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NVIDIA EGX Edge AI Platform enables real-time AI and Robotics Applications
NVIDIA EGX Edge AI Platform enables real-time AI and Robotics Applications NVIDIA today announced two powerful products for its EGX Edge AI platform — the EGX A100 for larger commercial off-the-shelf servers and the tiny EGX Jetson Xavier NX for micro-edge servers — delivering high-performance, secu...
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Ford Ranger Thunder storms into Europe
Ford Ranger Thunder storms into Europe The new Ford Ranger Thunder brings style and enhanced specification to Europe’s best-selling pick-up, now available to order from £32,965 (RRP, excluding VAT) for late summer delivery. Limited to 1,400 examples for the UK and 30 for Ireland, Ranger Thunder adds...
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Quartz raises $7.75m to expand real-time site sensing platform for construction
Quartz raises $7.75m to expand real-time site sensing platform for construction Quartz Systems, a construction technology company leveraging advanced perception systems to understand everything on a construction site, today announced $7.75 million in pre-seed and seed funding. Baseline Ventures led...
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Van der Meijden and Yotta partner to address needs of Dutch waste industry
Van der Meijden and Yotta partner to address needs of Dutch waste industry Netherlands-based, IT and services consultancy, Van der Meijden (VDM-Management and advice) has announced it has signed a partnership agreement with asset management provider, Yotta. Under the terms of the agreement, VDM-Mana...
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Rodin Cars resurfaces and widens private test tracks in New Zealand
Rodin Cars resurfaces and widens private test tracks in New Zealand Exclusive single-seater performance brand, Rodin Cars, has completed a substantial upgrade to its dedicated test tracks with a full track resurface and the addition of a challenging 130-metre radius corner. Similar to Suzuka’s famou...
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Technology Investment and responsible investing are the Megatrends of the decade
Technology Investment and responsible investing are the Megatrends of the decade Technology and responsible investing will “inevitably be the top two megatrends” of the 2020s, affirms the CEO of one of the world’s largest independent financial advisory organisations. The bold, unambiguous message fr...
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National Infrastructure Commission calls for action now to help heal the economy
National Infrastructure Commission calls for action now to help heal the economy Sir John Armitt, Chair of the National Infrastructure Commission, has reinforced the need for long term infrastructure planning alongside short-term stimulus measures to help build confidence in the economy, in a letter...
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Point Source Audio reinvents the Intercom Headset for Hard Hats
Point Source Audio reinvents the Intercom Headset for Hard Hats Point Source Audio’s patented CM-i family of lightweight in-ear intercom headsets has received a design upgrade. The new design—brought to market earlier than initially planned in light of the current health crisis—adds factors such as...
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Highways England install two new bridges over the M4 motorway in one weekend
Highways England install two new bridges over the M4 motorway in one weekend The M4 between junctions 6 and 8/9 near Slough and Maidenhead in Berkshire has fully reopened after work to lift huge steel beams into place over the motorway finished early. The motorway was scheduled to be closed until 6a...
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BMW chooses NVIDIA Isaac robotics platform to redefine factory logistics
BMW chooses NVIDIA Isaac robotics platform to redefine factory logistics BMW Group has selected the new NVIDIA Isaac™ robotics platform to enhance its automotive factories — utilizing logistics robots built on advanced AI computing and visualization technologies. The collaboration centers on...
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Sydney set for $1.4b revamp to Mt Druitt CBD
Sydney set for $1.4b revamp to Mt Druitt CBD The NSW Government has today announced the approval of a $1.49 billion revamp of the Mt Druitt CBD, which will create 15,000 jobs and breathe new life into Western Sydney. The green light for the rezoning proposal paves the way for more than 2800 new home...
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IRU calls for support for road transport to drive global COVID-19 recovery
IRU calls for support for road transport to drive global COVID-19 recovery Amidst an increasingly bleak global economic outlook, IRU is calling on governments to ramp up efforts to support road transport operators so they can drive broader financial and social recovery. The global economy is project...
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FLIR launches C5 Thermal Camera with Ignite Cloud Connectivity
FLIR launches C5 Thermal Camera with Ignite Cloud Connectivity FLIR Systems, Inc. has announced the C5 Compact Thermal Camera with new built-in FLIR Ignite™ cloud connectivity and Wi-Fi features for professionals in the building maintenance, manufacturing, and utility industries. The C5 is de...
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Ingevity Evotherm technology simplifies remote island paving in Ohio
Ingevity Evotherm technology simplifies remote island paving in Ohio The benefits of Ingevity’s Evotherm warm-mix asphalt technology are highlighted in a recently released video about Gerken Companies’ successful paving of the airport runway on North Bass Island, a secluded 700-acre island off the c...
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Las Vegas accelerating Smart Cities Project with NTT
Las Vegas accelerating Smart Cities Project with NTT The city of Las Vegas and NTT Corporation (NTT) have announced the Accelerate Smart project has expanded to include two new locations – the city’s Community Healing Garden and a portion of Las Vegas Boulevard at South Main Street and East St. Loui...
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Manufacturing layup insights from the major car build-ahead programs
Manufacturing layup insights from the major car build-ahead programs In unpredictable times like these, many manufacturers may find themselves with unintentional “build-ahead” programs on their hands. Sadly, much stock that has been produced to meet normal order demands may suddenly be sitting unshi...
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Metso starts full-scale testing of VPX filter for tailings dewatering in Brazil
Metso starts full-scale testing of VPX™ filter for tailings dewatering in Brazil In 2019, Metso launched Tailings Management Solutions (TMS), its response to the global challenge of managing mining tailings efficiently. Metso sees the dewatering of waste as the future of mining, allowing the...
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Leading concrete manufacturer Besblock sees orders double in a matter of days
Leading concrete manufacturer Besblock sees orders double in a matter of days As the UK construction industry gears up to return to work, Shropshire-based concrete manufacturers Besblock has seen orders almost double this week. In the days since the Prime Minister’s announcement construction sites a...
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Femern Link contractors receive go ahead for world’s longest immersed tunnel
Femern Link contractors receive go ahead for world’s longest immersed tunnel Femern A/S has issued the Commencement Notice to the Femern Link Contractors joint venture so they proceed with the execution of their contracts for the design and build of the world’s longest immersed road and rail t...
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Northern UK leaders call for clear communication to manage rail challenges
Northern UK leaders call for clear communication to manage rail challenges Crystal clear communications with rail passengers and staff will be the single most important factor in keeping people safe as we move into the next phase of the Covid-19 pandemic, Northern leaders have said. With just five p...
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JCB resumes production with comprehensive safety measures in place
JCB resumes production with comprehensive safety measures in place JCB today announced a partial re-starting of production at five of its UK factories as a comprehensive package of safety measures is rolled out to protect employees in the wake of the Coronavirus crisis. British production lines fell...
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Australia announces $245m for 3 Dam Projects in NSW
Australia announces $245m for 3 Dam Projects in NSW The NSW Government has today announced $245 million to commence Stage 1 of the delivery of the Wyangala Dam and Dungowan Dam projects in NSW and investigations into a third dam on the Mole River. All three projects have been declared Critical State...
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Laying the foundations in Wamboin, New South Wales with an MB Crusher bucket
Laying the foundations in Wamboin, New South Wales with an MB Crusher bucket In 1985 a man with just one truck and a Bobcat began trading in Australia, creating a one-stop reliable service to guide his customers through the entire building process from the initial designs right through to the final...
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Omdia ranks the top AI and machine learning development platforms
Omdia ranks the top AI and machine learning development platforms Omdia has named five leaders in its decision matrix for selecting vendors of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine-learning (ML) development platforms, citing C3.ai, Dataiku, IBM, Microsoft and SAS as the most prominent suppliers....
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Peterbilt brings back elegance with the return of the Model 389 Pride & Class Package
Peterbilt brings back elegance with the return of the Model 389 Pride & Class Package Peterbilt Motors Company is proud to announce the return of the Model 389 Pride & Class package due to popular demand. Introduced with a limited production run in 2014 and 2017, the Model 389 Pride & Cl...
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Congrid and Derigo co-operate to achieve synergies in occupational safety management
Congrid and Derigo co-operate to achieve synergies in occupational safety management The ICT service providers Congrid and Derigo have launched a cooperation initiative. The goal of the cooperation is to promote the further development of the sector by improving the overall quality and occupational...
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Trimble deploys USA wide CenterPoint RTX Fast Correction Service
Trimble deploys USA wide CenterPoint RTX Fast Correction Service Trimble has announced the completion of the breakthrough expansion of its CenterPoint® RTX Fast correction service, with coverage now spanning the contiguous U.S. and southern Canada. This expansion is central to Trimble’s vision to tr...
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SRL Traffic Systems expands VMS Fleet by 150 percent
SRL Traffic Systems expands VMS Fleet by 150 percent The UK and Republic of Ireland’s leading manufacturer and provider of mobile intelligent transport systems (ITS), SRL Traffic Systems, has increased its variable message sign (VMS) fleet size by over 150%, and is set to expand its dedicated VMS te...
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Metso launches the Nordberg HP900 cone crusher for increased performance
Metso launches the Nordberg HP900 cone crusher for increased performance Metso is introducing the new Nordberg® HP900 Series cone crusher for the aggregate and mining markets. With more than 10,000 HP cone crushers installed worldwide since 1989, Metso is an undisputed global leader in cone crushing...
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JCB would do it all again as ventilator housing line stood down
JCB would do it all again as ventilator housing line stood down JCB today stood down production lines which had been poised to produce thousands of special housings for a new type of ventilator. The housings were being made for the CoVent device produced by Dyson and TTP as part of the national Vent...
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The Liebherr new generation of crawler excavators designed for the Swedish market
The Liebherr new generation of crawler excavators designed for the Swedish market Liebherr’s new generation crawler excavator is steadily establishing a presence in countries around the world. One example is Sweden, a growing market for earthmoving machinery and crawler excavators, where the m...
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SWARCO launches MyCity Modular Traffic Management Platform
SWARCO launches MyCity Modular Traffic Management Platform SWARCO, the traffic technology group, has launched MyCity, a new highly flexible and customisable modular traffic management platform that gives local authorities and city planning officials greater control of its systems to improve mobility...
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Help Hitachi Construction Machinery UK raise money for the NHS
Help Hitachi Construction Machinery UK raise money for the NHS Hitachi Construction Machinery UK (HCMUK) has launched an appeal to raise money for the NHS Charity, “NHS Charities Together” to help support the National Health Service during the COVID-19 pandemic. HCMUK has set a target amount of £5,0...
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Lotus and Centrica partner to redesign our electric vehicle future
Lotus and Centrica partner to redesign our electric vehicle future Centrica plc, the parent company of British Gas, and British motor manufacturer Lotus are working together to develop a new model for electric vehicle ownership that fully integrates future mobility and energy. By making the car an e...
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Robosense shows three ways self-driving cars can use near-field blind spot detection
Robosense shows three ways self-driving cars can use near-field blind spot detection According to the global status report on road safety from the World Health Organization, approximately 1.35 million people died in traffic accidents in 2018, and 3,700 people died in car accidents every day. Neverth...
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Can Board Games help navigate complex Change Management issues?
Can Board Games help navigate complex Change Management issues? With board games becoming a regular activity in many UK households, Jonathan Berry, European Practice Director at international change management firm, Expressworks, looks at the lessons we can learn from them. “When we can’t be togethe...
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Project managers anticipate a bumpy road ahead as the UK starts to reopen for business
Project managers anticipate a bumpy road ahead as the UK starts to reopen for business As the UK prepares to reopen for business, the vast majority of project professionals fear future disruption to their projects as a result of coronavirus, Association for Project Management (APM) can reveal. Ahead...
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Revolutionary Erection Frame design for Mammoet Focus 30 crane
Revolutionary Erection Frame design for Mammoet Focus 30 crane Fabrication of the erection frame for Mammoet’s Focus 30 is complete – bringing the crane one step closer to reality. This frame allows the boom to be constructed vertically in sections, making it easier and safer to deploy on pack...
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Liebherr’s new Compact Wheeled Excavators feature Stage V exhaust emissions
Liebherr’s new Compact Wheeled Excavators feature Stage V exhaust emissions Whether it is confined construction sites in the city centre, road construction or classic earthmoving work, Liebherr Compact wheeled excavators are the ideal assistants in this area. For even greater performance and f...
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STEYR Konzept wins the 2020 MUSE Design Award
STEYR Konzept wins the 2020 MUSE Design Award STEYR Traktoren awarded in the Category Conceptual Design for its STEYR Konzept, a comprehensive project study on what the next tractor generation could be. Out of 3820 submissions from 50 countries, the STEYR Konzept has been awarded the prestigious Pla...
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Texas pipeline company JD Fields evolves with acquisition of Alameda Pipe and Steel
Texas pipeline company JD Fields evolves with acquisition of Alameda Pipe and Steel JD Fields & Company, a leading US oil & gas pipeline and civil infrastructure STEEL products distributor has announced the acquisition of Alameda Pipe & Steel Company, a steel products manufacturer based...
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Terex TA400s Trucks brave -45 in Russian mine
Terex TA400s Trucks brave -45 in Russian mine Four Terex Trucks TA400 articulated haulers have clocked up around 48,000 hours in a remote coal mine in Siberia, Russia, where they are braving extreme conditions and sub-zero temperatures. Terex Trucks’ TA400 is a straightforward solution to the challe...
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Kubota’s next-generation R070 and R090 wheel loaders
Kubota’s next-generation R070 and R090 wheel loaders Kubota has launched its next-generation wheel loaders, the R070 and R090, which are suitable for use in construction, agricultural and ground care environments. Redesigned inside and out, the new machines are built to get the job done quickl...
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DJI unveils the Matrice advanced Commercial Drone Platform and Hybrid Camera Series
DJI unveils the Matrice advanced Commercial Drone Platform and Hybrid Camera Series DJI, the world leader in civilian drones and aerial imaging technology has unveiled its most advanced commercial drone platform, the Matrice 300 RTK (M300 RTK), and the Zenmuse H20 Series – a hybrid, multi-sensor cam...
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Haver and Boecker Niagara introduces PROcheck to improve screening performance
Haver and Boecker Niagara introduces PROcheck to improve screening performance Haver & Boecker Niagara’s new mineral processing brand, introduces PROcheck, a service program dedicated to keeping customers’ operations running at peak performance. Each analysis comes complete with a thorough vibra...
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GSSI appoints South America regional Sales Manager
GSSI appoints South America regional Sales Manager GSSI, a world leader in the manufacturing of ground penetrating radar (GPR) equipment has announced that Amber Onufer is expanding her role at the company. In addition to supporting GSSI’s Geophysical and Environmental markets, she will also manage...
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RK Plant Engineers set new machine control heights with GKD Technologies
RK Plant Engineers set new machine control heights with GKD Technologies Established in 2015, Stockport based RK Plant Engineers is a family business run by father and son team, Ryan and Kenny Andres, who together have over 30 years’ experience in the rail and construction sectors. The company speci...
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5 world record bridge facts you might not know
5 world record bridge facts you might not know From world records to technological feats, bridges have come a long way from the rustic stone structures of our ancestors. Now, we are capable of constructing goliaths that span across rivers, lakes, and otherwise impassable stretches of terrain. But so...
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Ford’s artificial bird droppings are keeping your paintwork safe in the real world
Ford’s artificial bird droppings are keeping your paintwork safe in the real world While getting struck by bird droppings may be a sign of good luck in many countries, bird droppings landing on your car can have more serious implications – for your paintwork. Fortunately, Ford vehicles are tes...
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Caterpillar hauls 2 billion tonnes with their autonomous truck technology
Caterpillar hauls 2 billion tonnes with their autonomous truck technology Caterpillar is again hitting a significant milestone in autonomous haulage—achieving 2 billion tonnes (2.2 billion short tons) hauled using Cat® MineStar™ Command for hauling. Caterpillar has doubled the amount hauled i...
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Encarna invests in Hyundai material handling equipment and expands forklift training
Encarna invests in Hyundai material handling equipment and expands forklift training Encarna Formation specialises in operator training for a wide range of construction machinery, which includes, forklift operators and truck mounted aerial platform drivers. The company, which began trading in 2012,...
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JCB volunteers join forces to make needed PPE and deliver vital NHS kit
JCB volunteers join forces to make needed PPE and deliver vital NHS kit Hospitals and NHS staff in Staffordshire and Derbyshire have taken delivery of vital personal protective equipment (PPE) made and delivered by a team of JCB volunteers. JCB reopened its Innovation Centre at the World HQ in Roces...
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MIT study looks at the links between automation, inequality and jobs
MIT study looks at the links between automation, inequality and jobs In many parts of the U.S., robots have been replacing workers over the last few decades. But to what extent, really? Some technologists have forecast that automation will lead to a future without work, while other observers have be...
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ACEINNA IMU’s chosen by Komatsu for their Smart Construction Retrofit Kits
ACEINNA IMU’s chosen by Komatsu for their Smart Construction Retrofit Kits ACEINNA today announced its MTLT305D Dynamic Inclination and Inertial Measurement Unit (IMU) has been selected as the IMU solution for Komatsu Smart Construction Retrofit kit available in Japan through LANDLOG Ltd. ACEI...
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Australia’s $1 billion Gold Coast Pacific Motorway project gets underway
Australia’s $1 billion Gold Coast Pacific Motorway project gets underway Works have started on the $1 billion Pacific Motorway upgrade from Varsity Lakes to Tugun, the Gold Coast’s largest road project. Concrete safety barriers have been put up, VMS boards installed and speeds reduced to make...
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Freeman Clarke unveils Architecture, Engineering and Construction (AEC) Knowledge Centre
Freeman Clarke unveils Architecture, Engineering and Construction (AEC) Knowledge Centre Freeman Clarke has today released their Architecture, Engineering and Construction (AEC) Knowledge Centre, and is now giving access free-of-charge here through Highways Today. This is a comprehensive library of...
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MIPS teaming up to deliver their brain protection system to the Construction Sector
MIPS teaming up to deliver their brain protection system to the Construction Sector Swedish brain protection company MIPS is teaming up with leading European Safety Helmet and PPE manufacturers to incorporate their patented brain protection system into hard hats to improve the head protection of wor...
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Oroville Dam’s steep spillway no match for Wirtgen Cold Milling Machine precision
Oroville Dam’s steep spillway no match for Wirtgen Cold Milling Machine precision North of Sacramento, a W 210i and W 2100 precisely milled the spillway chute of the Oroville Dam, the highest dam in the USA. In this process, the milling contractor also benefited from cold milling specialist Wi...
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5 tips to write a perfect Academic Paper for Engineering Students
5 tips to write a perfect Academic Paper for Engineering Students Writing a decent academic paper is a major requirement regardless of the course a student is taking and also one of the hardest. There are a lot of standards and rules in writing academic papers that are usually overlooked by students...
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Fixing potholes is essential work for now and the future
Fixing potholes is essential work for now and the future Vehicle repairs cost due to pothole damage are huge with UK drivers spending £4.09 billion a year on car damage caused by potholes and it’s estimated that combined England’s potholes would now be 15 times deeper than the lowest point of the Gr...
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