Our specialization domains


"Now, I know… that I know nothing"

These are the final, humble words of a song by Jean Gabin. If experience teaches us one thing, it's that no one can be an expert in everything. While youth gives us wings and the feeling that we can achieve anything, experience, on the contrary, teaches us that we must know and respect our limits.


One cannot correctly translate what one does not know well

The following are the sectors that BERLUKAS knows well. They include all the aspects of the field, including design, drafting, manufacturing, marketing, preparation of bids, sales, trade negotiations, contract administration, after sale service and complete refurbishments, both at project site and in factory:


  • Hydroelectrical Power
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    Generators of any dimension or type - Hydraulic turbines of any dimension or type - Speed regulators (Governors) - Inlet Valves - Excitation systems - Control and Monitoring systems - Dams and civil works - Power station control and communications systems
  • Electromechanical Engineering and Rotating Equipment
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    Synchronous and Asynchronous Electric Motors - DC Motors - AC and DC generators - Power Transformers - Isolated Phase Bus Ducts - Switchgear (circuit breakers, disconnect switches, SF6, etc.) - Variable Speed Drives - Diesel-electric locomotives - Wind turbines - Control circuits (relaying, measuring, distribution) - Electronic equipment (measurement, data processing, amplification, conversion, control, transmission) - Electronic components (tubes, transistors, SCR's, integrated circuits, etc.)
  • Electric power and Energy
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    Production - Transport - Protection - Distribution - Network Interconnections
  • Environment
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    Impact studies - Feasibility studies - Analysis Reports - Geographical maps
  • Materials
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    Metals and metallurgy - Electrical insulators - Varnishes and adhesives - Heat treatments - Machining - Mechanical assembly - Welding, brazing
  • Business Administration
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    Human relations - Accounting - Health and occupational safety - Occupational medicine - Negotiations and collective bargaining agreements - Internal and external publications
  • Industries
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    Public Utilities - Mining (Iron, Copper, Gold) - Pulp and Paper - Industrial Electrical Manufacturing - Foundries, Metal Refineries
  • Served Markets
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    Quebec - Canada - United States - Latin America - Europe - China - Japan - Africa
Another way to evaluate our fields of expertise lies in the seventeen specialized Systran electronic dictionaries (listed here in order of entries count) which we update every time we encounter a new or ambiguous term (For more information, consult "Software translation" on the "Tools" page of this website):
  1. General
    2.
    Control and Protection - Electricity - Electronics - Instrumentation - Commerce - Law - Construction - Hydraulics - Mechanics - Data processing - Metallurgy - Safety - Transportation - Physics - Metrology - Medicine - Environment - Geography

  2. Generators
    3.
    Stator - Rotor - Bearings - Cooling - Instrumentation - Excitation - Shaft - Housing - Assembly - Connections - Accessories

  3. Exciters
    4.
    Power supply - Rectifiers - Voltage Regulation - Wiring - Control and Protection - Cooling - Assembly - Construction - Cabinets - Electricity - Mechanics - Electronics - Instrumentation

  4. Hydraulic Turbines
    5.
    Runner - Shaft - Bearings - Hydraulic passages - Drainage and dewatering - Cooling - Instrumentation - Regulation - Assembly - Pit - Type

  5. Speed Regulators (Governors)
    6.
    Pressure system - Control and Protection - Servomotors - Oil return - Instrumentation - Construction - Cabinets - Electronics - Hydraulics - Mechanics - Electricity

  6. Transformers
    7.
    Windings - Core - Cooling - Tank - Control and Protection - Electricity - Mechanics - Construction - Instrumentation - Connections - Type

  7. Controls
    8.
    Electricity - Electronics - Data processing - Telemetry - Hydraulics - Protection - Switchgear - Instrumentation - Measurement - Energy - Communications - Power supply - Cabinets

  8. Switchgear
    9.
    Cabinets - Breakers - Control and Protection - Commutators - Disconnect switches - Relays - Interruptors - Condensers - Batteries - Surge protection - Electronics - Construction - Measurement transformers - Electricity - Instrumentation - Mechanics - Grounding - Assembly - Inductors - SF6 - Supports

  9. Health and Safety
    10.
    LOTO (Lock Out - Tag Out) - Industrial diseases - Chemical risks - Physical risks - Work organization - Prevention - Fire Protection - First aid - Training - Personal protection

  10. Steam Turbines
    11.
    Shells - Shaft - Bearings - Buckets - Inlet - Outlet - Seals - Nozzle - Steam - Construction - Accessories - Instrumentation - Type

  11. Wind Turbines
    12.
    Tower - Nacelle - Electricity - Controls - Blades - Hub - Shaft - Gearbox - Cabling - Brake - Pitch system - Yaw system - Finishes - Accessories - Instrumentation - Type

  12. Isolated Phase Bus Ducts
    13.
    Electricity - Mechanics - Connections - Insulation - Cooling - Painting - Support - Assembly - Construction - Accessories - Instrumentation - Cabinets

  13. Valves
    14.
    Type - Body - Obturator - Shaft - Bearings - Instrumentation - Connections - Servomotors - Bypass circuit - Control and Protection

  14. Dams
    15.
    Civil works - Hydraulic passages - Control and Protection - Instrumentation - Mechanics - Electricity - Hydraulics - Construction - Fire Protection - Lifting devices - Drainage and dewatering - Safety

  15. Welding
    16.
    Welding methods - Welding electrodes - Tooling - Arc shielding - Construction - Electricity - Electronics - Instrumentation - Mechanics - Metallurgy - Physics - Tests - Accessories

  16. Machining
    17.
    Machine type - Mechanics - Physics - Tests - Cooling - Cutting tools - Materials

  17. Marine
    18.
    Standing rigging - Propulsion - Hull and deck - Instrumentation - Steering - Living quarters - Sails - Type - Navigation - Anchoring - Safety


The fields we don't know? The list would be too long. In case of doubt, ask for a quote or contact us; we will certainly give you a clear answer.



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