T&D Buyer's Guide

Tallman Equipment is an employee-owned company and has served the electrical transmission and distribution industry for over 70 years. We offer a comprehensive range of services to linemen, including new tool sales, rentals, ground and jumper set manufacturing, transformer sling production, and expert testing and repair.  

Tallman carries a wide selection of the best tools and equipment from the top brands in the utility industry.  

Our rental inventory includes stringing blocks, ground and jumper sets, battery powered cutting and crimping tools, fiberglass hot arms, hoists, dynamometers, rubber goods, and more.  

The Tallman Assembly Department custom-builds ground and jumper sets as well as performing dielectric testing and repair on used grounds and jumpers.  

Our rope department specializes in transformer sling assemblies as well as rope splicing and custom rope solutions.  

Our repair department services all tools commonly used in the utility industry including hydraulic, pneumatic, gas, and battery-powered equipment, stringing blocks, dynamometers, and mechanical hoists. 

Tallman offers complete repair and reconditioning of fiberglass tools, including hot sticks, conductor and support gins, ladders, extension arms, shotgun sticks, and more.  

The Tallman Rubber Lab cleans and performs dielectric testing on rubber gloves, blankets, sleeves, and other rubber goods and cover-up. All testing is done in accordance to ASTM standards.  

At Tallman Equipment, our vision is to deliver quality, convenience, and reliability to our customers by adapting to their needs and always striving to do the right thing.

Brenco was established in 1984 to supply the electrical industry^^s tool needs. We supply tools, equipment and related safety items to utilities, powerline contractors and electrical contractors. Our company is a distributor for over seventy manufacturers. We have a full on-site repair facility to service all of these related items. Rental units are available for wire termination, pipe bending, wire pulling and more. Our surplus division provides refurbished and new surplus tools and equipment for our customers. We ship merchandise nationally and internationally and take pride in our prompt and friendly service.

Did you know 1 out of every 200 transformers experiences failure each year? The safety and cost risks of an unexpected failure can be catastrophic. Dynamic Ratings products and services provide real-time data to help you make smart asset management decisions. Online monitors give you the confidence to extend the life of existing assets using real-time data. Monitors evaluate the equipment in your substation (transformers, circuit breakers, switchgear, and more) and measure their performance to make sure everything is working properly. If something looks out of place, an alarm will notify you of the problem. This information allows utilities to optimize maintenance plans and the performance of their assets to changing system requirements. Learn how we can help at www.dynamicratings.com.

Safety focused manufacturer of heavy duty switch-rated plugs and receptacles and other connectors ranging from 15- 600 amps. Meltric products eliminate safety concerns associated with traditional pin & sleeve and twist type devices. The Decontactor™ Series plugs and receptacles feature dead front construction, silver-nickel butt style pressure contacts and ingress protection up to NEMA 4X and IP 66/67. Products are UL and CSA approved to make and break under load and have a 10kAIC short circuit rating. Products can be pre-wired, assembled as cord-sets, mounted on panel boxes or in custom fabrications.

In 1897, ACA sold the first aluminum for current-carrying application. That sale was the beginning of a relationship between ACA and the electrical industry that has prevailed for nearly a century. Today, ACA Conductor Accessories is the world^^s foremost supplier of aluminum conductor accessories to the entire utility industry. Yet, we are more than simply a manufacturer of metal products... we offer a depth of engineering, production, training and testing services not available from any other source, at any price. With ACA, you get the product performance you need for reliability, and the know-how to apply it. ACA expertise, born from beginnings of the electric age... it^^s an edge that makes a big difference. The entire ACA organization is ready to listen to your needs and provide a better technical solution for improved system reliability. We will be happy to provide you with detailed literature and answer specific questions about any of our products and services. Contact us today for more information and the name of the ACA field representative near you.

We rent and support electrical testing equipment. We have more resources, more capability, and more inventory to serve the electrical testing and power industries. Our passion to the industry is unwavering. We pride ourselves on customer service and technical expertise on the equipment we rent. 

We carefully select the right equipment for your rental, prepare it in real-world conditions, complete for the application. It’s field ready.

Testing needs support; the apparatus, the test equipment, the technician, and the job. It’s all we do. 

We make the connection between logistics and the job, wherever it is. Putting a label on a box isn’t enough. We proactively monitor the shipment, adapt, and ensure delivery commitment. 

Critter Guard designs and manufactures animal prevention products to protect substations and transformers from critter-related power outages. Many utilities have standardized using Critter Guard products for its effectiveness and proven reliability in all weather conditions.

Critter Guard BLOCKS points of entry via utility poles and power lines. With Critter Guard, critical components aren't simply covered up like the competition.

Common features of Critter Guard products include:

• No need to de-power the line for installation or substation maintenance.

• Nothing to replace or lose during service.

• Easy Installation

Critter Guard’s product line consists of: Line Guard, Pole Guard, and BirdBloc. All of these systems are defined by one characteristic — No Access.

Founded by Fouad Brikci, Ph.D., Zensol specializes mainly in instruments targeted at the electrical energy industry and maintenance services. 

Zensol has become the pioneer in a new testing method to detect problems in on line tap changers, circuit breakers and reclosers. We have the knowledge to use this innovative technology while the transformers and circuit breakers are on line. 

Designer by our engineers, they are portable and suitable for harsh environments (extreme temperatures from -40°C to +60°C). They are known for their sturdiness and their performance and a life expectancy of 15 years and more.