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civil construction, construction labor shortages, coronavirus industry impact, supply chain, trending news
The 2021 Resin Shortage and Lingering Supply Chain Disruptions
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Industry Watch 2021 at Resource Erectors From paving companies, to painters, to civil construction contractors, to electronics manufacturers, and even to the average American consumer, the ongoing resin shortage (and 251 other materials) in the US is causing repercussions across the board. As we move into the final quarter…
Robotics in Mining: Where No Miner Has Gone Before
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Resource Erectors Tech Update 2021 Part Two “Where no miner has gone before” makes a great headline but truthfully the 2021 robotic workforce is more accurately described as “going back to where no human miner can return”, at least for the lucrative extraction stage of the mining process. While…
big data analytics mining industry, future of mining industry, smart mining technologies, trending news
Big Data, Mining, and Recruiting Engineers With Dancing Robots?
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Resource Erectors Tech Update 2021 Part One “The influence of technology on the future of mining has vast potential. With the adoption of deep technology such as data analytics, robotics, automation and artificial intelligence, mining companies can start to develop new ways of extracting minerals in remote locations, improve…
Construction Materials Volatility and Double Digit Price Increases in 2021
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“July was the sixth straight month of double-digit price increases for construction inputs,” said Ken Simonson, the Associated General Contractors of America (AGC) chief economist, in calling for President Joe Biden to immediately end tariffs and quotas on steel, aluminum, lumber and other essential construction items.”- DCN-JOC News Service-August…
civil construction, construction industry trends, green cement concept, Green Construction Industry, trending news
Innovation Watch: Carbon, Concrete, and the Sustainable “Print-fra-structure”
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“As flexible mobile technology, 3D concrete printing means the technique can be used in physically restricted areas so there is no need to develop complicated and potentially expensive logistical plans. In addition, 3D printed concrete delivers a low carbon, quick-drying solution that saves time.”- (more…)
5G Rollout 2021: Use Cases For Construction, Mining, Concrete, and Manufacturing
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Our recent blog, Industry Innovation: Getting Up to Speed With 5G, just scratched the surface of the paradigm shift coming to industries across the Resource Erectors’ board. For years now we’ve been hearing about 5G and maximizing the potential for futuristic ideas including Industrial 4.0, edge computing, artificial intelligence,…
