What’s New in ReCap Pro 2026: Faster Collaboration, Better Coordination, and Efficient Modeling
Autodesk ReCap Pro 2026 is here, delivering game-changing enhancements that help AECO professionals maximize the value of reality capture data, optimize scan-to-BIM workflows, and enhance your project collaboration. This release introduces advanced scan-to-mesh capabilities, a new integration with Revit, ReCap Photo integration, and powerful cloud-based sync features. Let’s explore how these innovations can streamline your projects and help save valuable time. Efficient modeling for complex...
Atlas Tube Unveils the HSS Connections Hub: Complimentary Tools and Expert Support to Help Structural Engineers Streamline HSS Connection Design
CHICAGO (April 1, 2025) — Atlas Tube, a division of Zekelman Industries, today introduces its HSS Connections Hub™ featuring an innovative suite of engineering resources designed to simplify Hollow Structural Sections (HSS) connection design for structural engineers and fabricators. The Connections Hub is built to: Save time designing HSS connections. Optimize HSS connection designs for fabrication. Improve team collaboration and project sharing. Eliminate outdated and highly custo...
Vexcel Imaging announces the newest UltraCam Osprey 4.2 - Even Greater Efficiency, Flexibility, and Image Quality
Graz, Austria • March 31, 2025 – Vexcel Imaging proudly introduces the UltraCam Osprey 4.2, the latest evolution in large-format nadir and oblique aerial imaging technology. Building upon the success of the UltraCam Osprey 4.1, the new 4.2 model offers 27% greater flight line efficiency with a swath width of over 25,000 pixels in nadir, along with enhanced operational flexibility - reducing costs and improving coverage. It delivers the highest-detail photogrammetric image quality, ensuring maxim...
HCSS Unveils HeavyJob for Utility Contractors to Capture 100% of Revenue with Streamlined Work Order Management
New capabilities improve unit-priced revenue capture, production tracking, and billing speed SUGAR LAND, Texas — HCSS, a leading provider of construction management software, has expanded the capabilities of HeavyJob to better serve utility contractors managing high volumes of work orders for blanket contracts (or MSAs). Announced at DISTRIBUTECH 2025, these enhancements transform HeavyJob into the only end to end solution on the market for utility contractors, enabling them to efficien...
Topcon Expands Road Construction Technology Portfolio With New Workflow Solutions for Scanning, Paving, and Compaction
LIVERMORE, Calif. - Topcon Positioning Systems has announced the expansion of its road construction portfolio, including improvements for road surface scanning, expanded aftermarket solutions for pavers, and a new solution for soil compactors and asphalt rollers. “Topcon has a rich history of innovation, with its construction technology used to build and maintain roads, runways, and even racetracks around the world. We continue to strengthen the intelligent paving portfolio to meet evolving i...
Woolpert, Chance Maritime Employ Autonomous Vessel and Team Collaboration to Efficiently Map Florida Seafloor
KEY WEST, Fla. (March 25, 2025) — Woolpert and Chance Maritime have partnered to leverage autonomous technology, geospatial expertise, and broad-based staffing to most efficiently collect hydrographic survey data in support of the Florida Seafloor Mapping Initiative and other projects off the coast of Florida. Woolpert, a leading provider of lidar and sonar bathymetry and hydrographic survey data, was tasked by the Florida Department of Environmental Protection to map the seafloor off the coa...
FLIR Si1-LD Acoustic Imaging Camera for Compressed Air Leak Detection Offers Higher Performance at Accessible Price Point
New Acoustic Imaging Camera Helps Professional Inspectors Locate Smaller Compressed Air Leaks Faster and More Accurately FLIR, a Teledyne Technologies company, today introduced the Si1-LD, an industrial acoustic imaging camera that brings faster and more accurate compressed air leak detection to those operating on a modest condition monitoring budget. The new FLIR Si1-LD offers improved detection and quantification capabilities in comparison with the existing FLIR Si124-LD Plus, along wi...
New material moves seawater batteries step closer to primetime
As the world makes more use of renewable energy sources, new battery technology is needed to store electricity for the times when the sun isn’t shining, and the wind isn’t blowing. “Current lithium batteries have reached their limitations in terms of energy storage capability, life cycle, and safety,” says Xiaolei Wang, a professor of chemical engineering at the University of Alberta in Edmonton. “They’re good for applications like electric vehicles and portable electronics, but they’re not s...
Thermal imaging for hydrogen flame detection and monitoring
Visualize ‘invisible’ hydrogen flames, improve situational awareness, and keep technical staff safe. Renewable hydrogen is set to play a crucial role in the energy transition. European member states are already experimenting with this promising energy carrier, and they are testing how they can repurpose existing natural gas distribution networks to bring hydrogen to the consumer. Hydrogen is a highly flammable gas. That is why technical staff working on these hydrogen distribution networks wi...
Siemens AG and Schneider Electric Take the Lead in ABI Research’s Software for Green Hydrogen Production Competitive Ranking
A new Competitive Ranking by global intelligence firm ABI Research finds that Siemens AG is the leading provider of software for green hydrogen production, narrowly beating Schneider Electric to the top spot overall, leading the market across innovation and implementation criteria. Companies assessed and ranked include: Market Leaders: Siemens AG, Schneider Electric Mainstream: ABB, AspenTech, Homer Energy Followers: Rockwell Automation, SLB, ZeroAvia “As green hydrogen production capaci...
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February Issue 2026
