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Wirtgen W-220-Fi and Mill Assist remove road surface to 46 cm depth in two passes
Wirtgen W-220-Fi and Mill Assist remove road surface to 46 cm depth in two passes In Illinois, USA, a Wirtgen W 220 Fi large milling machine is being used to remove an entire road surface in just two passes. Thanks to the Mill Assist machine control system, the milling operations are being carried o...
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Pioneering fluid analysis lab keeps construction machines up and running
Pioneering fluid analysis lab keeps construction machines up and running Fluid analysis reveals a lot about the health of a machine. Finning UK & Ireland, official distributor for Caterpillar® equipment, runs a purpose built fluid analysis laboratory near Leeds, which is a pioneering centre for...
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Aebi Schmidt pushes ahead with autonomous solutions for airports
Aebi Schmidt pushes ahead with autonomous solutions for airports In order to push ahead with future technologies that are ground breaking for autonomous operations at the airport, Aebi Schmidt has introduced a three step approach, which surrenders standard systems in favour of individual clearance c...
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ANKER Foundations launches new precast technology for wind turbines
ANKER Foundations launches new precast technology for wind turbines The Hamburg start-up company ANKER Foundations GmbH has developed a new type of technology for building foundations for wind turbines. The young company is using its technology to solve the problems associated with classic foundatio...
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New book by Northampton University expert encourages teens to take up engineering
New book by Northampton University expert encourages teens to take up engineering An expert from the University of Northampton has co-authored a book to support a major national engineering vocational qualification for 14 to 16 year olds. Jonathan Adams, who is the Engineering Subject Leader at the...
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Metso Outotec launches improved Filter Optimizer to reduce energy consumption
Metso Outotec launches improved Filter Optimizer to reduce energy consumption Metso Outotec is introducing the innovative Filter Optimizer to further boost the performance of its Larox® PF filter in the mining and chemical industry processes. The game-changing Filter Optimizer improves the PF filter...
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EMEC-Prototyping celebrates 10 year anniversary with new HQ and larger test lab
EMEC-Prototyping celebrates 10 year anniversary with new HQ and larger test lab EMEC-Prototyping’s history started 10 years ago with Powertools development for the company Bosch. Test benches and processes were developed for those projects, which is still today the main activity from the Dresden bas...
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Southampton University process for turning carbon emissions into plastics
Southampton University process for turning carbon emissions into plastics Scientists from the University of Southampton have invented a hybrid catalyst platform that can efficiently and sustainably convert carbon dioxide into versatile plastic materials. The Viridi CO² platform, created by Dr Danie...
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Sika expanding production in France
Sika expanding production in France Sika has started production of shotcrete admixtures at its main plant at Gournay-en-Bray, north west of Paris. The set accelerator marketed under the Sigunit® brand is used primarily in tunnel construction. The market potential in France and beyond is considerable...
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Cadent the first utility company to join the UK’s Local Council Roads Innovation Group
Cadent the first utility company to join the UK’s Local Council Roads Innovation Group Cadent, the UK’s largest gas distribution network, has become the first utility company to join the Local Council Roads Innovation Group (LCRIG). The company manages a network of more than 80,000 miles of pi...
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Sterling Construction awarded $35m projects by the Nevada DoT
Sterling Construction awarded $35m projects by the Nevada DoT Sterling Construction subsidiary Road and Highway Builders has been selected by the Nevada Department of Transportation to perform asphalt reconstruction on two separate portions of U.S. Route 95 in Nevada. The first project, worth $17.1...
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Sensata joins Charging Association to advance Car and truck Charging standards
Sensata joins Charging Association to advance Car and truck Charging standards Sensata Technologies, a leading provider of sensor-rich solutions that create insights for customers, today announced it has joined Charging Interface Initiative e.V. Association as a core member and commits to the advanc...
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Terex Trucks TA400 Articulated Hauler gets tough in Australia
Terex Trucks TA400 Articulated Hauler gets tough in Australia Landfill operations can be tough, but that’s exactly when Terex Trucks’ articulated haulers excel. Civil and demolition company DECC recently bought a TA400 dump truck to work on a landfill site just outside Brisbane, Australia, and the t...
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Kar-go Delivery Bot begins contactless delivery trials to care homes in the UK
Kar-go Delivery Bot begins contactless delivery trials to care homes in the UK Kar-go, an autonomous delivery vehicle designed by British start-up, Academy of Robotics, becomes the first custom-built autonomous delivery vehicle to travel on the roads in the UK. Designed to offer a contact-free form...
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GSSI looks at GPR technology for locating underground utilities
GSSI looks at GPR technology for locating underground utilities Residential and commercial inspectors, plumbing and utility contractors, and electricians are finding the use of ground penetrating radar (GPR) provides a host of safety, efficiency and revenue benefits. Rather than relying solely on th...
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Volvo Group launches green finance framework
Volvo Group launches green finance framework Volvo Group launches a Green Finance Framework for the financing of investments and projects in the area of clean transportation. The framework is classified as Dark Green by the Center for International Climate and Environmental Research (CICERO Shades o...
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Highways England announces M6 Motorway roadworks set to finish six months early
Highways England announces M6 Motorway roadworks set to finish six months early Major roadworks on the M6 in Staffordshire are set to finish six months ahead of schedule thanks to the introduction of a contraflow system. The upgrade of the 17-mile stretch of motorway by Highways England was due to b...
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Metso Outotec wins iron ore pelletizing plant order in China
Metso Outotec wins iron ore pelletizing plant order in China Metso Outotec has signed a contract with Beijing Shougang International Engineering Technology Co. Ltd on the delivery of new environmentally sound technology for Zenith’s (Zhong Tian) iron ore pelletizing plant to be built in Nantong, Chi...
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Esri launches ArcGIS Field Maps mobile app
Esri launches ArcGIS Field Maps mobile app Esri, a global leader in location intelligence, today announced the launch of the ArcGIS Field Maps mobile app. An all-in-one app that uses data-driven maps to help mobile workers collect and edit data, find information, plus report their real-time location...
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Eurovia UK investing in creating opportunities for young people in highways
Eurovia UK investing in creating opportunities for young people in highways As recent government announcements have highlighted, the need for transformational investment in training and skills, has never been greater. Eurovia UK has increased the capacity of its apprenticeship, graduate and student...
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Top companies count on Toastmasters to develop their employees’ skills
Top companies count on Toastmasters to develop their employees’ skills With employers looking to develop and improve the soft skills of their employees, nearly 300 of the 2020 Fortune 500 companies now offer in-house Toastmasters clubs to help build their employees’ communication, leadership, and pu...
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Hillsborough County selects Iteris for $8m Smart Mobility and safety initiative
Hillsborough County selects Iteris for $8m Smart Mobility and safety initiative Iteris, a global leader in smart mobility infrastructure management, today announced that it has been awarded a four-year, task order based on-call professional services contract with a ceiling of $8 million from the Hil...
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Will heavier trucks require a stronger road network?
Will heavier trucks require a stronger road network? New government proposals to allow longer and heavier lorries of up to 48 tonnes call for stronger and more resilient motorways and dual carriageways warns Britpave, the infrastructure organisation. The Department for Transport (DfT) is to undertak...
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Gammon Construction celebrates ISO 14064 Carbon Accounting Standard award
Gammon Construction celebrates ISO 14064 Carbon Accounting Standard award Gammon Construction Limited has become the first company in Hong Kong to have its greenhouse gas emissions inventory verified against the latest (2018) version of the ISO 14064 carbon accounting standard, Part 1: Specification...
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New Securiscape Glide Bollard HVM barrier system is a game-changer
New Securiscape Glide Bollard HVM barrier system is a game-changer A new barrier system which uses high security bollards capable of being slid in and out of position to control access has been launched after it successfully stopped a 7.2 tonne truck during testing – and even tore its front ax...
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Has COVID-19 created an unexpected re-Routing for Future Mobility?
Has COVID-19 created an unexpected re-Routing for Future Mobility? For some time now, the future mobility vision – in which totally autonomous vehicles are an everyday reality and shared mobility services are widely adopted – has been heralded as the future of mass transport. However, as the ongoing...
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Middlesbrough Council completes the A66 throughabout
Middlesbrough Council completes the A66 throughabout WORKS to introduce a major improvement scheme at one of the busiest junctions in Middlesbrough are now complete. The A66/A171 Cargo Fleet Junction Improvements scheme – known locally as the A66 Throughabout – opened to traffic on Sunda...
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Desktop Metal launches Process Simulation Software for Metal Additive Manufacturing
Desktop Metal launches Process Simulation Software for Metal Additive Manufacturing Desktop Metal, a leader in mass production and turnkey additive manufacturing solutions, is launching Live Sinter™, a software solution designed to eliminate the trial and error required to achieve high-accura...
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ITS America Webinar focuses on Lidar and Pedestrian Safety
ITS America Webinar focuses on Lidar and Pedestrian Safety Velodyne Lidar has announced it is joining forces with the Intelligent Transportation Society of America (ITS America) to produce a webinar that will explore how lidar technology can drive intelligent mobility in smart city applications. Wor...
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DOKA Citygate project highlights the potential of BIM and 3D
DOKA Citygate project highlights the potential of BIM and 3D One of Northern Europe’s tallest office buildings is rising into the sky in the Gårda district in Göteborg. The 144 metre high building will provide 42,000 square metres of office space over its 36 storeys. This project is unique for...
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Elistair unveils Orion 2 hexacopter long-endurance tethered drone
Elistair unveils Orion 2 hexacopter long-endurance tethered drone Elistair has announced the development of its new Orion 2 tethered unmanned system for military, government, and industry users. Unlike other multi-rotor drones, the Orion 2 hexacopter delivers round-the-clock surveillance for up to 2...
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Komatsu introduces new jumbo mining drill and bolter on common carrier
Komatsu introduces new jumbo mining drill and bolter on common carrier Komatsu is excited to introduce a new jumbo drill and bolter that utilize a ground-breaking common carrier and control system for underground hard rock mining designed to meet the industry’s needs for greater productivity and ver...
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Standard Plant Hire expands fleet with VolvoCE Excavators
Standard Plant Hire expands fleet with VolvoCE Excavators Since purchasing its first Volvo excavators in the spring of 2019, Bromley based Standard Plant Hire Ltd has added a further four, twenty tonne EC200E excavators to its plant hire fleet, servicing the South East of England. The new Volvo addi...
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UK construction companies urged to act quickly to take advantage of tax relief benefits
UK construction companies urged to act quickly to take advantage of tax relief benefits Companies are being urged to act quickly to ensure they take full advantage of tax relief for the purchase of plant and equipment. Currently the full cost of such purchases can be off set against tax through the...
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Masabi and Jorudan expand MasS with Mobile Ticketing in Okayama Prefecture
Masabi and Jorudan expand MasS with Mobile Ticketing in Okayama Prefecture Masabi, the company bringing Fare Payments as-a-Service to public transit and Jorudan, Japan’s leading trip planning service, announced that they have launched in-app mobile ticketing for Shimotsui Dentetsu in the Okayama Pre...
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Introducing the new Volvo F generation ECR50 Compact Excavator
Introducing the new Volvo F generation ECR50 Compact Excavator The new ECR50 F generation compact excavator from Volvo Construction Equipment (Volvo CE) is the ultimate all-rounder, ready to take on any job, anywhere. The F generation Volvo ECR50 is a rental-ready 5t compact excavator combining qual...
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Liebherr premieres a new generation of articulated dump trucks
Liebherr premieres a new generation of articulated dump trucks Liebherr-Hydraulikbagger GmbH has unveiled the first representative of the new generation of articulated dump trucks within the framework of a digital product presentation. The TA 230 Litronic has been redeveloped from scratch on the bas...
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Vivacity Labs to deploy AI-controlled road junctions in Greater Manchester
Vivacity Labs to deploy AI-controlled road junctions in Greater Manchester Vivacity Labs and Transport for Greater Manchester (TfGM) have announced the roll out of AI-controlled ‘smart’ traffic junctions to accommodate the increase of active travel modes, such as cycling and walking, in the city dur...
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Hydra-Slide rebrand to focus on growth
Hydra-Slide rebrand to focus on growth Hydraulic skidding equipment manufacturer Hydra-Slide Ltd. has unveiled a new brand image and website. The concept was developed in collaboration with Chicago-based branding and design firm, Thrive Creative. A vibrant new logo represents a fresh and modern reim...
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Tomorrow’s Engineers Week reveals online plans to inspire future Engineers
Tomorrow’s Engineers Week reveals online plans to inspire future Engineers Tomorrow’s Engineers Week, now in its eighth year, has come to a close with the announcement of a new online hub to provide information and guidance to those organisations supporting and inspiring young people into engi...
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Ultium Cells LLC seeking 1,100 new Team Members to power GM’s all-electric future
Ultium Cells LLC seeking 1,100 new Team Members to power GM’s all-electric future GM continues to advance toward an all-electric, zero-emissions future with the construction of its nearly 3 million-square-foot Ultium Cells LLC battery cell manufacturing facility in Lordstown. Ultium Cells LLC...
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Geotechnical drilling for roads and highways
Geotechnical drilling for roads and highways Planes, trains and ships all have their own undeniable benefits – namely their ability to quickly transport a significant amount of people, goods and services between two locations – but these forms of transport pale in comparison to the vast...
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M56 Motorway upgrade starts near Manchester
M56 Motorway upgrade starts near Manchester The main construction work on the region’s latest motorway upgrade, along the M56 in Greater Manchester and Cheshire, will get underway this month. The four-mile section of motorway between junction 6 at Hale and junction 8 at Bowdon is one of the busiest...
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DJI Mini 2 drone packs new features and performance in an ultra-light package
DJI Mini 2 drone packs new features and performance in an ultra-light package Today, DJI, the global leader in civilian drones and creative camera technology, launched DJI Mini 2, a high-performance camera drone that packs impressive new features into a small, portable design in the safest drone cat...
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New Ford technology helps drivers avoid blind-spot collisions
New Ford technology helps drivers avoid blind-spot collisions It’s a scenario many drivers will be familiar with: checking mirrors and surroundings before beginning a lane change only to find another vehicle has appeared behind or alongside – seemingly out of nowhere. Switching lanes is a routine ma...
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Volkswagen and Greece to establish ground-breaking mobility system on Astypalea
Volkswagen and Greece to establish ground-breaking mobility system on Astypalea The Volkswagen Group and Greece have agreed to establish a ground-breaking mobility system on the Mediterranean island of Astypalea. The current transport system on the island will transition to electric vehicles and ren...
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Italian Army assess Milrem Robotics autonomous THeMIS unmanned ground vehicle
Italian Army assess Milrem Robotics autonomous THeMIS unmanned ground vehicle The European leading robotics and autonomous systems developer Milrem Robotics demonstrated their autonomous THeMIS unmanned ground vehicle to the Italian Army this week and launched a new program to assess and analyse the...
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HYBRiX hybrid drone achieves flight record of 10 hours 14 minutes
HYBRiX hybrid drone achieves flight record of 10 hours 14 minutes The inventor of hybrid drones is making history again with an impressive hovering flight of 10 hours and 14 minutes with their world leading fuel-electric multirotor HYBRiX. For this quest, Quaternium has partnered with the pioneer EF...
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Robotic Pothole Innovation plans to revolutionise road repairs
Robotic Pothole Innovation plans to revolutionise road repairs University spin out, Robotiz3d, is to begin developing the world’s first autonomous robot to patrol the streets in search of potholes, following successful private investment. This innovation is set to revolutionise the maintenance of UK...
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Six pilot PPP projects could attract $2 Billion for Ukraine’s roads
Six pilot PPP projects could attract $2 Billion for Ukraine’s roads A new study reveals that properly structured public-private partnership (PPP) projects can help Ukraine attract potential investments worth around $2 billion in the roads sector, thereby bolstering the country’s transportation...
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Is the Raspberry Pi 400 the perfect computer for STEM education?
Is the Raspberry Pi 400 the perfect computer for STEM education? The Raspberry Pi Foundation has released their first desktop PC, in all-in-one unit with integrated keyboard, 64-bit processor, 4GB RAM and an affordable price of under £100. The design of the new Raspberry Pi 400 harkens back to the f...
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4 ways technology can solve simple problems in your construction company
4 ways technology can solve simple problems in your construction company Even in the most difficult conditions, the construction industry must march on. Its work is simply too important to be suspended for long. That isn’t to say that construction companies haven’t struggled somewhat in the era of C...
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Solid Oxide Fuel Cell research boosted with US Federal grants for Cummins
Solid Oxide Fuel Cell research boosted with US Federal grants for Cummins Cummins has received two federal grants totalling $4.6 million to advance commercialization of solid oxide fuel cell (SOFC) technology, which could play a critical role in helping commercial and industrial customers reduce the...
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Highways England spots ten thousand tailgaters in just two weeks
Highways England spots ten thousand tailgaters in just two weeks Almost 10,000 vehicles were caught tailgating in the first two weeks of new cameras being tested to clamp down on the offence. Highways England and police have joined forces to tackle the offence which is a factor in around one in eigh...
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Ritchie Bros. acquires Rouse Services to expand data and service offerings
Ritchie Bros. acquires Rouse Services to expand data and service offerings Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers and Rouse Services have announced that they have entered into a definitive agreement under which Ritchie Bros. will acquire Rouse Services for approximately $275 million. Completion of the acquisitio...
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Econ Engineering and Safecote’s merge winter de-icer Services
Econ Engineering and Safecote’s merge winter de-icer Services Keeping the nation’s cycleways and pathways clear and ice-free this winter has just got easier with the announcement of an exciting new winter services partnership. This new venture between Safecote and Econ Engineering will provide...
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Nokian extends all-season capabilities of compact tractors with six new tyre sizes
Nokian extends all-season capabilities of compact tractors with six new tyre sizes Since its introduction some five years ago, the block-patterned Nokian Hakkapeliitta TRI tractor tyre has gained a reputation for being a true all-season tyre with superior winter capabilities. The size range has been...
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MAJOR appoints Aggregate Machinery Specialist in California
MAJOR appoints Aggregate Machinery Specialist in California MAJOR appoints Aggregate Machinery Specialist as its newest aggregate and mining screen media authorized dealer. Aggregate Machinery Specialist will serve customers in California. They will offer MAJOR’s screen media solutions, including FL...
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The manifesto for Agile software development, methodology and tools
The manifesto for Agile software development, methodology and tools In February 2001 at a ski resort in Utah, 17 software professionals who dubbed themselves “The Agile Alliance” came together to develop what they called a “Manifesto for Agile Software Development.” The document, which emphasizes fo...
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GM Defense delivers US Army Infantry Squad Vehicle
GM Defense delivers US Army Infantry Squad Vehicle GM Defense LLC, a subsidiary of General Motors, is celebrating the first delivery of the Infantry Squad Vehicle (ISV) – a light and agile all-terrain troop carrier intended to transport a nine-Soldier infantry squad and their equipment – to the U.S....
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