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Hitachi continues expansion in Scotland with new Product Support depot
Hitachi continues expansion in Scotland with new Product Support depot Hitachi Construction Machinery UK (HCMUK), a leading name in the construction, quarrying and demolition equipment market, are relocating their Scottish depot to support its fast-growing customer base and increasing demand for Pro...
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John Deere expands SmartGrade Excavator range with 470G Model
John Deere expands SmartGrade Excavator range with 470G Model The 470G LC Excavator is the latest model to join the John Deere excavator lineup that includes a full range of grade management solutions. Newly enhanced with the factory-installed 3D SmartGrade system, the SmartGrade 470G LC delivers i...
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Haver and Boecker Niagara launched New F-Class Vibrating Screen at MINExpo
Haver and Boecker Niagara launched New F-Class Vibrating Screen at MINExpo Haver & Boecker Niagara has revolutionized its signature Niagara F-Class vibrating screen with new technology for simplified maintenance combined with maximum performance and longevity. The new design retains the technica...
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What can be done about the HGV Driver Shortage in the UK
What can be done about the HGV Driver Shortage in the UK It’s been a challenging 18 months for the haulage sector. Not only did the COVID-19 pandemic have a dramatic and varied impact on the industry, but the pressing driver shortage is reaching a critical point. The sector’s driving workforce has b...
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MB Crusher introduces three new models of sorting grapples
MB Crusher introduces three new models of sorting grapples To satisfy many construction sites, MB Crusher manufactured three new grapples, designed, and built with the company’s philosophy in mind: to simplify the work on-site, reduce the time spent processing material, and save on operational costs...
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Bitumen plays a vital sustainability role in road construction
Bitumen plays a vital sustainability role in road construction Bitumen, the binder used during road has changed the face of transportation since its application. It shaped mobility as we know it and would hold the future of transportation with its flexibility and durability benefits. Bitumen is stic...
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AGM selects Velodyne Lidar Alpha Prime Sensor for Mobile Scanning System
AGM selects Velodyne Lidar Alpha Prime Sensor for Mobile Scanning System Velodyne Lidar today announced AGM Systems LLC has deployed the Alpha Prime lidar sensor on the AGM-MS5.Prime, AGM’s latest high-performance mobile scanning solution. The AGM system’s advanced 3D data capture capabilities open...
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Bentley Systems announces 2021 Going Digital Awards in Infrastructure Finalists
Bentley Systems announces 2021 Going Digital Awards in Infrastructure Finalists Bentley Systems, the infrastructure engineering software company, today announced the finalists for the 2021 Going Digital Awards in Infrastructure. The annual awards program honours the extraordinary work of Bentley sof...
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Element Six launches new Grade of Diamond for Quantum Technology
Element Six launches new Grade of Diamond for Quantum Technology Element Six, part of the De Beers Group, has launched DNV-B14™, its newest general-purpose chemical vapour deposition (CVD) quantum-grade diamond, an ideal material for quantum technologies such as magnetic field devices, RF sen...
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100-ton Volvo Hauler hauled by a Lego Technic Elements Hauler
100-ton Volvo Hauler hauled by a Lego Technic Elements Hauler In an audacious engineering challenge set by Volvo Construction Equipment (Volvo CE) in collaboration with the LEGO Group, young people from around the world united to take on the fiendishly difficult task of pulling a 100-ton Volvo Haule...
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MaaS subscriber revenue set to explode by 900 percent by 2027
MaaS subscriber revenue set to explode by 900 percent by 2027 A new study by Juniper Research has found that MaaS (Mobility-as-a-Service) subscribers will generate $53 billion in revenue for MaaS platform providers by 2027; rising from $5.3 billion in 2021. MaaS is the provision of multimodal end-to...
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Vanuatu boosts Transport Projects with $5m ADB grant
Vanuatu boosts Transport Projects with $5m ADB grant The Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the Government of Vanuatu today signed a $5 million grant to help fund the preparation of ADB-supported land, maritime, and aviation projects in Vanuatu. Vanuatu’s Minister of Finance and Economic Management Jo...
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Considerations for Geotechnical Site Investigations
Considerations for Geotechnical Site Investigations Undertaking a geotechnical site investigation is no small feat. It requires extensive planning, and there are several key considerations to make before you even get on site. It isn’t simply a case of getting there, drilling a hole and going on your...
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ACWA Power wins first competitive procurement for wind power plant in Uzbekistan
ACWA Power wins first competitive procurement for wind power plant in Uzbekistan ACWA Power has bid the lowest tariff for the construction and operation of a 100 MW wind power project in Uzbekistan, with a tariff of US$ 2.5695 cents per kilowatt hour. The European Bank for Reconstruction and Develop...
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ADB funds $60m Electricity Grid modernization project in Nepal
ADB funds $60m Electricity Grid modernization project in Nepal The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved a $60 million loan as additional support for the ongoing Electricity Grid Modernization Project that is upgrading power transmission and distribution systems in Nepal. The ongoing project, ap...
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Balfour Beatty leads the charge against climate change
Balfour Beatty leads the charge against climate change Think Global. Act Local. Make a difference: In advance of COP26, the United Nations climate change conference in November, Balfour Beatty, the international infrastructure group, today launches the first in a series of innovative solutions and l...
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Hyundai puts Factory Safety Service Robot to work to support Site Safety
Hyundai puts Factory Safety Service Robot to work to support Site Safety Hyundai Motor Group has introduced a Factory Safety Service Robot for industrial site safety, and announced its pilot operation at Kia’s plant in South Korea. The Robot is based on Boston Dynamic’s quadruped robot, Spot, with...
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Thermal Imaging can detect Water Penetration problems
Thermal Imaging can detect Water Penetration problems Water penetration can occur due to several reasons, but not always in the places you might expect. Bubbling or spongey walls, foul-smelling cracked flooring and damp, sagging ceilings are all signs of a leak or water damage. But by the time you s...
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All electric F150 Lightning Truck starts pre-production
All electric F150 Lightning Truck starts pre-production As the first pre-production F-150 Lightning trucks roll out of Ford’s new Rouge Electric Vehicle Center and demand soars for the all-electric truck, Ford said it will increase investment and add jobs to boost production. Ford is investing an ad...
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Yunex Traffic wins Clean Air Zone contract in Newcastle
Yunex Traffic wins Clean Air Zone contract in Newcastle Yunex Traffic, the new name for Siemens Mobility’s Intelligent Traffic systems business, has been awarded a contract to design and install a Clean Air Zone (CAZ) automatic number plate recognition (ANPR) camera monitoring and enforcement soluti...
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Komatsu introduces Collision Detection Warning System for electric forklifts
Komatsu introduces Collision Detection Warning System for electric forklifts Komatsu has developed a Collision Detection Warning System, which is now an option for the 2.5-ton and 3.0-ton class electric forklifts – FE25-2 and FE30-2. This system detects people, objects, and work vehicles with...
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The health and safety impact of giving and receiving feedback
The health and safety impact of giving and receiving feedback How good does it feel to receive positive praise and recognition? Conversely, do you gain gratitude from recognising positive performance of others? The Health and Safety Index is an effective way to obtain feedback at scale from your ent...
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ZÜBLIN building a new shipbuilding facility in Kiel for thyssenKrupp Marine Systems
ZÜBLIN building a new shipbuilding facility in Kiel for thyssenKrupp Marine Systems STRABAG subsidiary ZÜBLIN has been commissioned to complete a new shipbuilding facility with integrated seven-storey office building in Kiel. Ed. Züblin AG is erecting the new skyline-defining industrial facility at...
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Alabama Motor Express opens Logistics Terminal in Georgia
Alabama Motor Express opens Logistics Terminal in Georgia Alabama Motor Express (AMX), a successful, family-owned trucking and logistics company, announced the opening of its new terminal in Jackson, Georgia. The new location brings AMX closer to key customers and extends its footprint in one of the...
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Tender candidates announced in France for first commercial floating offshore wind farm
Tender candidates announced in France for first commercial floating offshore wind farm On 15 September, the French government officially announced the list of prequalified candidates for the upcoming offshore wind tender in South Brittany, the first commercial floating tender in France. Vattenfall i...
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North England leaders look at opportunities to build a New North
North England leaders look at opportunities to build a New North Transport for the North (TfN) Chief Executive Martin Tugwell will today call for more devolution and new approach to funding for the region: one that recognises that local leaders are best placed to shape the future of connectivity in...
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Substrata launches new online soil stabilizer store
Substrata launches new online soil stabilizer store Biochemical manufacturing company Substrata announced today the launch of its new online store making it easier than ever for customers to purchase what they need. “The reason for the launch of our online store is to make our product more accessibl...
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Velodyne Lidar calls for ADAS solutions to improve Pedestrian Safety
Velodyne Lidar calls for ADAS solutions to improve Pedestrian Safety Velodyne Lidar has announced a white paper, written by Velodyne experts and published by SAE International, that calls for independent performance testing of driver assistance systems to be expanded to include dark, night-time scen...
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AlphaStruxure and The Mobility House accelerate US Fleet Electrification
AlphaStruxure and The Mobility House accelerate US Fleet Electrification AlphaStruxure and The Mobility House announced today a strategic partnership to streamline the development of electric fleets with clean energy microgrids plus intelligent charging systems. With North America projected to see n...
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Xylem Smart Sewer technology wins EPA consent
Xylem Smart Sewer technology wins EPA consent Global water technology company, Xylem, is delivering the advanced “smart sewer” system enabling the City of South Bend, Indiana, to exceed the requirements of a wastewater consent decree for 60% less capital investment (CapEx) than originally planned. T...
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Virtual Power Plants and Smart Energy Storage projects take off in Chile
Virtual Power Plants and Smart Energy Storage projects take off in Chile Stem, a global leader in artificial intelligence (AI)-driven energy storage services, and Copec, one of the largest energy companies in Central and South America, today announced the development of South America’s first virtual...
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Unicontrol addresses demand for 3D machine control with Wheel Loader solution
Unicontrol addresses demand for 3D machine control with Wheel Loader solution Yet another demand is met for the construction industry, with precise and efficient excavation work. Unicontrol now has a solution ready that makes it much easier to carry out grading using a loader. Machine operators can...
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Graco launches PM Series Electric Preset Dispense Meters at MINExpo
Graco launches PM Series Electric Preset Dispense Meters at MINExpo Graco Inc., a leading manufacturer of fluid handling equipment, has announced the launch of the PM8 and PM20 dispense meters, both of which are part of our new PM™ series of electric preset dispense meters. Designed and teste...
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LafargeHolcim first in US to convert to low-carbon Portland Limestone Cement
LafargeHolcim first in US to convert to low-carbon Portland Limestone Cement As part of a global effort to adopt more sustainable products and lower the industry’s carbon footprint, LafargeHolcim in the US has announced that its plant facility in Midlothian, Texas, will be the first cement plant in...
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Geotab helps improve street-level transportation
Geotab helps improve street-level transportation Geotab, a global leader in IoT and connected transportation, today announced that its new Geotab Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) line of business has launched a transportation analytics platform capable of providing governments with actionabl...
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NEXT Coalition calls for innovations to tackle Digital Twins
NEXT Coalition calls for innovations to tackle Digital Twins One year after the nation’s leading construction and infrastructure companies united to establish the NEXT Coalition to promote and share industry best practices, the Coalition has completed its “Construction Safety Challenge” and is again...
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Heavy Equipment Platform eqhq.com continues its rapid growth
Heavy Equipment Platform eqhq.com continues its rapid growth eqhq.com, an equiptech company is set to transform the $450 billion heavy equipment industry as it is continuing its rapid growth and expansion with the closing of its initial round of financing. The AI powered platform is reinventing the...
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Cat highlights diesel electric drive design of the R2900 XE LHD at MINExpo
Cat highlights diesel electric drive design of the R2900 XE LHD at MINExpo Built on the company’s most popular load haul dump (LHD) platforms, the Cat® R2900 XE LHD will feature a diesel electric drive system that delivers high productivity, smooth and quick machine response, and improved digging an...
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Caterpillar previews new D10 dozer at MINExpo
Caterpillar previews new D10 dozer at MINExpo Previewed at MINExpo 2021, the new Cat D10 dozer continues this tradition and is designed to do more with less. Improvements to the drivetrain, hydraulic and cooling systems reduce fuel consumption by up to 4% while increasing productivity by up to 3%. ...
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Caterpillar announces the Guardhat™ Connected Worker system
Caterpillar announces the Guardhat™ Connected Worker system Expanding the Cat® MineStar™ Detect portfolio, Caterpillar is set to launch Connected Worker, a Guardhat™ developed safety and productivity solution for surface mining operations, at MINExpo 2021 in Las Vegas. The Conne...
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Asolvi enters Traffic Management and Highways sectors with Momote acquisition
Asolvi enters Traffic Management and Highways sectors with Momote acquisition Asolvi has announced that it has acquired UK-based Momote, the company behind the innovative SaaS solution MyMobileWorkers (“MMW”). MyMobileWorkers is one of the UK’s most successful mobile workforce solutions for th...
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VÖGELE pavers deliver maximum precision for Formula 1 at Circuit Zandvoort
VÖGELE pavers deliver maximum precision for Formula 1 at Circuit Zandvoort Three VÖGELE pavers have modernised Circuit Zandvoort in preparation for the Dutch Grand Prix. The project was very demanding since it included the addition of two steeply banked turns of up to 32%, requiring a tolerance of ±...
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Swiss Hyperloop Team wins Pole Position at Not−A−Boring Competition
Swiss Hyperloop Team wins Pole Position at Not−A−Boring Competition The “Swissloop Tunneling” research team from the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH) in Zurich was one of only two teams from the final 12 teams to qualify to complete the “Not-A-Boring Competition” in Las Vegas on Sunday, S...
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Liebherr introduces new versatile 36 XXT truck mounted concrete pumps
Liebherr introduces new versatile 36 XXT truck mounted concrete pumps Following extensive testing, sales of Liebherr’s completely newly developed 36 XXT truck mounted concrete pump are now starting. The result: A real all-rounder, packed with technical innovations from Liebherr. A large number...
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Rio Tinto and Caterpillar team-up for Net-Zero Autonomous Trucks
Rio Tinto and Caterpillar team-up for Net-Zero Autonomous Trucks Rio Tinto and Caterpillar have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for Caterpillar’s development of zero-emissions autonomous haul trucks for use at one of Rio Tinto’s Western Australian mining operations. The collaboration will...
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RealWear and Zoom to bring hands-free Connectivity for Frontline Workers
RealWear and Zoom to bring hands-free Connectivity for Frontline Workers RealWear today announced that it is working with Zoom to expand the use of its RealWear assisted reality headset devices to frontline workers globally at ExxonMobil. Field workers will use RealWear devices that integrate with Z...
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Graco introduces intuitive pulse level Tank Monitoring System
Graco introduces intuitive pulse level Tank Monitoring System Graco Inc., a leading manufacturer of fluid handling equipment, is excited to announce the launch of the Pulse® Level Tank Monitoring system. Choose from multiple tank-level monitoring technologies, including the first system running enti...
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UK National Highways sets out digital revolution vision
UK National Highways sets out digital revolution vision A virtual twin of the road network that can predict the time and location of potholes and other maintenance issues is just one of the innovations poised to transform National Highways’ future operations. Other initiatives that could lead the ch...
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Trimble launches Trimble Construction One™ Management Platform
Trimble launches Trimble Construction One™ Management Platform Today at the Collaborate Conference, Trimble introduced Trimble Construction One™, a connected, cloud-based construction management platform that drives speed, efficiency and accuracy at each phase of the construction proje...
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A Hyundai HX210A Excavator is the ideal solution for CG Robinson
A Hyundai HX210A Excavator is the ideal solution for CG Robinson Hyundai Construction Equipment Europe has recently added a new 20-tonne class excavator into the range – the HX210A – the first of which has been sold by Cumbria-based Hyundai dealer, Taylor and Braithwaite to Darlington ba...
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wilko invests in StreetDrone for autonomous deliveries
wilko invests in StreetDrone for autonomous deliveries UK High street retailer wilko has today announced a major investment in the UK’s leading autonomous delivery company, StreetDrone. The £3 million investment will give the retailer a significant interest in the company, putting it at the forefron...
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Creating sustainable zero-impact highways
Creating sustainable zero-impact highways Creating a highway with zero deaths, pollution, carbon and environmental impact is certainly a bold mission, but it’s one that UK-based Innovia Technology and The Ray aim to achieve. Together, they have developed a proving ground on Interstate 85 in the US s...
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Quantron premiers their electric 12-metre bus
Quantron premiers their electric 12-metre bus E-mobility specialist Quantron AG is launching its own QUANTRON vehicle, the electric QUANTRON 12 m low-floor bus, at the end of this year. The city bus will be offered in two versions: In the BEV variant, the vehicle can be ordered as early as the end o...
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Topcon technology improves the road between Burkina Faso and its neighbours
Topcon technology improves the road between Burkina Faso and its neighbours Tansoba Boulevard is the busiest road in Ouagadougou, the capital city of West African nation Burkina Faso. The south-eastern bypass is a key interconnection corridor, not only connecting the city with the rest of the landlo...
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Effidence and Manitou integrate Datalogic security into their robotic solutions
Effidence and Manitou integrate Datalogic security into their robotic solutions Effidence, a pioneer in collaborative mobile robots, and Manitou Group, world reference in handling, lifting and earthmoving, have adopted the security and identification products of the leader Datalogic, for their palle...
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Using non-destructive Ground-Penetrating Radar to Ensure Dam Safety
Using non-destructive Ground-Penetrating Radar to Ensure Dam Safety As the world struggles to improve its critical infrastructure, many are seeking out non-destructive testing (NDT) methods that can help to accurately determine what can be repaired and what needs to be replaced. In the field of dam...
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BAM sells BAM Deutschland to Zech Group and Gustav Zech Foundation
BAM sells BAM Deutschland to Zech Group and Gustav Zech Foundation Royal BAM Group nv has reached agreement to sell the shares of its German operating company BAM Deutschland (including subsidiaries BAM Immobilien-Dienstleistungen and BAM Sports) to Zech Group SE and Gustav Zech Foundation. The tran...
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TRL to lead Digital Road for Evolving Connected and Automated Driving programme
TRL to lead Digital Road for Evolving Connected and Automated Driving programme TRL are celebrating a significant new contract win having been appointed Project Management Lead on the Digital Road for Evolving Connected and Automated Driving (DiREC) project. A two-year programme that forms part of t...
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Josef Umdasch Research Prize looking for solutions that contribute to digitalization
Josef Umdasch Research Prize looking for solutions that contribute to digitalization The countdown has started. Ideas for innovative solutions that make a significant contribution to digitalization in shell construction can be submitted for the Josef Umdasch Research Prize until 7 November 2021. The...
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Komatsu working on a concept autonomous water truck
Komatsu working on a concept autonomous water truck Komatsu has been trialling an autonomous water truck, based on its proven Autonomous Haulage System (AHS). In development at the moment, the vehicle is planned to be commercially availability in 2022 The technology on the concept HD785-7 truck auto...
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