Engineering Service facilitates design of grounding systems.

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Part of Protection Pyramid® program for facility protection, TerraEval® Advanced Solution Assessment engineering service performs on-site testing to determine soil resistivity and grounding conditions specific to area. Engineering department uses information to generate performance evaluation models utilizing Win IGS® and CDEGS® Grounding Analysis software. Design is fully documented using AutoCAD®, creating grounding system uniquely suited to each client's specifications.



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New Technologies Transform Grounding Solutions



Canton, NC. Alltec Corporation has developed the TerraEval® Advanced Solution Assessment engineering service to facilitate the design of grounding systems for virtually any application. Qualified engineers and technicians perform on-site testing to determine soil resistivity and grounding conditions specific to the area. A state-of-the-art engineering department uses the information to generate performance evaluation models utilizing Win IGS® and CDEGS® Grounding Analysis Software. The design is fully documented using AutoCAD®, creating a grounding system uniquely suited to each client's specifications.

The TerraEval® Advanced Solution Assessment is a key aspect of Alltec Corporation's Protection Pyramid®, a three-step program to success for comprehensive facility protection to keep sites and systems operating safely and reliably. Alltec performs evaluation of the following applications: step-and-touch potential, conductor size, fault current analysis, maximum ground potential rise, and lightning system shielding assessment. Recommendations are made for grounding system upgrades, facility lightning shielding, and enhanced protection of sensitive electronic equipment.

Since 1991, Alltec Corporation has installed systems on thousands of commercial, historical, industrial and residential properties, both domestically and internationally. As "Solution Providers for an Energized World®", they offer a comprehensive facility approach to solving the world's most difficult lightning, grounding, and power quality problems. Alltec Corporation has the knowledge, experience, and products to provide the optimal solution, from protection against direct lightning strikes to facility-wide electromagnetic, electrostatic, and power quality concerns.

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