The new Panama Canal

The new Panama Canal

The project for the enlargement of the Panama Canal is nowadays considered one of the most important civil engineering works. The project includes the building of two new series of gates, on both the Pacific and the Atlantic side, to respond in a suitable and efficient way to the development of the maritime transportation industry. […]

Proyecto hidroeléctrico Sogamoso – Colombia

Sisgeo trabajó en el proyecto hidroeléctrico del río Sogamoso, a través de Monitoriza, empresa del grupo Sisgeo. Sisgeo suministró e instaló todos los equipos necesarios para este proyecto, situado en la zona noroccidental de Colombia, a unos 40 km de Bucaramanga. El proyecto consiste en la construcción de una presa de 190 m de altura […]

Monitoring works for the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympic Games – Russia

Sisgeo, thanks to the collaboration with its Russian partners AGT Systems and GPIKO, furnished and installed all the equipments necessary to monitor the most important road and railway works that are under construction in Sochi area, that is the neural centre of 2014 Winter Olympics.The monitored works are: retaining walls for the protection of roads, […]

Proyecto hidroeléctrico El Quimbo – Colombia

Impregilo está realizando en Colombia la central hidroeléctrica de El Quimbo sobre el río Magdalena (en la región de Huila), por cuenta de EMGESA, que es la mayor empresa eléctrica del país. El acuerdo asciende a unos 250 millones de euros. La central tendrá una capacidad instalada de 400 MW. El proyecto incluye la construcción […]

Sakhalin-2 project Russia

The Sakhalin II project is an oil and gas development project on Sakhalin Island and immediately offshore, in the Sea of Okhotsk, from two fields: Piltun-Astokhskoye and Lunskoye. Piltun-Astokhskoye is primarily an oil field, and Lunskoye is primarily a gas field. The project has been met with heavy criticism over the potential environmental impact, which […]

Cleaning-up project of Panama City and Bay

The cleaning-up project of Panama City and Bay includes: Construction of Health Service networks Construction and rehabilitation of Collectors and Drive lines Interceptor system Plant for wastewater treatment. These elements will be developed to collect, transport and treat wastewater of Panama City which is currently discharged directly into the bay or rivers and streams in […]

FAQ#111 – Why I cannot read correctly my 4-20mA current loop gauge?

It could be a problem connected to the power supply given by the readout or logger. When the power supply is in the current loop (2-wire gauge) it is necessary to consider the effect of voltage drop across the shunt resistor on the voltage applied to the gauge. For example, suppose a 4-20mA gauge requires […]