The newly created Electrical Boards Department arose due to the increased workload, thus making it independent from the Industry Department.
Through this department, est offers a panoply of services such as:

The INDUSTRIAL ELECTRICITY is one of the main activities of est , therefore the Installation and Industry sector was created in order to answer all the necessities that appear related to this area. est has tried to improve the services provided and has overcome all the aims set forward.

The areas of action related to this sector are electricity of medium tension (sub-station), low tension (general usage installations), security installations (emergency groups), energetic rationalization (power factor correction) and industrial energy (the one mentioned lastly is connected to the automation and systems sector), where we try to develop the best technical and economical solutions that fit in with the demands and necessities of our clients.

est must be constantly updated in what concerns technology, resources and marketing, due to the strong competitivity imposed by this area. It is also important point to accomplish all the norms in force, namely the security norms as well as the art rules. The continuous formation of all our collaborators in this sector is encouraged, in order to fulfil all the necessities and demands that appear. It is also important to gather together all the factors that contribute to an increase in productivity.

This sector is proud to be made up of a young and dynamic team where their dedication and motivation results in an excellent supply of services provided and technical products with rentability in all the productive phases. This team is made up of leaders with qualities that result from their daily work.

Through the Automation and Systems department, est has been greatly widening its target area, allowing it to develop and to stand out from the other enterprises in the electric sector, not only by the expansion of the recommended solutions but also by the technological and innovative features of those solutions.

In the ceaseless search for new solutions and with the objective of providing our clients with production systems, advanced commands and supervision suitable for each machine, process, factory, …, we’ve come to conceive and develop jobs in the automation area and industrial systems, in many areas, which go from the agro-food industry, to cements, chemicals, paper, services, plastic, glass, wood, etc.

As an enterprise linked to the electricity area and industrial engineering and with the development of these new technical aptitudes, est has come to affirm itself as an outstanding enterprise in the Portuguese market and more and more in the foreign market, in what regards to conception and development in automation solutions.
Certain of the importance of the use of technology and of innovation and considering the speed in which everything develops nowadays, the automation department team, consisting essentially of technicians with training in electrotechnics and informatics engineering, is a young team but with a decades experience already. This team is in constant training because this is only possible way to develop more demanding and sophisticated systems and integration of different technologies. The certifications and partnerships, not only with national but also with foreign entities, we have, come to prove this.

Dedicated to the support and maintenance of customers´ electrical installations, is also an after-sales service focused on customers needs, seeking, through technical expertise and short time response, to ensure a MTBF (Minimum Time Between Failures).

Development of programmes of preventive maintenance, corrective and curative maintenance in partnership with the customer.