HNTB relocates suburban Milwaukee office and nearly 100 employees to larger downtown office space
MILWAUKEE – HNTB Corporation opened for business in downtown Milwaukee today, completing a relocation of nearly 100 infrastructure planners, engineers and other professionals to the 19th and 20th floors in the Two Fifty building at 250 East Wisconsin Avenue. The move brings HNTB closer to its clients and projects and will accommodate anticipated employee growth. “Designing and delivering complex infrastructure solutions to keep communities moving and prosperous demands talented teams, close c...
Trimble, Hilti and Boston Dynamics Partner to Explore the Use of Autonomous Robots in Construction
Boston Dynamics' Spot Robot with a Trimble X7 3D Laser Scanning System. A high-speed laser scanner with integrated imaging, automatic calibration and registration technologies as well as survey-grade self-levelling. Connecting the Physical and the Digital World for Improved Safety, Productivity and Quality SUNNYVALE, Calif., SCHAAN, Liechtenstein and BOSTON — Trimble (NASDAQ: TRMB), Hilti and Boston Dynamics announced today a collaboration to explore the integration of Trimble’s...
Autodesk And Virgin Hyperloop One Announce Joint-Effort To Explore Advanced Route Optimization, Transportation Design, And Construction Technology
LAS VEGAS - Autodesk, Inc. (ADSK) and Virgin Hyperloop One, a leader of hyperloop technology and the evolution of how the world moves people and goods, announced an alliance to explore new opportunities in extending the value of Building Information Modeling (BIM) for transportation route optimization and improved digital engineering and construction workflows. "Virgin Hyperloop One is pushing the boundaries of transportation efficiency," said Josh Giegel, Co-Founder and Chief Technology Offi...
HoloBuilder Announces Partnership with Boston Dynamics
Las Vegas, Nevada – HoloBuilder announced today their partnership with Boston Dynamics and released SpotWalk, a new product integration with Boston Dynamics’ Spot robot. The new partnership brings autonomous 360° reality capture to construction projects, addressing core productivity inefficiencies that continue hampering the construction industry. Controlled by HoloBuilder’s SpotWalk app, the Boston Dynamics’ Spot robot can walk job sites autonomously, capturing 360° images that record the pr...
Reliability of Hungarian power system enhanced by Wärtsilä automation upgrade & agreement extension
The technology group Wärtsilä and Hungarian utility Tatabanya Erömu Kft. have signed a five-year extension to an existing maintenance agreement, as well as an automation upgrade contract. The signings took place in October 2019. Tatabanya Erömu operates an 18 MW grid balancing power plant in northwestern Hungary running on three Wärtsilä 34SG gas engines. The plant supports the national grid by providing the needed input load to enable grid balancing. In extending the maintenance agreement, W...
Enterprise Partnerships with Trimble and Microsoft Drive senseFly Strategy Forward
CHESEAUX-SUR-LAUSANNE, Switzerland – senseFly, the global leader in fixed-wing drones, has announced new strategic partnerships. The organisations include Trimble and Microsoft and demonstrate the capability and suitability of senseFly’s fixed-wing drones and drone sensors for precision agriculture. “Trimble and Microsoft are major players in the agriculture sector, and these relationships are a testament to senseFly’s drones operating at the high standards required by large organisations to...
Water Management Product Offering Expands with Torrent Resources, Inc. Acquisition
ATLANTA, Ga. – Oldcastle Infrastructure™, A CRH Company, has acquired Torrent Resources, Inc. a full-service stormwater solutions provider, based in Phoenix, AZ. Since 1972, Torrent has specialized in the construction of two stormwater infiltration systems designed for the pretreatment and recharge of excess surface water, the MaxWell® IV and the MaxWell® Plus drywell systems for deep infiltration. This new partnership builds on existing community and business relationships, while affording c...
HNTB Marks 65 Years of Shaping Transportation Infrastructure in Massachusetts
History in the region includes roads, rails and runways to help move people and grow the economy of the Greater Boston region BOSTON – Today HNTB Corporation marks its 65th anniversary of service to transportation agencies in Massachusetts. The firm’s presence began with the opening of an office in Boston in 1954. HNTB has operated continuously since then serving numerous local public and private clients, including the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority, Massachusetts Department of T...
Epiroc to Digitalize Pucobre’s Mining Operations in Chile
Stockholm, Sweden: Epiroc AB, a leading productivity partner for the mining and infrastructure industries, has signed a collaboration agreement with Sociedad Punta del Cobre SA in Chile to digitalize the company’s mining operations, boosting productivity and safety. Epiroc is helping Sociedad Punta del Cobre, commonly known as Pucobre, to enhance its mining operations in the Atacama region in northern Chile. This collaboration includes defining new ways of working and new roles as well as...
Digital Construction Works Announces its Partner Community and Partnership with O3 Solutions to Support Advanced Work Packaging Services
SINGAPORE - The Year in Infrastructure Conference - Digital Construction Works, Inc. (DCW), a new digital automation, integration, and digital twinning services company announces the launch of its Partner Community, including partners to provide services and partners to provide fit-for-purpose solutions. Advancements in the construction industry require a combination of people, processes, and technology to enable the construction industry to more efficiently, rapidly, and successfully transform...