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Oil and Bitumen Highlights: Confused Traders Wondering in Markets
Oil and Bitumen Highlights: Confused Traders Wondering in Markets Bitumen Report – September 12, 2022 All Markets have lingered in shock of oil as crude suddenly fell by 8% and quickly recovered after. The bitumen market, though, stayed active. Brent finally closed at $92.11 and WTI settled at $86.1...
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Steps to become a Construction Subcontractor
Steps to become a Construction Subcontractor One of the most profitable niches for small business owners, even amid a recession, is subcontracting. But how can entrepreneurs and hard-working adults get started without having to mortgage their homes? Fortunately, there are several steps that can help...
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Manitou acquires intellectual property of ATN Platforms
Manitou acquires intellectual property of ATN Platforms Manitou Group, the worldwide reference in handling, aerial lift platforms and earthmoving sectors, has announced the purchase of the intellectual property of ATN Platforms, a specialist in the design and assembly of aerial work platforms. Manit...
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Allison Transmission showcasing Electric Axles for Construction Trucks at bauma
Allison Transmission showcasing Electric Axles for Construction Trucks at bauma Allison Transmission, a leading designer and manufacturer of conventional and electrified vehicle propulsion solutions for medium and heavy-duty commercial vehicles, will introduce its new electric axles, Allison eGen Po...
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Water industry needs to boost Cybersecurity protection
Water industry needs to boost Cybersecurity protection Legacy technologies reaching end-of-life, increasing investments in digitisation and automation, and the growing prevalence and sophistication of cybercrime are creating a melting pot of risk for water utilities, says Marc Wren, OT Cyber Securit...
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Scholpp upgrades to new E-Pack-ready Tadano City Crane
Scholpp upgrades to new E-Pack-ready Tadano City Crane When it comes to Tadano City cranes, Jan Meißner, Scholpp’s regional manager for the Rhine-Neckar region, has absolutely no doubts. “These cranes are as flexible and versatile as any you could possibly wish for,” he says. And he’s speaking from...
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Excelerate providing Connectivity for the INTEGRO-E Futuristic Ambulance
Excelerate providing Connectivity for the INTEGRO-E Futuristic Ambulance Cardiff-based connectivity specialist Excelerate Technology has, this week, been appointed to provide the optional state-of-the-art satellite and hybrid connectivity systems on the world’s most advanced fully electric ambulance...
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Aquajet Hydrodemolition Robots heading to bauma 2022
Aquajet Hydrodemolition Robots heading to bauma 2022 Aquajet, a global leader in the design and manufacturing of innovative Hydrodemolition technology, will showcase its full line of Hydrodemolition robots at a bigger and better booth at bauma 2022 in Munich Germany. Visit stand A1.325 to see Aquaje...
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Bollinger unveils Class-4 Commercial Electric Truck
Bollinger unveils Class-4 Commercial Electric Truck Bollinger Motors announces its Class 4 all-electric fleet truck, the Bollinger B4, featuring a cab-forward design with industry-leading safety, cargo, and turn circle capabilities. “The cab-forward design is a radical change from our previous conce...
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First Bobcat MaxControl System in UK put to work with J H Fencing
First Bobcat MaxControl System in UK put to work with J H Fencing J H Fencing Contractor Ltd, based in Holmfirth in West Yorkshire, has purchased the first Bobcat MaxControl Remote Control system in the UK from Bedale-based Grays Machinery Ltd, the local Authorised Bobcat Dealer. J H Fencing is usin...
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CASE introducing E-Series Excavator line-up to enhance Total Operator Experience
CASE introducing E-Series Excavator line-up to enhance Total Operator Experience CASE Construction Equipment will reveal the full rollout of its new E Series excavator models in North America on Thursday, September 22 at CaseCE.com/ESeries. The rollout features seven new models — including two entir...
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Liebherr 50-tonne Crawler Excavators establishing themselves in the French market
Liebherr 50-tonne Crawler Excavators establishing themselves in the French market A Liebherr R 956 crawler excavator of Vitse is currently being used for the demanding demolition of buildings in the commune of Laon, in Northern France. The group’s long-standing French customer bought the machi...
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GAIA-X 4 moveID project looks to secure Vehicle Data Communications
GAIA-X 4 moveID project looks to secure Vehicle Data Communications Which parking garages currently have vacant charge spots available? Where are free parking spaces in the city center? And how can this information be digitally transmitted, and services billed, across providers? The answer to these...
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Cat Trial 13 inspired by Goodnight, Goodnight, Construction Site
Cat Trial 13 inspired by Goodnight, Goodnight, Construction Site For Cat Trial 13: Goodnight, Goodnight, Construction Site we’re following five machines hard at work on a construction site. Inspired by the best-selling children’s book, “Goodnight, Goodnight Construction Site.” Sherri Duskey Rinker a...
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Leading UK EV manufacturers take charge at Battery Show North America
Leading UK EV manufacturers take charge at Battery Show North America Under the banner of the UK Pavilion, 14 of the UK’s most innovative automotive businesses will exhibit at The Battery Show in Novi, Michigan, USA (September 13-15), as part of a wider campaign to promote Britain’s clean automotive...
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Benninghoven Asphalt Plant Catalyst system nominated for bauma Innovation Award
Benninghoven Asphalt Plant Catalyst system nominated for bauma Innovation Award The REVOC system is a technology for reducing the output of greenhouse gases from asphalt mixing plants. In addition to reducing CO2, it can reduce the total carbon emissions by as much as 50 %. The innovative recycling...
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Peterbilt announces Special Edition Model 389X Truck
Peterbilt announces Special Edition Model 389X Truck Peterbilt Motors Company announced today the launch of the limited-release Model 389X. The 389X celebrates the iconic status of the Model 389 with a new, distinctive special edition. The 389X embodies the heritage of the Model 389 with its bold st...
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Cyber Attacks on the rise in Transport and Energy Sectors
Cyber Attacks on the rise in Transport and Energy Sectors While most cybersecurity attacks are agnostic of the industry, impacting both IT (information technology) and OT (operational technology) there has been an alarming rise in the number of OT cyber-attacks on transport and energy businesses ove...
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Real Turf Solutions in Georgia wins CASE Kickstart Business Development Contest
Real Turf Solutions in Georgia wins CASE Kickstart Business Development Contest Local landscaping business, which embodies CASE’s commitment to being a company on the move & delivering real-world innovation, wins six-month use of a CASE CTL & a year of business mentoring Some horsepower-enha...
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Webasto Go™ EV Charger launched in the US and Canada
Webasto Go™ EV Charger launched in the US and Canada Webasto Charging Systems, Inc., a subsidiary of Webasto Group, will launch the Webasto Go, a Level 2 mobile EV Charger, for electric vehicle owners at the Fully Charged LIVE North America 2022 Show in San Diego, California, which takes plac...
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ENR names Superior Construction a Top 50 Domestic Heavy Contractor
ENR names Superior Construction a Top 50 Domestic Heavy Contractor Superior Construction, an American family-owned infrastructure contractor, has been named to Engineering News-Record’s 2022 list of “Top 50 Domestic Heavy Contractors” and was also recognized on its list of “Top 400 Contractors” over...
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Reliable Robotics and Astral Aviation improving Connectivity in Sub-Saharan Africa
Reliable Robotics and Astral Aviation improving Connectivity in Sub-Saharan Africa Reliable Robotics, a leader in autonomous aircraft systems and Kenya-based airline Astral Aviation, today announced a strategic collaboration with the goal of enhancing aviation safety and increasing air cargo connect...
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New Battery Cathode design promises better Lithium-ion Batteries
New Battery Cathode design promises better Lithium-ion Batteries Researchers at the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Argonne National Laboratory have a long history of breakthrough discoveries with lithium-ion batteries. Many of these discoveries have focused on a battery cathode known as NMC, a ni...
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Revealing Ferroelectric Microstructure enables lead-free Piezoelectric Materials
Revealing Ferroelectric Microstructure enables lead-free Piezoelectric Materials A team of researchers have observed and reported for the first time the unique microstructure of a novel ferroelectric material, enabling the development of lead-free piezoelectric materials for electronics, sensors, an...
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Cornell cooking up next-Gen Semiconductors with a modified microwave oven
Cornell cooking up next-Gen Semiconductors with a modified microwave oven A household microwave oven modified by a Cornell engineering professor is helping to cook up the next generation of cellphones, computers and other electronics after the invention was shown to overcome a major challenge faced...
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Scosche unveils new Far Out Apple accessories collection for iPhone 14 line-up
Scosche unveils new Far Out Apple accessories collection for iPhone 14 line-up SCOSCHE Industries, a leading innovator of award-winning consumer technology and accessories, and the #1 Mount Brand, has presented its extensive collection of Apple compatible accessories. This week, at its Far Out event...
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Aetos Operate and Matterport revolutionise Building Operations and Training
Aetos Operate and Matterport revolutionise Building Operations and Training Rising Atlanta green building technology company Aetos Imaging is revolutionizing building operations and building engineer training. The company has launched a next-gen immersive 3D software that is intelligently designed t...
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ADVA launches 10Gbit/s Ethernet device for challenging outdoor environments
ADVA launches 10Gbit/s Ethernet device for challenging outdoor environments ADVA today launched its FSP 150-XO106, enabling communication service providers (CSPs) to deliver 10Gbit/s Carrier Ethernet services in challenging environments. The highly versatile edge demarcation device is compact and te...
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Asahi Kasei AKXY2 Concept Car making debuting at Detroit Auto Show
Asahi Kasei AKXY2 Concept Car making debuting at Detroit Auto Show Asahi Kasei, a diversified Japanese multinational company, will present its newest autonomous EV concept car AKXY2 for the first time internationally at the North American International Detroit Auto Show on September 14 and 15 in the...
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Cenex-LCV celebrates a successful 15th anniversary event
Cenex-LCV celebrates a successful 15th anniversary event Celebrating the significant advancements of the low carbon vehicle community underpinned the 15th anniversary of the Cenex-LCV event, held this week. The UK’s longest established technology showcasing and networking event for the low car...
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AEye debuting Adaptive-LiDAR Intelligent Transportation solutions at ITS World Congress
AEye debuting Adaptive-LiDAR Intelligent Transportation solutions at ITS World Congress AEye, Inc., a global leader in adaptive, high-performance lidar solutions, will showcase how the versatility of its lidar can be used to deliver optimized solutions across the Intelligent Transportation Systems (...
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Renesas introduces embedded RISC-V Motor Controllers
Renesas introduces embedded RISC-V Motor Controllers Renesas Electronics Corporation, a premier supplier of advanced semiconductor solutions, today introduced the industry’s first RISC-V MCU specifically optimized for advanced motor control systems. The new solution enables customers to benefit from...
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Mercedes-Benz Vans and Rivian partner on Electric Van production
Mercedes-Benz Vans and Rivian partner on Electric Van production Mercedes‑Benz Vans, and electric vehicle manufacturer Rivian, today announced the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding to initiate a strategic partnership to cooperate on the production of electric vans. Subject to the parties ente...
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Cogniteam igniting Robotics AI capabilities with NVIDIA Jetson AGX Orin
Cogniteam igniting Robotics AI capabilities with NVIDIA Jetson AGX Orin Cogniteam used the Jetson AGX Orin to enable AI on robots using the Nimbus Operating System. “The NVIDIA AGX Orin is a huge leap for manufacturers and developers who want to see greater AI capabilities on their edge robots,” sai...
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Ford-Pro electric E-Transit Custom set to drive small business EV revolution
Ford-Pro electric E-Transit Custom set to drive small business EV revolution Ford Pro today introduced the van small businesses across Europe have been waiting for. The all-new E-Transit Custom, the all-electric version of Europe’s best-selling van, is designed from the ground up to deliver new leve...
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FARO announces Augmented Reality App for Concrete Construction
FARO announces Augmented Reality App for Concrete Construction FARO® Technologies, a global leader in 4D digital reality solutions, today announced the release of FARO Flatness Check, the company’s first augmented reality app for the concrete industry that will enable the immediate visualization of...
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Pickering Interfaces free utility simplifies and accelerates cable design
Pickering Interfaces free utility simplifies and accelerates cable design Pickering Interfaces, the leading supplier of modular signal switching and simulation solutions for use in electronic test and verification, today announces a significant upgrade to its Cable Design Tool (CDT). Pickering intro...
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Graco breaks ground on new Worldwide Distribution Center in Minnesota
Graco breaks ground on new Worldwide Distribution Center in Minnesota On Tuesday, August 30, Graco Inc., a leading manufacturer of fluid handling equipment, held the ground-breaking ceremony for the Company’s second building in Dayton, Minnesota. The roughly 500,000-square-foot building will serve a...
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MFE Inspection Solutions partners with Emesent for Autonomous LiDAR Mapping
MFE Inspection Solutions partners with Emesent for Autonomous LiDAR Mapping MFE Inspection Solutions announced today its appointment as a reseller of Emesent, a world leader in drone autonomy. This partnership will give MFE customers access to the full line of Emesent products including their flagsh...
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Quanergy 3D LiDAR integrated into Hanwha Techwin Wisenet Wave VMS
Quanergy 3D LiDAR integrated into Hanwha Techwin Wisenet Wave VMS Quanergy Systems, Inc., a leading provider of LiDAR sensors and smart 3D solutions, today announced that the company is integrating its M-Series LiDARs and QORTEX DTC™ 3D perception software with Hanwha’s Techwin’s video manage...
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Fermata Energy Bidirectional Charger approved in US for Nissan LEAF
Fermata Energy Bidirectional Charger approved in US for Nissan LEAF Fermata Energy, the leading provider of Vehicle-to-Everything (V2X) services, today announced that its FE-15 bidirectional charger has been approved by Nissan as the first ever bidirectional charger for use with the Nissan LEAF in t...
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Hyundai unveils HW150A CR Wheeled Excavator
Hyundai unveils HW150A CR Wheeled Excavator Hyundai Construction Equipment is building upon the success of its growing A-Series range of wheeled excavators, with the launch of the compact radius HW150A CR. Following the launch of the larger HW170A CR, the HW150A CR promises to become the flagship of...
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CDE all set to showcase Innovative Waste Recycling at bauma
CDE all set to showcase Innovative Waste Recycling at bauma CDE, a leading global provider of sand and aggregate wet processing solutions for the natural processing and waste recycling sectors, will highlight the role of its technology in supporting the circular economy and zero waste agenda at this...
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TREVIICOS digs in at Herbert Hoover Dike Rehabilitation project
TREVIICOS digs in at Herbert Hoover Dike Rehabilitation project Since 2008 TREVIICOS, the North American subsidiary of the Trevi Group, a worldwide leader in the ground engineering and special foundation industry headquartered in Italy, has been involved in the Herbert Hoover Dike rehabilitation pro...
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Innovate UK funding development of Autonomous Tow Tractors
Innovate UK funding development of Autonomous Tow Tractors Fusion Processing and Bradshaw Electric Vehicles, today, announced the awarding of Innovate UK funding to commence an exciting new partnership to develop fully autonomous (unmanned) Tow Tractors, vehicles that are used extensively in factory...
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Ionic Mineral Technologies scaling-up Nano-Silicon supply for Electric Vehicle Batteries
Ionic Mineral Technologies scaling-up Nano-Silicon supply for Electric Vehicle Batteries Ionic Mineral Technologies, a domestic advanced battery materials technology company, today emerges from stealth mode to debut its breakthrough halloysite-derived nano-silicon, Ionisil™, which can be used...
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Wejo joins TETC Traffic Data Marketplace
Wejo joins TETC Traffic Data Marketplace Wejo Group Limited, a global leader in Smart Mobility for Good™ cloud and software solutions for connected, electric and autonomous vehicle data, today announced its been selected by The Eastern Transportation Coalition (TETC) to join TETC’s Traf...
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Eaton highlights sustainability technology at IAA Transportation show
Eaton highlights sustainability technology at IAA Transportation show Power management company Eaton will display its Vehicle Group’s innovative portfolio of internal combustion solutions for commercial vehicles Sept. 20-25 at the IAA Transportation show in Hannover, Germany. “Although t...
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Teledyne FLIR to debut industrial inspection SIRAS Drone
Teledyne FLIR to debut industrial inspection SIRAS Drone Teledyne FLIR today launched SIRAS™, a professional drone that includes a quick-connect dual radiometric thermal and visible camera payload. Engineered for data security, performance, and affordability, SIRAS is optimized for industrial...
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ENC driving next-generation Zero Emission Buses
ENC driving next-generation Zero Emission Buses ElDorado National (California) or ENC, a subsidiary of REV Group Inc. and an industry leader in heavy-duty transit buses and emission-free technology, announces the next generation of its zero-emission products, Axess® Battery Electric Bus (EVO-BE...
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Aircraft Simulation Platform showcased at Commercial UAV Expo 2022
Aircraft Simulation Platform showcased at Commercial UAV Expo 2022 MORAI, a leading developer of full-stack autonomous vehicle simulation technology in Korea, announced today that it launches a new simulation platform for aircrafts, MORAI SIM Air at Commercial UAV Expo 2022, held in Las Vegas from S...
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WMC producing First Response Hybrid Motorcycles
WMC producing First Response Hybrid Motorcycles White Motorcycle Concepts has begun production of its pioneering electric hybrid motorcycle – the WMC300FR – after Northamptonshire Police became the first emergency service in the world to place a pilot fleet-order for the innovative new vehicles. Pol...
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Oil and Bitumen Highlights: Growth Happened Besides Uncertainties
Oil and Bitumen Highlights: Growth Happened Besides Uncertainties Bitumen Report – September 5, 2022 The fall of crude oil, for the third consecutive month, slowed down bitumen growth but couldn’t stop it for September. Brent closed at $93.31 and WTI settled at $87.06 on Friday. Inflation is getting...
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Foamix Reduced Carbon Asphalt launched by Aggregate Industries
Foamix® Reduced Carbon Asphalt launched by Aggregate Industries Leading construction materials supplier, Aggregate Industries, has launched a reduced carbon asphalt that is 100% recyclable and ideal for the construction, repair and maintenance of new or existing highways. Foamix® offers a truly sust...
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Rokbak celebrates first anniversary
Rokbak celebrates first anniversary Celebrations are underway in Motherwell, Scotland to mark an extraordinary first year of operation for Rokbak. In the 12 months since Managing Director Paul Douglas announced the surprise rebranding of Terex Trucks at an online launch event, the company has enjoye...
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Contiga automates Slab Production in Norway with Elematic Technology
Contiga automates Slab Production in Norway with Elematic Technology Just 10 operators. That’s all it takes to complete three 132m long hollow-core concrete slabs every day at Norwegian precast producer Contiga’s state-of-the-art new facility on the Island of Askøy. Skilled labour is both scarce and...
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Safeguarding South Western Railway with Perimeter Security
Safeguarding South Western Railway with Perimeter Security South Western Railway is one of the largest train operating companies working under the umbrella of Network Rail. Running from its London Waterloo terminal in Central London to South West London, its services run through suburb counties such...
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VolvoCE and BRIO AB join forces to inspire budding engineers
VolvoCE and BRIO AB join forces to inspire budding engineers BRIO Builder’s newest range is a construction system featuring a wheel loader, hauler, and excavator, designed in close collaboration with Volvo CE to ensure they closely resemble their real-life counterparts, and all proudly sporting the...
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Topcon launches Topnet Live in Finland to expand GNSS network correction
Topcon launches Topnet Live in Finland to expand GNSS network correction Global provider of precision measurement and workflow solutions Topcon Positioning Group has announced the launch of Topnet Live in Finland, with the real-time GNSS network correction service now available for construction, agr...
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Renesas expanding 4D Radar technology with Steradian acquisition
Renesas expanding 4D Radar technology with Steradian acquisition Renesas Electronics Corporation, has announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Steradian Semiconductors Private Limited, a fabless semiconductor company based in Bengaluru, India, that provides 4D imaging rad...
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