Downtime is not an option for large logistics operations with a network of warehouses and distribution centers. According to a report from Honeywell Intelligrated, unplanned downtime can cost distribution centers more than $10,000 per hour. Having a plan in place to deal with electrical emergencies is crucial for protecting your personnel and your bottom line.
With an electrical safety partner like CBS ArcSafe, companies can recover quickly and safely from unplanned outages. Remote racking and switching solutions not only help reenergize circuit breakers to restore power after an emergency but ensure safe operations during planned downtime for maintenance and testing as well.
We can spring into action to create custom solutions to get your facility back online and establish a long-term partnership to ensure your technicians have the remote operation solutions needed to rack and switch your equipment and the training and resources to use them effectively. Through the library of installation and operation videos available on our website and YouTube channel, your team can access training materials quickly.
CBS ArcSafe aims to make all its devices as universal as possible, so our solutions generally don’t require modifications to switchgear. Thanks to strong magnets that attach and detach to your equipment, technicians can easily move devices from one breaker to another.
Emergency Response in Real Time
When a hurricane knocked out power at a major U.S. e-commerce distribution center, it also put a stop to the 5,000 orders that the 500,000 square-foot facility processed each day. In the storm’s wake, the local utility would need nearly a week to respond and safety protocols prevented staff technicians from manually resetting circuit breakers due to high incident energy.
Within hours, CBS ArcSafe technicians had custom-built an RSA-73C remote switch actuator capable of operating the facility’s GE High Pressure Contact Switch breaker from 300 feet away—safely outside the arc-flash hazard zone. We delivered the device and its RSO-IIID rechargeable power supply to the local airport for immediate transport and the distributor restored power in hours rather than days.
Recognizing the broader implications for its operations, the e-commerce distributor implemented CBS ArcSafe’s solutions across hundreds of diverse facilities nationwide—from modern infrastructure to antiquated systems, from 50A molded case circuit breakers to 5000A insulated case breakers.
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Contact us to learn how we can help you safely return to service, no matter the situation.