The US firm, which uses state-of-the-art technology to improve operators’ productivity and even save lives on job sites around the world, has acquired Linear Project, a software developer, as it seeks to break more ground.
In the fast moving world of construction software, major innovations are happening on a continuous basis. All the leading players are making notable contributions to the sector. A new strategic alliance just announced between the management and data handling software giant Pitney Bowes, and design and construction software producer Autodesk, will help create an end to end range of products and tools for rapidly evolving BIM strategies in the industry. In particular in should help develop an integrated suite
Since last year, SWARCO’s SOLIDPLUS next generation of glass beads have been made in one of the most state-of-the-art and efficient facilities for the production of reflective glass beads.
The US state of Michigan sets up a high-tech test road while New Zealand’s transport officials buy in some
high-tech weather forecasting. The road safety division of 3M will provide the US state of Michigan with lane markings and retroreflective signs for a connected vehicle technologies trial along the I-75 highway. Around 5km of the Interstate 75 work zone in Oakland County will be transformed over the next four months to improve safety for drivers and test advanced vehicle-to-infrastructure technologie
Quicker, better, more cost effective materials testing - Kristina Smith writes. Most developments in materials testing technology involve updating and upgrading existing machines, either to meet changes to standards or to satisfy new needs in the market. And occasionally, a manufacturer will come up with something completely new. PUMA - the precision unbound materials analyser - falls into the latter category. It has been developed by Cooper Research Technology and Nottingham Transportation Engineering Cen
