In November 2019: Crestchic has completed its fifth cruise liner engine test at the Meyers shipyard in Turku, Finland, among leading industry-established generator and turbine firms. The job entailed transporting and managing a 20MVA load test at 11 kV/60Hz using two 6MVA Resistive/Reactive and two 6MVA Resistive load banks.
In June 2020: Emerson's new air dryers quadruple maintenance intervals in rail applications. Emerson has introduced two new compressed air dryers that are meant to drastically increase maintenance cycles, eliminate downtime, and cut energy costs in rail applications such as braking and door power.
In March 2019: Rentaload has introduced a new 100 kW load bank developed exclusively for white space testing. This load bank has a low Delta-T and is attached to the Rentalab machine, which can monitor up to 200 loadbanks at the same time to ensure that your tests are carried out precisely and in a consistent manner.
In June 2023, Rentaload unveiled a new Smart Load bank that is designed to match the needs of large-scale data centers. This device has a low delta T and can produce up to 200kW of power, making it perfect for use in unoccupied data halls. Also, it is accessible through the Rentalab Management Software, which improves commissioning tests by increasing the speed of operation.
In June 2022, “Power Prove”, a new load bank division, was rolled out by the Resistor manufacturer. Cressall created Power Prove as a separate brand to cater to its growing demand for load banks. Having been in resistor and load bank manufacturing for more than one century now, Cressall remains an industry leader with its vast experience. It offers various types of load banks at reasonable prices and delivery times while adding features such as power meters, data loggers, remote control and also ability to link several devices together in multi-load bank networking arrangements.
The flexible nature allows it to satisfy diverse applications such as lamp current regulation loads, battery discharge testing units, or generator testers. To meet the increasing need for portable AC load bank solutions, Crestchic has developed a variety of products within the Power Prove range.
In May 2021, Aggreko announced that they had launched their new extra high-capacity loadbank that is used in large utility companies when performing final on-site systems checks after installation or major works have taken place.
ComRent International expanded its rental fleet with the release of a range of new Load Banks designed specifically for high-voltage test applications in June 2021.
Crestchic launched its latest range of Load Banks designed specifically for use within the data center industry in August 2021
Aggreko announced on September 30th that it had acquired Load Banks Direct Limited, a provider of rental services based in England.
With more than ten years’ experience in manufacturing trailer-mounted load banks, Crestchic Load Banks, in April 2020, has built a reputable brand serving data centers with several generators.
Crestchic Load Bank expanded its hire and rental business in June 2020, bringing the latest load bank and power testing solutions to the Irish market.