We test, repair and retrofit the switchgear your plant runs on.
BIC Switchgear Services started as a small family operation in 1997. Today we commission new gear, find faults in old gear, and rebuild breakers and relays so they trip when they are supposed to. If something is down right now, call. Emergency response is available around the clock.
What we do
Six lines of work, all on the electrical distribution equipment that keeps a building or a plant energized.
All services
Startup & Troubleshooting Services
New gear gets checked before it sees voltage. Old gear gets diagnosed when it misbehaves.
Predictive & Preventive Maintenance
Scheduled inspection, testing and servicing for high and low voltage systems, so problems surface on your schedule.
Circuit Breaker & Relay Testing and Repair
High-current testing, solid-state retrofits, and repair for the devices that are supposed to clear a fault.
Switchgear Modification
Upgrades and conversions that adapt existing switchgear to the way your facility runs now.
Substation Maintenance
Thermographic surveys and protective relay calibration for the equipment the rest of the facility depends on.
Ground Fault Testing
Testing ground fault protection on systems with more than one source, and tracking down nuisance trips.
What testing finds
Most switchgear problems stay quiet until they cause an outage. These are the usual ones.
Connections that run hot
A loose cable or bus connection heats up under load. A thermographic survey shows it as a hot spot long before it turns into an outage.
Breakers that trip late, or not at all
A breaker that has sat closed for years can stick or trip slowly. Pushing real current through it shows what it will actually do.
Relays that have drifted
Protective relays wander out of calibration, or stop matching the system after it has been changed. We check them against the settings you are supposed to have.
Ground fault schemes that fail on the second source
Protection that works on utility power can misbehave when a generator or tie breaker changes how the system is grounded. We test the whole scheme.
How a job goes
You call or writeTell us what the equipment is, what it is doing, and when we can get access. If it is an emergency, call and say so.
We look at the gearA technician reviews the equipment, drawings and test history, so the scope matches what is actually installed.
Testing, on your outage windowWe schedule around production wherever we can. Then we test, calibrate, repair or retrofit, and keep the outage as short as the job allows.
You get the results in writingReadings, findings, and a clear recommendation on what to fix now and what can wait.
Family business, switchgear only
We opened in 1997 and have spent the time since working on switchgear: testing it, repairing it, modifying it, and getting it back on line. Our technicians are certified, licensed and insured, and the work runs under strict safety procedures.
About BIC Switchgear 2804 5th Avenue South, Irondale, AL 35210Working across Birmingham and the Southeast.
Equipment down? Call now.
Emergency response is available 24/7. For planned work, send us a message and we will reply within 24 hours.