In the world of commercial construction, contractors have simple priorities: get the job done right, safely and quickly. Modern buildings require more electrical systems than ever, time on-site is valuable and maintaining safety is critical. Contractors must always challenge themselves to improve worker safety across sites, follow a set schedule and budget and get all the materials they need, when they need them. This is where manufactured prefabricated electrical products can make an impact.
Manufactured prefabricated electrical products are pre-assembled electrical components manufactured off-site in a controlled factory environment. After assembly, they are sent to construction sites for installation. Prefab electrical products include junction boxes, wiring, conduits and more.
Poorly made prefabrication solutions have a bad reputation in the construction industry, but times have changed. Using prefabricated solutions correctly can help electrical contractors do their jobs more efficiently while minimizing waste and creating safer job sites.
Prefab electrical products offer several benefits including higher quality, efficiency, safety and sustainability:
Prefabricated products are often higher quality and more consistently built since they are built in a controlled environment instead of assembled on-site. Controlled factory environments are not affected by weather, schedule changes at job sites or many of the other impacts that can occur in the field. Factory production also enables production workers to develop expertise in building assemblies and allows for rigorous quality control procedures within the manufacturing facility.
Time efficiency is a key advantage of prefabricated electrical products since they reduce on-site labor and installation time. Prefab products are built to the exact specifications required at a job site and delivered to the job site as one unit, meaning electricians do not need to hunt down missing parts or make substitutions if small items are lost. This helps electricians do their jobs more efficiently and focus on applying their expertise to critical electrical work, instead of rote assembly or hunting down missing parts.
Also, prefabricated products enhance safety by reducing electrical work on the spot and are tested before arriving on-site. Quality electrical connections are critical for the safety of building occupants and prefabricated solutions improve safety for contractors. Prefabricated solutions delivered to the point of installation means that electricians spend less time moving around potentially dangerous job sites. The quality of prefabricated solutions also improves the safety of an entire building operation by reducing the likelihood of errors in the electrical systems that workers are exposed to every day.
In terms of sustainability, prefabrication solutions can cut down on waste at the job site by reducing scrap and rework. Since prefabricated solutions are manufactured away from the job site, customers can take advantage of the efficiencies of the factory environment, and since final products are already assembled, it is unlikely pieces will need to be replaced or thrown away due to mistakes in assembly. This helps the overall project generate less waste.
nVent offers electrical connection and protection prefabrication services for designing, manufacturing and delivering prefabricated electrical products directly to job sites on the contractor’s schedule.
“nVent CADDY Full Prefabricated Solutions provides ready-made answers at the project’s design phase.” said the Mona Electric team, one of nVent’s valued customers. “Ever since nVent developed its innovative Open Back Box, we have functioned more as partners in solving problems”.
nVent CADDY pre-assembled products save time on job sites otherwise spent assembling multi-part components. nVent standardizes basic assemblies for common on-the-job installations to help meet budget targets while controlling inventory and maximizing productivity. nVent CADDY solutions come with full prefabrication support for our customers. Prefabrication projects are assigned to field-experienced electricians from a team with more than 100 years of combined experience in the field that supports a smooth design process.
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