Thales technologies selected for China, South Korea and Turkey Metros Thales will provide its SelTrac™ Communications Based Train Control (CBTC) signalling solution in South Korea, Turkey and China, after signing three urban rail signalling contracts. Despite the current Covid-19 pandemic, govern...
Reference Point partners with the Zero Suicide Alliance to deliver free suicide prevention training To continue to support and inform our clients during this time, Reference Point has partnered with Zero Suicide Alliance (ZSA) to make available their suicide prevention training to its CourseSight commun...
Wenco and Oxbotica developing open autonomy solution for the mining industry Wenco International Mining Systems and Oxbotica have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to develop a world-first Open Autonomy solution for mining. Initial trials are underway, and the companies are actively recruiting mining...
Esri UK’s map of pavement widths helps local authorities with social distancing plans Spatial analysis by Esri UK has found that most pavements around the country are less than 3 metres wide, making it difficult for pedestrians to remain 2 metres apart and follow government guidelines for social d...
Yanmar helps Waitings bridge the gap in Cumbria When it came to specifying new plant equipment to deliver a bridge replacement project in Cumbria, Waitings Ltd knew that only the best would do. The company invested in two new models from Yanmar, a ViO50 midi excavator and C30R tracked dumper, and has be...
Better health and safety systems can lower fines Since the introduction of the new sentencing guidelines, penalties for breaching health & safety law have got tougher. Having the appropriate processes in place can help to mitigate the risks, says CHAS Managing Director, Ian McKinnon. While prioritis...
FLIR captures $23.5m orders for 500 Centaur UGV robots for US Army and Navy FLIR Systems has announced that the United States (U.S.) Army and Navy have ordered in total more than 160 of the company’s Centaur™ unmanned ground vehicles (UGV), plus related spares and accessories. The two contracts,...
Velodyne Lidar Sensors powering AGROINTELLI’s Autonomous Farm Vehicles Velodyne Lidar, Inc. today announced a three-year sales agreement with AGROINTELLI, a developer of intelligent farming solutions. AGROINTELLI uses Velodyne lidar sensors in production of its Robotti autonomous tool carriers that incr...
Autonomous Container Terminal Vehicles start work at Jebel Ali Port Leading trade enabler, DP World, UAE Region and the autonomous vehicle, robotics and AI specialist DGWorld has entered a contractual agreement to equip Jebel Ali Port with a fleet of Autonomous Internal Terminal Vehicles (AITVs), includ...
Xpeng opens new smart robot driven Electric Vehicle factory Xpeng Motors, a leading electric vehicle and technology company, reveals an exclusive inside view into its self-built wholly-owned factory in Zhaoqing, Guangdong Province. The Zhaoqing Xpeng Motors Intelligent Industrial Park, birthplace of the...
Graco introduces HydroShield electrostatic technology to spray waterborne material Graco, a leading manufacturer of fluid handling equipment, announces the release of the HydroShield® Waterborne System. The new, operator-friendly finishing system gives manufacturers more reason to switch from convention...
New initiative is turning Greater Manchester green Greater Manchester is set to become greener, as nearly 300 trees are to be planted at Duet Salford Quays (“Duet”), a recently launched More. Build to Rent (“BTR”) development spanning two towers in MediaCityUK. One tree will be planted for each of the 2...
The UK economy, housing and modern construction methods post COVID-19 The construction sector is fundamentally important to the UK economy. Often cited as the barometer of economic conditions, it contributes around £90bn and provides approximately 10% of total UK employment. In recent months, the sector...
Solving the pothole problem with BPH Attachments Patch Planer Potholes have been an endless source of frustration for road users across the UK with insurance companies paying out millions each year in car repair claims. Each year, around 38.4 million vehicles travel on Great Britain’s network of 246,700...
UK businesses are speeding past government targets towards electric vehicles A survey of more than 500 business leaders from across the UK reveals their commitment to the electric vehicle revolution, with many have gone electric already and even more planning to convert fleets to low emission options. T...
Highways England shows-off M6 £43m junction improvement in Cheshire New aerial photographs of the M6 in Cheshire show how much progress Highways England has been making since it started a £43 million project at junction 19 near Knutsford to tackle congestion. Work to install a new bridge through the exi...
GHH load haul mining dumpers go greener with Stage V engines GHH, the manufacturer of heavy machinery for rock logistics, announces the launch of the Stage V engine range in their load haul dumpers (LHD). It marks nothing less than the current spearhead of a strategy designed to make GHH the “clea...
Bribie Island Road $30.4m upgrade agreed in Queensland The Australian and Queensland Governments have locked in a $30.4 million, jointly-funded agreement to upgrade Bribie Island Road. Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Infrastructure, Transport and Regional Development Michael McCormack said the ag...
Sterling wins $97m construction contracts for Salt Lake City International Airport Sterling Construction Company, Inc. today announced that its subsidiary, Ralph L. Wadsworth Construction, LLC was awarded three separate alternative delivery construction contracts by the Salt Lake City Corporation’s Depa...
MIT Engineers put tens of thousands of artificial brain synapses on a single chip MIT engineers have designed a “brain-on-a-chip,” smaller than a piece of confetti, that is made from tens of thousands of artificial brain synapses known as memristors — silicon-based components that mimic the information-...
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