The Yangjiang City, adjacent to the Pearl River Delta, Hong Kong, Macao, and Southeast Asia, is regarded as an unhindered navigation channel and fabulous shelter along through the 'One Belt and One Road' regions. At its port industrial park where the High-tech Zone is located, Ming Yang mainly invests in a developing project of wind turbine equipment manufacturing. In Phase I, the product line of MySE5.5MW-7.0MW offshore wind turbine blade has been established and put into operation so far. In...

MCB, MCCB, RCCB, and ELCB are circuit breakers but all of them are designed for serving a specific purpose. Before knowing about the differences among all, let’s get to know about them a little bit. What is MCB? MCB Stands for Miniature Circuit Breaker. It automatically switches OFF the electrical circuit during any abnormal condition in the electrical network such as overload & short circuit conditions. However, the fuse may sense these conditions but it has to be replaced though M...

Ashwoods, a major European electric motor manufacturer, needed a custom brake solution for use on a new line of aerial boom lifts. The motor/brake assembly, developed for one of its transmission OEMs, was designed to combine with a gearbox and sold as a complete drive package to a major aerial platform lift manufacturer. Multiple compact wheel drive assemblies are installed on the two- or four-wheel drive boom lift vehicles. The brake provides parking and emergency functionality. Application r...

Luminus Devices, Inc. has released its fourth generation chip-on-board LED technology (Gen 4) that will open new opportunities in retail lighting as well as a wide range of indoor and outdoor lighting applications. Gen 4 COB technology It is possible for an LED to deliver the output and punch of a 70 Watt ceramic metal halide lamp Luminus Gen 4 COB technology combines significant improvements in efficacy, flux density, high maximum drive current, and high-temperature capability to enable brea...

On Nov., 4th, NR successfully delivered ±300MVar containerized Static Synchronous Compensator (STATCOM) system and series equipment in 500kV Wujiang substation, Suzhou City, China. As one of the world largest capacity STATCOM system, this project was equipped total capacity of ±300MVar STATCOM, which includes 3 sets of ±100MVar STATCOM. Moreover, the max output capacity can reach to ±450MVar in failure state. Advanced multi-terminal VSC-HVDC solution NR offers fiel...

KAMIC Group AB has acquired all the shares in Swetouch AB. The sellers are the company’s founders Magnus Eek, Fredric Jönsson, and Patrik Maxe, all of whom remain active in the company. Swetouch AB Swetouch AB was founded in 2005 in Tranås where the company has its head office. From the outset, Swetouch has focused on offering customized solutions for control panels, keyboards, and enclosures. Many of these solutions also include various types of displays and cabling. Mo...

Neptune Energy announces the appointment of Odin Estensen as Managing Director of its Norwegian business, based in Stavanger. Mr. Estensen joins NeptuneEnergy from A/S Norske Shell, where he is currently the Norway Operated Asset Manager. With more than 28 years’ experience in the oil and gas sector, Mr. Estensen started his career with Schlumberger before joining Shell in 1990, where he went on to hold various senior roles across Europe, and also to support operations in the Middle East,...

To strengthen the range of products and services to industrial customers, EG Electronics has decided to merge the electromechanical units within KAMIC Installation AB and EG Electronics AB as of October 1st, 2018. This includes the TIBE brand and the manufacturing unit, KAMIC Installation SP zo in Poland. The new business unit will be part of EG Electronics AB. TIBE TIBE has expertise and experience in electrical insulation materials, high-temperature cables, and high-temperature product...

The transaction adds three producing fields, two development projects and 42 licenses to Neptune Energy’s existing portfolio. The VNG Norge asset base is complementary to Neptune Energy’s existing Norwegian portfolio, strengthening its equity position in the greater Njord area to 22.5 percent in Njord itself as well as a 30 percent interest in, and operatorship of the Fenja development project. Neptune’s Energy’s portfolio Fenja is a subsea development, which will prod...

Neptune Energy Group has announced the closing of the acquisition of VNG Norge AS, as signed on June 28. The transaction adds three producing fields, two development projects and 42 licenses to Neptune Energy’s existing portfolio, consolidating the company among the top five independent producers on the Norwegian Continental Shelf, by equity production. VNG Norge asset Fenja is a subsea development, which will be produced as a tie-back to the Njord production hub The VNG Norge asset ba...

E.ON and Equinor's Arkona offshore wind project in the German Baltic Sea continues to strive for completion in record time. Now the energy company E.ON is reporting further progress: the wind farm has fed the first green electricity into the German Electrical grid. Arkona is thus right on schedule. E.ON, the company responsible for construction and operation, cites the detailed planning and professionally implemented construction process as the reasons for the success. Offshore wind project C...

Thomas More University (TMU), located in Belgium, entered a team of 10 engineering students into the 2018 Shell Eco Marathon. The annual design challenge pits university engineering teams from around the world to design and build highly efficient vehicles. The team competed in the Urban Concept class where the design had to incorporate practical road-legal functionality, including windshield wipers, lights, and a horn, along with energy efficiency. High-quality clutch Warner quickly decided t...

Luminus Devices, Inc., a global manufacturer of high-performance LEDs and solid-state light sources, has released its Horticulture COBs with spectrums targeted for cannabis production. The new devices are available with 14mm and 22mm light emitting surfaces (LES) and provide best-in-class PPF and PPF/W performance. With operating power from 25W to 125W, the PPF range extends from 45µmol/s to over 150µmol/s with the larger 22mm LES. high PPF output "Horticulture COBs are perfectly...

Connecting the center and east Tibet power network in China, the Mangkang substation has successfully operated from 11th August 2018, as an essential milestone of the first 500kV substation in Tibet power grid. The Mangkang substation is 4,295 meters above sea level and is the highest altitude 500kV substation in the world. NR provides all-around solutions for the substation, including SCADA system, protection & control, measurement devices, stability control devices, switching controller,...

Increasing consumer demand for frozen food items continues to generate significant growth in cold storage capacity around the world. Harsh environmental conditions in these facilities are challenging for both workers and equipment, including forklifts. Besides exposure to extremely cold temperatures, forklifts are also subjected to damaging condensation that occurs as the trucks move in and out of refrigerated areas. special feature packages Since cold storage facilities are costly to operate...

David joins Neptune from Rothschild & Co where he most recently held the position of Managing Director in the Energy and Power Team with a focus on the oil and gas sector. He has a track record advising Board and Executive Directors on some of the largest and most complex transactions in the sector for over 20 years, having previously been with Dresdner Kleinwort Benson (later Wasserstein) and Bank of America. His international experience includes activity in Europe, Africa, Asia and FSU ac...

Advanced plant maintenance, packaged integrations, BI & Analytics, and open-source GIS, are the strong points of the new release.  As the concept of workforce digitalization continues to grow and influences a greater number of businesses, FSM is shifting its proposition toward an even more connected world of possibilities, both for field and plant maintenance. The new release of Geocall will drive the clients into a comprehensive Field Service transformation, through a broad and deep a...

Construction at the Minnesota United Allianz Field in St. Paul has reached the halfway point. For Gephart’s part, rough-in is progressing on all levels of the stadium and a quarter of the 1,660 façade lighting fixtures have been installed. Color-changing lights These color-changing lights will provide the backlight encircling the stadium behind the PTFE fabric exterior. Over 50 Gephart electricians are working diligently on-site continuing to keep the project on time and...

Gephart Electric was recently awarded phase one of the renovation and expansion of the University of Memphis’ Murphy Athletic Complex. This project will renovate the existing space, which is utilized by the football team and other University of Memphis athletic teams, as well as prepare for phase two of the project which includes building an indoor practice facility for Tiger Football.  This project has Gephart working alongside of valued client Turner Construction and expands on the...

Construction is currently underway at four recently awarded casino projects for a Gaming & Hospitality group. Gephart will be renovating three sportsbooks throughout NW Mississippi at Goldstrike, Sams Town and Harlows casinos. The fourth project will convert portions of the gaming floor into a poker room at the Four Winds South Bend casino, a new construction project that Gephart completed earlier in the year.

The Gephart-Morse joint venture, a design-assist electrical contractor for the Raiders Stadium project in Las Vegas, was recently awarded the Low Voltage Package by the Mortenson-McCarthy joint venture. Work will include Structured Cabling, A/V and Sound, IPTV, Broadcast, CCTV Surveillance, and Access Control Systems. This project further solidifies Gephart Low Voltage System’s footprint in the technology market building on the successful completion of other sports facility projects inclu...

Method Inc., a strategic design firm focused on digital experiences, with studios in San Jose, New York City, and London, announced two new executive appointments: Steve Teruggi, as General Manager and Álvaro Márquez, as Chief Creative Officer. Method is the Strategic Design arm of GlobalLogic, a pioneering digital product engineering services company with headquarters in San Jose, California. New revenue opportunities Method provides a range of design services helping clients e...

Industrial brakes and clutches could become a $1.7 billion market by 2024, mostly due to investment in industrial automation and the rise of smart factories. That’s according to Global Industry Analysts Inc. (GIA). The quickest-growing industries include those related to material handling, food and beverage, machine tools, and textiles. As with other technologies, the fastest rate of adoption is in the Asia-Pacific region with a CAGR of 8.4% for the clutch and brake market over the next s...

Neptune Energy Group announced that it has entered into a Sale and Purchase Agreement to acquire 100% of the shares of VNG Norge AS from VNG AG, the German natural gas wholesaler and energy service provider. Acquisition detail VNG Norge portfolio provides a high-quality bolt-on acquisition in one of Neptune’s key jurisdictions The VNG Norge portfolio provides a high-quality bolt-on acquisition in one of Neptune’s key jurisdictions, with a complementary set of assets in s...

The integration of the new SPACE1 release, the Augmented, Mixed, and Virtual Reality solution developed by OverIT, with the innovative HMT-1 device by RealWear, led the two companies to this collaboration. Optimized FSM solutions RealWear®, the US company pioneer in hardware technology for industry, has built the first hands-free ruggedized head-mounted wearable computer for Connected Worker programs. RealWear collaborates only with pioneering software companies to prov...

GlobalLogic Inc., a pioneer in digital product engineering services, announced that it has appointed services industry veteran, Nitesh Banga, as its chief operating officer. This is a newly created position, intended to provide greater depth and breadth within the leadership management to support the company’s long-term growth and operational excellence objectives. Mr. Banga will report directly to CEO Shashank Samant, while working closely with the company’s other senior pioneers....

Recently, the first unit of Zungeru hydropower station in Nigeria was successfully commissioned and realized power generation, which laid a good foundation for the power generation of subsequent units. NR has designed hydropower unit protection solutions for the project and provided key equipment such as generator transformer unit protection and switchyard protection. Zungeru hydropower station is located in the middle and upper reaches of the Kaduna River near Zungeru Town, Niger, Nigeria. Wit...

On June 9th, 2018, a 500kV digital substation for the Bailing transmission and transformation project was successfully put into operation in Liangshan district, Sichuan, China. The Liangshan substation was the first 500kV digital substation commissioned by NR in the Liangshan district. all-around integrated solutions NR provided all-around integrated solutions for this substation, including network switches NR provided all-around integrated solutions for this substation, including intelligen...

NR is proud to announce the commissioning of India’s first 1 MW microgrid at the Central Electronics Limited (CEL) facility in Sahibadad, Uttar Pradesh, India. In over 10 years NR has deployed protection & control solutions around and pioneered the development of microgrid solutions. With the booming renewable energy integrated into India's power grid, it is a challenge to keep the stability of the power grid, due to renewable energy is not as stable as the traditional power supply. T...

On June 2nd, 2018, NR successfully commissioned two sets of 20 Mvar/13.8 kV Mobile Static Synchronous Compensator (STATCOM) in Layla and Summan Area, which is the world’s first energized fully mobile STATCOM. Due to the large amount of induction-motor-based air conditioner load the power grid of Saudi Arabia suffers from severe voltage stability and FIDVR issues (fault-induced delayed voltage recovery). STATCOM is the most advanced technology to mitigate voltage stability problems. STATC...