Contech® Engineered Solutions Releases a New Reline Design Tool
West Chester, OHIO (July 9, 2019) – Contech® Engineered Solutions’ new Design Your Own Reline (DYOReline™) tool helps engineers and contractors determine the viability of relining a culvert or drainage system based on site specifics. The recently launched mobile-friendly online tool analyzes a site and recommends a solution in just a few simple steps. The recommendations include design specifications, standard details and reline considerations to help prepare for estimates and project meetings,...
Epson Introduces SureColor T5470M 36-Inch Printer and Integrated Scanner for Enhanced Collaboration and Workflow
SAN DIEGO (ESRI, Epson Booth #327) – Epson today announced the SureColor® T5470M – a new 36-inch printer and integrated scanner offering a fast multifunction solution for printing, sharing and saving technical documents. The new model joins the Epson SureColor T-Series line of wide-format printers, and the sleek print/copy/scan combo produces accurate A1/D-size prints in as fast as 22 seconds,1 making it an ideal choice for managing blueprints, charts, posters, and more. “Epson is committed t...
FLIR Announces Thermal Studio Software for Thermographers to Automate Thermal Image Processing
Advanced Batch Video and Image Processing Streamlines Workflows and is Available as Free Trial ARLINGTON, Va., – FLIR Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: FLIR) introduces FLIR Thermal Studio, a thermal image analysis and reporting software designed to manage large sets of thermal images and videos. Engineered for thermographers who use FLIR thermal handheld cameras, optical gas imaging (OGI) cameras, and unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) with thermal cameras, FLIR Thermal Studio’s advanced processing capa...
Virtual Surveyor Enhances LiDAR Point Cloud Handling in Latest Drone Mapping Software
LEUVEN, Belgium, 8 July 2019 – Virtual Surveyor has enhanced the LiDAR elevation data handling capabilities in Version 6.4 of its drone surveying and mapping software. A new function enables Virtual Surveyor users to select specific feature classes from classified LiDAR point clouds before converting the point cloud to a surface terrain. “The latest upgrades in Virtual Surveyor 6.4 are designed to meet the needs of UAV users who are increasingly equipping their drones with LiDAR systems,...
ERM Advanced Telematics Enters the IoT market and Introduces New Sensing Solutions Designed to Monitor and Track Assets
International automotive technology supplier ERM Advanced Telematics, whose products are installed in more than 5 million vehicles worldwide, is expanding its activities from telematics solutions for locating and tracking vehicles, drivers and passengers, to a complimentary field of IoT (Internet of Things). The company is introducing its IoTLink line of products, which is based on technology that was specifically developed at ERM. The new sensing solutions use sensors and gateways that enab...
BASF’s Ultra-Light Polyurethane Utility Pole Strengthens Power Grids and Secures Electricity Supply After Disasters
First commercial sale to a major utility pole distributor in Japan Durable Boldur™ utility poles help electricity companies lower installation and maintenance costs Enables fast electricity recovery after natural disaster, with less manpower and lifting equipment required Singapore – Boldur™ utility poles can now help disaster-prone countries to strengthen their power grid and recover rapidly after disasters. Produced with Elastolit® polyurethane and with a unique filament winding tech...
Viametris is Launching the Second-Generation Version of the vMS3D, its Urban and Road Scanner
More design-orientated and compact, this second generation version of the 3D mobile vehicle scanner has been fully redesigned. The system has been simplified considerably in both electronic and ergonomic terms to make it more robust and stable in adverse conditions and challenging environments. Despite being lighter, the second generation offers all the same technological capacities as its predecessor, but is simpler to use and can be mounted on a vehicle in just minutes. A complete new design...
Propex Geosolutions Receives Carbon Footprint Verification for PYRAMAT 75 HPTRM
Chattanooga, Tenn. (July 1, 2019) – Propex GeoSolutions recently became the first High Performance Turf Reinforcement Mat (HPTRM) manufacturer to verify the carbon footprint of its erosion control solutions. The cradle-to-grave carbon footprint of PYRAMAT® 75 HPTRM is 2.7 kgCO2e per 1m2 of material, which is equivalent to driving about seven miles. “This verification is another piece of the sustainability puzzle,” said Mike Gorey, CEO of Propex Operating Company, LLC. “We’ve known for 20 yea...
GeoCue Introduces True View, The Industry's First Drone LIDAR/Imagery Fusion Sensor
Nashville, TN – GeoCue Group Inc. unveiled its new True View™ line of drone sensors at an invitation only industry event on June 25th in Nashville, Tennessee. True View sensors offer surveyors an innovative lidar + dual oblique mapping camera configuration integrated in a single lightweight payload for use on commercial drone platforms. True View allows for fast, easy automated generation of true 3D colorized point clouds, oblique imagery and orthophotos from a single flight. In addition to...
Highview Power Unveils CRYOBattery, World’s First Giga-Scale Cryogenic Battery
LONDON and NEW YORK – June 27, 2019 – Highview Power, the global leader in long-duration energy storage solutions, is pleased to announce that it has developed a modular cryogenic energy storage system, the CRYOBattery, that is scalable up to multiple gigawatts of energy storage and can be located anywhere. This technology reaches a new benchmark for a levelized cost of storage (LCOS) of $140/MWh for a 10-hour, 200 MW/2 GWh system. Highview Power’s cryogenic energy storage system is equivalent...
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