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Lynch Plant adopts new GKD Cat 308 RCi machine control solutions
Lynch Plant adopts new GKD Cat 308 RCi machine control solutions Machine control manufacturer, GKD Technologies has been supplying nationwide plant hire specialists L Lynch Plant Hire since 2017. GKD Technologies have a team of preferred installers who work with Lynch Plant.ย The machines are locate...
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Fred Champion Groundworks invests in new Hitachi excavator fleet in Cornwall
Fred Champion Groundworks invests in new Hitachi excavator fleet in Cornwall Long established civil engineering company Fred Champion Groundworks Ltd, based in Liskeard, Cornwall, has invested in a significant number of new Hitachi hydraulic excavators as part of its fleet replacement programme. Cha...
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11 reasons to study for a career in Civil Engineering
11 reasons to study for a career in Civil Engineering It is impossible to build a bridge, road, tunnel, or any kind of infrastructure without a team of qualified Civil Engineers.ย It is one of the professions that has always and will always be in high demand, and it will never become obsolete. Constr...
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Hitachi Construction Machinery UK partners with Engcon to supply and fit tiltrotatorsย
Hitachi Construction Machinery UK partners with Engcon to supply and fit tiltrotators Hitachi Construction Machinery UK (HCMUK) has announced a new partnership with Engcon to supply and fit their range of tiltrotators at HCMUKโs state-of-the-art preparation centre in the North East. L Lynch Plant Hi...
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Fugro awarded 5-year contract at Dallas Love Field Airport for quality assurance testing
Fugro awarded 5-year contract at Dallas Love Field Airport for quality assurance testing Fugro has been awarded a 5-year contract by the City of Dallas Department of Aviation to provide quality assurance testing services for all upcoming construction projects at Dallas Love Field Airport, Dallas Exe...
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Liebherr Mining and VA Erzberg develop Trolley Assist for 100 tonne mining trucks
Liebherr Mining and VA Erzberg develop Trolley Assist for 100 tonne mining trucks At Bauma 2019, VA Erzberg and Liebherr concluded a development contract for a Trolley assist system for the T 236 (100t mining truck). Since then the iron ore mine has been testing the diesel-electric truck in Austria....
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Brokk 200 delivers SmartPower, SmartDesign and SmartRemote forย Mining Operations
Brokk 200 delivers SmartPower, SmartDesign and SmartRemote forย Mining Operations Brokk, the worldโs leading manufacturer of remote-controlled demolition machines, offers the Brokk 200 for ultra-deep mining applications. With SmartConcept™, the companyโs signature system for improved performan...
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Albion Stone expands mining operations on Isle of Portland with new Volvo Loader
Albion Stone expands mining operations on Isle of Portland with new Volvo Loader A third Volvo L150H loading shovel has been supplied to Albion Stone for its mining operations at the Jordans and Bowers mines on the Isle of Portland. Joining the two existing L150s that were supplied in 2014 and 2016,...
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MIT explores turning diamond into metal
MIT explores turning diamond into metal Long known as the hardest of all natural materials, diamonds are also exceptional thermal conductors and electrical insulators. Now, researchers have discovered a way to tweak tiny needles of diamond in a controlled way to transform their electronic properties...
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Crushing the old method with MB Crusher
Crushing the old method with MB Crusher Old methods feel comfortable and safer, save you hours of research, and appear to be cheaper on your budget. After using the method for years, you know the ins and the outs of the procedure and have a solution for its problems. Or are those tried and tested .....
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Asphalt maintenance solution gives Innovative Roadway Solutions the advantage
Asphalt maintenance solution gives Innovative Roadway Solutions the advantage The hardest part of a project for most contractors is the bid. Balancing customer specs with overhead costs to produce a number both sides are comfortable with takes skill and a deep understanding of an operationโs capabil...
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ASTM to host virtual panel discussion on Exoskeleton standards
ASTM to host virtual panel discussion on Exoskeleton standards The ASTM International Exo Technology Center of Excellence is hosting a virtual panel discussion on Exoskeletons: Considerations When Deciding to Use Them as Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) to be held virtually on November 19, 2020....
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Cybersecurity threats and the construction equipment business
Cybersecurity threats and the construction equipment business As construction companies digitize more of their operations and take advantage of the many benefits this brings, cybersecurity becomes an increasingly effective support. Guy Dulberger, Vice President of Information Security at Ritchie Bro...
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GM unveils Factory ZERO in Detroit for an all-electric future
GM unveils Factory ZERO in Detroit for an all-electric future General Motors has today announced its Detroit-Hamtramck Assembly Center will be known as Factory ZERO, reconfigured to an all-electric vehicle assembly plant. The name Factory ZERO reflects the significance of this facility in advancing...
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Costain help drive infrastructure innovation with new Cloud-based platform
Costain help drive infrastructure innovation with new Cloud-based platform Pushing the pace on digitisation and innovation to drive better, faster and greener delivery of infrastructure, Costain has worked together with key partner SAP as well as a consortium of industry leading enterprises, such as...
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VolvoCE equipment orders up 40 percent in Q3
VolvoCE equipment orders up 40 percent in Q3 Improved customer sentiment saw order intake up 40% and deliveries of machines up 20% in Volvo Construction Equipmentโs (Volvo CE) third quarter 2020, while adjusted sales were up 6%. Improving customer sentiment in the wake of the Covid-19 outbreak saw d...
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GAP Hire Solutions invests in 240 green AJC EasyCabins
GAP Hire Solutions invests in 240 green AJC EasyCabins The UKโs largest independent hire company, GAP Hire Solutions owns one of the largest towable welfare unit fleets in the UK. The rental firm works in close partnership with its strategic supplier AJC EasyCabin to supply these units and has recen...
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Agility Robotics raises $20m to build and deploy humanoid walking robots
Agility Robotics raises $20m to build and deploy humanoid walking robots Agility Robotics, a leading maker of legged robots, announced today the close of a $20 million investment. The investment will enable the company to meet the demand from logistics providers, e-commerce retailers and others for...
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Renesas announces 2nd Generation IoT Smart Power and Multiphase Controllers
Renesas announces 2nd Generation IoT Smart Power and Multiphase Controllers Renesas Electronics today announced its 2nd generation of 15 new digital multiphase controllers and six smart power stages that support 10A up to 1000A+ digital computing loads for advanced CPUs, FPGAs, GPUs and artificial i...
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Solidia Technologies looks at turning Concrete into a Carbon Sink for the planet
Solidia Technologies looks at turning Concrete into a Carbon Sink for the planet Solidia Technologies CEO Tom Schuler shared the possibility of turning Solidia Concrete into a carbon sink for the planet during his TED Talk at TED and Future Stewardsโ Global Countdown Launch. Tom was invited to...
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DJI unveils first integrated Lidar Drone and full-frame cameras for Aerial Surveying
DJI unveils first integrated Lidar Drone and full-frame cameras for Aerial Surveying DJI a world leader in civilian drones and aerial imaging technology, today unveiled at INTERGEO, two new payload solutions for its flagship commercial drone platform Matrice 300 RTK, destined to serve the most deman...
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StreetLight Data and Ford Mobility provide leading Traffic Safety Solutions
StreetLight Data and Ford Mobility provide leading Traffic Safety Solutions StreetLight Data, a leader in Big Data analytics for mobility, and Ford Mobility, Ford Motor Companyโs subsidiary dedicated to solving the worldโs most pressing mobility issues, today announced their collaboration to provide...
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Locating hidden Asbestos during Intrusive Surveys
Locating hidden Asbestos during Intrusive Surveys It is a legal requirement under the Control of Asbestos Regulations (CAR) 2012 to prevent the uncontrolled disturbance of asbestos-containing materials (ACMs) prior to any major refurbishment or demolition work taking place on any given structure tha...
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Next generation of Cat mini-excavators the most advanced small machines yet
Next generation of Cat mini-excavators the most advanced small machines yet Caterpillarยฎ is famous for its big machines. The company built its reputation manufacturing massive earthmoving equipment and only entered the market of smaller excavators just over two decades ago in 1998. Since then, the C...
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Britain’s infrastructure revolution will rely on used construction machines
Britain’s infrastructure revolution will rely on used construction machines The prime minister has promised ยฃ5 billion worth of investments as part of a โnew dealโ and an โinfrastructure revolution.โ However, as the construction industry emerges from the biggest slump since the financial crisi...
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Geotab and MercedesBenz Connectivity Services offer fleet integrated telematics solution
Geotab and Mercedes-Benz Connectivity Services offer fleet integrated telematics solution Underscoring its continued commitment to innovation and delivering turnkey telematics solutions, Geotab, a global leader in IoT and connected transportation, today announced the availability of the Geotab and M...
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World Safety Summit on Autonomous Technology agenda announced by Velodyne Lidar
World Safety Summit on Autonomous Technology agenda announced by Velodyne Lidar Velodyne Lidar today announced the agenda for the third annual World Safety Summit on Autonomous Technology (WSS) that will address vehicle autonomy and advanced driver assistance systems on roadways and in communities....
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Drilling Specialties introduces Tribex ERD for deeper well drilling
Drilling Specialties introduces Tribex ERD for deeper well drilling Drilling Specialties Company, a division of Chevron Phillips Chemical Company LP, introduces Tribex™ ERD, a specialized dry lubricant designed for the demanding environment oil and gas operating companies face in extended rea...
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New Topcon Robotic Total Station delivers versatile Survey and Construction Workflows
New Topcon Robotic Total Station delivers versatile Survey and Construction Workflows Topcon Positioning Group announces new flagship GT Series robotic total stations are available for survey, construction, and machine control applications. The GT-1200 and GT-600 total stations are available in mult...
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Advantech and Quanergy partner for LiDAR 3D IoT Solutions for Smart Cities
Advantech and Quanergy partner for LiDAR 3D IoT Solutions for Smart Cities Advantech Service-IoT GmbH, a leading provider of industrial computing solutions, announces its partnership withย Quanergy Systems Inc., the leading provider of LiDAR (Light Detection and Ranging) sensors and smart perception...
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Sarcos Defense wins US Navy contract for Guardian DX Teleoperated Robotic System
Sarcos Defense wins US Navy contract for Guardian DX Teleoperated Robotic System Sarcos Defense, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Sarcos Robotics, today announced that the company has been awarded a contract by the Office of Naval Research to develop a remote-controlled variant of the upper-body of the...
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VolvoCE widens pre-booking for electric machines to include more countries
VolvoCE widens pre-booking for electric machines to include more countries From October 14th customers in Sweden, Finland, Denmark, Belgium, Luxemburg, Austria, and Switzerland will join other European countries and North America in being able to reserve a place in the production queue for the new E...
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JCB 75th birthday celebration can be seen from space
JCB 75th birthday celebration can be seen from space A huge โ75โ artwork visible from outer space was carved into a Staffordshire stubble field to mark JCBโs impending 75th birthday. The giant logo was cultivated in a field eight miles away from the companyโs World Headquarters at Rocester and cover...
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Virgin Hyperloop unveils Certification Center in West Virginia
Virgin Hyperloop unveils Certification Center in West Virginia After years of testing and developing hyperloop technology at their full-scale test site, Virgin Hyperloop unveiled today that West Virginia will be home to the Hyperloop Certification Center (HCC). โToday is one of the most exciting day...
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GIZ study calls for cities to mobilise to change transport
GIZ study calls for cities to mobilise to change transport Innovative transport systems in cities reduce emissions in the transport and traffic sectors. A new GIZ study underscores the importance of such global measures to meet climate goals. The transport sector is responsible for around a quarter...
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UK Trucking companies excited about the arrival of Autonomous Trucks
UK Trucking companies excited about the arrival of Autonomous Trucks Autonomous trucks may have been dismissed as a pipe dream a few years ago, but now, the dream is getting closer to becoming a reality, with car manufacturing giant Volkswagen recently securing a deal with self-driving truck start-u...
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First day of Construction Leaders Summit focuses on seismic changes
First day of Construction Leaders Summit focuses on seismic changes Today, senior leadership across the construction sector attended a virtual event hosted by NBS, The Construction Leadersโ Summit: The Digital Future. Day one of the conference focused on the big levers of change, looking at politica...
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Velodyne Lidar and Baidu announces 3 year agreement for its Alpha Prime lidar sensors
Velodyne Lidar and Baidu announces 3 year agreement for its Alpha Prime lidar sensors Velodyne Lidar today announced a three-year sales agreement with Baidu for its Alpha Prime™ lidar sensors. The Alpha Prime sensors will be utilized for autonomous applications. Velodyne’s low-cost, hig...
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Headwater Equipment Sales in Canada signs up with Terex Trucks
Headwater Equipment Sales in Canada signs up with Terex Trucks Terex Trucks has signed Headwater Equipment Sales Ltd., as its new dealer in Alberta, Canada, to bring its articulated haulers to even more customers in the provinceโs construction, mining, agriculture and oil and gas sectors. In Alberta...
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Australia investing $7.5 billion for transport infrastructure projects
Australia investing $7.5 billion for transport infrastructure projects A $7.5 billion new investment in national transport infrastructure will boost the national economy, deliver safer roads and create thousands of jobs as part of the Federal Coalitionโs COVID-19 economic recovery plan. The funding...
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Intel and Sandia National Labs collaborate on Neuromorphic Computing
Intel and Sandia National Labs collaborate on Neuromorphic Computing Intel Federal LLC announced a three-year agreement with Sandia National Laboratories to explore the value of neuromorphic computing for scaled-up computational problems. Sandia will kick off its research using a 50-million neuron L...
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Electrical engineering specialist Meldrum rebrands to Actemium Carlisle
Electrical engineering specialist Meldrum rebrands to Actemium Carlisle Meldrum Ltd has rebranded as Actemium Carlisle, joining the wider Actemium network of Business Units in its mission to boost industrial performance. Since the acquisition of Carlisle-based Meldrum Ltd by VINCI Energies UK &...
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MANN+HUMMEL new HEPA H13 air filters offer virus-free air in buildings
MANN+HUMMEL new HEPA H13 air filters offer virus-free air in buildings The MANN+HUMMEL Group has introduced new HEPA H13 air filters for operators of air conditioning and ventilation systems in buildings in accordance with EN 1822. Their filters reliably remove more than 99.95% of viruses, bacteria...
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Fortress UAV releases Drone Field Repair Kits for Enterprise Drone Operators
Fortress UAV releases Drone Field Repair Kits for Enterprise Drone Operators Fortress UAV, the leader in UAS maintenance and deployment services based in Plano, Texas, is now offering a Drone Field Repair Kit to their available products for public purchase. The Drone Field Repair Kit will serve as a...
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Allison Transmission launches eGen Power Electric Axles for trucks
Allison Transmission launches eGen Power Electric Axles for trucks Allison Transmission, the largest global manufacturer of medium- and heavy-duty fully automatic transmissions and a supplier of commercial vehicle propulsion solutions, including electric hybrid and fully electric propulsion systems,...
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MakerBot expands Composite Materials for 3d Printing with Nylon 12 Carbon Fibre
MakerBot expands Composite Materials for 3d Printing with Nylon 12 Carbon Fibre MakerBot, a global leader in 3D printing has announced the expansion of its materials offering with Nylon 12 Carbon Fibre, adding another composite to the companyโs growing materials portfolio. The MakerBotยฎ Nylon 12 Car...
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Geotab application integrates telematics data into SAP software systems
Geotab application integrates telematics data into SAP software systems Geotab, a global leader in IoT and connected transportation, today announced that a new integration application specifically created for SAP software users to enable access to fleet analytics and vehicle maintenance data insight...
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Robotic Research demonstrates Platooning for US Army Ground Autonomy Program
Robotic Research demonstrates Platooning for US Army Ground Autonomy Program Robotic Research LLC, one of the worldโs leading autonomous technology providers, has announced it has added Retrotraverse to its AutoDrive-M autonomy kit. This autonomy kit is equipped on the U.S. Armyโs Palettized Load Sy...
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3D printed titanium components critical for Boom Supersonic XB-1 Aircraft
3D printed titanium components critical for Boom Supersonic XB-1 Aircraft VELO3D, an innovator in digital manufacturing, today announced that Boom Supersonicโs XB-1 aircraft includes 21 flight hardware components that were manufactured by VELO3Dโs Sapphire 3D metal printer. Unveiled at Boomโs hangar...
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Epic Games introduces Unreal Engine Human-Machine Interface for vehicles
Epic Games introduces Unreal Engine Human-Machine Interface for vehicles Epic Games today announced a new HMI initiative to enable the creation of automotive infotainment and digital cockpit experiences.ย Additionally, General Motorsโ soon-to-be-revealed GMC HUMMER EV will be the first vehicle to use...
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Renault Trucks announces sale of all-electric DZE Trucks in UK
Renault Trucks announces sale of all-electric DZE Trucks in UK Marking a milestone in the transformation of urban transport, Renault Trucks is delighted to partner with two of the UKโs leading brands in announcing the sale of its first two 100% electric medium duty vehicles. Warburtons, the UKโs lar...
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Cummins and Bustech to build electric and hydrogen XDi Transit Buses in Australia
Cummins and Bustech to build electric and hydrogen XDi Transit Buses in Australia Cummins Inc. and Bustech, Australiaโs largest supplier of transit buses designed, engineered and manufactured in Australia, announced an agreement to build the next generation Bustech XDi low floor transit bus using Cu...
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Entegra Attachments acquires Bloom Manufacturing in the USA
Entegra Attachments acquires Bloom Manufacturing in the USA In July of this year, Entegra Attachments, LLC of Saint Charles, Illionois, USA, acquired Bloom Manufacturing, Inc, a 110 year old manufacturing company of standard and custom designed hydraulic winches, speed reducers, parts and accessorie...
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Wirtgen polycrystalline diamond tip milling tools deliver results for Pike Industries
Wirtgen polycrystalline diamond tip milling tools deliver results for Pike Industries High-performance milling tools from Wirtgen with a polycrystalline diamond (PCD) tip have significantly increased the productivity of a major road builder from New England. Pike Industries, which currently produces...
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Five Liebherr T264 mining trucks head for Dawson Mine in Queensland
Five Liebherr T264 mining trucks head for Dawson Mine in Queensland Liebherr Mining have delivered five brand new hauler trucks to MacKellar Mining in Australia, a loyal contractor customer since 2016. Although MacKellar runs Liebherr excavators and dozers at other sites, these 240 tonne trucks are...
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Velodyne and RoboSense team up for 360 degree surround-view lidar sensors
Velodyne and RoboSense team up for 360 degree surround-view lidar sensors Velodyne Lidar and RoboSense (Suteng Innovation Technology Co., Ltd.) have announced that the two companies have entered a longโterm global cross-licensing relationship encompassing a broad range of 360ยฐ surround-view lidar se...
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InoBAT unveils world first Intelligent Electric Vehicle Battery
InoBAT unveils world first Intelligent Electric Vehicle Battery The worldโs first โintelligentโ electric vehicle battery was today launched to the world by European EV battery producer,ย InoBat Autoย (InoBat) in a groundbreaking announcement delivered by the companyโs CEO, Marian Bocek. Speaking at th...
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Shenstone Plant chooses Hyundai for their first ever new equipment purchase
Shenstone Plant chooses Hyundai for their first ever new equipment purchase Based in Northamptonshire, family run business Shenstone Plant, is run by Nick and Alex Bennie who have been running the business for the past 12 years. The business was first established in 1954 by Nick and Alexโs father Da...
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GEOBIM 2020 invites Awards Nominations in Digital Engineering and Construction
GEOBIM 2020 invites Awards Nominations in Digital Engineering and Construction GEOBIM 2020 will steer discussions on accelerating digitalization of construction industry through integrated geospatial, BIM and 4IR technologies GEOBIM 2020 conference is inviting nominations for the GEOBIM 2020 Awards....
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Demystifying the Internet of Things
Demystifying the Internet of Things IoT has been hailed as a global infrastructure for the information society with profound impacts on the way we live and work. But what does that actually mean? Patrick Gains, project manager at Cougar Automation, breaks it down in simple terms: What is IoT? โInter...
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