News & Events

SBS will be showcasing our newest products at Booth #1906. Come learn how our intelligent design solutions can add tremendous value to your projects. Check out our newest product Substation Design Suite™ – Physical for AutoCAD®.  Esri UC is the...

Littleton, Colorado June 1, 2022 SDS Physical for Inventor Version 8.1 provides support for Autodesk Inventor 2022 and 2023 as well as database improvements to support centralized data management for IT and CAD administrators.  This new product release also includes...

After two years of virtual conferences, we are excited to gather in person with you for our 9th Annual Peer Utility Group Conference. Join us live at the beautiful Heritage Eagle Bend Golf Club in Denver, Colorado for this terrific...

Join Steve Kaufman from SBS for a webinar on Wednesday, June 1, to learn about electrical design checks with model states in Substation Design Suite™ (SDS) Physical for Inventor.   The 40-minute webinar will cover subassembly islands with Model States. Learn...

Visit the exhibit floor to see what the industry’s leading professionals have to offer. SBS will be hosting Booth #734. Come check out our newest product Substation Design Suite™ – Physical for AutoCAD®.  DistribuTECH International provides industry leaders the opportunity to...

May 3, 2022, Littleton, CO. SBS has launched Substation Design Suite Protection & Control (SDS-P&C) version 8.2. New commands and product enhancements have been added to improve usability and flexibility. SDS-P&C extends the power of AutoCAD® Electrical to provide advanced...

More and more utilities have successfully implemented Building Information Modeling (BIM) technology. Learn from their experiences as you consider how making this change can benefit your organization in providing safe and reliable service and bring a greater return on investment. ...

Gather in person with other leading utility providers at the Engineering & Operations Conference and Trade Show to share and learn how to survive, thrive, and forge ahead through natural disasters and local and global calamities.  SBS will be hosting...

Intelligent Infrastructure Design for Utilities (Part 2 of 3) Dennis F. Beck, PE, President/CEO, SBS In Part 1 of this series we defined the key elements of intelligent design solutions and introduced how they can support improved workflows within utility...

Meet with other energy professionals to experience new technologies available in the industry. Visit the exhibit floor to check out our newest product Substation Design Suite™ – Physical for AutoCAD®.  SBS will be hosting Booth #8550. Register today to receive...

What is it, and why should I care? (Part 1 of 3) Dennis F. Beck, PE, President/CEO, SBS Achieving effective design of utility infrastructure has always had its challenges. Distribution system design engineers need to make thousands of modifications to...

SBS Automated Utility Design™ supports flexible and efficient renewable energy system design and construction for Atwell LLC.  Dennis Beck, President/CEO  Last year we shared a blog post on how Atwell LLC uses our Automated Utility Design (AUD) product solution to...

Join Steve Kaufman from SBS for a webinar on Wednesday, February 2, to learn different methods for above grade and below grade conduits in SDS Physical for Inventor. The discussion will include information about UtilityContent.com, WorkPoint cable and conduit path tools, bus browse...

Rooted in AutoCAD and Map 3D, our newest product offers access to advanced 3D substation design technology in the familiar AutoCAD environment. Substation Design Suite™ (SDS) Physical for AutoCAD is available in two platforms: AutoCAD and Autodesk Inventor. Within AutoCAD, users can enjoy features such as simultaneous 2D and 3D...

Intelligent infrastructure design works with GIS to model systems for better construction and improved asset management via the use of digital twins.    | Dennis Beck, President/CEO, Spatial Business Systems, Inc. Introduction Our earlier blogpost in August 2021 explained how...

Substation Design Suite™ Protection & Control (SDS P&C) version 8.1 is now available.  This new release includes over thirty product improvements designed to improve usability, electrical design efficiency, and quality.  SDS P&C extends the power of AutoCAD® Electrical to provide advanced electrical substation...

Join Steve Kaufman of SBS to learn about exciting enhancements to SDS Physical for Inventor 8.0 such as support for multi conductors, ground leads to sloped planes, and Named User licensing. Title: SDS Physical for Inventor 8.0 Release Webinar Date:...

We had many memorable moments at this year’s virtual conference. We thank each of our presenters for sharing their experiences and expertise. We wouldn’t be able to make this happen without you! We extend a special thank you to our...

Solutions for Managing Critical Infrastructure Dennis Beck, President/CEO, SBS Introduction This summer (July 2021) I had the good fortune of being able to deliver a Spotlight presentation for the Esri User Conference. My goal of the presentation was to take...

We are excited to invite you to join our worldwide AUD user community at this year’s virtual PUG Conference. We are busy working on preparations and are looking forward to another great conference. Since its inception, the Peer Utility Group...