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Alltec World Headquarters has always been committed to Quality and continuous improvement. We are pleased to share with you that Alltec World Headquarters is in the process of having its quality system certified and registered as compliant with ISO 9001:2000.

Alltec Corporation introduces its new ground resistance monitoring product, the GRM2000, which addresses concerns on operator safety and system efficiency.

Lightning, an awesome and terrifying natural phenomenon, is really nothing more than an electrical discharge that happens to be at an enormous voltage. Lightning equalizes a difference of electrical potential, whether it is between a cloud and the ground, between two clouds, or between two different areas of the same cloud. Due to various mechanisms in storm cloud formation, such as the rising and falling of air currents carrying moisture and ice particles, the storm cloud generates an electrical charge at its base. Charged regions in a thundercloud create conductive ionization channels through the atmosphere called “stepped leaders,” while an opposite electrical charge or “shadow” accumulates on the ground below.


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Grounding rods and lightning protection systems provide reliable electrical connection to the earth or ground and can vary from simple copper rods to sophisticated electrolytic rod systems with active soil moisture replenishment.
Powder coating equipment is used to spray resin powder onto the surface of a pre-heated component, where the powder fuses and cures producing a protective coating.   
Opacity sensors and instruments measure the amount of light transmitted through a sample.
Property testers are used to determine various physical properties of samples, including distillation, vapor pressure, and cloud, flash, freezing, melting, or pour point.
Electrical charge sensors measure electrical charge.
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Product Announcements
Alltec Corporation - LIGHTNING STRIKE COUNTER
Alltec Corporation has obtained the official CE mark status for its ASC-6X Lightning Strike Counter. Designed to monitor occurrences of lightning strikes to structures and outdoor equipment, the CE... (read more)
Alltec Corporation - Lighting Protection & Grounding / Earthing Systems
Alltec Corporation offers a complete line of Lightning Protection products and accessories. (read more)
Alltec Corporation - Alltec Engineering Services
Alltec offers a variety of services, including Site Surveys and Assessments, Computer Aided System Modeling, A&E Designs and Evaluations, Competitive Materials/Installation Quotations, and Custom... (read more)
Alltec Corporation - Growing Indian Market Launches Alltec Relocation
July 18th 2008 Canton, NC—Alltec Corporation, a global manufacturer and designer of lightning protection, grounding, and surge suppression products and systems, has relocated its South Asia... (read more)
Alltec Corporation - Lightning Protection-Charge Dissipation Terminals
TerraStat® is the latest design in lightning dissipation technology. Science and experience show that TerraStat® Charge Dissipation Terminals, and the structures on which they are installed, are much... (read more)
Alltec Corporation - TerraStat Point Discharge Terminals
The TerraStat® Point Discharge Product Line: Their line of Lightning Dissipation Terminals utilize the Point Discharge Principle to mitigate direct lightning strikes. Their line of TerraStat®... (read more)
Alltec Corporation - TerraDyne Electrolytic Grounding System
TerraDyne® Electrolytic Grounding Systems were designed to provide long term protection from lightning, electrical transients, static discharges, electro-magnetic interference and other electrical... (read more)
Citel America, Inc. - DS210.DC - Protection for 12-130V DC Power
Citel DS210.DC surge protector is designed to protect your a DC Power from harmful lightning surges and electrical transients. (read more)
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Topics of Interest
Alltec World Headquarters has always been committed to Quality and continuous improvement. We are pleased to share with you that Alltec World Headquarters is in the process of having its quality... (Read More)
p>Alltec Corporation introduces its new ground resistance monitoring product, the GRM2000, which addresses concerns on operator safety and system efficiency. Lightning is an unpredictable act of... (Read More)
Alltec World Headquarters has always been committed to Quality and continuous improvement. We are pleased to share with you that Alltec World Headquarters is in the process of having its quality... (Read More)
Alltec World Headquarters has always been committed to Quality and continuous improvement. We are pleased to share with you that Alltec World Headquarters is in the process of having its quality... (Read More)
The precursor to a lightning event is called a "step leader." It consists of a low current, (200 amp) barely visible filament, extending from the charge center of the cloud towards its mirror image... (Read More)
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Technical Articles
The Lightning Phenomenon - Electrical Distribution and Protection Equipment
Protection Methods for Lightning Strikes - Electrical Distribution and Protection Equipment
Reliability in Surge and Lightning Protection - Surge Suppressors
Putting the 10/350 Waveform Under the Microscope - Surge Suppressors
Data Line Isolation Theory - Surge Suppressors
Earth Resistance Measurement - Electrical and Electromagnetic Sensing
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