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Intelligent CIO | January 28, 2020

Decentralisation: By nature, most construction companies are highly decentralised. There are many stakeholders involved in construction projects that are highly dependent on mobile devices and laptops, offering multiple access points to networks and creating vulnerabilities if they are not all adequately protected and trained on cybersecurity. Connected Industrial devices like construction cranes, asphalt pavers: The fourth industrial revolution is slowly creeping into the construction sector, w...

Materials

cutting tool engineering | December 14, 2021

From Rene 41, 718 stainless steel and 625 Inconel to titanium and carbon fiber, the materials used in the aerospace and defense industry sector as well as space exploration continue to present significant toolholding challenges. Magnifying these challenges are complex workpiece geometries with deep cavities, features that require long tool overhangs, and jobs requiring small-diameter cutters. Toolholding is just as important as the machine that runs it, and sub-par tooling can kee...

Daily Energy Insider | April 21, 2020

Battelle Energy Alliance, LLC, is seeking interested industry partners to develop or demonstrate advanced construction technologies and processes that could transform nuclear energy system project economics and schedule success. Construction costs and schedule risks are predominant factors driving up the costs of new nuclear energy systems, Dr. Ashley Finan, director of the National Reactor Innovation Center, said. The NRIC advanced construction technologies initiative will support a transformat...

Engineering Tech, Construction

PR Newswire | August 24, 2023

Day & Zimmermann (D&Z) announced integration of its engineering capabilities within its Maintenance and Construction division, positioning the company to service customers' greater project needs under an engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) execution model across all markets and the clients we serve. The move allows D&Z to offer full-service, multidiscipline engineering and completes its suite of EPC capabilities to support large-scale design-build projects....