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25.06.2021 (401 Clicks)

Resources’ Businesses in firing Line of big Insurers and Lenders

A growing number of small to medium-sized businesses that service the resources sector are having significant problems securing finance and insurance because of recent climate change-related policy changes by banks and insurers, the Queensland Resources Council (QRC) said today.

25.06.2021 (379 Clicks)

Transport Secretary gives the Go-ahead for Start of permanent Works on HS2’s west London ‘super-hub’ Station

In partnership with HS2 Ltd, Balfour Beatty Vinci Systra will commence permanent works on the west London ‘superhub’ station - Old Oak Common. The Rt Hon Grant Shapps MP visited the ten-hectare site to meet the team working there and give the thumbs up for work to begin on the biggest newly-built railway station in the UK.

24.06.2021 (417 Clicks)

Hybrit: SSAB, LKAB and Vattenfall first in the World with hydrogen-reduced Sponge Iron

SSAB, LKAB and Vattenfall have now produced the world’s first hydrogen-reduced sponge iron at a pilot scale. The technological breakthrough in the Hybrit initiative captures around 90% of emissions in conjunction with steelmaking and is a decisive step on the road to fossil-free steel.

24.06.2021 (371 Clicks)

Normet introducing new EFNARC Operator Training Course

Normet is known as a supplier of wide product and solution range for underground mining and tunnelling industry. Perhaps the most well-known are the Normet concrete sprayers. Normet has been offering technical and operator training since the production of sprayers started in the 1970’s.

The tools to offer the training have developed quite a deal during the decades. Since the days of shouting instructions over the noise of the compressor Normet has come to using the latest VR technology to be able to arrange safe, thorough and cost-efficient training where ever it is needed.

“Spraying concrete is one of the most demanding underground tasks” says Harri Sonninen, Specialist Technical Training at Normet. “The operators really need to know what they are doing in order to achieve the high-quality standards set to sprayed concrete structures today.”

In celebration of the Hagerbach test tunnel 50th anniversary Normet has introduced their renewed Virtual Reality spraying training simulator with new training environments, enhanced adjustable sprayer operating values and concrete mix behaviour. “These are full blown digital twins of our sprayers, underground conditions and real concrete”, Sonninen continues.

Perhaps the most noticeable change in the simulator for the whole industry is the development of an EFNARC C2 certified operator training course. “EFNARC, the international association of Experts for Specialized Construction and Concrete Systems, has developed sprayer operator certification schemes to comply with the tightening industry standards, safety requirements and environmental aspects since the launch of the Nozzleman training, assessment and certification scheme in 2009” explains Max Eckstein, president of EFNARC. “C2 is the latest development for operator training and certification with integration of VR simulator technology”, continues Eckstein. “We’re excited to have Normet on board to support EFNARC C2 trainings.”

“Sprayed concrete is one of the tightest regulated processes in underground construction” says Panu Oikkonen, Director Underground Process Excellence from Normet. “This is because especially in tunnelling the sprayed concrete structure is there to protect the underground facility and it’s users for the decades or even centuries to come. Modern civil engineering has means to design extremely durable structures with moderate layer thicknesses, but in the end it all comes down to the quality of the application. The operator plays key role here”, adds Oikkonen.

Normet operator trainings are globally available through local Normet organisations.

Source: Normet

                     

24.06.2021 (434 Clicks)

BHP establishes new Cloud Agreements

BHP has selected Amazon Web Services (AWS) and Microsoft as long-term cloud providers to help improve safety, productivity, and reliability across its global operated assets.

22.06.2021 (440 Clicks)

All-new AutotriaxQube revolutionizes triaxial Testing

Wykeham Farrance, a division of Controls, is excited to announce the launch of the AutotriaxQube, which is set to revolutionize triaxial testing for laboratories around the world. The all-in-one automatic triaxial testing system has been meticulously designed to make triaxial testing easier than ever before.

22.06.2021 (448 Clicks)

Strabag Upgrading last single-track Section of Railway along the TEN-T Network in Hungary

• 30 km section to be modernised and extended with addition of second track
• 3 stations along the line will also be upgraded
• Contract value: € 364 million (Strabag share: 66 %)

20.06.2021 (393 Clicks)

Ontario Companies power forward on Hydrogen

Partnership to pursue potential pilot projects

18.06.2021 (426 Clicks)

Normet launches new Technologies for Concrete Spraying

Normet brought their sprayed concrete layer thickness control system, the SmartScan, to the market in 2019. The SmartScan is aimed at all underground sprayed concrete applications to deliver accurate and reliable sprayed concrete layer thickness information for the sprayer operator, and fast and easy reporting for management purposes.

17.06.2021 (1403 Clicks)

Webuild and Lane Construction in $16 billion mega High-Speed Rail Contract with Texas Central

Dallas-Houston line a key milestone for sustainable mobility in United States