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CONSTRUCTION

Buildots | April 28, 2022

Buildots, which uses AI and computer vision to modernize construction management, announced scheduling integrations that will feed data directly from construction sites to planning platforms, automating the process by which teams update and understand progress. Construction teams depend on project planning platforms like Oracle Primavera P6, Asta Powerproject and Microsoft Project, which require manual input to update progress and schedules. This means that site teams regularly an...

ENGINEERING TECH

Neenah Enterprises | July 21, 2021

Neenah Enterprises, Inc., one of America's largest independent foundry companies, announced today that it has signed an agreement to sell the Advanced Cast Products (ACP) business in Meadville, Pennsylvania, and the Neenah Foundry heavy truck business to Grede, a leading producer of the highly engineered cast and machined iron components headquartered in Southfield, Michigan. The agreement's terms were not disclosed. The transaction is expected to close in the third quarter of 2021, pend...

Toyota | February 07, 2020

Almost everyone, at this point, has read a report where a driver claims to be a victim of their car accelerating unintentionally. In fact, Tesla is being investigated as we speak by the NHTSA for reports of this very phenomenon, though they vehemently deny the claims. Toyota can surely commiserate with Tesla, as the company went through its own unintended acceleration fiasco. In a black mark on the company’s safety record, it was fined more than a billion dollars in 2014, a payment that al...

Asphalt Contractor | June 02, 2020

The basic components of asphalt paving have not changed much in the past few decades, and still involves the use of durable, specialized machines. But with the emergence of technology to improve productivity and quality of results, it is transforming operations, creating greater efficiencies and having a real-time effect on each stage of the operational chain. Technology is also helping to shape the future of the paving industry, from telematics, process monitoring systems, 3D pav...