Industrial work runs on different vocabulary than residential. Three-phase service (typically 600V in Ontario industrial), motor starters and VFDs from fractional HP up to 100+HP, MCC (motor control centre) work, PLC field wiring, and the planned-shutdown coordination that lets you take a line down for the minimum time. We work the Hamilton industrial corridor, Stoney Creek manufacturing, Burlington commercial-industrial, and the surrounding shops and warehouses that make up the bulk of the Golden Horseshoe industrial economy. Up in Muskoka the industrial side is smaller but real - the local food processors, water and wastewater facilities, and the larger building services that need real industrial electrical work as opposed to scaled-up residential.
On the controls side we do field wiring for Allen-Bradley (Rockwell), Siemens, Schneider, and Mitsubishi PLCs. We partner with controls integrators for the programming on larger jobs - integration is its own discipline and the integrators we work with are good at it. Motor starter installs from fractional to 100+ HP, variable frequency drive (VFD) installs with the harmonic and grounding considerations they need, and panel wiring for OEM machine builders are all in scope. For preventive maintenance we do thermographic scans on switchgear and MCCs (catch the loose connection before it fails), panel torque audits to manufacturer specifications, ground-fault and insulation testing on motor circuits, and motor megger testing on a documented cadence.
Planned shutdowns are where industrial work really differs from commercial. The conversation starts with "we have a four-hour window on Saturday between 02:00 and 06:00 - can you do it" and the answer needs to account for tool prep, materials staging, utility coordination, lockout-tagout, the work itself, the testing, and the re-energization with margin for the inevitable hiccup. We schedule, plan, and document shutdown work so the line is down only as long as it has to be, and the production team knows exactly what was done. ESA Licensed Electrical Contractor, fully insured - and we work to the documentation standards your auditors and your insurer expect.
