The American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) will offer a two-day virtual workshop, “Geosynthetic-Reinforced MSE Walls, Berms, Embankments and Slopes,” on March 2 and March 4, 2021. Participants will have access to the virtual workshop video archives and materials for 60 days from the start day of the workshop. Virtual workshop brief Mechanically stabilized earth [...]
Lectra has announced plans to acquire the entire capital and voting rights of U.S.-based Gerber Technology. A key Industry 4.0 player in the fashion, automotive and furniture industries, Lectra designs smart industrial solutions (software, equipment, data and services) that help brands, manufacturers and retailers develop, produce and market their products. The acquisition will allow Lectra [...]
A success story that began 50 years ago: HaTelit asphalt reinforcements were first used in road construction in 1971. Today, they lead conventional rehabilitation methods in terms of sustainability and cost-effectiveness. Potholes, cracks and deformations are not only an annoyance for every car or bicycle user, they also pose a great danger to traffic participants [...]
A recent article in the national lifestyle magazine/website, Men's Journal, titled "Our Outdoor World, One Year into Covid," covers the acceleration in the popularity of outdoor recreation, including boating, in the time of Covid-19. The article includes data and insights from the National Marine Manufacturers Association and looks back on learnings and trends from the [...]
Royal DSM, a global science-based company active in nutrition, health and sustainable living, announced that its DSM Engineering Materials business will launch mass-balanced bio-based Arnitel®, a thermoplastic elastomer, together with Sympatex Technologies. To address growing consumer and legislative demand for lower carbon footprint and more sustainable feedstock, the sports and apparel value chain is increasingly [...]
Jones Family of Companies, a manufacturer of technical and engineered nonwoven and floor care products, has hired Mike Jewell as senior vice president of operations. With more than 25 years of manufacturing, supply chain and business improvement experience, Jewell will join the Jones team to lead its manufacturing, engineering and supply chain operations. Prior to [...]
Raven now offers HydraLine in 23-foot (7-m) wide seamless, smooth-edge, textured mill rolls. Raven Industries Inc. announced that its Engineered Films division has incorporated new smooth-edge technology onto its seven-layer barrier extrusion line for the production of 23-foot (7-m) wide textured sheet geomembranes. The new smooth-edge extrusion process creates a high-quality smooth surface edge on [...]
At a large copper mine in the U.S., a lined stormwater reservoir needed to be constructed for containment of runoff and process water. The integrity of the reservoir liner was critical as failure could result in contamination of groundwater. Solmax installed a double liner system, using Leak Location Conductive liner. This would ensure reliable electric [...]
The Gaston County Board of Commissioners and Gaston College are working in partnership to transfer $5.3 million in funding for the addition of a new Fiber Innovation Center on the college’s Kimbrell Campus in Belmont, N.C. The new Fiber Innovation Center (FIC) will be a facility expansion of the Kimbrell Campus and be a [...]
The Texas Section of the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) will unveil its 2021 Texas Infrastructure Report Card Feb. 10, 2021, through a virtual news conference. The report analyzes 12 infrastructure categories pertinent to Texas: aviation, bridges, dams, drinking water, energy, flood risk mitigation, levees, public parks and recreation, highways and roads, solid waste, transit, [...]
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