After completing a number of successful projects with Power Control, DIS once again enlisted their UPS expertise.
Having suffered several severe power failures, static sealing solutions manufacturer, Flexitallic realised that the existing UPS solution was no longer supporting their critical infrastructure and additional resilience was required.
The solution and results
With the relationship spanning over 10 years, DIS immediately drafted the help of Power Control to complete a full site survey and subsequently an efficiency audit which highlighted the outdated UPS technology currently in place.
As part of the audit, Power Control recommended switching out the old units and replacing them with two CertaUPS C500 10kVA UPS in an A+B configuration. This solution provided Flexitallic with a 2-hour autonomy instead of the previous 30 minutes achieved by their old units.
The backup power system supports upwards of 50 servers so having a maintenance bypass was crucial for keeping their networking equipment running during planned service visits. Another feature that their previous installation lacked, and they highlighted as a key requirement.
Server failure can be a result of many power disturbances including power surges, spikes, malicious attacks or a firmware bug on the storage disks. Regardless of the cause of the power failure, loss of power to the servers can cost thousands in lost data and downtime, not to mention having to revert to backups resulting in months of lost work.
A UPS is therefore critical to protect the business’s continuity. Power Control understood this importance and so worked closely with network specialists, DIS, to ensure the most reliable solution was chosen. The A+B configuration reduces the number of single points of failure and therefore increases reliability of the system.
“As Power Control always has single phase CertaUPS stock readily available, they were able to quickly supply us with the UPS systems needed for the Flexitallic project.
“Having worked together on a multitude of other projects, we are fully confident in their knowledge of the electrical pathway and the industries they operate within. IT frameworks are incredibly delicate to work with and we have no hesitations in entrusting Power Control to conduct thorough site surveys and recommend the most efficient solutions for our customers.
“When on site the Power Control team represent DIS professionally and the support that they provided throughout the entire project was exceptional.”
Matthew Foster - Project Director, DIS
About the product
As a prestige CertaUPS partner, Power Control offers their entire range of line interactive and online double conversion single phase UPS systems from 800VA to 20kVA.The range combines sophisticated multifunctional characteristics with high performance features including power factor units.
Power Control has almost three decades of experience in delivering power protection solutions. It adopts a fully inclusive approach to the delivery, installation and commissioning from preliminary consultation and project management through to aftersales and service. The company has its own nationwide team of engineers available for immediate assistance. Its product portfolio is comprehensive and includes systems from 800VA through to 6.4MVA.
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