England’s National Highways agency has brought in several dogs to sniff out the invasive Japanese knotweed plant on the M25 junction 10 upgrade project.
Safety, ergonomics and high productivity have been in focus when designing the new Atlas Copco Boomer XL3 D for users who prefer a traditional direct control system, says the company.
Funding has been secured for an important bridge project in Myanmar. The new bridge will connect the key commercial city of Yangon with Dala, spanning the Yangon River. The Economic Development Cooperation Fund of South Korea is providing a loan worth close to US$138 million for the work. The Myanmar Government is also providing over $188 million for the project. Originally the bridge was expected to cost $168 million but a series of design changes have resulted in a larger budget being required. One of the
Semcon, a Swedish applied automation company, said it has started an on-site project to clear snow from runway landing lights using autonomous vehicles.
Most often the time-consuming job of clearing snow around landing lights has to be done manually because of the intricate maneouvres needed to avoid damaging the lighting systems.
The trial project, which started this month, will be demonstrated in about a year’s time at Örnsköldsvik Airport, around 525km north of the Swedish capital Stockholm, accord
