During my second-round interview here at CAPS with Mr. Norris, the CEO of the company, he asked if I would like a tour around the campus. I agreed, and after making our way in between the fabrication building and engineering offices, he showed me what appeared to be a giant white tent, but what I would soon learn is the amount of impact this simple tent makes on our products and, in turn, our customers. This white tent, which I later learned is known as the “testing booth,” is not where the magic is designed or put together, but where we assure a commitment to our customers: they are to receive a great product that can work in the conditions we promised.
With a FAT (Factory Accepted Test) in the upcoming week, I went to Allan Taylor, our Start Up, Testing and Commissioning Officer, to learn more about the intricate process of double and triple checking a truly Custom Air Product. He put it to me perfectly: CAPS creates “the Formula 1 race cars of air conditioning.” And with something that powerful, you need to double, even triple check its safety and performance.
The process of testing a prototype begins with the obvious: a visual check and integrity analysis. Is the entire unit whole? Is all the wiring connected properly? Are all mechanical components installed as designed? Is there anything that appears to be missing? To put it simply, we want to make sure we have a 100% complete and safe unit that can be initially run.
Then we heat things up a bit. The test booth is brought to varying simulated conditions such as ASHRAE standards (80
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