Electrical Installation
Industrial Experts
NorthWind's electrical installation team brings hands-on industrial experience and an in-depth understanding of the systems we build and install. The result is faster startups, cleaner installations, and switchovers your team can count on.
Why Choose NorthWind for Electrical Installation?
When choosing an electrical installation team for your plant’s expansion, retrofit, or new facility, it is advantageous to look for one with industrial experience. Having hands on experience with process equipment, large motors, ethernet capable devices, PLCs, and being familiar with control system electrical drawings, not only speeds whole installation process but can ensure a smoother startup.
Licensing
We travel throughout the United States providing quality electrical installation services. We hold electrical licenses in over 75% of the continental US.
Standard New Equipment Installation
Whether you're adding a single piece of equipment or expanding your facility's automation footprint, NorthWind handles the full electrical scope:
- Panel mounting and installation
- Conduit and wire runs from panels to field devices and motors
- Local motor disconnects
- Network distribution (CAT 6 cabling)
- Panel-to-panel connections
- Power feeds from existing switchgear or power sources to NorthWind-provided panels
Retrofit & Controls Upgrades
Modernizing older, manual equipment into automated systems is one of our specialties. Our retrofit services include:
- Assessment and measurement of existing systems
- Back panel replacement and new panel supply
- Demo of old panels
- Re-termination to NorthWind drawing standards
Dive into a modernization project at a Pet Food plant. Our team developed a comprehensive control system modernization strategy that addressed both the electrical infrastructure and control system architecture.
Full Plant Electrical Installation
For ground-up builds or comprehensive facility upgrades, NorthWind can manage the entire electrical scope:
- Electrical installation for all control panels
- Interior and exterior building grounding
- Temporary power during construction
- Interior/exterior building and parking lot lighting
- Power to building management systems
Our team has the scale and experience to handle projects of any size, from single-line additions to full facility builds.
On-Site Electrical Installation Supervision
Not every project requires NorthWind to perform the physical installation, but every project benefits from our expertise on-site. We provide:
- Supervision of third-party electricians
- Training on how to read and execute drawing sets
- Quality oversight to ensure correct panel terminations and wiring practices
Panel Terminations
Proper terminations are critical to system performance and startup success. NorthWind's team performs on-site panel terminations with deep familiarity with our own drawing sets reducing errors, accelerating commissioning, and giving your startup team confidence from day one.
On-Site Electrical Troubleshooting
When equipment goes down or has been sitting idle for years NorthWind can dispatch a team to assess, diagnose, and restore operations. Our troubleshooting crews have brought facilities back to full operational status that had been offline for extended periods, delivering results in a fraction of the time a less experienced team would require.
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One of the biggest concerns with control system modernization is the amount of time it will take for installation and requalification. Working with an industrial electrician with the expertise to understand how to work within schedule constraints and provide creative, custom solutions to meet outage windows is critical. Installation can be done in phases, during production downtimes, or any other number of solutions to keep downtime at a minimum.