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WEAV3D Awarded National Science Foundation Grant for Natural Fiber Polypropylene Enhancements  WEAV3D Inc., an innovator in composite materials, manufacturing processes and processing equipment, has been awarded a $200,000 Technology Enhancement for Commercial Partnerships (TECP) supplement to its 2021 National Science Foundation (NSF) Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase II grant. The new award focuses on the use of WEAV3D’s woven composite lattices to enhance the performance and sustainability of natural fiber polypropylene (NFPP) composites for automotive applications.  “This grant will fund a detailed study of mechanical performance and manufacturability of lattice-reinforced NFPP panels, including the development and validation of finite...

LYT Introduces New Transit Signal Prioritization Insights Platform For Local Transit Agencies Pioneer of Cloud-Based Transit Solutions Unveils Never-Seen-Before Transit Performance Analytics System & Dashboard Santa Clara, Calif. – (March, 2023) -  LYT, a leader in intelligent connected traffic technology solutions, announced today its new feature-rich cloud-based Transit Signal Prioritization (TSP) platform, with a refreshed design and an innovative reporting dashboard to help local U.S. transit agencies improve public transportation corridors. Click here to view illustration one and illustration two. LYT’s Transit Signal Prioritization (LYT.transit) platform produces a consistent and reliable green light for every transit vehicle. It harnesses the...

WSB and Bentley Systems Offer New Digital Construction Management Service Based on SYNCHRO   Will Provide Digital Integrator and Advisory Services for Construction Digital Twins Running in Bentley Infrastructure Cloud   EXTON, Pa. and MINNEAPOLIS – March, 2023 – Bentley Systems, Incorporated (Nasdaq: BSY), the infrastructure engineering software company, today announced a collaboration initiative with WSB to lead civil infrastructure owners and contractors to adopt and use infrastructure digital twins. WSB has launched a new digital construction management solution and advisory service, based on Bentley’s SYNCHRO, to help the civil infrastructure market overcome challenges of adopting model-based digital workflows and...

Danish municipality adopts Autodesk Spacemaker Early-stage planning software will be used to help optimise urban development projects Danish municipality Rødovre is to use Autodesk Spacemaker to help better visualise and optimise future urban development projects The AI-based early-stage planning software will initially be used for three urban development projects totalling around 200,000m2. All three projects contain mostly housing, including new social housing. “With 42,000 inhabitants in 12 km2 – an area that makes us the third smallest municipality in the country – Rødovre is one of the most densely populated areas in Denmark. This places great demands on land use, which is...

FineSANI aids plumbing BIM design in the Jazan Economic City DWG-based software combines core BIM functionality with hydraulic calculations FineSANI software from 4M is being used in the design of the water supply and sewerage systems for a cluster of public buildings in the new Jazan Economic City (JEC) in Saudi Arabia. The software is part of 4M’s DWG-based FINE-MEP suite, which also includes modules for HVAC, electrical, firefighting and gas network design. MEP project designer Stefanos Paradisanos is leading the plumbing design for the public buildings cluster, which includes the Government Facility of Security Forces, Fire Station, Emergency Medical...