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Ansys | September 15, 2021

Ansys and Rockwell Automation are expanding digital twin connectivity to industrial control systems, enabling users to optimize the design, deployment, and performance of industrial operations. By implementing simulation-based digital twins, engineering teams can garner new insights that speed innovation and reduce costs from the design phase to the production phase. Rockwell Automation's latest release of Studio 5000 Simulation Interface now connects with Ansys Twin Builder, ...

GRBJ | February 17, 2020

Prefabrication, also referred to as off-site construction, allows various building elements to be manufactured and assembled in a factory and then erected on a construction site. Anything from light fixtures to whole multilevel exterior walls can be prefabricated. Although this process is not new to construction, the way prefabrication is being used has drastically streamlined the building process. The facade at Western Michigan University’s Arcadia Flats serves as an example. Triangle Ass...

FM Global | January 21, 2020

As part of its continuing commitment to cyber risk assessment, prevention and control, FM Global, one of the world’s largest commercial property insurers, has become one of the first insurance carriers to offer industrial control systems evaluations at client locations as part of its routine engineering site visits. The ICS evaluation will be incorporated into the company’s Cyber Risk Assessment-a comprehensive review of a client’s cyber exposures, at both the location and ente...

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Eagle Point | August 26, 2021

Eagle Point Software Corporation has announced the acquisition of United-Kingdom-based KnowledgeSmart Ltd, a company that delivers skills gap analysis and benchmarking services to help AEC firms maximize their return on investment in technology, people and client services.Eagle Point Software is the developer of the Pinnacle Series AEC e-learning system, which features a comprehensive library of videos, documents and other development resources that enables long-term employee training and on-dem...