Tate Engineering

06/19/2026

In mission-critical environments, equipment reliability isn't just a convenience; it's essential.

Healthcare facilities, manufacturing plants, commercial buildings, and other critical operations depend on equipment that must perform when it's needed most. Whether it's steam generation systems, hot water boilers, chillers, or air handlers, even a single equipment failure can have significant consequences.

At Tate Engineering, we help customers maintain the systems that keep their operations running, their people comfortable, and in some cases, their patients safe.

06/16/2026

Preventive maintenance is more than a line item in the operating budget. It is a strategy that helps facilities reduce risk, improve efficiency, extend equipment life, and avoid costly downtime.

In FMJ Magazine, Jim Spedding, Regional Sales Manager at Tate Engineering, shares why HVAC preventive maintenance should be viewed as a financial imperative, especially as facilities face rising energy costs, aging infrastructure, labor constraints, and increasing demand on building systems.

For facility managers and operational leaders, the question is no longer whether preventive maintenance is necessary. It is how effectively it is being used to support long-term performance, capital planning, and operational continuity.

Read the full article here: https://hubs.li/Q04lBG3F0

Learn how preventive HVAC maintenance improves ROI by reducing emergency repairs, lowering energy costs, extending asset life and strengthening operational continuity for facilities and building management teams.

06/16/2026

Cooling tower issues can quickly become more than an HVAC concern.

For commercial facilities, declining cooling tower performance can impact comfort, efficiency, uptime, and long-term system reliability. In this case study, Tate Engineering helped a commercial facility replace a failing cooling tower under tight timelines, winter conditions, and complex rooftop logistics.

The project required more than simply swapping out equipment. It took careful planning, system evaluation, crane coordination, and phased ex*****on to help minimize disruption in an active facility environment.

The result: restored HVAC reliability, improved operational efficiency, and reduced risk of unplanned downtime.

Read the full case study here:
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Discover how a strategic cooling tower replacement restored HVAC reliability for a commercial facility, overcoming tight deadlines & winter rooftop logistics.

06/11/2026

What keeps people at Tate for years, or even decades? A culture that puts people first.

At Tate, employees are supported both on and off the job. It's a workplace where family comes first, teammates look out for one another, and long careers are the norm.

Interested in becoming a part of our family? Visit https://hubs.li/Q04kCXzv0 (https://hubs.li/Q04kCznn0) to apply today.

06/10/2026

AI is changing what “normal” looks like inside a data center.

As rack densities increase and workloads run at higher sustained utilization, cooling systems are being asked to do more than ever before. This article from Data Center Knowledge takes a closer look at whether traditional cooling methods can keep up as power demand, water use, and infrastructure limitations continue to converge.

For mission-critical facilities, the conversation cannot stop at equipment selection. Whether a data center relies on air cooling, liquid cooling, hybrid systems, or future cooling technologies, long-term reliability still depends on the fundamentals: preventive maintenance, system monitoring, redundancy planning, controls, and experienced mechanical service.

As data centers prepare for higher cooling demand, Tate Engineering helps mission-critical facilities maintain the mechanical systems that support uptime, reliability, and operational continuity.

Read the full article here:
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As AI workloads push rack densities higher, operators are rethinking cooling strategies as power demands, water use, and infrastructure limits collide.

06/09/2026

Boiler reliability issues do not always start as major emergencies.

Sometimes they show up as repeated shutdowns, nuisance alarms, after-hours call-ins, constant resets, and operators losing confidence in equipment that should be running dependably.

In this technical success story, Tate Engineering worked with a commercial facility experiencing recurring low water cutoff faults across two boilers. After weeks of troubleshooting and diagnostics, the solution was not to add more complexity. It was to step back, rethink the approach, and move toward a more field-proven configuration.

The result: improved boiler reliability, reduced operational disruption, and a system the facility team could trust to run consistently.

Read the full success story here: https://hubs.li/Q04kxkvs0

Discover how Tate Engineering solved recurring boiler shutdowns and LWCO faults at a commercial facility with a reliable, field-proven control upgrade.

06/08/2026

When it comes to data centers, HVAC is about more than keeping a building comfortable, it’s about protecting uptime.

Reliable cooling, proper airflow, humidity control, preventive maintenance, and emergency planning all play a critical role in keeping critical systems running.

Our latest Mechanical Insights article explains what mission critical HVAC is and why it matters for data centers.

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Learn why mission critical HVAC systems are essential for data centers, uptime protection, reliability, preventive maintenance, & operational continuity.

06/07/2026

🎉 102 Years of Tate Engineering! 🎉

For over a century, we’ve been helping customers throughout the Mid-Atlantic keep their facilities running safely, efficiently, and reliably.

Our President & CEO, Alec Baker, and our VP of Sales, Matt Bosse, recently joined WMAR’s Midday Maryland to share the story behind Tate Engineering’s 100+ year journey and what’s ahead for the future.

We’re incredibly grateful to our associates, customers, partners, and families who have supported us along the way. This milestone belongs to all of you.

Take a few minutes to watch the segment and celebrate with us!

📺 Watch here:
https://www.wmar2news.com/middaymaryland/tate-engineering-marks-century-in-business

Tate Engineering has been keeping Baltimore-area businesses running smoothly since the early 1900s. The family-owned company specializes in HVAC systems, boilers, and other critical mechanical equipment that keeps facilities operational.

06/04/2026

Our Tate Summer Survival Kits made an appearance!

With the summer heat on the way, these kits were created to help encourage heat safety and preparedness for teams working outdoors, volunteering, coaching, and staying active in the community.

And rumor has it… We may have a few left to give away.

Stay tuned!

06/02/2026

Data center HVAC maintenance isn’t just about keeping equipment running.

It’s about protecting uptime, reducing risk, and making sure critical environments are ready before the hottest days of the year arrive.

In mission-critical spaces, “good enough” maintenance can quickly become a costly problem. Cooling failures, deferred service, poor contingency planning, and lack of system visibility all create risk that operators cannot afford.

At Tate Engineering, we work with customers to look beyond basic maintenance and focus on true readiness, including:

✔ Preventive maintenance that identifies issues early
✔ Mission-critical HVAC support
✔ Emergency response planning
✔ Temporary equipment and rental support
✔ System assessments before peak demand hits

Data centers do not have room for guesswork. The time to plan is before there is an emergency.

Read more here:
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