Chicago-Area Industrial Electrical Contractors

Services For Industries Of All Kinds

Some industrial electrical contractors simply install basic wiring and lighting for warehouses and industrial buildings and say they perform industrial electrical contracting services.

As one of the area’s leading industrial electric companies, John J. Pempek, Inc. knows true industrial electrical services include more than simple wiring and lighting fixtures. As your industrial electric contractors, we will provide maintenance and support for the machines at the core of your manufacturing process.

Why John J. Pempek for your Industrial Electrical Needs?

industrial electric workersWith our industrial electrical contractor background and expertise, we can:

  • Provide power, maintenance, and industrial electrical services for every machine in your production line.
  • We can integrate your machines and subsystems in your overall electrical system, to keep them working efficiently and cost-effectively.
  • And, we provide 24/7 emergency industrial electrical services to lower the downtime during any mechanical issues in your facility.

Whether you need industrial electrical contractors to repair your complex network of high-end components or you have an undocumented system with open switches and fuses nearly a century old, our electrical service can repair, maintain, and improve your system, keeping it operational.

Contact Us Today
(708) 361-1265

Chicago Industrial Electrical Services That Provide Results

Our industrial electricians create line drawings if they have not yet been made, and we find solutions that maintain current systems through our industrial electrical services. If your equipment becomes obsolete due to safety, function, or economics, our industrial electric contractors have the knowledge and resources to upgrade:

We upgrade:

  • Switchgear
  • Panelboards
  • Motor control centers
  • Drive Systems
  • And programmable controllers

This type of update often includes changing out defective, old or inoperative components during active production, reducing the lost production time of a construction outage.

Professional Electric Contractors On-Call

John J. Pempek, Inc. and team, serving the Chicago metropolitan area, are experienced industrial electrical contractors. Our crews function as an extension of your maintenance and engineering staff.

  • We can augment your in-house crews when needed with full-time, temporary, or on-call service.
  • We can provide support for your critical services to assist in heavy maintenance periods, holiday shutdowns, or when you have depleted maintenance crews due to vacations and other reasons.

We are here to augment your in-house crews as needed with:

  • Full-time service
  • Temporary service
  • On-call service

Our Services

Serving the Chicago area, our industrial electrical services include:

  • Primary voltage distribution, transformation, and cabling (12kV-2kV)
  • Power and lighting utility services (200-4000A)
    • 480 volt, 3 phase, distribution systems
    • 208 volt, 3 phase, distribution systems
    • 240 volt, 3 phase and single phase distribution systems
  • 3 phase and single phase power transformers (12kV-120V)
  • Control wiring
  • DC power wiring
  • Lighting control and power wiring
  • Hazardous classified location electrical systems
    • Class 1, Division I and II
    • Class 2, Division I and II
  • Intrinsically safe wiring systems
  • Conduit work to 6”
    • PVC, EMT, IMC, GHW
  • PVC-coated galvanized heavywall conduit systems
  • Instrumentation devices and wiring
    • Level
    • Pressure
    • Flow
    • Temperature
    • PH
    • Brix
    • Conductivity
    • Position
  • Control panels
  • Control integration
    • PLC programming
    • Touchscreen programming
    • Tank level monitoring and control
    • Kettle controls, motors and temperature
    • Bulk liquid and batching systems
    • Bulk powder and batching systems
  • Motor control centers (208-4kV)
  • Motor controls and installation
    • Low and medium voltage motor controls (208V-4kV)
    • Two speed part winding variable torque
    • Wye delta starting
    • Synchronous motor controls
    • Reduced voltage starting
    • Electronic soft starters
    • Reversing starters
    • AC variable speed drives (½HP-600HP)
    • DC solid state drives
    • Motor generator sets
    • Servo motors and controllers
  • Programmable logic controllers
  • Machine relocation and installation
  • Packaging machine service
  • Industrial equipment service
    • Cooling and chilled water systems
    • Hot oil systems
    • Air compressors
    • Machine tools
    • Electric arc furnaces
    • Induction furnaces
    • Electric ovens
    • Paper and steel rewinders and slitters
    • Paper and steel sheeters
    • Molding machines and presses
  • Conveying systems
    • Dense phase conveying
      • Sand
      • Graphite black
    • Dilute phase conveying
      • PVC pellets
      • Gelatin
      • Sugar
      • Flour
  • Material handling conveyors
    • Roller
    • Belt
    • Drag chain
  • Electric heat tracing systems
    • Process lines
    • Freeze protection
    • Ice and snow melting
  • Electro-plating rectifiers and bus work
  • Industrial freezer
    • Refrigeration equipment connection
    • Freezer and cooler lighting

Industrial Electrical Service Experience

We provide dependable, consistent industrial electrical contractors and services for any industry and environment, including:

  • Petrochemical
    • Process
    • Bulk storage
  • Chemical
    • Ink
    • Glue
    • Bulk storage
    • Specially chemicals
    • Contract batching and packaging plants
  • Foundry
    • Steel
    • Iron
    • Copper/brass
  • Aluminum extrusion
    • Extrusion machines
    • Billet molding
  • Steel
    • Rolling mills
    • Storage and distribution
  • Food processing plants
    • Contract batching and packaging plants
    • Dairy plants
    • Bakery plants
    • Frozen food plants
    • Ice cream plants
    • Bulk sugar processing plants
    • Flour mills
    • Meat packaging and slaughterhouse
    • Gelatin plants
  • Warehouse/distribution centers
  • Recycling plants
    • Materials sorting
    • Compaction equipment
  • Pulp paper
    • Pulping/stock
    • Mill
    • Corrugated box plants
    • Printing plants
  • Plastics and rubber
    • Rubber roller and molding plants
    • Plastic injection molding plants
    • Raw plastic materials plants
  • Tool and die/machine shops
    • Precision gear shops
    • Weld shops
    • Contract machining
  • Plating/heat treating plants
    • Phosphate
    • Chrome
    • Copper
    • Gold/silver
    • Electrostatic spraying
  • Concrete block and brick plants
  • Transportation
    • Locomotive fueling and sanding stations
    • Aircraft Hangers
    • Diesel and bio-diesel fuel pump stations
    • Gasoline fuel pump stations

Contact Us Today

Call us today at (708) 361-1265 or fill out our contact form. With 24-hour customer service, we provide customized information on our industrial electrical contractors and services whenever you need it!