Infinitum Electric, a motor technology company delivering ultra-high-efficiency, durable, lightweight, and IoT-enabled electric motors, built with patented printed circuit board stator technology and integrated motor controls announced that it has closed a $12.5 million Series B round of financing. This follows a successful Series A round completed in January, bringing total funding to $15.2 million. The Series B round was led by Cottonwood Technology Fund (CTF) and includes participation from...

A great way to start the New Year, the Gephart Mid-South Office delivered goods to stock the Le Bonheur’s Food Pantry in Memphis, TN. Le Bonheur provides complimentary meals and snacks for families who need assistance during their hospital stay. Each month, more than 100 families are nourished from the food pantry and they are proud to say the contributions fully stocked their pantry for the first quarter.

New for SPS this year, Altra Industrial Motion Corp. will be displaying its problem-solving products at its Innovation Corner on Stand 3-270. Focused on delivering operational benefits to operators of motor brakes, leading brand, Warner Electric, will showcase solutions that meet the current and future needs of the market, informed by the challenges faced by users in the field. The products on display have been developed in response to customer feedback and rely on Warner Electric’s exten...

Electric mobility in Germany is accelerating: More and more people are changing over to climate-friendly electric vehicles. According to the latest plans of the German government, ten million vehicles on German roads will be electrically powered by 2030. This means a fundamental change for the entire system: for private individuals, companies, network operators, and energy suppliers. ‍electrification of transport The increasing number of charging stations leads to a rising demand for elec...

United Electric Controls (UEC) added ammonia and hydrocarbon sensors to its Vanguard WirelessHART Gas Detector. The benefits of wireless gas detection are that it can reduce compliance costs and improve safety by eliminating the need for wiring and terminations, reducing installation costs by as much as 80 percent, and enabling greater coverage density. United Electric Controls WirelessHART gas leak detectors reduce costs and improve safety further because they can run on a single battery for f...

United Electric Controls (UE), a pioneering producer of safety, alarm, and emergency shutdown technology, is demonstrating its line of smart switches for power industry applications. This includes its One Series electronic pressure and temperature switches with optional 4-20 mA output that replaces electromechanical switches, and its One Series Field Safety System™ for safety-critical applications. Author's quote “The power industry has relied on United Electric Controls electrome...

United Electric Controls, a producer of safety, alarm and emergency shutdown technology, has added ammonia and hydrocarbons sensors to its Vanguard WirelessHART Gas Detector. Wireless gas detection reduces compliance costs and improves safety by eliminating the need for wiring and terminations, reducing installation costs by as much as 80 per cent and enabling greater coverage density. United Electric Controls WirelessHART gas leak detectors reduce costs and improve safety further because the...

United Electric Controls, a producer of safety, alarm and emergency shutdown technology, is demonstrating its line of smart switches for power industry applications.  This includes its One Series electronic pressure and temperature switches with optional 4-20 mA output that replace electromechanical switches, and its One Series Field Safety SystemÔ for safety-critical applications. Increasing system reliability “The power industry has relied on United Electric Controls electr...

Lars A. Rosumek will be the new Head of E.ON’s 'Communications & Political Affairs' division. He will join the company in the first quarter of 2020. “I’m very pleased that E.ON will be bringing on board an outstanding communications executive like Lars A. Rosumek,"said E.ON CEO, Johannes Teyssen. Digital transformation experience  I’m certain he will bring new perspectives to our communications and political affairs activities" Johannes Teyssen adds, "He has...

German companies, E.ON and Orcan Energy are joining forces. The companies offer innovative second-generation ORC solutions (efficiency PACKs) as an all-around package. Specifically, this means that E.ON can deliver carbon-free and cost-effective electricity to its customers obtained from the customer's waste heat, through solutions by Orcan Energy. tailor-made package Orcan Energy's innovative efficiency PACKs can be deployed anywhere surplus heat is generated From planning to installation,...

Altra Industrial Motion Corp. will be displaying cutting-edge power transmission solutions for the automation sector at SPS 2019 event. Representatives from major global brands, such as Bauer Gear Motor, Huco Dynatork, Matrix, Stromag, Thomson, and Warner Electric will all be present throughout the show – highlighting products that directly address challenges currently facing operators of automated equipment. SPS 2019 SPS 2019 takes place from 26th to 28th November, 2019, at Nuremberg M...

In November 2019, the 60Mvar high-voltage Magnetically Controlled Shunt Reactor (MCSR) of NR was successfully put into operation in Alto Chingo 220kV substation in south Kwanza province, Angola. Alto Chingo 220kV substation is a key hub on the network channel in central and southern Angola. There were two main problem: light load before networking and over-voltage problems after networking. Through system analysis and research, it is planned to install a set of 60Mvar magnetically controlled c...

Construction at the new Minnehaha Academy Upper Campus reached a major milestone yesterday as the final beam was installed and celebrated during a topping-off ceremony. Construction began three months ago and is expected to be completed before the start of the 2019 school year. Gephart is proud to be a part of the construction team building this new campus for the Minnehaha Academy community.

Gephart has been selected by Ryan Companies as the design-build electrical contractor for the 10 West office building located in St. Louis Park’s West End. This 11-story building spans over 343,000 SF and will include amenities such as a rooftop deck, fitness center, conference rooms, and retail space. The project also includes an eight-level, 370,000 SF, parking garage with a connecting link to the office building. Gephart is nearing completion of the design phase which involves the layo...

Major Brands from Altra Industrial Motion Corp. will be displaying innovative solutions for powered agricultural equipment at Agritechnica: the world’s premier farming machinery trade fair. Visitors to the event can meet with experts from Guardian, Stieber, Stromag, Thomson, and Warner Electric to discuss their application requirements. Visit Altra on Stand G24 in Hall 15 at Hannover Messe between the 10th and 16th of November, 2019. vehicle efficiency Increasing demand for vehicle effi...

OverIT is proud to announce that it has just achieved the 'Real Gold Partner' status in the RealWear Partner Network (RPN). The RPN includes RealWear-ready independent software vendors, developers, resellers, value-added resellers, and systems integrators, and the 'Gold' status is the highest partnership level within this program. Gold Partners The partnership level is limited to partners that demonstrate a significant investment in RealWear and the ruggedized, hands-free, voice-activated c...

Attila Kiss, the CEO of E.ON Hungária Zrt. will at the same time fulfill the role of CEO for all businesses and activities of E.ON in Hungary from October 11, 2019, with immediate effect. Thomas König, member of the E.ON SE board and chairman of E.ON Hungária Zrt. Supervisory Board, announced with great pleasure, that Attila Kiss, who is the current CEO of E.ON Hungária Zrt., was nominated and appointed with immediate effect to fulfill the role of CEO for all busin...

The German Accelerator program empowers German tech and life science startups to enter new markets. It is supported by the German Federal Ministry of Economics and Energy (BMWi). The locations of Silicon Valley, New York, Cambridge, and Singapore are world-leading innovation centers and create the foundation for an extensive network. gridX has successfully qualified for the Silicon Valley program. It is specifically designed for mid- and late-stage startups that want to set the basis for rapid...

OverIT is proud to announce that their innovative SPACE1 Extended Field Solution product has been chosen as a contender for the 'New Product' award at the Assembly Show 2019, within the 'Factory of the Future' category. Together with their partner - Engineering USA, OverIT will be returning to the famous tradeshow held in Rosemont (Chicago), from October 22nd to October 24th, for a third year in a row. Augmented, Mixed, and Virtual Reality Using SPACE1, organizations can empower their mainten...

On September 26, 2019, the Changji-Guquan ±1100kV UHVDC transmission project of the State Grid Corporation of China was officially put into operation. Changji-Guquan UHVDC transmission project is a milestone in the development of UHVDC transmission history in China. The purpose of this huge project is to boost West-to-East power delivery with enhanced anti-pollution strategy of China. UHVDC transmission project The installation capacity of Changji-Guquan UHVDC project is 12000MW This...

The U.S. 31 bridge that spans the Grand River in Grand Haven, Michigan recently underwent a major rehabilitation, including new mechanical and electrical components. The bridge is one of the busiest in the state with more than 60,000 vehicle crossings on an average day, and 120,000 crossings during summer holiday weekends. Built-in 1958, the double-leaf bascule bridge had undergone previous piecemeal updates. However, it began to experience more serious malfunctions, including getting locked in...

E.ON confirms its cultural commitment in Berlin and once again supports the Festival of Lights as an exclusive presenter. The internationally established light art event will take place from October 11 - 20th, and will once again inspire millions of visitors from all over the world. Light artists will transform Berlin's sites into living works of art with multi-dimensional video technology. international street art challenge "Free your Energy" will be attended by renowned artists from all fou...

The North Loop is one of the busiest recreation districts in Minneapolis. What does that mean for local restaurants? Lots of hungry diners and lots of competition. Neighborhood newcomer Graze Provisions and Libations has a solution for that: teaming up! collective dining destination Graze is a collective dining destination with vendors selling food, baked goods, coffee, and the strong stuff and ECSI got it fully wired. Choosing entertainment is almost as hard as choosing lunch: cat...

The Canton of Glarus and Axpo have come to an agreement on how to implement the court settlement concerning the Limmern pumped storage plant. Among other things, the agreement specifies that the Axpo subsidiary Axpo Solutions AG will market the Canton of Glarus' energy share from its participation in Kraftwerke Linth-Limmern (KLL) until at least 31 December 2021. The two shareholders in Kraftwerke Linth-Limmern AG agreed to a court settlement in the legal dispute regarding the Limmern pump...

Following the European Commission’s clearance of the takeover of innogy today, E.ON intends to swiftly carry out the integration of innogy into the Group. “The new E.ON’s future begins today. The integration of innogy will create a company fully dedicated to putting customers at the center of everything it does.” “We want to partner with our customers to actively shape the new energy world while becoming more innovative, using energy with ever-greater efficien...

United Electric Controls, a producer of safety, alarm and shutdown technology, is demonstrating at Gastech a wireless gas detector that can facilitate compliance by reducing the cost of adding leak monitoring points by more than 50%. The Vanguard gas detector communicates using WirelessHART technology, which is currently the industry’s dominant non-proprietary wireless communication protocol.  WirelessHART makes it easier for the Vanguard and other in-network WirelessHART devices (e...

EG Electronics, a group of dedicated companies specializing in offering products around the world to meet customer requirements in various market sectors, is pleased to announce the introduction of high-voltage products, thanks to an exclusive European partnership with EBUSBAR. EG Electronics and EBUSBAR form European partnership EG Electronics, will be able to sell the company’s product portfolio, including its innovative High Voltage Power Distribution Units, connectors, relays and har...

Gephart Electric has been awarded the Harrah’s Cherokee Casino Resort Expansion in Cherokee, North Carolina, USA. This project is a 660,000 SF addition with a 20-story high-rise containing 725 hotel guestrooms. The low-rise component contains an exhibit hall, conference space, concourse, pool, and retail space. This will be the first major project Gephart has built with The Whiting-Turner Contracting Company which is a major player in the hospitality market. They are also excited to build...

Bonfiglioli, a renowned global designer and manufacturer of industrial drive systems, needed an IP67-rated brake solution for a multi-purpose IP67 integrated drive used on aerial platforms and other applications. The brakes are mounted to the back of the AC drive motor on each of the lift’s four-wheel drive assemblies. The brakes provide parking and emergency stopping functionality in challenging outdoor conditions. Features of IP67-rated brakes  Warner Electric based on superior t...

On July 5, 2019, NR Electric’s all-silicon carbide electronic transformer was successfully electrified and put into operation in Lianyungang, Jiangsu province, China. NR’s PCS - 9538 power electronic transformer (PET) Lianyungang islands AC/DC distribution network project adopted NR’s PCS - 9538 power electronic transformer (PET) and PCS - 9617 micro grid coordinated control system (MGCC), to satisfy the different voltage levels , the capacity of a variety of distributed netw...