Shermco Industries’ Ron Widup Named to Who’s Who in Energy 2012

Jan. 16, 2013 - PRLog -- DALLAS – Ron Widup, president and CEO of Shermco Industries, was named to the Who’s Who in Energy 2012, published by the American City Business Journals.

Widup has 31 years in the electrical power transmission, distribution and generation industry with a focus on remanufacturing, service and engineering. In talking to the journals about the future of the electrical power industry he discussed one the next big developments within the industry.

“Our industry will see the integration of control systems and communication protocols, with a focus on global harmonization of standards for intelligent (smart grid) applications, along with monitoring of equipment health and status while online. All of this pertains to predicting remaining and/or useful life of equipment.”

He also reported that one of the industry’s greatest challenges is in finding qualified and skilled employees.

ABOUT SHERMCO

Shermco Industries is a provider of safe, reliable testing, repair, professional training, maintenance and analysis of rotating apparatus and electrical power distribution systems and related equipment for the light, medium, and heavy industrial base nationwide. Founded in 1974 in Dallas, the company is comprised of two strategic business units; the Machine Services Division and the Engineering Services Division. With a corporate location in Irving, Texas, a sales office in Brussels and service centers in Austin, Cedar Rapids, Des Moines, Houston, San Antonio, Sweetwater, and Tulsa, Shermco Industries has over 440 full-time employees. The company is a member in good standing with the Electrical Apparatus Service Association, American Wind Energy Association, Professional Electrical Apparatus Recyclers League, and the InterNational Electrical Testing Association. For more information about Shermco Industries, visit www.shermco.com.