Products

Norway's Novapoint has released the server-side version of its new object-based road design software, QuadriDCM, which it says will effectively integrate BIM-based interdisciplinary working methods over the internet. The software works in conjunction with the Novapoint 19 DCM road design suite and allows cloud-based design work by multiple users. Engineers check out a portion of a 3D model directly and work on it so that, "…the intelligent model becomes the central information carrier of all infrastructure

Belgian software provider Bricsys has launched a Windows 64-bit version and an updated 32-bit version of its BricsCAD, used by many as a budget price alternative base platform to other options. It also runs on Linux. The latest v13.2 release is also now compatible with the industry standard .dwg format used in the latest 2014 AutoCAD says Bricsys, adding that the new release has numerous fixes and improvements. The program has been offered since launch a decade ago, with a suite of APIs for third party deve

Autodesk has launched a specialist training and certification package for civil engineers to bring them up to speed on modem BIM (information modelling) workflows. The Autodesk Official Training Guide, is not just teaching the functionality of the programs says the company, but aims to show how the Autodesk infrastructure software workflows "can help owners and service providers on roads and highways improve productivity, optimise designs, and accelerate project approvals." The course simulates a roadways p

Savoy Computing has released a new version of its turning simulation program Autotrack 11, which extends and updates its support for a wide variety of base platforms as well as introducing new features. The software now supports the latest AutoCAD 2014, AutoCAD Civil 3D 2014 and other AutoCAD 2014 verticals and also will run in Bentley programs such as InRoads, MX and Power Civil. Updates for Bentley include support for full 3-axis vehicle rock and roll on 3D surface terrains, vertical headroom clearance an

PTV has just launched a completely new version of its market leading microsimulator, Vissim v6. "The program has been completely rewritten to modernise and streamline its foundation architecture," said PTV developer Dr Axel Lenhardt, "…making it faster and more efficient.” "It also now works with the same data tools as Visum which means enhancements for one will also apply directly to the other, speeding new features." Users will notice a completely reworked interface he says, which brings many of th

Naçe’s TK11 tertiary impact crusher range has undergone minor updates and improvements, which generate 10% more output, and the range gets a new model - the TK11-10. It fits in between the existing TK11-05 and TK11-15 models and offers an output capability of 220tonnes/hour from its 200kW electric motor. The company’s DMK05 is claimed to be the largest impact crusher produced in Turkey. Using a 500kW electric motor, the DML05 is said to be capable of outputs in excess of 500tonnes/hour, using a 1.4metre

Hidromek used its home event to show the HMK540LC HD, a heavyweight 54tonne excavator. Its pending arrival will put the company into new market segments including quarrying, aggregate production and demolition, sitting above the current range-topper, the 37tonne HMK370LC. Still at prototype stage, the final design of the HMK540LC HD has yet to be confirmed, but expect production to start in 2014 following feedback and testing with potential customers. And Hidromek expects to grow its tracked excavator ra

Asphalt plant specialist E-Mak has developed and patented a hot recycling system that saves energy while ensuring bitumen is not damaged during the material recycling process. Cleverly, its new plant re-uses heat generated by the burner and flows it through the tower to improve heat regeneration to maintain product quality. Careful development of flights inside the tower increase the time it takes for material to descend, which also provides additional mixing capability while boosting heat absorption. E

Çesan has developed the King Batch 280 T/H for applications where customers face problems with a lack of infrastructure. The compact design allows it to be transported anywhere in the world, claimed the company, in just eight containers, significantly reducing transport costs. The company has also developed a mechanical base for the plant, allowing it to be assembled and commissioned on any surface. Previously, asphalt plants required purpose-built concrete slabs for effective installation.

Volvo Construction Equipment is working in some of the world’s most treacherous terrain to construct a high-speed road link across the Andes Mountains. A fleet of 60 Volvo Construction Equipment (Volvo CE) road-building machines is being used to construct a 140km highway across the Andes Mountains, from Bucaramanga, Colombia’s eighth largest city, to Cucuta on the border – providing the country with a much-needed high-speed link with Venezuela. Tasked with this huge undertaking is innovative Colombian hi

At a time when road safety is posing a significant threat to both human health and economic development around the world, it is worth noting that in many developed nations the situation is improving. The United Nations has identified road safety as a major problem and established its Decade of Action for Road Safety for the 2010-2020 period, in a bid to cut the growing death toll. But while developing nations are seeing a vast growth in vehicle numbers and road fatalities, the improving road safety situ