NORTHVALE, New Jersey, USA – New Yorker Electronics has announced the availability of the new Sumida CDB38D38 line of high-efficiency power inductors from Sumida Group. Like other types in the CDB series, this new surface mount inductor is magnetically shielded with low DCR tolerance and high efficiency. The CDB Inductor Series is designed for low ferrite core loss.

The new CDB38D38NP-R065MC has an inductance of 0.065% ±20% and a saturation current of 24.5A max, while the CDB38D38NP-R10PC has an inductance of 0.1 ±25% and a saturation current of 14.5A max. Both versions have a typical DCR of 0.32mOhm at 20°.

Features & Benefits:

Ferrite core construction
Magnetically shielded
0 x 4.0 x 4.0mm
Operating Temperature -40°C and +125°C
Product weight: 0.25g
Moisture Sensitivity Level: 1
Applications:

Multi-phase and Vcore regulators
Voltage Regulator Modules (VRMs)
Application specific integrated circuits (ASIC)
Battery Power Systems
The new Sumida Power Inductor series will commonly be used in Multi-phase and Vcore Regulators, and server and desktop Voltage Regulator Modules (VRMs), CPUs and GPUs. Other usages will include application specific integrated circuits (ASIC), high power density and data networking density, graphics cards, and battery power systems.

Sumida Group manufactures inductive components and modules for consumer electronics, automotive and industrial markets. New Yorker Electronics distributes Sumida Power Inductors & RF Inductors, Power Transformers, Signal Magnetics, EMC Coils, Sensors and Actuators, Automotive modules, Magnetic materials, Ceramics, EMS and Flexible Connections and components for medical equipment.