Immersive Technologies - Tue February 21, 2017
Construction Equipment Operator Training Revolutionized with New Virtual Reality Tool from Immersive Technologies
Finding and keeping trained, skilled heavy equipment operators is one of the greatest challenges facing the construction industry. With tight schedules and increased project risk there is less and less room for human error and poor performance at crucial phases like site preparation....
Megan Wild - Tue February 21, 2017
How a Tech-Connected Worksite Can Help You Lower Your Overhead
There was a time when the latest technological innovations were too expensive to be of any real use to the average construction company. Given the rapid advancement of software and hardware as of late, the price of next-gen systems and devices has plummeted....
Caterpillar - Wed February 15, 2017
Caterpillar Introduces New Product Link Capabilities for Connecting Expanded Range of Assets at ConExpo-Con/AGG 2017
At ConExpo-Con/AGG 2017 Caterpillar will launch new Cat Connect hardware and software to enable equipment managers to connect all of their assets —from the largest earthmover to the smallest generator, and including both light and heavy-duty trucks and utility vehicles....
Tue February 14, 2017
CASE Launches Dynamic Total Cost of Ownership Calculator
CASE Construction Equipment has launched an all-new Total Cost of Ownership Calculator at CaseCE.com that provides both prospective buyers and current equipment owners insight into lifetime ownership costs....
Story Kathleen Riley from Futurism.com - Tue February 14, 2017
Going Underground With Elon Musk
Elon Musk, CEO of Tesla and SpaceX, has been moving quickly on the development of what he calls “The Boring Company.” In January of last year, he presented a proposal at the Hyperloop Pod Competition for a company that would lighten traffic through the use of underground tunnels....
Wed February 08, 2017
Solar Panel Farm to Provide Clean Energy Savings to P.A. Town
The Department of Military and Veterans Affairs (DMVA) finalized a contract to build a solar panel farm that will provide Fort Indiantown Gap, Lebanon County, with clean renewable solar energy for the next 20 years, reducing the facility's power demand costs....
Mon February 06, 2017
AEM Announces 'Build' Phase Finalists in Infrastructure Competition
Today the Association of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM) announced the five finalists in the "Build" phase of the Infrastructure Vision 2050 Challenge, an incentivized competition launched by the trade association to solicit groundbreaking ideas and solutions that address some of the principle challenges facing the country's infrastructure....
Mon February 06, 2017
Device to Start Heavy Equipment at Temperatures as Cold as -60 C
Together with TEEMP (a company in the RENOVA group), a group of NUST MISIS scientists led by Professor Mikhail Astakhov, head of the NUST MISIS Department of Physical Chemistry, has completed the testing of an innovative starter system based on supercapacitors....
Lora Kolodny - Thu February 02, 2017
Caterpillar Invests in Airware Bringing Drone Tech to Mining and Construction Enterprises
The venture arm of Caterpillar Inc., a major manufacturer of construction and mining equipment, has invested in San Francisco drone tech startup Airware. Rather than make its own unmanned aerial vehicles, Airware has focused its efforts around providing software and services that help large enterprises use drones throughout their operations....
Sam Davies - Mon January 30, 2017
First 3D Construction Printing Conference Launched in Denmark
Scandinavia's leading supplier of 3D technology, 3D Printhuset is organizing the Northern European region's first 3D construction printing conference. The conference will be held in Copenhagen, Denmark on February 28th and feature five 3D construction printing experts sharing their experiences and knowledge....
