Phase One Announces P3 Drone Payload for Asset Inspection
COPENHAGEN – Phase One, a leading developer of digital imaging technologies, today announced the P3 Payload, a versatile solution designed for fast, efficient, and safe inspection of critical infrastructure with an Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV). The P3 Payload includes a Phase One iXM 100MP or 50MP camera, one of the RSM lens options, and a new gimbal with integrated rangefinder. Available in Q2 2021, the P3 Payload is extremely versatile, offered in two configurations to meet a wide range of...
Pinnacle Introduces Next Evolution of Reliability Modeling
Proving out new methodology estimated to reduce facilities’ reliability spending by 10% to 30% PASADENA, TEXAS – Pinnacle, the world’s leading provider of data-driven reliability and integrity programs, today introduces an improved approach to reliability modeling, called Quantitative Reliability Optimization (QRO). This new approach streamlines current reliability methodologies into a single, comprehensive analysis, empowering leaders in processing industries to make smarter decisions at a...
Piaggio Fast Forward and Trimble Announce Proof–of-Concept Collaboration to Utilize Proprietary Smart Following Technology
BOSTON and SUNNYVALE, Calif., March 18, 2021—Piaggio Fast Forward (PFF), a leader in smart following technology and subsidiary of the Piaggio Group (PIA.MI), and Trimble (NASDAQ: TRMB) announced today a proof-of-concept collaboration to enable robots and machines to follow humans and other machines in industrial applications. Together, the companies have integrated a patent-pending PFFtag™ smart following module prototype developed by Piaggio Fast Forward onto a Boston Dynamics’ Spot® robot p...
Trimble Announces Release of Tekla 2021 Structural BIM Software Solutions
New Versions Deliver Enhanced Usability, Data-Driven Workflows and Real-Time Collaboration SUNNYVALE, Calif. —Trimble (NASDAQ: TRMB) introduced today the latest versions of its Tekla® software solutions for constructible Building Information Modeling (BIM), structural engineering and steel fabrication management—Tekla Structures 2021, Tekla Structural Designer 2021, Tekla Tedds 2021 and Tekla PowerFab 2021. New Tekla software features and enhancements continue to power data-driven, collabora...
Leica Geosystems Announces BLK3D Update
Leica BLK3D - the in-picture measurement solution (HEERBRUGG, SWITZERLAND, 18 March 2021) – Leica Geosystems, part of Hexagon, today announced the Leica BLK3D update. The new handheld imager has doubled its operating range and in-picture measurement accuracy for many indoor and outdoor applications, such as exterior building measurements for scaffolding, façade, roofing, and architecture projects. The BLK3D users can capture façades of four-storey buildings with centimetre accuracy in seco...
FARO® Introduces BuildIT 2021 Software Suite
Simplifies Workflows & Enhances Ease for Manufacturing, Assembly & Construction LAKE MARY, FL, March 18, 2021 – FARO Technologies, Inc. (Nasdaq: FARO), a global leader for 3D measurement, imaging and realization solutions, today announced the release of its most advanced BuildIT 2021 software suite, which represents the next evolution of this platform that simplifies workflows, improves performance and enhances ease of use. BuildIT offers three individual products – BuildIT Metrology, Buil...
Esri Joins Digital Twin Consortium
Organizations Can Use ArcGIS to Connect Virtual Models, Solving Business Challenges REDLANDS, Calif.— Esri, the global leader in location intelligence, today announced it has joined the Digital Twin Consortium. This authoritative community of users brings together industry, government, and academia to drive consistency in vocabulary, architecture, security, and interoperability of digital twin technology. Esri provides ArcGIS software to organizations across industries, enabling them to conn...
Vectorworks, Inc. Announces Unreal Engine Partnership and Service Pack 3 Release
Major updates include a new real-time rendering connection to Twinmotion and Unreal Engine, a direct connection with Solibri plus a new Vectorworks Cloud Services folder sharing feature for project teams Columbia, MD (March 16, 2021)—Global design and BIM software provider Vectorworks, Inc. has released its third service pack for the Vectorworks 2021 product line focusing on key updates for their architecture, landscape architecture and entertainment design customers. Notable highlights...
Breaking The Blueprint
Digital technology allows organizations to collaborate earlier, forming new, more efficient, or safer ways of working. While its implementation is easier for uniform processes in bulk, things get trickier when working at a rarer size and scale. However, technology exists that can make planning a heavy lift project as simple as walking around site – months or years before it even exists. Mammoet World investigates. The role of engineered heavy lifting has always been to support the incredib...
Cityzenith goes high-end with new high-rise Digital Twin deal in the Middle East
Cityzenith is hitting new heights with a pioneering contract to create a multi-purpose Digital Twin for an ultra-luxury residential condominium tower in the Middle East. The Lamina Tower is under construction at the Jeddah Corniche resort on the Red Sea in Saudi Arabia, and with premium 10,000 ft² units revealing unobstructed views of the Red Sea from all rooms, is billed to be one of the most luxurious residential properties in the country. The contract with Cityzenith makes it the first...
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