Supplier News

  1. FLIR Announces The Last Call For The Summer Registration Special For InfraMation 2007 7/31/2007

    FLIR's Summer Registration Special for InfraMation, the world's largest infrared camera applications conference, will expire on July 31, 2007. Attendees who register for InfraMation by this date will receive 3 free hotel nights and a free guest/spouse pass

  2. Mobility Matters: Reduce Downtime And Better Manage Inventory In The Petrochemical Industry 7/18/2007
    In order to remain competitive, petrochemical companies are constantly examining processes for a means to increase efficiency and reduce costs. Enterprise mobility solutions cannot affect the cost of the crude oil, but they can eliminate the inefficiencies associated with the many double manual processes typically utilized in inventory management, asset maintenance and environmental compliance, with a positive impact on profitability. Submitted by Motorola
  3. Eric B. Forsyth, Superconductor Expert, To Receive IEEE Technology Award 6/20/2007
    The IEEE has named Eric B. Forsyth as the recipient of its 2007 Herman Halperin Electric Transmission and Distribution Award, recognizing his expertise in the practical application of superconductors to power transmission technology, which resulted in more efficient distribution of electricity
  4. Increase Mobile Tech Productivity 6/18/2007
    The utility industry isn’t one known for its innovation in mobile technology. Sure, utilities adopt mobile technology for their field workers, but they typically only adopt what is necessary. Of course, there are those that break this norm occasionally, as Austin Energy indicates. A division of this utility has implemented a mobile technology solution for its field workers that any company would do well to emulate. Used with permission from Integrated Solutions magazine
  5. A Long-Term View Of Technology's Value To Utilities: Or The ABCs Of TCO And ROI For IOUs By Thell Gillis, Panasonic 6/14/2007
    The rise of wireless data networks, coupled with the evolution of software solutions, has made advances in field automation, project management and collaboration widely accessible to Investor Owned Utility (IOU) companies. Submitted by Panasonic
  6. IEEE Approves Substation Data File Standard, Begins Standard For Substation Cyber-Security 5/16/2007
    The IEEE has approved a standard on naming time sequence data files during events at substations. It also has begun work on a new substation standard for cyber-security devices and the revision of its guide for temporary protective grounding systems in substations
  7. Oncor Electric Delivery Installs World's First “Smart” Tripsaver Recloser 5/11/2007
    Oncor Electric Delivery, in late March 2007, became the world’s first utility to install S&C Electric Company’s new TripSaver Dropout Recloser, a cutting edge technology designed to decrease outage times and increase overall reliability
  8. IEEE Revises Shielded Power Cable Standard, Begins Three Other New T&D Standards 5/9/2007
    The IEEE has revised a testing standard for shielded power cables and begun work on three new standards for voltage sag indices, anchor shackles, and pole-mounted equipment enclosures in coastal environments. It has also begun to revise another pole-mounted enclosure standard and another for dealing with lightning in overhead lines
  9. IEEE Completes Fourth 'Wave' Radio Communication Standard 5/8/2007
    The IEEE has approved IEEE 1609.3™, “Trial-Use Standard for Wireless Access in Vehicular Environments (WAVE) - Networking Services”
  10. S&C Electric Company Receives Order For VAR Compensation System 5/7/2007
    S&C Electric Company — a Chicago, Illinois manufacturer of electric power switching and protection equipment, including the PureWave family of power quality products — has received an order for a VAR compensation system from Portland General Electric, an electric utility in Portland, Oregon, for Phase I of their Biglow Canyon Wind Project