Humbert Copper Connect > Background History

Background History


    Humbert Copper Connect LLC was formed as a power systems equipment service and installation firm specializing in low and medium voltage applications.  The founders, Edward Humbert, and James Japp, have a wide range of experience in field engineering, electrical equipment fabrication, and custom power applications.  HCC will provide the most diversified services in the industry by being the most adaptable to the ever changing industry fluctuations;  eliminating the constraints imposed by large corporations for custom power services.

    Mission Statement   

Humbert Copper Connect LLC will provide a critical component needed at all levels of power systems for today’s commercial and industry customers.
HCC is committed to rapid response with unique solutions with On Site Bus fabrication and  Emergency Response that is second to none!

    Background Information

Humbert Copper Connect LLC is currently operating from the Cincinnati area.  The owners are Edward Humbert, and James Japp. The business is incorporated in the State of Ohio with an LLC election filed with the IRS. HCC is also registered for business in both Indiana and Kentucky. 
 
Humbert Copper Connect LLC offers a wide range of services to customers.  The company’s core competency is, in part, due to the wealth of experience and unique equipment that we posses.

    Success Traits

HCC with Edward Humbert and Jim Japp has an excellent reputation for providing engineering details that customer’s have counted on to be comprehensive and accurate, for quite a few years.   
  

    Company Description

Humbert Copper Connect is an electrical power system service company. The core activity of the company will focus on providing corrective, modified and custom installations of electrical power switch gear.


Experience and Skills:    The operators of Humbert Copper Connect LLC. have designed, fabricated and installed electrical bus systems in hundreds of industrial and utility customers. We have designed and installed  small bus components up to whole systems. HCC personal have designed Arc Furnace bus systems, Electro-Galvanizing line bus systems, Tap Bus Duct entry, Transfer Switch Tie-in, LV & MV Breaker Cell Retrofill, Transformer replacement  high & low bus connections, Transitions, Motor Tap Boxes. A large part of our history in Bus Fabrication has centered around electrical failures. We have a long history of being the right people to call when you have to be back on-line fast. Emergency response is our focus with our capabilities and unique equipment.
      We can make and install electrical bus faster than anyone. Period. Back on-line now.
     We  fabricate copper Splice Plates, Extensions, Collector Plate, etc and supply components to our customers.
        
Prior Employment of HCC Owners:
Westinghouse Engineering Field Service
Siemens Energy and Automation
Grand Eagle Corp. Engineering Field Service
Waukesha Transformer Field Service
3-D Service                                                                        

Past Track Record:    Edward Humbert and James Japp are both well respected in field service. Edward Humbert and James Japp have been vital to the success of several field service offices in the Midwest region, for both design and technical capabilities. They have played important roles in the expansion of the Power System Installation business in the Tri-State. Common responsibilities include the execution of major projects for several large OEM providers in the last twenty years. Recognized by most of the major OEM Service groups (G.E., Cutler-Hammer, Siemens, etc) in the region as leaders in design and field installation of equipment and component retrofit solutions. Both Edward Humbert and James Japp are continuously asked to provide assistance by most of the major service companies in the mid west region.  
   
Technical Training Courses and Accreditations:
IRD Vibration/ Mechanalysis Course
Hi-Potronics Surge Comparator Course
Doble Power Factor Test School
Low Voltage Breaker Course (480Volt)
Medium Voltage Breaker Course  (4.16Kv – 13.8Kv)
Protective Relay School
Switchgear Life Extension Application Program
Vacuum Breaker Application and Service
Power Transformer Installation and Maintenance
Transformer Tap Changer Repair Course
Transformer Vacuum Degas and Process Course