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ProovStation and MICHELIN unveil TireStation Magnetic Tire Scanner
ProovStation and MICHELIN unveil TireStation Magnetic Tire Scanner ProovStation, Europe’s leading provider of AI-powered car inspection, and MICHELIN, a leading tire manufacturer in sustainable mobility, unveiled TireStation, the fast and reliable solution for automated tire inspection. Combin...
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New Holland expands into the metaverse with Microsoft and Touchcast
New Holland expands into the metaverse with Microsoft and Touchcast New Holland Agriculture, a brand of global capital goods company CNH Industrial, reached beyond its core farming audience to show the wider world what the farm equipment manufacturer is doing in terms of innovation and technology. A...
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John Deere debuted Planting Technology and Electric Excavator at CES
John Deere debuted Planting Technology and Electric Excavator at CES During John Deere’s CES 2023 keynote address, the company revealed two new technologies, ExactShot™ and an electric excavator, that will help Deere’s customers be more productive, profitable, and sustainable. “Everything we...
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CHAS acquired by Veriforce
CHAS acquired by Veriforce CHAS 2013 Limited based in London has announced receipt of all customary regulatory approvals that confirms that its acquisition by Thoma Bravo-backed Veriforce, LLC, the supply chain risk and compliance management industry’s fastest-growing solution provider, is now compl...
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RSK Group acquires WysePower Construction Site Solutions Company
RSK Group acquires WysePower Construction Site Solutions Company The market-leading temporary site service company WysePower, which emphasises the use of carbon-neutral building solutions, has been acquired by the RSK Group, a global leader in the delivery of sustainable solutions. Founded as WysePl...
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Major changes in UK Building Safety for 2023
Major changes in UK Building Safety for 2023 The construction industry will see major changes this year as the new building safety regime comes into play. The Building Safety Act 2022 (BSA) has laid the groundwork, with a number of government consultations taking place late last year – and thi...
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Iteris wins $2.8m I-10 Express Lane Initiative in California
Iteris wins $2.8m I-10 Express Lane Initiative in California Iteris, Inc. today announced that it has been awarded a $2.8 million contract from the San Bernardino County Transportation Authority (SBCTA) to support the development of the I-10 Express Lanes. The project proposes to widen the I-10 high...
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Regulating Systems in a Portable Compressor
Regulating Systems in a Portable Compressor Why are regulation systems so vital in a portable compressor, and how do they differ to those suitable for a stationary machine? Guy Laps, Technology and Innovation Manager at Atlas Copco, explains: “Integrated within a compressor are systems that play an...
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Digger Girl signs up as a Brand Ambassador for Hyundai CEE in 2023
Digger Girl signs up as a Brand Ambassador for Hyundai CEE in 2023 Hyundai Construction Equipment Europe (HCEE) has announced its official partnership with Amy Underwood – The Digger Girl, who will act as a brand ambassador for Hyundai CEE in 2023. As one of the industry’s most popular social...
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Technisches Hilfswerk supports emergencies with ATLAS Excavator
Technisches Hilfswerk supports emergencies with ATLAS Excavator Quick support in emergencies – flexible and extremely agile ATLAS 140W blue mobile excavator – 15 t power and effectiveness in operation – excellent performance in challenging assignments like fires, danger of collapse and securing of a...
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Five of the most common Road Traffic Injuries
Five of the most common Road Traffic Injuries Car accidents still occur despite traffic rules and regulations, law enforcement, speed bumps, and speed cameras. Unfortunately, the inconvenience and trauma of a car accident is not the only thing you have to worry about. Traffic injuries are a common b...
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Oil and Bitumen Highlights: Movements of Markets
Oil and Bitumen Highlights: Movements of Markets Bitumen Report – 9 Jan, 2023 Financial markets have started 2023 on Wednesday and crude oil initiated by falling further. Bitumen stayed in the former price ranges in most areas. New CPI reports will be released this week. The pace of inflation seems...
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Wirtgen introduces a new generation of Z² Round-Shank Picks
Wirtgen introduces a new generation of Z² Round-Shank Picks The demands on cutting tools for environmentally friendly cold recycling and effective soil stabilisation are extremely varied. Important, amongst other things, are high cutting performance, extreme impact resistance and particularly high r...
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Owl Autonomous Imaging launches Monocular 3D Thermal Ranger at CES
Owl Autonomous Imaging launches Monocular 3D Thermal Ranger at CES At CES 2023, Owl Autonomous Imaging has announced the availability of an Evaluation Kit for their new Thermal Ranger™ ADAS & Autonomous Navigation Development Platform. This hardware and software kit enables Tier 1 and OEM...
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Komatsu celebrates 2,000 Intelligent Dozers and Excavators delivered in Europe
Komatsu celebrates 2,000 Intelligent Dozers and Excavators delivered in Europe In June, at the Hillhead fair in the UK, the 2000th Komatsu intelligent Machine Control (iMC) sale was delivered by Marubeni Komatsu Ltd., the Komatsu Distributor for the UK, to TRU Plant, a family business based in the S...
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Cleary Stone receives the first Electric Volvo Wheel Loader in the US
Cleary Stone receives the first Electric Volvo Wheel Loader in the US Cleary Stone has had their eye on sustainability for a long time. The Richmond, Vermont-based business provides rock products from gravel to large slabs to customers who care about the earth, so it simply makes sense. “We work pri...
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HS2 Box Bridge Slide installed over the M42 by Balfour Beatty VINCI
HS2 Box Bridge Slide installed over the M42 by Balfour Beatty VINCI Balfour Beatty VINCI has celebrated a world-first as around 450 of its people slid a 12,600 tonne bridge required for HS2, a record 165 metres to position it across a motorway in Warwickshire. The site team worked around the clock t...
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Superior Construction celebrates Safety Award from Indiana Constructors
Superior Construction celebrates Safety Award from Indiana Constructors Superior Construction, an American family-owned infrastructure contractor, is proud to receive a 2022 Silver Safety Program Award from Indiana Constructors, Inc. (ICI). The annual distinction recognizes contractors with outstand...
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The seven issues affecting Supply Chains in the UK in 2023
The seven issues affecting Supply Chains in the UK in 2023 The last year has been challenging for supply chains, with 2023 set for similar pressures and a raft of new legislation to boot. But forewarned is forearmed. Alex Minett, Head of Products and Markets at CHAS, looks here at ten issues compani...
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Newcastle and Gateshead support businesses to achieve Clean Air Compliance
Newcastle and Gateshead support businesses to achieve Clean Air Compliance Anglo Scottish Asset Finance Ltd has been appointed by Newcastle City, and Gateshead Council to deliver the financial assistance scheme to support businesses affected by the introduction of a clean air zone in Newcastle City...
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Seeing Machines, Ambarella and Autobrains combine ADAS safety into System-on-Chip
Seeing Machines, Ambarella and Autobrains combine ADAS safety into System-on-Chip Autobrains Technologies, Ambarella, and Seeing Machines today announced a strategic collaboration to offer three safety systems in a single box, using a single system-on-chip (SoC). Autobrains is an AI-pioneer mobility...
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Spanish Ceramic Floor Tile expands with new Doosan DL380-7 wheel loader
Spanish Ceramic Floor Tile expands with new Doosan DL380-7 wheel loader Trans-Tomaco is a family company based in Castellón in Spain, founded in 1950 by professionals from the world of transport, logistics management and earthmoving. Since then, the business has fulfilled all of its clients’ m...
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Lintec & Linnhoff manufacturing new Asphalt Plants in Malaysia
Lintec & Linnhoff manufacturing new Asphalt Plants in Malaysia Lintec & Linnhoff has kicked off production of its asphalt and concrete batching plants at its newest facility, a manufacturing site in the state of Johor, Malaysia. New models for customers are already rolling off the production...
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Ritchie Bros. largest auction in the Pacific Northwest net over $50m
Ritchie Bros. largest auction in the Pacific Northwest net over $50m Last week, Ritchie Bros. conducted its largest auction ever in the Pacific Northwest, selling 3,700+ items from five locations in one online auction and generating US$50+ million in gross transaction value. The December 21, 2022, e...
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6G to opening up new possibilities in Connected Mobility
6G to opening up new possibilities in Connected Mobility Connected vehicles will make mobility more efficient, safer, more relaxed, and more intelligent. For this, the vehicles – whether on the road, in the air, or on the factory floor – will have to be able to reliably exchange data with each other...
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Williams Advanced Engineering rebrands to WAE Technologies
Williams Advanced Engineering rebrands to WAE Technologies WAE Technologies – formerly named Williams Advanced Engineering – has today unveiled its new corporate branding, alongside an updated logo and name. This follows the acquisition of the world-leading technology and engineering ser...
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Former CEA Construction Equipment Association CEO awarded MBE
Former CEA Construction Equipment Association CEO awarded MBE Rob Oliver, who retired as the Chief Executive of the CEA (Construction Equipment Association) in 2021, has been awarded an MBE in the King’s first New Year’s honours list. The Award of Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) was...
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CCTech HVAC Digital Twin powered by Bentley Systems iTwin
CCTech HVAC Digital Twin powered by Bentley Systems iTwin CCTech has announced the addition of HVAC-Twin to Bentley Systems’ powered by iTwin program. HVAC-Twin enables quick turnaround between HVAC design iterations—leading to energy and cost-efficient HVAC designs. Designers and engineers can add...
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CorroLogic is the logical Corrosion solution for the Oil and Gas Industry
CorroLogic is the logical Corrosion solution for the Oil and Gas Industry The stakes of corrosion in the oil and gas industry can be astronomical, ranging from high maintenance and repair costs, to downtime and profit loss, to safety hazards from oil and gas leaks. The simple culprit: metal reacting...
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Acrow receives ISO 37001 Certification for Anti-Bribery Management Standards
Acrow receives ISO 37001 Certification for Anti-Bribery Management Standards Acrow, a leading international bridge engineering and supply company, has recently obtained ISO 37001 certification after independent review of its anti-bribery policies and procedures. ISO 37001 was developed by the Intern...
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Ferrovial completes sale of Amey for £400 million
Ferrovial completes sale of Amey for £400 million Ferrovial has completed the sale of 100% of Amey Group to a UK company controlled by funds managed by One Equity Partners, in partnership with Buckthorn Partners. The transaction represents an enterprise value of £400 million (€455 million) and equit...
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3 predictions for the Automotive Supply Chain
3 predictions for the Automotive Supply Chain The arrival of a new year provides a chance to look back on the year that was, dust off the crystal ball, and make some predictions about what lies ahead. In case of the automotive space, big changes are ahead for Tier 1 auto suppliers and the OEMs ...
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SmartPort Project delivering Automation for Scandlines Ports
SmartPort Project delivering Automation for Scandlines Ports Over the next year, Adaptive Recognition will deliver the foundation – intelligent cameras, sensors and middleware – that will enable Scandlines to build a Smart Port that can automate the handling of ferry customers. Carsten Nørland...
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Scalable HIL Testing for CV3-AD Domain Controller SoCs
Scalable HIL Testing for CV3-AD Domain Controller SoCs Ambarella, Inc., an edge AI semiconductor company, and Applied Intuition, a software solutions provider for autonomous vehicle (AV) development, today at CES 2023 announced a partnership to offer a joint ADAS and AV development solution based on...
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Caterpillar and Luck Stone to scale Autonomous Hauler Truck solutions
Caterpillar and Luck Stone to scale Autonomous Hauler Truck solutions Caterpillar Inc. announced a collaboration with Luck Stone, the nation’s largest family-owned and operated producer of crushed stone, sand and gravel, to deploy Caterpillar’s autonomous solution to Luck Stone’s Bull Run Plant in C...
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JCB celebrates manufacture of 1,000 award winning Mini Electric Excavators
JCB celebrates manufacture of 1,000 award winning Mini Electric Excavators JCB’s double-award winning electric mini excavator marked another significant milestone in its short history – the production of the 1,000th machine. JCB went into full production with the world’s first volume-produced all-el...
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Adding Dynamic to the 4 D’s of Robotisation in Construction
Adding Dynamic to the 4 D’s of Robotisation in Construction Industry 4.0, IoT, IIoT, AI and machine learning are all terms now synonymous with industrial automation. Likewise, commentators have given much thought in recent years around the ‘4 Ds of robotisation: dull, dirty, dangerous and dear...
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Porsche headlight technology delivers a brighter future
Porsche headlight technology delivers a brighter future With its innovative high-resolution HD matrix technology, Porsche has created the lighting of the next generation. The innovation was developed in partnership with partners, and its central component is a chip that assembles more than 16,000 in...
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CEMEX invests in Waste to Energy Advanced Solutions
CEMEX invests in Waste to Energy Advanced Solutions CEMEX, S.A.B. de C.V. and CEMEX Ventures, CEMEX’s corporate venture capital unit, announced their investment in Waste to Energy Advanced Solutions, a clean energy start-up that has developed a novel process to transform solid waste into synthesis g...
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Digital Construction Sites and Sustainability on show at SaMoTer 2023
Digital Construction Sites and Sustainability on show at SaMoTer 2023 With just under five months to go, the 31st edition of SaMoTer is to be held in Verona, 3-7 May 2023, with a focus on innovation. Strong attendance especially sees the return to the show of CGT, the exclusive distributor of Caterp...
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RISE Robotics wins US Patent for High Reduction Belt-Driven Linear Actuator
RISE Robotics wins US Patent for High Reduction Belt-Driven Linear Actuator RISE™Robotics, the Zero Emission Motion Control Company, announced today that it has been granted a key U.S. Patent for their technology, the High Reduction Belt-Driven Linear Actuator U.S. Patent 11,255,416. “RISE...
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Predictive Simulation Insights for Sustainable Mobility to be featured at CES
Predictive Simulation Insights for Sustainable Mobility to be featured at CES During CES 2023, Ansys will showcase how its comprehensive simulation solutions are accelerating a connected, autonomous, shared, and electric future for the mobility industry. Alongside customers and partners, Ansys will...
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Hytera celebrates 30th Anniversary with new product releases
Hytera celebrates 30th Anniversary with new product releases Hytera Communications, a leading global provider of professional communications technologies and solutions, today announced the commencement of its 30th anniversary with the first round of new products launching in 2023. Two new models fro...
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4 essential tips for successful 3D Printing in the Classroom
4 essential tips for successful 3D Printing in the Classroom 3D printers might seem like a lunchbox-sized factory that can make you anything as long as you’re willing to wait for it to create the individual parts (assembly required on your part, of course). However, this tool is just like any...
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Cashless Tolling System speeds up New York Traffic
Cashless Tolling System speeds up New York Traffic Kapsch TrafficCom USA announces the delivery completion for a new tolling system covering four bridges and two tunnels between New York and New Jersey. The final step of the project, for which the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey and Kapsch...
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Team develops Graphene Nanoelectronics platform
Team develops Graphene Nanoelectronics platform A pressing quest in the field of nanoelectronics is the search for a material that could replace silicon. Graphene has seemed promising for decades. But its potential faltered along the way, due to damaging processing methods and the lack of a new elec...
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SVOLT launches the Dragon Armor Battery for Electric Vehicle Safety
SVOLT launches the Dragon Armor Battery for Electric Vehicle Safety On December 15 2022, SVOLT Energy Technology Company Limited, a Chinese energy technology company, launched the third generation of CTP products named “Dragon Armor” on the 3rd Battery Day. The company adopts cutting-edg...
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Granite wins $174m construction contracts at Los Angeles World Airports
Granite wins $174m construction contracts at Los Angeles World Airports Granite has been awarded an approximately $174 million contract by the City of Los Angeles and Los Angeles World Airports (LAWA) to construct new exit taxiways and reconstruct sections of existing runways. The project will be fu...
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Meeting Air Taxi Certification unlocks the future
Meeting Air Taxi Certification unlocks the future Martin Peryea, EVP, and GM of Electric Air Mobility of the AIRO Group, continues to lead Jaunt toward success in the emerging world of eVTOL players. “The eVTOL (electric vertical takeoff and landing) industry in 2022 has demonstrated that the...
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Making new Crystalline Materials with two or more elements
Making new Crystalline Materials with two or more elements Argonne National Laboratory scientists have found a new way to make materials for batteries, magnets and microelectronics. The world’s best artists can take a handful of differently coloured paints and create a museum-worthy canvas that look...
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New technology can diagnose potential Water Leaks in District Heat Pipes
New technology can diagnose potential Water Leaks in District Heat Pipes Imagine boiling water burst in the middle of the road while you are walking the street. District heating pipelines supply hot water at temperatures of as high as 120℃ at constant pressure from a District Heating Hot Water Produ...
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Producing hydrogen using a Sponge Iron
Producing hydrogen using a Sponge Iron RUDN University environmentalists have proposed a new catalyst for converting methane into hydrogen – an alternative energy carrier. The catalyst itself is a simple sponge iron, environmentally friendly and also a cheap material. The results were publishe...
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Lafarge Canada turns Nova Scotia Cement Plant green
Lafarge Canada turns Nova Scotia Cement Plant green Lafarge Canada has been consistently advancing in their journey to Net-Zero. The largest provider of sustainable and innovative building solutions in Canada has announced the full transformation of the Brookfield Cement Plant’s cement production in...
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Cincoze introduces rugged embedded computer to power the Internet of Energy
Cincoze introduces rugged embedded computer to power the Internet of Energy Many countries are facing serious energy shortages, and to counter this problem, many are already actively utilizing renewable energy, but they also urgently need the layout of the internet of energy (IoE) to harness this ne...
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Empa researchers find the cause of brittle concrete walls
Empa researchers find the cause of brittle concrete walls “Our houses are crumbling!” reads a banner at a demonstration in Dublin. “100% reparation,” reads T-shirts worn by participants – seen in a photo in the Nov. 15 online edition of The Irish Times. For years, unstable co...
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High-tech labs could help design future generations of batteries
High-tech labs could help design future generations of batteries Designing a battery is a three-part process. You need a positive electrode, you need a negative electrode, and — importantly — you need an electrolyte that works with both electrodes. An electrolyte is the battery component that transf...
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Vapor Barrier System mitigates brownfield Site Contamination
Vapor Barrier System mitigates brownfield Site Contamination Land Science®, a division of REGENESIS® and the leading provider of contaminant vapor mitigation systems, has been granted a U.S. patent for the inventive use of reinforced geomembrane that features an encapsulated metalized layer and is i...
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Quanergy 3D technology securing Critical Infrastructure around the world
Quanergy 3D technology securing Critical Infrastructure around the world Quanergy Systems, Inc., a leading provider of LiDAR sensors and smart 3D solutions, today announced that more than 30 companies around the world have chosen Quanergy’s 3D LiDAR solutions to protect over 100 critical infrastruct...
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Hytera releases Security Communication Technologies White Paper
Hytera releases Security Communication Technologies White Paper Hytera Communications, a leading global provider of professional communications technologies and solutions, releases a new white paper – Harness Advanced Push-to-talk to Transform Physical Security Operations. In this white paper,...
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Kastle Crushers future-proofs quarry operations with Hyundai HX220AL Excavator
Kastle Crushers future-proofs quarry operations with Hyundai HX220AL Excavator Crushing. Digging. Munching. Pecking. Feeding. Screening – Independent crushing and screening contractors, Kastle Crushers, needed a machine that could do it all. With a brief to find something powerful and long-las...
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