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Viscan Transforms B29 Highway Project With Digital Twin Technology
Viscan GmbH has transformed its reality capture workflow for the B29 highway expansion in Baden-Württemberg, turning an initially unreliable digital process into a high-performance digital twin system for one of Germany’s first fully digital construction sites. The B29 project includes nine new structures, bridges, and retaining walls. Viscan’s role was to provide construction teams and project...
Read MoreAI Could Predict Infrastructure Failures Weeks in Advance
AI-powered analytics are helping infrastructure engineers move from reacting to failures toward predicting problems before they become emergencies, according to Vahid Abdollahi, an Applied AI Scientist at Bentley Systems. Traditional monitoring often alerts operators only after a measurement crosses a fixed threshold. AI, however, can analyze data from multiple sensors to identify unusual patte...
Read MoreBentley Systems Reports Strong Growth, Advances Infrastructure AI
Bentley Systems reported strong second-quarter results, with revenue and subscription sales continuing to grow compared with the same period last year. The company also saw higher earnings and free cash flow. Total revenue reached $410.7 million, an increase of 12.8% year over year, while subscription revenue rose 13.6% to $378.6 million. Annualized recurring revenue increased to $1.536 billion...
Read MoreLSU Students Showcase Innovative Digital Twin Applications Beyond Infrastructure
A new generation of researchers at Louisiana State University (LSU) is expanding the potential of digital twin technology, demonstrating how virtual models can transform fields ranging from cultural preservation and space exploration to healthcare and urban planning. Presented during the Digital Twin Symposium hosted by DigiTwin Global and sponsored by Bentley Systems, four student-led projects...
Read MoreLondon Creates Showcases AI and Ancient Design as the Future of Architecture
Architecture, engineering, and artificial intelligence converged at this year's London Creates festival, where industry leaders, researchers, and students explored how centuries-old ideas are inspiring the next generation of sustainable design. One of the festival's highlights was a presentation by Philippe Block, co-founder of Swiss startup Vaulted, who demonstrated how Gothic cathedral va...
Read MoreBentley Highlights Rigorous Collaboration Behind OpenBridge Designer Development
Bentley Systems has revealed the collaborative engineering process behind the development of OpenBridge Designer, demonstrating how multidisciplinary expertise ensures the software delivers reliable bridge design and structural analysis capabilities. During a product development session in Iași, Romania, bridge engineers, product managers, software architects, and developers worked together to ...
Read MoreItaly’s €12.7 Billion Railway Project Uses Digital Technology to Transform Sicily
Italy is carrying out a major €12.7 billion railway modernization project designed to transform transportation across Sicily by improving connections between Palermo, Catania, and Messina. Led by Italferr, the New Palermo–Catania–Messina Railway Connection aims to reduce travel times, increase rail reliability and service frequency, and improve both passenger and freight transportation. Once co...
Read MoreFerrovial Uses Digital Technology and AI to Power Long-Term Infrastructure Growth
Ferrovial, one of the world's largest infrastructure companies, is transforming how major transportation projects are designed, built, and operated through digital engineering, centralized data management, and artificial intelligence. The strategy has helped the company reduce project risks, improve efficiency, and strengthen its long-term concession business, which now accounts for the majorit...
Read MoreBentley SYNCHRO 4D Helps Deliver West Coast’s Largest Hotel Six Weeks Ahead of Schedule
A joint venture between Mortenson and McCarthy has completed the Gaylord Pacific Resort & Convention Center in Chula Vista, California, six weeks ahead of schedule by leveraging Bentley Systems' SYNCHRO 4D construction planning software. The USD 1.3 billion development is now the largest hotel construction project ever completed on the U.S. West Coast, demonstrating how digital construction...
Read MoreBentley iTwin Engage Helps Infrastructure Teams Make Faster, More Confident Project Decisions
Bentley Systems is helping infrastructure organizations improve decision-making with iTwin Engage, a visualization platform that transforms connected digital twin data into immersive, real-time project experiences. By bringing together BIM models, reality data, engineering designs, and 4D construction schedules into a single live digital twin, the software gives teams a clearer understanding of...
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