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Making headway: what to do about tower crane safety?

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There have been several accidents with fatal consequences in the last ten years: In 2014, a construction worker was hospitalised after a crane jib collapsed. With the scarcity of land and new residential or office developments literally growing upwards, cranes are an everyday sight in urban areas.

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Industry Focus: Global Aerospace Production Soars To New Heights

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spaceports as well as availability of launch landing facilities with 10 to 15 launches occurring annually in Florida. The state also offers tax exemptions on commercial space activity and aircraft parts and machinery, making manufacturing in Florida a cost-effective option. million facility. The parts are moved by barge to the Mt.

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Advanced Manufacturing: Manufacturing Gets Smarter, Faster

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Innovation partnerships: The Smart Manufacturing Innovation Institute (SMII) is an advanced manufacturing hub intended to drive advances in smart sensors and digital process controls that could dramatically, even exponentially, improve the efficiency of U.S. The 109,000-square-foot building has two clean rooms built on a 6-million-pound, 3.5-foot