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Case Story ATCO Power - Generating efficient calibration for ATCO Power

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Bm뫫xcseStry ATCO Power Alberta, Canada

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atco generates approximately 5,000 megawatts of power through 19 plants worldwide. COAL-FIRED GENERATING stations, like battle river, produce the bulk of alberta's electricity. ATCO Power develops, manages and owns independent power generation plants. These plants are technologically advanced and environmentally progressive in nature. ATCO generates approximately 5,000 megawatts of power through 19 plants worldwide. Sixteen of these plants are operated by ATCO Power in Canada and the United Kingdom while three are located in Australia operated by ATCO Australia. Alberta-based ATCO Ltd.,...

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"Technicians from other plants within ATCO have come to our plant to help with shutdowns. They were really impressed with ease of use and plan to buy MC5 calibrators to increase their plant performance," Shane notes. The solution and main benefits Shane and Kurt perform the calibration fieldwork at Battle River. They install, calibrate, configure and troubleshoot around 600 instruments using MC5s. A schedule of work orders are given to them on a daily basis. Every day is different, so they must have reliable and accurate equipment. They trust and depend on the MC5s for all their calibration...

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Case Story in Brie Customer profile ATCO Power Alberta, Canada The situation ATCO Power is a division of the ATCO Group of Companies. One of ATCO Power's largest plants in Alberta is the 670 MW Battle River Generating Station. This coal-fired generating station produces an electric capacity of 670 megawatts. Since 1956, the Battle River Generating Station has operated to improve reliability, sustain efficiency and keep its operations compatible with increasingly strict environmental standards. Calibration of process instruments is considered an essential function at Battle River. Proper...

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