New launches at customer event include Powerscreen Warrior 1200 Hybrid Screen and Terex Washing Systems FM200 Double Wash, as 250 customers from across India visit Terex centre of excellence at Hosur
Materials
Dubai’s RTA unveils MENA’s first BIM centre
Specialist workshops about BIM, aimed at the employees of RTA’s agencies and sectors, are currently being designed by the new centre
Restrata receives license for GPS tracking work in Iraq
The CMC License for GPS Tracking is part of an Iraqi government mandate enforced locally through inspection teams that run two-pronged compliance checks
SSAB unveils next generation Hardox steel wear plates
Nordic steel company SSAB has introduces Hardox 500 Tuf, a wear plate steel for heavy tipper bodies and construction equipment buckets with no market equivalent
Dubai’s RTA and Siemens ink MoU for 3D printing
The agreement extends RTA’s adoption of 3D printing, announced in October 2016, to maintain key elements of its Dubai Metro assets
UAE’s Arabian German buys two forklift attachments from UK firm
Sharjah-based precast firm, Arabian German, has purchased two J200 block-clamp forklift attachments from the UK’s B&B Attachments
UAE sets technical requirements for drone registration
ESMA’s requirements include the provision of a central mechanism to track any drone in the UAE market or airspace through a serial number
UAE: RAK Precast orders Elematic production tech
RAK Precast will use Elematic Acotec Pro technology to produce non-load bearing interior precast wall panels at its Dubai factory
Six Construct eyes FM work at QPMC Gabbro Terminal
Following the completion of expansion works at QPMC’s Gabbro Terminal in Mesaieed, Six Construct is pursuing a contract for the facility’s initial operation and maintenance
Sharjah gears up for GCC steel fabrication event
Expo Centre Sharjah prepares for the 13th edition of SteelFab, a steel working exhibition to run from January 16-19