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...

One of the main challenges in tape manufacturing is the round-the-clock regulation of web tension according to tape width and roll diameter. By applying an automated solution that continuously adapts to changing conditions, an aluminum tape manufacturer was able to upgrade its tension control system, increasing productivity and product quality. tension control Unwinding operations are indispensable in tape manufacturing. However, these can be extremely sensitive processes that can affect the...

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 successfully commissioned two sets of 20Mvar/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 large amount of induction-motor based air conditioner load the power grid of Saudi Arabian suffers from severe voltage stability and FIDVR issue (fault induced delayed voltage recovery). Dynamic Voltage Control STATCOM will provide dynamic reactive power compensation STATCOM is the most advanc...

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...

Gephart Electric is proud to support the University of Memphis Herff College of Engineering by joining other industry partners to establish a new faculty position within the Civil Engineering Department, building the Construction Management Concentration. As a founder of this program, Gephart will offer guidance in determining the curriculum, as well as insight into hiring the faculty member to lead the program.

On May 25, 2018, Canada's 735 kV Chibougamau series compensation upgrade project undertaken by NR completed all field & commissioning tests without delay and successfully put into operation. Fundamentally, series compensators were installed in the 1990s in the Chibougamau Substation close to the James Bay Area by another supplier, its control and protection system has reached the end of its life span and the replacement of outdated spare parts is highly required. NR series compensators pro...

It’s no secret that technology moves fast. That’s why OverIT has partnered with DTS, a pioneer in asset management, Geographic Information Systems, and transportation planning. customized technology DTS specializes in creating solutions to help clients automate their worlds, reduce their workload Headquartered in Orlando, DTS specializes in creating solutions to help clients automate their worlds, reduce their workload, and organize their data through customized technology. DTS s...

The city of Košice is becoming a center of IT innovations. GlobalLogic Slovakia s.r.o. is launching a unique project to help introduce world-class technologies into everyday life. Machine Intelligence Lab is where science fiction becomes a reality. The lab is a development center where breakthrough medical, media, and business solutions are born and where designers’ creativity and precise thinking meet the long-term experience of the wider expert public. Machine Intelligence Lab...

Luminus Devices, Inc. has released its third proprietary spectral technology, PerfectWhite, which closely replicates the visual characteristics of halogen lamps (3000K). When compared to halogen, PerfectWhite was preferred by lighting designers in testing at both Light + Building and Lightfair. Halogen Reinvented Though the spectrums are a virtual match – Luminus filled the cyan gap – PerfectWhite’s color point is slightly below the black body locus and as a result, there&rs...

Luminus Devices, Inc. has released its third proprietary spectral technology, PerfectWhite™, which closely replicates the visual characteristics of halogen lamps (3000K). When compared to halogen, PerfectWhite was preferred by lighting designers in testing at both Light + Building and Lightfair. PerfectWhite PerfectWhite delivers without infra-red, green/yellow tint, and ultraviolet radiation Though the spectrums are a virtual match – Luminus filled the cyan gap – PerfectWh...

Luminus Devices, Inc. has expanded its ultraviolet (UV) LED portfolio with two new 280 nm devices intended for the medical and health and well-being product segments. The standard footprint 3535 surface mount emitter is a 350 mA device with peak output up to 60 mW. Compact Disinfection Tech The second ultra-compact emitter is 1.3 mm by 1.3 mm and only 0.85 mm tall The second ultra-compact emitter is 1.3 mm by 1.3 mm and only 0.85 mm tall; it delivers 3 mW at 20 mA and peak output of 11 mW at...

Luminus Devices, Inc. has expanded its ultraviolet (UV) LED portfolio with two new 280 nm devices intended for the medical health and well-being product segments. The standard footprint 3535 surface mount emitter is a 350 mA device with a peak output up to 60 mW. The second ultra-compact emitter is 1.3 mm by 1.3 mm and only 0.85 mm tall; it delivers 3 mW at 20 mA and a peak output of 11 mW at 100 mA.  1313 UV-C LED "Air, surface, and water disinfection markets will see a significant numb...

On May 25, 2018, Canada's 735kV Chibougamau series compensation upgrade project undertaken by NR completed all field & commissioning tests without delay and successfully put into operation. Fundamentally, series compensators were installed in 1990s in Chibougamau Substation closing to the James Bay Area by another supplier, its control and protection system has reached the end of their life span and the replacement of outdated spare parts is highly required. NR 735kV Chibougamau system Th...

Eliminating faults in the electricity grid long before they can occur: this is made possible by the use of artificial intelligence based on a technology developed in its present form by E.ON. It is being used by Schleswig-Holstein Netz AG, a German grid operator belonging to the E.ON group. Combining comprehensive data analysis with a self-learning algorithm now makes it possible to predict faults and failures in the electricity grid much more reliably than before, and to take appropriate actio...

GlobalLogic Inc., Apax Partners, and Partners Group announce that funds advised by Apax Partners, the global private equity advisory firm, have agreed to sell their ownership stake in GlobalLogic Inc. to Partners Group, the global private markets investment manager, which is acting on behalf of its clients in the acquisition. The transaction values GlobalLogic, a pioneer in digital product engineering services, at over two billion dollars. Following the acquisition, Partners Group becomes an e...

Luminus Devices, Inc., a global manufacturer of highperformance LEDs and solid-state light sources, has expanded its horticulture LED portfolio with new SST-20 series white LEDs to complement the extensive range of discrete wavelengths from UVA (365nm) to Far Red (730nm). Incorporating white light in horticulture fixtures provide illumination in the greenhouse and make it easier to observe crops for signs of disease and, in many cases, white LEDs can replace blue LEDs as they provide similar PP...

Luminus Devices, Inc., a global manufacturer of high-performance LEDs and solid-state light sources, has expanded its horticulture LED portfolio with new SST-20 series white LEDs to complement the extensive range of discrete wavelengths from UVA (365nm) to Far Red (730nm). white light in horticulture fixture Incorporating white light in horticulture fixtures provides illumination in the greenhouse and makes it easier to observe crops for signs of disease, in many cases, white LEDs can replace...

TÜV NORD confirmed that the Quality Management System (QMS) of GlobalLogic Ukraine’s engineering centers meet the requirements of ISO 13485:2016 (Kharkiv, Lviv, and Kyiv centers) and ISO 9001:2015 (Kharkiv and Lviv centers). This is a great achievement, as it proves that GlobalLogic’s teams meet the high standards of its healthcare and automotive partners. Requirements of applicable standards The audit team ensured that quality culture development was an integral part of Glo...