Siemens and Bentley Systems Announce PlantSight™ Digital Twin Cloud Services
LONDON -The Year in Infrastructure 2018 Conference – Siemens and Bentley Systems announced today the introduction of PlantSight, resulting from development together based on their highly complementary software portfolios. PlantSight is a digital solution to benefit customers through more efficient plant operations. PlantSight enables as-operated and up-to-date digital twins which synchronize with both physical reality and engineering data, creating a holistic digital context for consistently und...
Bentley Acquires Agency9 to Realize Digital Twins for Every City
LONDON - The Year in Infrastructure 2018 Conference –– Bentley Systems Incorporated, the leading global provider of comprehensive software solutions for advancing the design, construction, and operations of infrastructure, today announced the acquisition of Agency9, based in Stockholm. Agency9 has already provided nearly half of Sweden’s larger municipalities with city-scale digital twin cloud services for city planning and related web-based 3D visualization. Since 2012, Agency9 has taken advant...
Navsight Land/Air Solution: Powerful New Inertial Navigation Solution for Surveying Applications
Carrières-sur-seine, France - SBG Systems releases at the Intergeo show in Frankfurt (Germany), the Navsight Land/Air Solution, a full high performance inertial navigation solution designed to make surveyors’ mobile data collection easier, whether it is mobile mapping, GIS, or road inspection. Built on a proven technology, Navsight strengthens SBG Systems position as leading innovator on the mobile positioning market. Navsight Land/Air Solution consists in an Inertial Measurement Unit availa...
elecworks™ 2019: Empowered User Experience
Trace Software International, with a unique passion for the design of high-performance software solutions for electrical engineering since 1987, announces that elecworks™ 2019 will be available on the market from October. The management of electrical projects can be time-consuming. Low levels of customization, long design time, tedious interface, inconsistent documentation, and poor details can be critical factors for any professional in the industry. In this latest version, the professiona...
Introducing AISC's New Curved Member Design Guide
AISC's new Design Guide 33: Curved Member Design provides much-needed advice on designing projects with curved steel. In addition to design guidance for both vertically- and horizontally-curved members, it offers valuable practical information on detailing, fabrication and contract document requirements. Bo Dowswell, a principal with ARC International, LLC, a consultant to AISC's Steel Solutions Center and author of Design Guide 33, shares everything you need to know about this new resource in t...
New Edition of Welded Connections Design Guide Available
The second edition of AISC Design Guide 21: Welded Connections – A Primer for Engineers (DG 21) is now available. This new edition of the guide, authored by structural welding guru Duane K. Miller, PE, ScD, The Lincoln Electric Co., provides an updated overview of all kinds of topics related to structural welding, including selection of weld types, weld design, metallurgy, weld repair, weld procedure specifications, quality, inspection, economy and safety. "When the AISC Steel Solutions Cente...
Simpson Strong-Tie Redesigns RCKW Kneewall Connector for Greater Concrete and Steel Anchoring Versatility
Pleasanton, Calif. — Simpson Strong-Tie, the leader in engineered structural connectors and building solutions, has redesigned its popular RCKW rigid kneewall connector for cold-formed steel construction to provide a versatile, two-anchor option for contractors using 1/2"- or 3/8"-diameter concrete anchors, resulting in faster and more efficient installation. When higher loads are required, the RCKW can be combined with the RCKWS stiffener (sold separately) to provide additional capacity for max...
Qnect Announces New Moment Connections During AISC’S 2018 SteelDays
[HADLEY, MA] - Qnect, the steel industry's leading connection design and optimization solution, today introduced new capabilities built to enhance the connection portfolio while providing customers with a never before opportunity to optimize top and bottom moment connections in their 3D model. “The last few years, fabricators and engineers, as well as a few savvy general contractors, have increased their optimization requirements,” says Qnect CEO, Jef Sharp. “And Qnect has responded not only...
NavVis IndoorViewer Now Converts Static Scans into Immersive 360° Imagery
MUNICH, Germany – NavVis, a leading provider of indoor spatial intelligence technology, can now automatically convert E57 point cloud files into interactive, realistic 360° walkthroughs, following the latest software upgrade to IndoorViewer. NavVis IndoorViewer is a web-based application that displays realistic digital twins using 360° panoramic images, point clouds and maps generated by 3D scanning devices. Users can move around digital twins of scanned spaces as if they are on site and use...
Client Portal Adds New Dimension for Sewer System Operators
E/One partners with High Tide Technologies to strengthen telemetry monitoring capabilities of ALL-TERRAIN SEWER™ NEW ORLEANS - At WEFTEC 2018, the largest annual water quality event in the world, Environment One Corporation (E/One) and High Tide Technologies announced a partnership that will result in E/One Sentry Advisor 2.0™. The upgrade will enhance the remote monitoring capabilities of E/One's industry-leading grinder pumps through the use of a secure client portal, maximizing equipment f...