News & Events

SBS Expands Utility DataHub™ and Automated Utility Design™ to Enable Digital Construction for Utilities Our mission at SBS is to provide integrated design solutions for utility organizations. Over the last many years, our focus has been all about bridging the...

New, advanced support for ArcGIS Utility Network integration with AutoCAD-based Utility Design   March 10, 2021  SBS announces the release of Utility DataHub™ Design – GIS, Version 3.0.  This new version has been primarily focused on continuing to advance support for Esri’s ArcGIS Utility Network integration with AutoCAD and...

Annual conferences are an integral part of the Substation Design Solution Industry Consortium (SDSIC). These conferences provide members the opportunity to learn from fellow substation designers, view Substation Design Suite™ product demos and announcements, and learn the latest from the...

This video from the recent Substation Design Solution Industry Consortium (SDSIC) conference discusses the partnership that integrates CAD, GIS and SBS design tools for the best-in-class solution for utility infrastructure design. Using CAD allows utilities to harness the power of...

Our Substation Design Suite development team has been very busy during the holiday season. We have officially released version 7.4.5 of the Substation Design Suite Protection & Control product this week. This latest release of SDS P&C has a number...

This open enrollment training is priced per student and is a cost-effective alternative to our group training offerings that cover the same material. Availability is limited and spaces fill up fast, so hurry and book your spot today! Course cost,...

SBS will be presenting at the Substation Design Solution Industry Consortium (SDSIC) Virtual Fall Event 2020 on November 10th and 11th. Dennis Beck, President and CEO, will be giving a company update on the many exciting things going on at...

Our 2020 Virtual Peer Utility Group Conference was a success! Thank you to all that attended. We have contacted all PUG members and sent out recordings of some of our great presentations. If you have not received the recordings and...

Come see us at our virtual booth at this year’s Esri Infrastructure Management & GIS Conference! This conference brings together professionals that specialize in several interconnected industries—water; electric; gas and pipeline; telecom; transportation; and architecture, engineering, and construction (AEC). We...

Come Join Us! We are excited to hold this year’s PUG Conference virtually September 22nd-October 1st. We will miss seeing everyone in person, but are happy to have a conference that will allow us to share exciting new developments and...

Join us on Wednesday, September 2nd for our webinar on Utility Content. We will be covering some of our newly added content as well as new search features. To register for this webinar, please click the link below: Utility Content:...

Watch our latest webinar on the newly released Automated Utility Design (AUD) 8.2!  ...

Join us on Thursday, July 30th for our webinar on the newly released Automated Utility Design (AUD) 8.2! We will be showcasing the many exciting new features available in AUD 8.2 with a Q&A session. To register for this webinar,...

Latest release provides enhancements to Layout Tools, Overhead Analysis and Underground Modeling AUD 8.2 is now available! We have been listening and made significant enhancements based on customer feedback. Among the many enhancements, we have improved the layout tools, overhead...

SBS is excited to announce our virtual booth at the Esri User Conference! Stop by “virtually” and learn how Automated Utility Design™ (AUD) is harnessing the power or Esri’s Utility Network for the ultimate in utility solutions for GIS/BIM integration...

SBS will be presenting at the Substation Design Solution Industry Consortium (SDSIC) Virtual 2020 on June 24th and June 25th. Dennis Beck, President and CEO, will be giving a company update on the many exciting things going on at SBS....

Join us on Wednesday, June 3rd for our webinar on the recently redesigned Utility Content service. Utility Content is a secure online library containing thousands of substation components and customer component configurators. We will be going over what’s new and...

For utilities, design engineering can be extremely complex and time-consuming. Armed with Spatial Business Systems design tools, engineers can streamline utility workflows, boost productivity, and even produce higher quality work. With the SBS engineering design suite, utilities were able to better utilize...

7.4.3 brings some key enhancements and stability improvements. Substation Design Suite™ – Physical  This new release provides a new bus tool that will give users new options in placing round bus. A new ribbon command has also been added to...

Leading Engineering Firm Uses SBS Automated Utility Design (AUD) for Wind Farm Projects Introduction Last summer we had the opportunity to hear from a number of our Automated Utility Design (AUD) customers at the annual SBS Peer Utility Group, held...