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MIT robot system uses penetrative radio frequency to pinpoint items
MIT robot system uses penetrative radio frequency to pinpoint items In recent years, robots have gained artificial vision, touch, and even smell. “Researchers have been giving robots human-like perception,” says MIT Associate Professor Fadel Adib. In a new paper, Adib’s team is pushing the technolog...
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How inclement weather can cause project delays
How inclement weather can cause project delays No construction professional wants to deal with delays, yet everyone will have to at some point. Running behind schedule is all too common in the industry, as the very nature of construction work is prone to delays. One of the most common sources of the...
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UK Quantum Motion raises funds to create fault tolerant quantum processors
UK Quantum Motion raises funds to create fault tolerant quantum processors Quantum Motion Technologies Ltd, a UK based quantum computing company founded on world leading silicon spin technology and architectures developed at UCL and Oxford University, has announced it has completed an £8.0m series...
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Floating solar photovoltaic plant funded by EBRD in Albania
Floating solar photovoltaic plant funded by EBRD in Albania Albania is making rapid progress with its plans to meet renewable energy targets, with the construction of a 12.9 MW floating solar photovoltaic (PV) farm thanks to a €9.1 million loan provided by the European Bank for Reconstruction and De...
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VolvoCE extends Oil-change intervals to 1,000 hours
VolvoCE extends Oil-change intervals to 1,000 hours Advancements in VolvoCE lubricant technology, coupled with new high-performance engine filters, cut engine drain intervals and costs by up to 50%. Volvo Construction Equipment is releasing new oil change filters that extend drain intervals to 1,000...
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Architects look at vertical forests to inspire urban forestry and the future of cities
Architects look at vertical forests to inspire urban forestry and the future of cities “We have entered a new phase of human history, in which we will finally see a new alliance between forests and cities, two environments that our species has always kept separate as an expression of, respectively,...
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Doka CONTAKT brings digitalisation to the construction site
Doka CONTAKT brings digitalisation to the construction site With the sensor-based CONTAKT construction site software, Doka offers a digital solution that brings the construction project planned in BIM to life on the real construction site. The new Fröschl office building is an outstanding example of...
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Meet Stretch, the Warehouse Automation robot from Boston Dynamics
Meet Stretch, the Warehouse Automation robot from Boston Dynamics Boston Dynamics, the global leader in mobile robotics, has revealed Stretch, its new box-moving robot designed to support the growing demand for flexible automation solutions in the logistics industry. This debut marks the company’s o...
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JCB wins huge £65 million order for 2,100 machines from Sunbelt Rentals
JCB wins huge £65 million order for 2,100 machines from Sunbelt Rentals Britain’s biggest equipment rental company is investing in 2,100 new JCB machines in a deal worth £65 million – the biggest ever order from a UK customer in the company’s 75-year history. Sunbelt Rentals UK is expanding and rene...
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Velodyne Lidar partners with AGM Systems for air and mobile mapping technology
Velodyne Lidar partners with AGM Systems for air and mobile mapping technology Velodyne Lidar, Inc., today announced a multi-year agreement with AGM Systems LLC, which provides state-of-the-art hardware and software technology for the collection, processing and analysis of air and mobile mapping dat...
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Best Hydrogen Fuel Cell stocks for investors in 2021
Best Hydrogen Fuel Cell stocks for investors in 2021 The continuous demand for green energy worldwide has made hydrogen fuel cell stocks a lucrative investment worth venturing into. One of the biggest factors boosting the hydrogen stocks economy is the recent growth in the fuel cell electric vehicle...
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Kudelski keySTREAM delivers the most advanced IoT Security and Device Management
Kudelski keySTREAM delivers the most advanced IoT Security and Device Management Kudelski IoT, a division of the Kudelski Group, the world leader in digital security and IoT solutions, today announced the availability of the Kudelski IoT keySTREAM Development Kit and Self-Service Portal. The feature...
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Eurovia Contracting goes greener with UK’s first electric Volvo mini-excavator
Eurovia Contracting goes greener with UK’s first electric Volvo mini-excavator Eurovia Contracting, a national highway infrastructure company, has taken delivery of the UK’s first 100% electric-powered Volvo ECR25 mini excavator. The zero-emissions, battery powered excavator has been chosen by...
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Komatsu celebrates 100th Anniversary with commemorative activities
Komatsu celebrates 100th Anniversary with commemorative activities Komatsu is set to celebrate their 100th anniversary on May 13, 2001. Established in Komatsu City, Ishikawa Prefecture, Komatsu has committed to quality and reliability and worked to maximize the trust of customers, shareholders, dist...
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Cincoze high-performance industrial-grade GPU Computer rides the Waves of AIoT
Cincoze high-performance industrial-grade GPU Computer rides the Waves of AIoT Rapid evolution in AI technology is infusing IoT devices with new capabilities, leading to the new trend of AIoT. Simply speaking, IoT devices acquire data then transmit that data through the network to an integrated back...
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Iteris ClearGuide enables OC 405 JV to manage I-405 project traffic in California
Iteris ClearGuide enables OC 405 JV to manage I-405 project traffic in California Iteris, a global leader in smart mobility infrastructure management, today announced that OC 405 Partners Joint Venture is expanding its use of Iteris’ ClearGuide™ solution as part of the I-405 Improvement Proje...
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Autonomous truck company Plus fundraising reaches US$420m
Autonomous truck company Plus fundraising reaches US$420m Plus, a leading provider of self-driving truck technology, today announced it has added $220 million in new financing co-led by FountainVest Partners and ClearVue Partners, with participation from Quanta Computer Inc., Phi Zoyi Capital, and M...
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Doosan’s rock solid DX350LC-7 Excavator gets to work in Czech Quarry
Doosan’s rock solid DX350LC-7 Excavator gets to work in Czech Quarry A new Doosan DX350LC-7 Stage V compliant excavator has added increased power and fuel efficiency for working with heavy blocks of granite at the Ruprechtice quarry in the Czech Republic. The Ruprechtice quarry is one of sever...
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SimScale launches free Simulation for Environmental Design Training
SimScale launches free Simulation for Environmental Design Training SimScale GmbH, the provider of the world’s first production-ready SaaS application for engineering simulation covering architecture, engineering, and construction (AEC), today announced a free professional development course for arc...
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Panasonic and McAfee build Vehicle SOC to commercialise Vehicle Security Monitoring
Panasonic and McAfee build Vehicle SOC to commercialise Vehicle Security Monitoring Panasonic Corporation and McAfee Corp. have agreed to jointly start building a Vehicle Security Operation Centre to commercialize vehicle security monitoring services. To protect connected vehicles around the world a...
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Black and Veatch appointed for Wind Farm Engineering services in Vietnam
Black and Veatch appointed for Wind Farm Engineering services in Vietnam Vietnam is expanding its power generation capacity as it balances its generation portfolio and meets the soaring energy demand of its growing population and flourishing economy. To advance energy security with decarbonization a...
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Optimus Ride and Polaris partner for Autonomous GEM Electric Vehicles
Optimus Ride and Polaris partner for Autonomous GEM Electric Vehicles Optimus Ride, a leading autonomous mobility service provider, and Polaris Inc. today announced a partnership to bring fully autonomous GEM vehicles to market. Under this joint development agreement, an exclusive line of Polaris GE...
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WaveSense secures $15m to accelerate next-generation ADAS and Autonomous Features
WaveSense secures $15m to accelerate next-generation ADAS and Autonomous Features WaveSense, the world’s only provider of Ground Positioning Radar™ (GPR) for precise vehicle localization, announced today it has raised $15 million. This round was led by top technology investors Rhapsody Ventur...
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The new Cat D5 Dozer sets the pace in Wales
The new Cat D5 Dozer sets the pace in Wales The rollout of the Next Generation Cat® D5 Dozer has well and truly begun, with customers in Wales setting the pace. Plant hire and construction firms including Gravelle Plant Hire, Locke Brothers, Hywel Llewellyn Plant Hire and Alun Griffiths (part of the...
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PlasticRoad and Orbia launch first PlasticRoad bicycle path trial in Mexico City
PlasticRoad and Orbia launch first PlasticRoad bicycle path trial in Mexico City PlasticRoad and Orbia in collaboration with the Mexico City Mobility Secretariat (SEMOVI) and the Mexico City Environment Secretariat (SEDEMA), have inaugurated the first PlasticRoad pilot in Latin America located in th...
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Liebherr rolls out the new MK 73-3.1 mobile construction compact taxi crane
Liebherr rolls out the new MK 73-3.1 mobile construction compact taxi crane Mobile construction cranes are predestined to be used as taxi cranes and, with this in mind, the MK 73‑3.1 is also designed for one-man operation. This crane is ready for use in around 10 minutes. Additional transport vehicl...
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Bredel heavy-duty hose pumps announced by Watson-Marlow Fluid Technology Group
Bredel heavy-duty hose pumps announced by Watson-Marlow Fluid Technology Group Watson-Marlow Fluid Technology Group (WMFTG) announces Bredel heavy-duty hose pumps to handle viscous slurries, grit-filled sludge corrosive acids, and other challenging materials, at 100% volumetric accuracy. Peristalti...
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Virgin Galactic and Land Rover extend partnership and reveal new spaceship
Virgin Galactic and Land Rover extend partnership and reveal new spaceship Land Rover has announced a three-year extension to its global partnership with Virgin Galactic, the world’s first commercial ‘spaceline’. Virgin Galactic’s latest spaceship was unveiled today, supported by a Range Rover Astro...
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Semiconductor shortage threatens to halt connected car development
Semiconductor shortage threatens to halt connected car development The dwindling supplies of the semiconductors relied upon by car manufacturers, the unprecedented weather in Texas and a recent factory fire in Japan for one of the world’s leading auto chip makers, has created a perfect storm for the...
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Iteris continues Midwest expansion With New Illinois DoT Smart Highway contract
Iteris continues Midwest expansion With New Illinois DoT Smart Highway contract Iteris, a global leader in smart mobility infrastructure management, today announced that it has been awarded a $500,000 intelligent transportation systems (ITS) and traffic signal synchronization project by the Illinois...
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Sterling Construction wins $40m Pali Highway project in Oahu
Sterling Construction wins $40m Pali Highway project in Oahu Sterling Construction Company, Inc., today announced that its subsidiary, Road and Highway Builders, LLC has been awarded a $40 million heavy civil contract by the Hawaii Department of Transportation for the reconstruction of 2.67 miles of...
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Centurion unveils Nexus Extreme Mips safety helmet
Centurion unveils Nexus Extreme Mips safety helmet Working in partnership with Swedish helmet safety technology company, Mips, Centurion Safety Products has unveiled the next generation of above the neck safety technology: its cutting-edge Nexus Extreme Mips helmet. The ground-breaking helmet is the...
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HORIBA MIRA welcomes British MoD promise of £6.6 billion innovation spending
HORIBA MIRA welcomes British MoD promise of £6.6 billion innovation spending Responding to the recently published Integrated Review and Defence Command Papers, vehicle engineering specialist HORIBA MIRA has welcomed the £6.6bn research and development pledge from the Ministry of Defence (MoD) as a m...
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Cat new 992 Wheel-loader 48 percent more efficient and 32 percent more productive
Cat new 992 Wheel-loader 48 percent more efficient and 32 percent more productive Building on a more than half-century legacy that includes the best-selling large mining loader model of all time, the new Cat® 992 Wheel Loader sets a new standard by offering up to 32% greater productivity. This new l...
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Highways England ground investigations shaping £228m Mottram bypass build
Highways England ground investigations shaping £228m Mottram bypass build Highways England has started ground and archaeological investigations for the new, £228 million bypass which will take traffic away from the village of Mottram in Longdendale. The investigations will help refine the design of...
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Siltbuster launches Integrated Chemical Dosing System for water treatment
Siltbuster launches Integrated Chemical Dosing System for water treatment Leading water treatment specialist, Siltbuster, has launched an integrated chemical dosing system (iCDS) to sit alongside its already extensive range of treatment solutions. The new product, developed and manufactured in the U...
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Effidence releases Convey-LINK mobile conveyor for the EffiBOT mobile robot
Effidence releases Convey-LINK mobile conveyor for the EffiBOT mobile robot Effidence starts this year with the release of a package transfer solution, Convey-LINK, composed of a conveyor installed on the EffiBOT mobile robot, and a LINK communication box, integrated on the Plug-and-Carry® static co...
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95 percent of security professionals concerned about IoT risks on their network
95 percent of security professionals concerned about IoT risks on their network Tripwire, Inc., a leading global provider of security and compliance solutions for enterprises and industrial organisations, today announced the results of a new research report that assessed the security of connected de...
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i.safe MOBILE partners with Evora IT Solutions on global technology solutions
i.safe MOBILE partners with Evora IT Solutions on global technology solutions i.safe MOBILE, one of the world’s most innovative developers of mobile communication devices for use in hazardous areas, and Evora IT Solutions, global consulting and software solution provider focused on maintenance...
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Lafarge Canada kicks off 2021 with critical roadworks improvements in Alberta
Lafarge Canada kicks off 2021 with critical roadworks improvements in Alberta Lafarge Canada’s Northern Alberta construction team is kicking off 2021 with road redesign and upgrades west of Edmonton, Alberta. Highway 19 is a 12-kilometre, two-lane, high-volume, high-load corridor connecting Highway...
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SIKA acquires DriTac flooring adhesive business in the US
SIKA acquires DriTac flooring adhesive business in the US Sika has acquired the flooring adhesives business of DriTac, a US-based floor covering adhesives company with an especially strong position in wood floor bonding. The acquisition will contribute to Sika’s increased presence among floor coveri...
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Fugro completes geotechnical investigation works on the Fehmarnbelt Tunnel
Fugro completes geotechnical investigation works on the Fehmarnbelt Tunnel Fugro has completed a nearshore geotechnical investigation for the Fehmarnbelt Tunnel, the world’s longest immersed tunnel that will connect Denmark and Germany by road and rail. The client was Femern Link Contractors, the co...
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VolvoCE wins back The Malcolm Group with 6 brand new excavators
VolvoCE wins back The Malcolm Group with 6 brand new excavators Returning to Volvo after nearly 20 years, The Malcolm Group has recently purchased 6 new excavators, ranging from 22 to 50 tonnes in operating weight Ordered as part of Malcolm Construction’s annual fleet renewal programme, the machines...
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MIT studies controlling bubble formation on electrodes for carbon-capture systems
MIT studies controlling bubble formation on electrodes for carbon-capture systems Using electricity to split water into hydrogen and oxygen can be an effective way to produce clean-burning hydrogen fuel, with further benefits if that electricity is generated from renewable energy sources. But as wat...
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New Mercedes-Benz Econic impact protection vehicles drive safety at Cardiff Council
New Mercedes-Benz Econic impact protection vehicles drive safety at Cardiff Council The safety of motorists and members of their own highways team was uppermost in the minds of Cardiff Council procurement chiefs when they ordered two new Mercedes-Benz trucks to help traffic flow smoothly in and arou...
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Auric Network starts work on $1.5 billion Korean Gold Mine Project
Auric Network starts work on $1.5 billion Korean Gold Mine Project Auric Network Limited, the Hong Kong based blockchain innovation group, is pleased to announce the commencement of on site safety works ahead of construction in Geochang (Kochang) county, South Korea, in partnership with Bluebird Mer...
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Sterling awarded $122.7m project featuring accelerated bridge construction in Utah
Sterling awarded $122.7m project featuring accelerated bridge construction in Utah Sterling Construction today announced its subsidiary, Ralph L. Wadsworth Construction Company, LLC, has been selected by the Utah Department of Transportation (“UDOT”) to renew portions of I-80 and I-215, two major hi...
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SF Express selects Plus for China’s first self-driving Commercial Freight Pilot
SF Express selects Plus for China’s first self-driving Commercial Freight Pilot Plus (formerly Plus.ai), a leading company in self-driving truck technology, announced today that SF Express has selected the company for China’s first commercial freight pilot to demonstrate how supervised autonom...
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Samsung develops 512GB capacity DDR5 Memory for advanced computing applications
Samsung develops 512GB capacity DDR5 Memory for advanced computing applications Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., the world leader in advanced memory technology, today announced that it has expanded its DDR5 DRAM memory portfolio with the industry’s first 512GB DDR5 module based on High-K Metal G...
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Ritchie Bros takes the US online market by storm with $55m regional auction
Ritchie Bros takes the US online market by storm with $55m regional auction Since moving its auctions to 100% online bidding, Ritchie Bros. has taken advantage of the digital world by bringing smaller auctions together to create bigger online events. With the company’s Northeast Regional Event...
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Astutis celebrates a decade of workplace health, safety and environmental training
Astutis celebrates a decade of workplace health, safety and environmental training Astutis, an industry-leader in workplace health, safety and environmental training, is celebrating its 10-year anniversary – having reached the impressive milestone of partnering with more than 100,000 custome...
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Volvo Penta and TICO delivering electromobility to terminal tractors
Volvo Penta and TICO delivering electromobility to terminal tractors Volvo Penta and TICO are taking the first step in their ambitions to introduce an emission-free, electric terminal tractor. This partnership and project represent another milestone in Volvo Penta’s electromobility journey and align...
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Puma Energy opening Bitumen Terminal to support infrastructure growth in India
Puma Energy opening Bitumen Terminal to support infrastructure growth in India Puma Energy’s Bitumen business, Puma Bitumen, today announced the opening of its latest bitumen terminal in India. The new terminal will produce up to 40KT of asphalt every year to support infrastructure growth in the cou...
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SICK 80GHz free-space radar technology delivers continuous level measurement
SICK 80GHz free-space radar technology delivers continuous level measurement An innovative non-contact radar sensing technology from SICK is opening up the prospect of robust and reliable real-time monitoring of bulk solid levels in the storage and handling of mineral products. The SICK SicWave uses...
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SME’s urged to reap rewards of Teesside Freeport by Construction Alliance
SME’s urged to reap rewards of Teesside Freeport by Construction Alliance Construction Alliance North East (CAN) chair Ken Parkin has urged regional SMEs to grab their share of the investment pie in Tees Valley following the region’s freeport status announcement. Earlier this month Chancellor...
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Heavy-duty vehicle powertrain decarbonisation gets nearer with free piston engines
Heavy-duty vehicle powertrain decarbonisation gets nearer with free piston engines Libertine FPE, the creator of Smart Engine control technology for free piston engine generators, has secured funding to advance development of its range-extender concept for heavy duty applications. Free piston range...
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VolvoCE develops new marketing approach to bring customers closer
VolvoCE develops new marketing approach to bring customers closer In light of evolving customer behaviour which has accelerated due to the Covid-19 pandemic, Volvo CE is announcing a new marketing approach aimed at even closer engagement with the company’s customers. The shift will involve: To...
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GAP Group concentrating on enhancing their technical and environmental services
GAP Group concentrating on enhancing their technical and environmental services GAP Hire Solutions, the largest independent hire company in the UK, is made up of ten different divisions with 146 locations throughout the UK. Due to the expansion of the company’s technical and specialist divisions, an...
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Mecalac unveils the all-new TLB880 Backhoe Loader
Mecalac unveils the all-new TLB880 Backhoe Loader Mecalac Construction Equipment UK has launched a new product addition to its backhoe loader portfolio – the TLB880. Combining impressive power, efficiency and capability with heavy-duty design and exceptional build quality, the state-of-the-art model...
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New Holland welcomes visitors to the YOUNIVERSE digital agricultural fair
New Holland welcomes visitors to the YOUNIVERSE digital agricultural fair New Holland will welcome visitors to the YOUNIVERSE digital fair in its own branded world, where it will lead them on a journey of progressive discovery of its products and latest innovations through a series of virtual landsc...
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