UPS systems keep monitoring instruments online

Edited by the Engineeringtalk editorial team Mar 21, 2003

Enviro Technology Services turns to Riello Galatrek to supply the uninterruptible power systems needed to keep its installations running when the mains power fails.

Enviro Technology Services is a world leader in the supply of environmental monitoring instrumentation.

The products and services it supplies range from single analysers through to complete turnkey monitoring networks.

Central to Enviro Technology Services' philosophy is the desire to excel in the quality, reliability and ease of use of the instrumentation it supplies, of which air quality monitoring equipment is an important part.

As such, when it comes to wanting the best support for its devices, the company turns to Riello Galatrek to supply the uninterruptible power systems needed to keep its installations running when the mains power fails.

A significant percentage of the air quality monitoring equipment supplied by Enviro Technology Services is installed in difficult to access or remote areas.

This means that it is essential to have the utmost faith in the ancillary devices chosen to partner these installations.

And this is where their ongoing relationship with Riello Galatrek comes into play.

As original equipment suppliers of Riello Galatrek UPS devices, Enviro Technology Services knows that reliability and dependability are of paramount importance, especially in circumstances where systems are awkward to reach.

And, because Enviro Technology Services is often required to install its monitoring equipment at the end of poor quality mains supplies, there is a heightened chance that the equipment will be subject to more frequent power disturbances than would normally be the case.

In addition, even on those occasions when the mains supply is functioning as intended, there is a likelihood that mains borne pollution will find its way to highly sensitive equipment, often with undesirable consequences for long term reliability.

Jim Aldis at Enviro Technology Services is all too familiar with the problems that so-called "dirty" mains can bring.

"Surges, sags and spikes in the power supply can bring about serious reliability issues, as well as problems with accuracy of measurements", he says.

"The easiest solution is to install a galvanically isolated uninterruptible power system, so that any undesirable mains borne variations are simply removed".

"We have installed a large number of Riello Galatrek UPSs, with the last quarter of 2002 seeing us place 12 in a single six-week period.

The vast majority of these have been galvanic isolation units, although the units we've supplied have ranged from 1kVA right up to 12kVA in capacity.

These are usually installed without a generator backup, as the runtimes available as standard are more than enough for our purposes", adds Aldis.

So, why the decision to choose Riello Galatrek? Again, Jim Aldis is emphatic.

"Although other suppliers purport to offer similar products, that's only half the story.

Riello Galatrek not only delivers superior equipment, but its after sales support is second to none.

A lot of our monitoring devices are installed abroad, and Riello Galatrek's huge resources - matched to their personal service - mean that we have easy access to a complete network of service personnel, both in person and on the phone", he states.

"Couple this with the fact that their technical support is always quick, accurate and extremely helpful, and we'd be letting our own customers down if we didn't specify Riello Galatrek", concludes Aldis.