The employers' associations and the trade unions, ver.di and IGBCE, have agreed on a comprehensive collective agreement for ‘Future and job security’ for the employees of the new E.ON in Germany. The agreement is an important step in implementing the ‘Collective Policy Statement’ on the planned transaction between E.ON and RWE agreed between the company and the unions in May 2018. Among other things, it includes provisions on attractive severance payments for employees l...
ECSI is proud to announce another great project with Doran Companies. The Triple Crown Doran will bring a new level of luxury living to Shakopee, MN. This two-year, three-high-rise project will be the largest systems deployment to date with Doran Companies; ECSI will install cutting-edge A/V devices, CCTV, access control systems, and 2-way communication in each high rise.
On May 28, 2019, OverIT will participate, as a global partner and gold sponsor, in the RealWear Summit event, organized by RealWear, a major international vendor of head-mounted hardware. These wearable devices integrate to the safety helmet, and are intended to support the operators in the execution of their tasks, both on the field and within production plants. New application scenarios Despite being addressed to partners and clients, the event, taking place in San Carlos, CA, will even...
ECSI sees the value (and the fun!) of connecting with women and other emerging pioneers in the electrical industry. This week ECSI joined Graybar, one of NECA’s premier partners, for a lunch and learn event at their Brooklyn Park office. Graybar hosted Women in NECA – Twin Cities and NECA future leaders for networking, speakers, and a tour of their distribution facility. tips and tools ECSI had a blast listening to industry innovators share their tips and tools of the trade and co...
Luminus Devices is expanding its Gen4 LED COB portfolio with two new Pico-COBs with high-output and very small light-emitting surfaces (LES) that enable spotlights with compact form factors, narrow beam angles, and high center beam candle power. Small, 6mm LES COBs are typically limited to approximately 9-degree viewing angles. Luminus’ new Pico-COBs enable fixtures with viewing angles as narrow as 3 to 5 degrees and produce high flux density, or punch, that is so important for high qual...
As more and more people are looking to streamline their daily lives, smart home technology is reaching new heights. With an ever-expanding host of products, the expert teams have more tools than ever before to create personalized systems that truly optimize every feature of the home. remote control ECSI's private clients wanted total remote control and security of their entire state This recent residential project is an exciting example of the future of home automation. ECSI's private client...
BSI, the national standards authority has recognized CP Electronics’ commitment to excellence with two awards, celebrating over 20 years at the forefront of quality in the industry. The awards were given for holding ISO 9001 (Quality) for 20 consecutive years, and ISO 14001 (Environment) for 10 consecutive years. It’s believed this is the first time any business within the electronics sector has achieved such a milestone. The award ceremony took place on 13th June 2019 at the BSI he...
Luminus Devices has significantly expanded its portfolio of high-power infrared (IR) LEDs with eleven emitters designed to address the rapid expansion of automotive, consumer, machine vision, medical, and security applications. The Luminus IR SST LEDs are now offered in three wavelengths – 810 nm, 850 nm, and 940 nm – and six beam angle options ranging from 40° to 130°. The high radiometric power output and low thermal resistance allow system designers to reduce the number...
C&S Electric has successfully participated in the Hannover Messe 2019, held in Germany from 1st April – to 5th April 2019. The company exhibited its latest range of products including LV Switchgear, Power Busbars, Protection, and Measurement Devices. Hannover Messe Hannover Messe is one of the world’s major Trade Fair (held on the Hanover Fairground in Hanover, Lower Saxony, Germany) for industrial Technology where technologies and core areas of the industry from research and...
They energized the Fort McMurray West 500-kV Transmission Project three months ahead of schedule, on-budget and with an impeccable safety record. This 508-km transmission line, valued at $1.6 billion running from Wabamun, Alta., just west of Edmonton, to Fort McMurray will provide essential electricity, greater reliability and enhance the transmission system to meet growing demands of their customers in northern Alberta. Meaningful community engagement At ATCO, they are proud of the ability t...
GlobalLogic Inc., a pioneer in digital product engineering, announced that, effective immediately, Björn Ivroth joins the company as an advisor to its Board of Directors. Mr. Ivroth recently served as the CEO of EVRY, a pioneering Nordic IT services and software provider. In this role, he will work alongside the Board, the CEO, and fellow accomplished pioneers contributing to the development and execution of growth strategies driving GlobalLogic’s European business. Assets to Global...
C&S Electric exhibited its entire product range at the Middle East Electricity Exhibition 2019 in Dubai, which was held from 5th March – 7th March 2019. The stand was visited by members of the electrical fraternity, including Architects, Builders, Consultants, Contractors, and many more. Middle East Electricity Exhibition The Middle East Electricity Exhibition is one of the world’s largest exhibitions and conferences for the power industry. The C&S Electric team wou...
United Electric Controls, a producer of safety, alarm, and shutdown technology, has announced that it has added carbon monoxide (CO) to the list of gases detected by the latest Vanguard WirelessHART Gas Detector. Vanguard version 1.2 also includes new mounting flexibility and a variety of other features that enhance installation, configurability, and maintainability. CO detection Our latest Vanguard release makes it easier for users to enjoy the benefits of wireless detection" “Carbon...
Immediately after the successful takeover of innogy, E.ON's Supervisory Board is to be expanded by six to 20 members for a limited period until its new election in 2023. “For successful integration, we will also need experience and know-how from innogy in the Supervisory Board of the new E.ON on both the shareholders' and employees' side,” said Karl-Ludwig Kley, Chairman of the E.ON Supervisory Board. Additional representatives Three additional shareholder representative...
Catalina, the market pioneer in shopper intelligence and personalized digital media that converts shoppers into buyers, now announced it has selected GlobalLogic to help bolster innovation, and accelerate the development and delivery of its robust product pipeline – bringing new data-driven products and digital solutions to market more quickly. “Today’s consumers expect highly intuitive, hyper-personalized digital experiences delivered instantly,” said Michael Bailey, Ca...
On Jan., 2019, a noiseless containerized energy storage system, which was self-developed by NR Electric, was successfully operated in Kitakyushu, Japan. This project cooperated with the Sodium-Sulfur (NaS) Battery Energy Storage System company - NGK. It realized such features as user side Load Following (LF) and Load Leveling (LL). The test result was highly praised by Japanese customers. NR offers integrated solutions for this project The energy storage container scheme is connected to Japan...
Neptune Energy and partners plan to develop in parallel the Duva oil and gas field and an extension designated P1 of the Gjoa oil and gas field in the Norwegian North Sea with subsea completions tied back to the Gjoa platform on PL153 (OGJ Online, Oct. 2, 2018). Neptune Energy Norge operates both fields, where the water depth is about 360 m. It seeks to develop Gjoa P1 under the plan for development and operation (PDO) covering the Gjoa license, for which it is the operator, as a northern exten...
Gephart Electric was recently awarded the Southland Casino Racing project in West Memphis, Arkansas, USA. This project is an expansion to the existing casino and dog track and includes a large state-of-the-art gaming floor addition, an expanded parking lot and site improvements, a new parking garage, multiple restaurant venues, and a 22-story hotel tower with 300 guestrooms featuring a 200 ft. high façade light show visible from downtown Memphis across the Mississippi River. Gephart Elec...
ALD Automotive, the globally renowned vehicle leasing company in Europe, and E.ON, a widely recognized European energy company, have signed a strategic partnership to jointly develop and market digital enhanced mobility, financing, and energy services. The partnership will focus on mobility offerings for electric vehicles for corporate customers, municipalities and private customers in Europe. ALD Automotive - E.ON partnership Through this partnership, ALD Automotive’s clients will bene...
GE Aviation Czech and ATB Antriebstehnik AG have agreed to jointly explore turboprop propulsion solutions for the general aviation and urban mobility market in the power range between 500 and 1000 SHP, leveraging GE’s H Series turboprop aircraft engine technology and ATB electrical machines. Different configurations will be investigated and a first proof of concept test is aimed to take place later this year. "We’re excited to contribute into the development of more sustainable...
The integration of new Augmented Reality features into Geocall Mobile further expands the range of tools for optimizing field execution. When technologies, such as Augmented, Mixed, and Virtual Reality, are applied to business processes, they increase efficiency, customer satisfaction, and work safety, which are the three key drivers to succeed in Field Service. Integration between Geocall and SPACE1 OverIT now further strengthens the integration between Geocall and SPACE1 As a global player...
GlobalLogic Inc., a pioneer in digital product engineering, announced that Scott Brubaker has joined the company’s executive leadership team as Chief Financial Officer (CFO), effective immediately. He will oversee the company’s global finance, accounting and legal operations and will report to Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Shashank Samant. C-Level advisory experience "I am delighted to welcome Scott to GlobalLogic," said Shashank Samant, Chief Executive Officer, GlobalLogic, addi...
KAMIC Group AB has acquired all the shares in Distec Ltd, a company based in Manchester, England. The sellers are the company’s Founders - Noel Sheppard and Adrian Swindells with their families. Distec Ltd was founded in 1992 and over the years has built a strong reputation and extensive expertise in industrial, medical, and digital technology solutions. The company represents a number of world pioneering manufacturers such as ELO, Nexcom, CKS, Wincomm, Siemens, and others, and offers t...
At the Handelsblatt Energy Awards ceremony, the jury honored the ectogrid cooling and heating network for supplying cities and districts as one of the leading new energy technologies. This confirms E.ON’s position as an innovation leader in the energy industry. In the Smart Infrastructure category, ectogrid ranked among the top 3. The supply network works like a thermal battery into which residents and businesses feed or extract heat and cold. ectogrid enables climate-friendly heating and...
E.ON is going on the offensive in the broadband market, investing some €130 million through its telecommunications subsidiary e.discom in the expansion of its own broadband network in Brandenburg with real fiber to the building/house (FttB/H) connections. With this and future investments, E.ON is making a significant contribution to enabling digital gigabit coverage in rural areas. High-speed Internet Especially in the countryside, the availability of high-speed Internet is of critical i...
In the early morning of January 11, 2019, Shanghaimiao-Linyi, Shandong ± 800kV / 6250A UHVDC power transmission project has successfully completed a 168-hour test run and officially put in operation. This project completed all system test projects on January 3, 2019, and began trial operation in the early morning of January 4. During the trial operation, the core equipment, such as the converter valve, DC control & protection system and measuring device provided by NR were in good an...
“Safety” is the Geocall module to manage the operators’ safety and monitor the health conditions of field operators through advanced wearable sensors. The system relies on three components, Server, Mobile, and Smartwatch. Geocall module It provides tools aimed at: Managing the automatic or manual/voluntary activation of the functionality for monitoring a resource; Automatically detecting potential anomalies affecting the status of a resource, based on given events...
Typhoon-resistance Technology - Owning the first domestic patent of a typhoon-resistance wind turbine, Ming Yang Smart Energy analyzed the external loads and simulated the wind turbine states subjected to typhoons, improved the design of mechanical elements for centralized loads and reduced the rotor and tower loads during typhoon exciting, to guarantee the safety and significantly improve the power capture under typhoon operation. Super Typhoon Mangkhut The Super Typhoon Mangkhut launch...
GlobalLogic Inc., a pioneer in digital product engineering, now announced the appointment of Stephen Oesterle and Normand Legault to its board of directors. Prior roles of Oesterle Stephen Oesterle is currently a Venture Partner at New Enterprise Associates (NEA), as well as a senior advisor to EQT Partners and Temasek Holdings. He serves on the boards of Baxter International and Reva Medical along with two biotech startups in Boston. Prior to his board positions, he spent 14 years as a senio...
Neptune Energy has announced the appointment of Eko Lumadyo as Managing Director of its Indonesian business, based in Jakarta. Mr. Lumadyo will join Neptune from Mandala Energy Indonesia, where he is currently Country President and General Manager. Prior roles of Lumadyo Lumadyo has more than 30 years of experience in upstream oil and gas exploration Mr. Lumadyo has more than 30 years’ experience in upstream oil and gas exploration, development, planning, operations and comme...