Manufacturing

ABB’s Brazilian plant moves to energy-efficient manufacturing of smart building components

Measures at Belo facility deliver annual operational energy savings of 530 MWh and a 162-ton reduction in CO2e emissions within first year.  ABB has achieved annual energy savings of 530 MWh and a reduction of 160 tons in CO2e emissions at...

The three pillars forming the smart factories of the future 

Smart factories appear to be the obvious next step for the built environment industry, with highly automated manufacturing facilities that utilise advanced technologies such as IoT, AI and Big Data, up-smarting promises to optimise production processes,...

APAC manufacturing sector suffers highest web attacks against APIs across industries 

Akamai Technologies has released a new State of The Internet (SOTI) report highlighting APAC manufacturers as at great risk as cybercriminals continue to exploit APIs to conduct attacks.  Lurking in the Shadows: Attack Trends Shine Light on API Threats...

California Nevada Cement Association commends the bill permitting cement plants to capture carbon-free power 

The California Nevada Cement Association (CNCA) commends the introduction of AB 2109 by Assemblymember Juan Carrillo as a vital step forward in decarbonising the state’s cement production by 2045.  The bill would permit cement producers in...

LG unveils advanced new automated warehouse robots 

LG Business Solutions USA aims to set a new standard for warehouse efficiency and flexibility with the new LG CLOi CarryBot family of autonomous mobile robots (AMRs) designed to intelligently navigate complex floor plans to move and deliver payloads in...

Tech leaders join to extend managed IT services for AEC and manufacturing industries across ANZ 

A2K Technologies, an ARKANCE company, has announced a partnership with leading IT services provider, PKCG to extend managed IT services offerings to AEC and Manufacturing industry customers across the Australia and New Zealand (ANZ) region.  Already a...

Autodesk Informed Design unlocks industrialised construction to connect design and make workflows 

Autodesk, has unveiled Autodesk Informed Design, a cloud-based solution that connects design and manufacturing workflows to streamline the building design and construction process. Informed Design allows architects to work with customisable, pre-defined...

Henning Sasse, CEO of Norm OJCS 

According to a report by the United Nations Environment Program some 40-50% of the total flow of raw materials in the global economy is used in the manufacturing of building products and components, adding significant amounts of energy and greenhouse gas...

Eco-engineering the future of heavy equipment and infrastructure projects with data 

In this article, Shweta Saxena, CEO of MachineMax, discusses the bright, green future of infrastructure projects through the power of data engineering.  Infrastructure and utility projects are the bedrock of a functioning society yet could also be...

How manufacturers can put their sustainability strategies back on track 

In a world grappling with economic challenges and the urgent need for collective environmental responsibility, Mikko Urho, CEO of Visual Components, sheds light on how manufacturers can recalibrate their sustainability strategies.   Manufacturers...

EnviroBuild named finalist in 2023 Irish Construction Industry Awards

EnviroBuild is pleased to announce that it has received a nomination for the 2023 Irish Construction Industry Awards. Along with seven other construction businesses across Ireland, EnviroBuild have been chosen as a finalist in the hotly contested...

Digitising fire safety in the construction sector 

In this piece, Ibrahim Imam, Co-founder, Group-Co-CEO and CEO of MENA & APAC at PlanRadar, discusses the digital solutions available to enhance fire safety processes and how businesses can harness the technology for risk mitigation. The construction...