North America Digital Twin Market Size to Surpass $1.5 Billion by 2026
According to a recent study from market research firm Graphical Research, the North America digital twin market forecast is likely to witness a spiraling demand from multiple industrial sectors through the next five years. The development of cutting-edge technologies has ushered in automation and hyper-automation trends. As such, the emergence of several smart factories across North America is one of the primary growth drivers of the market for digital twins. Industrial internet of Things (II...
Duke Energy One, L3Harris Offer New Operational Solution for Nuclear Power Plants
Innovative new service for nuclear facilities provides customized, immersive 3D simulations. Solution provides way for customers to address operational opportunities, challenges while helping to improve efficiency, reduce costs. CHARLOTTE, N.C. – Duke Energy One and L3Harris Technologies have announced a customized, cost-effective solution for nuclear power plants that will provide complete 3D simulations of operating nuclear facilities. The new service will enhance response prepared...
Cars could get a ‘flashy’ upgrade
Rice University graduate student Kevin Wyss holds a vial of graphene and samples of the graphene-reinforced polyurethane made by the Ford Motor Company. Ford collaborated with a Rice lab to recycle plastic from end-of-life vehicles into graphene through flash Joule heating, then used that graphene in new foam. (Credit: Jeff Fitlow/Rice University) Flash Joule heating process recycles plastic from end-of-life F-150 trucks into high-value graphene for new vehicles HOUSTON – The part of...
Urban Digital Twin pioneer Cityzenith announces pivotal ‘Clean Cities – Clean Future’ project in Los Angeles
Urban Digital Twin pioneer Cityzenith announces pivotal ‘Clean Cities – Clean Future’ project in Los Angeles Los Angeles’ Better Buildings Challenge, a community of building owners representing 150 million ft² of commercial real estate space committed to ‘going green’, has partnered with Urban Digital Twin pioneer Cityzenith. The partners will implement the company’s SmartWorld Digital Twin product in LA’s Bunker Hill area to explore the use of this advanced technology to enable owner...
Trimble Introduces High-Accuracy OEM GNSS Receiver Module for Industrial Autonomy Applications
SUNNYVALE, Calif. —Trimble (NASDAQ:TRMB) introduced today the Trimble® BD9250, a dual-frequency OEM GNSS receiver module that supports Trimble RTX® correction services. The receiver is designed to deliver high-accuracy positioning for a range of high volume, autonomous-ready applications used in the agriculture, construction, robotics and logistics industries worldwide. The BD9250 is a compact receiver with an industry-standard form factor and pinout, allowing for easy system integration and...
ThoughtRiver announce risk management revolution with the first AI contract review tool developed specifically for the construction industry
Legal tech pioneer promises faster review, negotiation, and approval of construction and engineering appointments, using industry-specific AI. Cambridge, ENGLAND, May 2022. ThoughtRiver, one of the UK's leading legal technology companies, has announced the development of a tool tailored to reviewing construction and engineering appointments. The tool is already being used by leading law firm Shoosmiths LLP and Engineering Consultancy Hoare Lea. ThoughtRiver’s contract acceleration pla...
5G Connectivity Helps Robot Become Construction’s Best Friend
On a large and remote construction site in Shetland, where the team is battling the elements, covering large distances every day, the Trimble and Boston Dynamics integrated robot solution has become man’s newest four-legged friend. BAM Nuttall has successfully trialled the integrated Trimble X7 laser scanner with Boston Dynamics’ Spot® robot in a remote construction setting - utilising a private stand-alone 5G network for remote control - in the first use case of its kind. Enlisting Spot a...
IMAGINiT Launches Clarity 2023 Showcasing 10 Years of Customer-Inspired Innovation
Enhanced Task Monitoring and Reliability, Usability, Integration and Space Programming Saves Users Time and Improves Model Control BALTIMORE, MD — IMAGINiT Technologies has released Clarity 2023, an enterprise level suite of products that further improves AEC firms’ competitive advantage with reliable process automation. Clarity performs the repetitive tasks required to put BIM Coordinators in control of their models as well as all related metrics and analytics. With Clarity 2023’s enha...
ForneyVault ® to Interface with AASHTOWare Project™ for DOTs
Pittsburgh, PA - Available to all Department of Transportation agencies, the ForneyVault-AASHTOWare Project interface drives increased transparency, productivity and efficiency – especially pertinent for DOT labs today in light of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act. ForneyVault®, an integrated construction materials testing platform, will soon be available to all department of transportation (DOT) agencies through an interface with AASHTOWare Project. AASHTOWare Project is an inte...
InEight Launches Project Controls Solution to Manage Alternative Delivery Projects After Pilot Shows 10% Reduction in Design Costs
Scottsdale, Ariz., May 17, 2022 – InEight Inc., a global leader in capital project and program management software, has announced the launch of InEight Design, which delivers an integrated project controls process to successfully manage design scopes, and provide traceability in design quantities, for alternative delivery projects. Synchronizing design and construction data delivers the until now missing link in stakeholder collaboration and shared visibility envisioned by alternative delivery m...