KERAMIDA Expertise Featured in The Source: Addressing Utility Locating Challenges

KERAMIDA’s Design Engineering Manager, Rick Cater, authored a featured article in The Source exploring the complexities and challenges of utility locating in infrastructure design.

KERAMIDA is proud to announce that Rick Cater, Design Engineering Manager, is the author of a featured article in the Summer 2025 issue of The Source (PGAQ), titled “Design & Difficulties in Utility Locating.”

In the article, Rick shares insights from his 10+ years in the natural gas industry, highlighting common challenges in utility line-locating, damage prevention, and how design teams can better navigate the complexities of electromagnetic locating, GPR, and working across public and private rights-of-way. His perspective offers valuable guidance on improving collaboration between designers and field personnel to avoid costly errors and delays in utility infrastructure projects.

The article appears in The Source, Volume 18, No. 1 — a publication of the Pennsylvania Gas Association Quarterly.

Congratulations to Rick on this excellent contribution!

Read the full article in The Source, Vol. 18, No. 1.

Contact:

Rick Cater
Design Engineering Manager, Oil and Gas Services
KERAMIDA Inc.

Contact Rick at rcater@keramida.com