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SBS is Now Open in Dallas
For over 100 years, SBS has been a national leader in “Power Solutions” for material handling and transportation industries. We’re excited to bring that experience to Dallas!
Our fully trained staff at the new Dallas branch has extensive knowledge to help customize the right power solution for your specific needs. They’ll collaborate with you to understand your needs and to develop the best motive power solution to improve up-time and manage your material handling facility efficiently.
SBS Employees Recognized for Excellent Field Service
The entire SBS family would like to congratulate Travis Dekeyser and Mark Matula for their outstanding work in our Service Division. This division of SBS provides preventative maintenance, battery repair and reconditioning, EPA battery reclamation and much more.
Battery Management, More than Battery Monitoring
NERC and FERC requirements are causing more and more utility managers to look for automated ways of ensuring compliance. In an effort to facilitate the collection of data, reporting, and reduce the man hours spent on substation battery maintenance, a growing interest has begun in Automated Battery Monitoring Systems.
SBS Announces New Rep Group: Power Sales Group, Inc.
We are proud to announce our partnership with Power Sales Group, Inc., (PSG) a manufacturer’s representative firm specializing in sales of medium-voltage and high-voltage equipment to electric utilities, industrials, and specialized contractors in the Northeastern United States.
Next Generation Hydrogen Detector
The next generation SBS-H2 Hydrogen Gas Detector System incorporates innovative sensor design with enhanced mechanical and visual safety features to provide the most comprehensive hydrogen monitoring and detection system on the market.
The second generation SBS-H2 hydrogen gas detector system offers increased sensor reliability with new features that assist in maintaining acceptable hydrogen gas levels and complying with NFPA 70E® and IEEE recommendations.
New SBS-2003 Digital Battery Hydrometer
NEW Product Release: SBS-2003 Digital Battery Hydrometer & Tester with Bluetooth Data Logging
Menomonee Falls, WI, October 11th, 2013 – Storage Battery Systems, LLC (SBS), an industry leader in Power Solutions™ for stored energy in industrial, utility, stationary, and battery testing equipment, is pleased to release the newly redesigned SBS-2003 Digital Battery Hydrometer & Tester with Bluetooth Data Logging.
Does Being NERC Compliant Meet Your Battery Manufacturer’s Warranty Requirements?
With the implementation of NERC PRC-005-2 and 005-3 requirements for batteries used in safety and reliability systems, managers and maintenance personnel are scrambling to ensure that their preventive maintenance procedures meet the minimum requirements to maintain compliance.
Reshaping the Lift Truck Battery Market
Three trends that could reshape the lift truck battery market: systems integration, super-efficient trucks, and lithium could have a major impact on the battery business, manufacturer says.
By Toby Gooley
Battery Rooms of the Future
Complete and self contained enclosures are replacing the traditional battery footprint in substation control rooms.
A growing trend in substation design is to provide a complete DC battery system in a stand alone enclosure outside of the control room. Designed to contain batteries, chargers, DC distribution, climate control, safety and monitoring equipment all within a stand-alone enclosure, this option frees up valuable space in the physical building while moving potential safety concerns out of manned working spaces.
SPS in Fort Wayne Moves to New Location
Summit Power Systems (SPS) is a division of Storage Battery Systems and a provider of forklift batteries, battery chargers and testers, as well as energy storage products. Serving Indiana, Illinois, Michigan and Ohio, the new facility is located on the northwest side of Fort Wayne, Indiana.
Building on the company’s long history as a premier supplier to the motive power equipment industry, the new Fort Wayne location has a lot to offer:
Oscilloscope and Digital Multimeter
Multi-Function Oscilloscope w/Multimeter
SBS is proud to introduce a comprehensive new oscilloscope that combines many features and functions into one handheld unit. Its multiple functions include: oscilloscope, graphical digital multimeter, signal out (generator), logic analyzer, serial protocol analyzer and digital pattern generator.
New Video: Intro to Load Banks
Our new video, Intro to Load Banks, covers the following: What is load testing? Is load testing required? Who performs load tests? Why is a load test needed? Sizing your load bank Load banks with...