Join the hunt online for the Best Giveaway of INTERMAT 2015: when it comes to free gifts, you might expect brochures, bags and biscuits – but find out which company was offering visitors something just a little more welcome
When Trimble first launched its Quantm software system a decade or so ago, the company was making an important step into end-to-end BIM modelling. The rules of the game were changing fast. Adrian Greeman reports
When survey and machine control equipment maker Trimble bought the Australian road planning software system Quantm in 2006 it might not have realised quite what it was leading to. A decade later, Quantm is helping to put Trimble among the big players in the BIM (building information modelling) en
What will the next stage of the digital revolution look like? Where will the transformation take our industry in the coming decade? It might not be where you expect say the key opinion leaders on the World Highways machine control roundtable. Look out for a much larger and more integrated solution using big data, artificial intelligence, industry-wide, standardised open platforms, shared intelligence, machine learning and digital twins. The future’s so bright, you gotta wear shades.
The economic recession has only provided a temporary respite from the growing congestion problem, according to Texas Transportation Institute 2011 Urban Mobility Report.While traffic problems have stagnated in the US along with the economy, the annual study suggests that too little progress is being made toward ensuring that the nation's transportation system will be able to keep up with job growth when the economy does return.
INTERMAT is well-established as one of the biggest international shows for the construction equipment, machinery, technology and materials sector. This year INTERMAT and World of Concrete have pooled their expertise and reputations to launch World of Concrete Europe (WOC Europe). This collaboration will better meet the needs of the European concrete market by providing a comprehensive view of the sector.
