Specification, Selection, and Maintenance of Foreign Electrical Equipment

General techniques of the three groups required to design, install, and maintain foreign electrical equipment are presented. The goals of the groups, design, construction, and maintenance engineering, for building and operating a plant are compared in reference to obtain the best equipment, installation methods, and minimum downtime problems necessary to produce a quality product at the lowest possible cost. The problems of foreign equipment are of the same type and magnitude as United States equipment. Proper planning by management with engineers and supplemented by an adequate spare parts supply necessary for proper maintenance will provide the necessary technical know-how.