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xperts in the construction industry have projected a significant increase in its contribution to the Philippine economy to P130 trillion by 2030. Launched earlier this year at the Luzon edition of PHILCONSTRUCT organized by PCA in Clark, Pampanga, this higher-grossed roadmap the brainchild of both the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI), the Construction Industry Authority of the Philippines (CIAP), and the Philippine Constructors Association (PCA). New innovations and machines will play a critical role in construction development. Truly, these newer items have the capability of revolutionizing the construction ecosystem and facing the challenges of the industry. “PHILCONSTRUCT gives industry decisionmakers and buyers to connect with suppliers and manufacturers from both here and abroad in one convenient venue, cutting down on the time to connect with each company on a personal basis.” said Gerry Pancho, overall event chairman and 1st vice president of PCA. Turning 30 this year, PHILCONSTRUCT will be held on November 7 to 10 at the SMX Convention Center Manila and the World Trade Center Metro Manila, and will 4
30th PHILCONSTRUCT to Highlight New Technologies in Construction also have three expansion tents in WTCMM and an outdoor display area for heavy equipment at the Ipil-ipil lot of the CCP Complex Grounds, making this the biggest edition of the show to date. “More than putting together sellers and buyers in one venue, PHILCONSTRUCT is one of PCA’s ways of serving industry needs,” shared Morris Agoncillo, president of PCA. That is why foreign exhibitors will demonstrate and showcase the new technologies in their array and recommend solutions to the local practitioners. “PHILCONSTRUCT is no longer just a trade expo. We have come a long way from simply being a showcase of products and machinery,” added Pancho, who firmly believed that the
PHILCONTRUCT brand’s role has grown from being the mere salesman of tools, into the paragon of ease of living. By advocating this, those at PHILCONSTRUCT will not only transform the industry, but the nation as well. Those interested to visit may log on to www.philconstructevents.com before October 31 to get a free 1-day pass. The 30th PHILCONSTRUCT will occupy both the SMX Convention Center Manila and the World Trade Center Metro Manila, featuring more than 2,500 brands from 23 countries.
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How to Choose the Right Paint and Color for Your Home
14 Advantages of Installing Multi Variable DC Inverter VRF System in PH Buildings
18 PHILCONSTRUCT 30 YEARS OF SERVING THE NATION BUILDERS
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How to Choose the Right Paint and Color for Your Home
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uilding your dream house is not an easy task; painting your dream house is a whole different story. The color of both your exterior and interior walls says a lot about the vibes of your entire house. But while it is easy to look at the broad array of color options in the hardware store, picking the best ones to fit your house might not be as easy. Whether it’s your first time or your second, the paint job is not always a piece of cake. But you need not worry about that anymore. Here are a few tips and tricks to help you in decorating (or redecorating) your home.
Pick your room color starting from the largest and most centrally located room. The biggest part of the house is always a great place to start imagining what your color palette would look like. It can be either your living room or kitchen. A soft, neutral hue for this room, like the colors of Rain or Shine’s ROS Classic, will make the color selection a lot easier for you. From there, it should be easy to move on to the next spaces in the house.
Create a palette with colors of the same hue. Once you’ve settled on the color of your main room, all you need to do now is to select the shades of the same hue for your walls and adjacent rooms. This will make the building of your palette easier and faster. Simply move on the next shade of that particular color and you’re done! The advantage of this trick is that you’re sure that the final colors of the rooms will blend well together.
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Separate the downstairs and upstairs rooms. When you’re working on two or three-story houses, it is best to work on the colors of both levels separately. Feel free to create one mood or theme for the downstairs space and another mood for the upstairs space. This will create a diversified vibe in your home and will not make it look monotonous.
Use neutral colors for connecting spaces. Halls and landings are best painted with neutral colors such as white, greige, or beige. This will put the highlights in the colors of the room and not on the blank spaces in between. However, if you chose the mentioned colors for your rooms, then the connecting spaces should be painted with hues that are about a shade or two darker from the colors of your room. Whether you’re looking forward to finally adorning your new home with inspirational colors or just simply want to redecorate your house and conceal ugly cracks and spaces, Rain or Shine Paint is ready to serve all your painting needs. Select from a wide variety of colors of the ROS Classic or the ROS Hi-Gloss for your interior paint. For your exterior walls, you can count on ROS Dirt Shield and ROS Hydro Lock to keep your walls free from leaks and cracks and prolong the exterior beauty of your house.
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1. It does not interrupt the comfort of others A VRF system’s compressor unit is able to identify the requirements of each area and expel the exact amount of refrigerant needed to cool that room or area. The precision of these systems stamps out awkward cold spots, hot spots, and corrects off humidity issues. The TOSOT TMV-5 VRF steps it up by using an All DC inverter technology to improve compression efficiency
2. It is as silent as a breeze Instead of having one large, noisy central unit, the TOSOT TMV-5 VRF system is a quiet outdoor and indoor unit. They are much smaller and generate less sound. Since a VRF’s louder condensers are located outside the building, these contraptions operate silently, ensuring a quiet environment for visitors and workers alike.
3. It is energy efficient With up to 22 HP in a single outdoor unit and the ability to connect a maximum of 80 sets indoor units per system, you can cool more rooms at a lesser cost with the TMV-5. The system is also able to intercept heat and, as part of the cooling process, channel this heat to other locations in the building, which may need heating. This cyclical process is another indication of the VRF’s cost-effectiveness.
facility owners would be happy to know that these VRF systems are small-space friendly and have a beautiful, near seamless design. It will blend with the environment, operating effectively while staying invisible to the public eye. And, if you needs to move, this system also travels lightly. You can say goodbye to large maintenance room, service shafts, distribution pips, and water pumps. Lacking these results in an overall easier installation experience and a cleaner look. Still in the theme of cleanliness, The TOSOT TMV-5 VRF system also has an eco-friendly R410a refrigerant, lessening your carbon footprint while making you comfortable.
5. It talks to you Everything utilizes smart technology nowadays, so it should come as no surprise that even air conditioning and cooling systems are jumping on that technological trend. TOSOT TMV-5 VRF system boasts ease of use and a smooth user experience with technologies such as nonpolar CAN technology to improve communication efficiency and season setting and key card control functions for added security. These features allow users a less cluttered, less complex experience with the VRF system. It is like talking to the system itself.
So, whether you own a little coffee shop in one of the nooks and crannies of urban Manila, or looking over the rest of the world from atop a corporate building floor, you can rest easier knowing the 4. It is clean, compact, and takes little space cold breeze you are feeling right now is thanks to a TOSOT TMV-5 VRF system somewhere in the building. In response to the many minimalists and Marie Kondos who praise a clean, decluttered design, 15
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Being a nation builder is one thing, serving the nation builders is another story. In three decades, the trials, detriments, and misfortunes anyone can experience can lead to downfall, and PHILCONSTRUCT was not an exemption. PHILCONSTRUCT was not an instant success. Its 30-year story is full of ups and downs; it has been moments filled with fun,
excitement, frustration, tears, and overall worthwhile experience. Such is the story of PHILCONSTRUCT - Southeast Asia’s longest-running and undoubtedly the Philippines’ biggest construction industry expo.
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How it all started PHILCONSTRUCT was first launched in 1990 through the Philippine Constructors Association’s (PCA) president, J.V. Angeles. President Angeles was known to have lots of uncertainties about the exhibition; however, he still gave the go signal to finally unveil the event. Back then, it was called the ‘Philippine Construction Equipment and Building Materials Exposition’ and was eventually changed to PHILCONSTRUCT. For four years, the event was held every March in the ballrooms of Hotel Nikko Manila (now Dusit Thani Manila). Participating companies were less than a hundred at that time. In 1995, the event was moved to November at the newly opened EDSA Shangri-la Hotel in Mandaluyong City to coincide with PCA’s Golden Anniversary Celebration. In the same edition, the first Technoforum Seminar Series was held. It was also in the same year where the Association of Carriers and Equipment Lessors, Inc. (ACEL) joined PCA through displaying a variety of construction equipment at the expo. After two years, PHILCONSTRUCT finds a new home at the World Trade Center Metro Manila (WTCMM), giving it more than 1,400 square meters of exhibition space. The show indeed looked better, but despite the progress and the upgrade, the 22
event was not making enough to cover its expenses, PHILCONSTRUCT is facing a financial struggle. In 2004, PCA was undeniably at the brink of canceling the PHILCONSTRUCT show for good. PCA has always had a great vision for this event, but at that time, that vision was not quite translating into reality. PCA was ready to quit at that moment, but then decided to give it one last shot and awarded the project to a new events team – Global-Link. It was also in the same year that PCA launched Estilo de Vida. Regardless of the possibility of losing more than the association can handle, PCA still pushed through an inter-school interior
design competition, through the leadership of Mr. Jorge Consunji. Estilo de Vida has now become an annual competition that is always looked forward to by students from different prestigious universities and colleges. It was hard to cope up, find sponsors, look for participants, reach the right people, and convince associations and related organizations that this is the platform for them, but the event slowly recovered and made it bigger a little year after year. In its 16th edition, the event received recognition from the public sector and had the Vice President Noli de Castro lead its opening rites. In the next year,
the event began expanding its products range by co-locating HVAC/R, which led to drawing more industry-related professionals. When the SMX Convention Center at the Mall of Asia Complex was built in 2008, PHILCONSTRUCT moved its exhibition, and at this time has a total of 30,000 square meters of exhibition space. The Manila show is now starting to bloom. It continued growing by connecting with the Cebu Contractors Association, Inc. and Davao Contractors Association Center, Inc., which then launched Cebu and Davao editions of PHILCONSTRUCT respectively in 2010.
As the regional shows flourished, Manila is reaping a successful turn out as well. In 2013, SMX Convention Center can longer accommodate the participants of the expo. Thus, PHILCONSTRUCT utilized both SMX Convention Center and World Trade Center Metro Manila with a total of 33,600 square meters of indoor exhibition space and 15,000 square meters of outdoor exhibition space accommodating more than 1,000 exhibitors. To celebrate its 25th year in 2014, PHILCONSTRUCT’s Manila edition grew even bigger by adding up the Philippine Trade Training Center (PTTC), which gave the show 3,000 square
meters more of exhibition space. In the year 2016, it was full of celebration and rejoicing, as for the first time, all three venues of the Manila show were completely sold out. The developments and growth were constant each year, and the committee behind the show always ensures that PHILCONSTRUCT can offer something new for the industry.
PHILCONSTRUCT Today For its 30th year, PHILCONSTRUCT widened its reach by holding the first Luzon edition of the expo in Clark, Pampanga, last March. Aside from the expo, a series of seminars, and different industry competitions, the show also 23
hosted the launch of the Philippine Construction Industry Roadmap for 2020 to 2030, together with the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI). Our Cebu and Davao show also posted record-breaking numbers as they each celebrate their 10th year anniversaries in June and September. Both the SMX Convention Center Manila and World Trade Center Metro Manila venues were completely sold out! Aside from occupying the two biggest venues in the country, three 26
expansion tents at the WTCMM were added, and we also moved our outdoor exhibit at the Ipilipil lot of CCP Complex Grounds making this the biggest edition of the show to date, covering over 100,000 square meters of exhibition space in total. A special focus was also exerted for this expo to have foreign exhibitors to showcase new technologies and solutions that our local practitioners should consider utilizing. For one, we have a New Technology Pavilion by the European Union. About 30 exhibitors from all over
Europe are coming over to be part of this. The expo will have participating companies from China, India, Korea, Japan, Jordan, Malaysia, Singapore, Spain, Taiwan, Vietnam, and the United States as well. Since PHILCONSTRUCT is not just an expo, various Technoforum seminars, workshops, and Skills/Demo Olympics will be held coinciding with the show. To name a few, the editor at large of World of Concrete USA, Rick Yelton, will be back to lead the third edition of Concrete Construction
Seminar Series. ACEL will also hold different CPD accredited seminars for Civil and Mechanical Engineers. There are free seminars for industry professionals hosted by the European Union, as well. All the other seminar details can be viewed through the official website of the show www.philconstructevents.com.
The exciting future of PHILCONSTRUCT PHILCONSTRUCT will surely continue to expand and reach more industry players in the country. We have already started to partner with the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) and Construction Industry Authority of the Philippines (CIAP) with regards to the Philippines Construction Industry Road Map 2020 to 2030, and with that, we will continue to monitor the progress and use this platform to spread knowledge on its direction
for the coming decade, and the important role industry professionals play in turning this vision into reality. We will aim to make our local builders globally competitive by continually bringing the latest technologies from around the globe, and we will stay true to our goal of serving the nation builders, for the simple reason that PHILCONSTRUCT is a show by the industry, for the industry.
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The expo will have participating companies from China, India, Korea, Japan, Jordan, Malaysia, Singapore, Spain, Taiwan, Vietnam, and the United States as well.
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ICONIC ACHIEVEMENTS • 1990 – PHILCONSTRUCT was launched • 1995 – The Association of Carriers & Equipment Lessors (ACEL) joins PHILCONSTRUCT • 1997 – PHILCONSTRUCT occupies World Trade Center Metro Manila • 2004 – PHILCONSTRUCT was awarded to Global-Link • 2004 – Estilo de Vida was launched • 2007 – HVAC/R Philippines partnered with PHILCONSTRUCT • 2008 – PHILCONSTRUCT moves to SMX Convention Center Manila • 2009 – PCA partners with Cebu Contractors Association, Inc. (CCA) and Davao Constructors Association Center, Inc. (DCACI) • 2010 – PHILCONSTRUCT Visayas and Mindanao shows were launched • 2011 – Visayas show holds the first Regional Authorized Managing Officers Conference • 2012 – Davao show expanded and moved to SMX Convention Center Davao • 2013 – Manila show occupied both SMX Convention Center Manila and World Trade Center Metro Manila • 2014 – Manila show added Philippine Trade Training Center to its venues • 2016 – Manila show was completely sold out for the first time • 2018 – Cebu show occupied both ground and second floor of Waterfront Lahug • 2018 – PHILCONSTRUCT goes digital by launching a mobile app • 2019 – Clark show was launched • 2019 – Davao show grew bigger and occupied the entire SMX Convention Davao • 2019 – Manila show occupies SMX Manila, WTCMM, 3 expansion tents, and CCP Complex Grounds
In the words of Engr. Gerardo Pancho, PHILCONSTRUCT 2019 Event Chairman The first time I got involved in organizing PHILCONSTRUCT was when I was appointed chairman of its Technoforum, which is what we call the educational program and seminars held alongside the exhibit. That was in 2008. I never really thought I would be given the chance to play an even bigger role in the event in the future. In 2012, I was appointed the overall event chairman. The first time was a big challenge already in itself but back then, we only had the SMX Convention Center to think about for the Manila show. When I got reappointed in 2018, the show had already expanded into twice the size as the 2012 edition. So at this point, I’m thinking it would not be enough to just fulfil the basic duties of the chairman. I personally challenged myself to step up, try, and contribute something a bit more. It was in 2018 when we started elevating the lobby design of the show. We also launched our own mobile app. We went really aggressive on strengthening the brand and making it even more attractive to exhibitors and visitors. Seeing the response we got from those initiatives has been very fulfilling. As head of a construction business myself, I have a first-hand account of the struggles contractors face. One of those is not having access to new, cutting-edge technologies that are already being used in other countries. Our event committee really made it one of
our priorities to showcase new tech from around the world so that hopefully they will get picked up by local distributors and become more accessible to our fellow contractors. Luckily, we have friends from around the globe who share the same goal with us, and we were able to get the European Union for the first time to showcase new tech and solutions from their top manufacturers. We are also flying in speakers from the US, UK, and South Korea to share their knowledge and best practice
advise on a wide range of topics. This is on top of local expert-led seminars that we regularly have at PHILCONSTRUCT. For the first time, we also have the Skills Olympics which will be held at our much bigger outdoor display area. We will have rebar tying, scaffolding, and painting competitions and demos. That will surely make for an exciting experience for our attendees. For me, more than anything, this is like giving back to the industry that has served me so well. I have
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rojections by industry experts indicate that the construction industry will further increase its contribution to the economy to P130 trillion by 2030 under its roadmap. The roadmap was crafted by the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) in collaboration with the Construction Industry Authority of the Philippines (CIAP) and the Philippine Constructors Association (PCA). It was launched earlier this year at the Luzon edition of PHILCONSTRUCT organized by PCA in Clark, Pampanga. Innovation in construction development is going to play a crucial role under this roadmap. The construction ecosystem now has focus on finding solutions to the many challenges faced by the industry. “This is where PHILCONSTRUCT’s role as the industry sourcing show becomes very important,” said Gerry Pancho, overall event chairman and 1st vice president of PCA. “PHILCONSTRUCT gives
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industry decision-makers and buyers to connect with suppliers and manufacturers from both here and abroad in one convenient venue, cutting down on the time to connect with each company on a personal basis.” PHILCONSTRUCT, which celebrates its 30th anniversary this year, will be held on November 7 to 10 at the SMX Convention Center Manila and the World Trade Center Metro Manila. Aside from the two convention centers, PHILCONSTRUCT will also have three expansion tents in WTCMM and an outdoor display area for heavy equipment at the Ipil-ipil lot of the CCP Complex Grounds, making this the biggest edition of the show to date – over 100,000 sq. meters of exhibition space is being targeted. While it’s true that the construction industry presents many opportunities for business, the need to stay on top of the game is becoming even more imperative as this could spell the
“More than putting together sellers and buyers in one venue, PHILCONSTRUCT is one of PCA’s ways of serving industry needs,” shared Morris Agoncillo, president of PCA. “This year, we have put special focus on getting foreign exhibitors to showcase new tech and solutions that our local practitioners should consider utilizing. For one, we have a New Technology Pavilion by the European Union. About 30 exhibitors from all over Europe are coming over to be part of this.” Another important highlight of this year’s PHILCONSTRUCT is a showcase of the Philippine Construction Industry Roadmap 2020 to 2030. This showcase, which is being prepared in partnership with the DTI and CIAP, aims to spread knowledge about the four pillars of the industry, its direction for the coming decade, and the important role industry professionals play in turning this vision into reality. Pancho added, “PHILCONSTRUCT is no longer just a trade expo. We have come a long way from simply being a showcase of products and machinery. This event is deeply grounded and rooted in PCA’s mission as nation builders to unify the industry and ensure
that we are all playing our respective roles in not only making it globally competitive. Our belief is that by improving the practice of construction, we are able to create and build better structures, infrastructures, and communities which hopefully will create a ripple effect in the way Filipinos live, work, and play. Our hope here is that by transforming the industry, we are transforming the nation.�
Those interested to visit may log on to www.philconstructevents. com before October 31 to get a free 1-day pass. The 30th PHILCONSTRUCT will occupy both the SMX Convention Center Manila and the World Trade Center Metro Manila, featuring more than 2,500 brands from 23 countries. This will include its co-presenter Pacific Paint (Boysen) Philippines as well as major sponsors CW Home Depot, Panasonic, Mitsubishi, Civic Merchandising, and Isuzu.
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The World Trade Center Metro Manila will once again be filled with the latest machinery and equipment for building and construction
Meanwhile, visitors can expect a packed showcase of building materials, tools, interior products, and more at the SMX Convention Center Manila
PHILCONSTRUCT to feature manufacturers of building materials and HVAC & R technologies from Korea
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Taiwan will also have a country pavilion at the expo featuring a wide range of tech for smart cities
This year’s outdoor display of heavy equipment and machinery will be at the Ipil-ipil Lot in CCP Complex Ground to give way to three expansion tents which will be put up specifically for PHILCONSTRUCT at the World Trade Center
Rick Yelton, editor-at-large of the World of Concrete USA, will be back for the third edition of the Concrete Construction Seminars held under the banner of PHILCONSTRUCT
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“More than putting together sellers and buyers in one venue, PHILCONSTRUCT is one of PCA’s ways of serving industry needs,” shared Morris Agoncillo, president of PCA.
Gerry Pancho, overall event chairman and 1st vice president of PCA, said, “PHILCONSTRUCT gives industry decision-makers and buyers to connect with suppliers and manufacturers from both here and abroad in one convenient venue, cutting down on the time to connect with each company on a personal basis.”
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How to Find The Magic of Industry 4.0 By Sebastien Grau, Regional Sales Director Middle East, Turkey, Sub Saharan Africa, Rockwell Automation.
I believe that when it comes to industry 4.0, the true potential of your enterprise is not in what it does, but what it can do. The potential of your team is not what they can do today, but what they could do in the future. The opportunity doesn’t lie in what we know, it’s in what we don’t know yet. The rate of change in the modern world is staggering and it shows no sign of slowing down – in fact, it is speeding up. Industry 4.0 is both an example of this, and a result of it. Digital transformation is at the heart of fundamental societal changes that are emerging. In the region that I lead for Rockwell Automation – specifically the 54
Middle East, Turkey and subSaharan Africa – there are huge changes in progress. Let’s start with the Middle East. It’s an area that is no stranger to change, with great cities having risen from the deserts – as well as great economies. And the industrial change in the area now is one of rapid diversification as whole new industries are envisioned at national levels and realized at break-neck speeds. Turkey, the ancient empire(s), bridging Europe with Asia, bridging tradition with future, bringing cultures together, is another market with enormous potential and possibilities for growth, always in a cycle of changes and reinventing itself.
The continent where everything started for humanity is set to reassert its position in our future. In sub-Saharan Africa, the population is projected to double by 2050. In fact, in the next 30 years the world’s population is set to grow by an incredible 2bn – an increase of more than 25% - and a large portion of that growth will be in sub-Saharan Africa. This exponential population growth comes at a time when the largest demographic for this region will be of working age – a fact that points to the potential for huge economic growth. Growth, incidentally, that will be championed by the digital generation. The opportunities for industrial enterprises in these regions are evident. There is no doubt that the enterprises meeting the needs of the new markets by leveraging Industry 4.0 technologies and strategies are the ones that will succeed. For most enterprises though, leveraging Industry 4.0 technologies requires strong change management capacity. It requires learning new skills rapidly, investing in the workforce, investing in new approaches, systems and technologies. It requires embracing disruptive technologies – and often it will entail being a positive disruptor.
Finding the Magic We’ve probably all seen the diagram of two circles that don’t
overlap, where one is labelled “your comfort zone” and the other is labelled “where the magic happens.” It’s one of those that you look at and instantly recognize the truth of – and perhaps with a tiny sinking feeling as you realize that maybe, you should get out of your comfort zone a little more. The implicit message of that diagram is that “magic” requires change. It is something I believe very strongly, and I’m inspired by the words of Walt Disney (who knew more than most about magic): “If you can visualize it, if you can dream it, there’s some way to do it.” I can’t think of a better message
for industrial enterprise leaders in this era of change. We stand with the makers, the doers, the builders; the innovators. Our most successful customers in adopting industry 4.0 approaches have taken the step of visualizing. They have dreamed of what could be done. By coupling this human ingenuity and innovation with the power of machines and Rockwell Automation solutions – we always find a way to do it. That’s where the magic of Industry 4.0 happens. Take a look just outside your comfort zone, the benefits are close at hand, but industry leaders must embrace change to find them. If you can visualize a bright
future for your enterprise, come and talk to us, and we’ll help you connect the imagination and ingenuity of your people with the intelligence of machines to make it happen.
About Rockwell Automation Rockwell Automation Inc. (NYSE: ROK), the world’s largest company dedicated to industrial automation and information, makes its customers more productive and the world more sustainable. Headquartered in Milwaukee, Wis., Rockwell Automation employs approximately 23,000 people serving customers in more than 80 countries. 55
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KONE wins order to equip second phase of Finland’s West Metro extension KONE, a global leader in the elevator and escalator industry, has won an order to supply elevators and escalators for the second phase of one of Finland’s biggest infrastructure projects, the West Metro extension in the Helsinki metropolitan area. KONE also delivered solutions for the first phase of the project, where the metro line was extended westward from Helsinki into the neighboring city of Espoo. The second phase will add a further seven kilometers of metro line and five new underground stations on the Espoo side of the line. KONE will deliver 27 KONE MonoSpace® elevators, four new-generation KONE inclined elevators, and 42 KONE TransitMaster(TM) 140 escalators to West Metro. All the equipment has been designed for heavy public transport use, and the elevators can also be used in case of fire. “Many of the technical requirements of the West Metro are not visible to passengers. The elevators and escalators are visible, and they are an important part of the metro journey, the customer experience and accessibility at the stations,” says Länsimetro Oy Chief Executive Officer Ville Saksi. 58
Länsimetro Oy is the main developer of the project. The West Metro will also use the cloud-based KONE 24/7 Connected Services maintenance solution. Utilizing the IBM Watson built on IBM Cloud platform and other advanced technologies, it monitors, analyzes and displays in real time vast amounts of data gathered by sensors connected to elevators and escalators. This means less equipment downtime, fewer faults, and the availability of detailed information on maintenance work. “Thanks to our newest solutions, we can offer increasingly better value to the West Metro and increasingly smoother people flow for the people using the metro. We are pleased to be able to use the know-how gained through our extensive experience of major infrastructure projects around the world at the new West Metro stations,” says Thomas Hinnerskov, executive vice president, KONE Central and North Europe. The installation of elevators and escalators is scheduled to begin at the end of 2019. The second phase of the new metro line is expected to be completed during 2023.
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Some application examples • Ceramic tiles and stone material for exteriors (façades, swimming pools, balconies, terraces), also on deformable substrates; • large-size ceramic floor tiles laid on underfloor heating installations. ISOLASTIC DILUTED WITH WATER AT A RATIO OF 1:1 + ADESILEX P10 Bonding on internal and external floors or vertical surfaces of glass or ceramic mosaic on paper or mesh backings, even heavy ones. Some application examples • Laying glass or ceramic mosaic on non-absorbent surfaces (Mapelastic, Mapegum WPS, existing tiles, tiles, etc.). • Laying glass or ceramic mosaic in swimming pools, storage tanks, etc., or even on absorbent surfaces. • Laying glass or ceramic mosaic on flexible surfaces (plasterboard panels, reinforced cement, cement fibre, wood or derived materials, provided they are well fastened). TECHNICAL CHARACTERISTICS Isolastic is a very fluid, pinkish-white liquid composed of a water dispersion of an extremely elastic polymer which, when mixed with cement based adhesives, improves adhesion to all substrates, deformability and impermeability, once hydration has taken place. RECOMMENDATIONS Kerabond, Kerabond T, Kerafloor or Adesilex P10 mixed with Isolastic must never be used for: • installing stone slabs subject to moisture movement; • installing marble or natural stone subject to efflorescence or staining from moisture;
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Arup wins contract to complete Malaysia’s first major Rail Asset Condition Survey (ACS) Kuala Lumpur, 15 October 2019 – Arup has been appointed by the Malaysian Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) Corporation to perform the first major railway asset condition assessment in the country with a contract value worth close to RM2.7mil. The commission will examine the condition of assets on the Sungai Buloh-Kajang Line (SBK Line) and will also provide a basis for a more holistic and proactive approach to asset management.
“We are confident to have Arup on board to provide us a detailed insight into the asset’s lifecycle and health status. With this, we can plan appropriate adaptation of maintenance regimes that would be more cost effective as we deliver a safe, fast and good rail network for commuters around the Klang Valley.” Ir. Major Rtd Mohamed Shuhaidi Omar, Head, Assets & Facilities Management, MRT Corporation.
Arup will assess the current asset condition and their rates of deterioration, providing a basis for proactive asset management in future. Arup will also help MRT Corporation develop its strategic asset management framework to enhance the line’s performance through a more joined up approach.
“Arup has been in Malaysia for more than five decades, playing active role in many city-shaping projects and, more recently, rail developments. With our strong technical and engineering skills coupled with advisory expertise, we look forward to collaborating with more clients in the public and private sector to identify new revenue, manage their risks and improve their performance to shape a more successful business or operational model.” Stefan Sanders, Principal, Arup Malaysia
The 51km KVMRT SBK Line opened fully in July 2017. It runs underground for a distance of 9.5km beneath the center of Kuala Lumpur while the rest of the alignment is elevated. It has 31 stations of which seven are underground. Each train serving the line has four cars, allowing a total capacity of 1,200 passengers.
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Arup in Malaysia Arup was first established in Malaysia in 1964 under the name of Ove Arup dan Rakan-Rakan, when Arup in London won a competition to redevelop the General Hospital in Kuala Lumpur. In 1983, the company was incorporated into a private limited company and renamed Arup Jururunding Sdn Bhd. In the f ollowing decades, Arup Malaysia has grown in size and broadened its disciplines playing noteworthy roles in the evolving urban landscapes of Kuala Lumpur, Penang and other states. With a team of over 300 staff, we deliver engineering and advisory services necessary to every stage of a project, from inception to completion and after; from vision, strategy and business case through planning, engineering and project implementation to operational readiness and asset management.
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Yanmar Group today announced the completion of its acquisition of compact equipment manufacturer ASV Holdings Inc. (“ASV”), a designer and manufacturer of renowned compact tracked loaders (“CTLs”) and skid-steer loaders (“SSLs”). The announcement is the final step in the acquisition, following on from the June disclosure of a definitive agreement to acquire the company through the mechanism of a statutory merger.
Yanmar Completes Acquisition of North American Loader Manufacturer ASV Holdings
Yanmar has acquired 100% of ASV’s outstanding shares of common stock for total consideration of $70.70 Million, or $7.05 per share. ASV’s independent dealer network throughout North America, Australia, and New Zealand will join Yanmar’s existing global construction equipment operations. The company also sells OEM equipment and aftermarket parts, and owns and operates a 238,000 square-foot production facility in Grand Rapids, MN. “We expect ASV to realize significant, channel and product synergies after joining the Yanmar Group,” stated Mr. Giuliano Parodi, Executive Officer of Yanmar Holdings. 66
“In addition, the ASV Grand Rapids facility will continue as a center of excellence for compact tracked loaders and skid steer loaders, while benefiting from the global capacity and resources of the Yanmar Group.” The acquisition strengthens the Yanmar’s range of compact
equipment products allowing it to offer full dig, load, carry solutions on the worksite and contribute to Yanmar’s prospects for growth in North America and globally.
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James Fisher Offshore increases Middle East decommissioning activities with major offshore jacket removal project in Saudi Arabia. Innovative cutting solution deployed is capable of delivering time-saving efficiencies
James Fisher Offshore (JFO), a global provider of specialist offshore engineering solutions, has increased its oil and gas decommissioning activities in the Middle East with a new offshore platform jacket removal project in Saudi Arabia. The work will utilise its pioneering cutting solution which is capable of delivering significant time-saving efficiencies. This extensive project, which requires two full spreads of advanced abrasive cutting equipment to be mobilised in support
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of a leading regional contractor’s jacket removal programme, secures JFO’s integral role in this critical scope of work well into 2020. A regional supplier of ultra-high-pressure abrasive internal cutting solutions, JFO’s innovation has been well received – this new project comes in quick succession from a wave of recent regional scopes, with JFO continuing to broaden its decommissioning activities in the Middle East.
Offering enhanced accuracy and severing capabilities as well as proven time, cost and resource savings, the JFO system delivers benefits across subsea cutting scopes from piles and jackets, to well casings and well heads. Exceeding customer expectations during the initial regional deployment, JFO’s system adds value to customers’ decommission projects through speed, accuracy and reliability, supporting cost and time reductions.
Jack Davidson, managing director, JFO comments; “As a key market for JFO, the appetite for our solutions in the Middle East region is very encouraging. There is a clear recognition of our experience, track record and innovation in delivering measurable efficiencies for some of the region’s most notable decommissioning projects.
We are looking forward to adding both breadth and depth to these burgeoning regional relationships and continuing to demonstrate our growing decommissioning capabilities.” With the recent successful completion of multiple regional decommissioning scopes, this new project further validates JFO’s methodology and unique combination of experience and innovation - delivering tangible benefits to the global decommissioning sector.
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Rockwell Automation Expands Its Threat Detection Services Globally Cybersecurity services powered by Claroty protect supply chains from unknown threats and provide operational benefits
Masud, manager security services portfolio, Rockwell Automation. “Our Threat Detection Services combine our innate understanding of industrial automation with Claroty’s trusted OT network visibility. The services can give companies peace of mind by protecting not only one facility but their entire supply chain from unpredictable threats.” The Threat Detection Services help safeguard connected operations in three key ways: • Identify and Protect: Identifying all industrial control networked assets, and their vulnerabilities, to help companies know what to protect • Detect: Monitoring networks for not only known threats but, more importantly, anomalous traffic or behaviors to alert companies of a security incident – possibly before it even happens
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threat detection platform. Rockwell Automation recently expanded the services globally to help more companies combat the unknown nature of today’s rapidly evolving industrial cybersecurity threats. “A scary aspect of security threats is what you don’t know about them – what techniques they’ll use, what attack vector they’ll leverage, what vulnerabilities they’ll exploit,” said Umair
• Response and Recovery: Developing plans for containing, eradicating and recovering from attacks to keep operations running or more quickly return to a fully operational state Companies that have used the Threat Detection Services have also discovered operational benefits. For example, collected asset data can help uncover risks like obsolete technology, outdated firmware and spare parts shortages. The Claroty threat detection platform creates an inventory of
a user’s industrial network assets, monitors traffic between them and analyzes communications at their deepest level. Detected anomalies are reported to plant and security personnel with actionable insights.
assets and improve their ability to keep operations running.” Claroty is a Rockwell Automation Encompass Product Partner in the Rockwell Automation PartnerNetwork program.
“The Claroty platform, used within the Threat Detection Services, can accelerate a company’s journey to more connected and digitally driven operations,” said Amir Zilberstein, co-founder and CEO, Claroty. “Most critically, the platform can help companies detect and quickly respond to threats that bypass their security controls. But it can also give companies a deeper understanding of their industrial
About the Rockwell Automation PartnerNetwork Program The Rockwell Automation PartnerNetwork program offers global manufacturers access to a collaborative network of companies mutually focused on developing, implementing and supporting best-in-breed solutions to achieve plant-wide optimization, improve machine
performance and meet sustainability objectives.
About Rockwell Automation Rockwell Automation Inc. (NYSE: ROK), the world’s largest company dedicated to industrial automation and information, makes its customers more productive and the world more sustainable. Headquartered in Milwaukee, Wis., Rockwell Automation employs approximately 23,000 people serving customers in more than 80 countries.
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The Most Innovative and Applicable Projects for the Recovery and Reuse of Water Resources
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oday, the circular economy applied to the integrated water sector - only calculating the resource’s reuse in agriculture – is able to provide a turnover of 777 million euros and approximately 4000 jobs in Italy (“Circular Economy in Italy”, Duccio Bianchi, Edizioni Ambiente publishers). But its potential is much greater: there again, the 2017 edition of the United Nations’ World Water Development Report has an eloquent title: “Wastewater: the untapped resource”.
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The topic of the management and sustainable exploitation of wastewater, at urban and industrial level, has a high profile at Ecomondo (5-8 November, Rimini Expo Centre, Italy), the Italian Exhibition Group’s platform for the circular and green economy in Italy and Europe. With the Global Water Expo section, and thanks to the partnership with Utilitalia, Ecomondo provides a showcase for the innovation every stage of the integrated water service and wastewater cycle. The central role of Ecomondo in this context, on
the other hand, is borne out by an important event held in September precisely in Italy: The 3rd edition of the Resource Recovery Conference (www.iwarr2019. org) of the IWA (International Water Association), of which IEG expo was a partner: it is the major international summit on this matter, which brings together hundreds of world experts intending to implement projects of circular economy in the water sector. At Ecomondo, the expo section of Global Water Expo is constantly growing (two halls - D1 and D2 - are reserved for it at the 2019 edition), while a panel of very high profile scientific meetings, prepared by Professor Francesco Fatone (Marches Polytechnic University), responsible for the “water” area on the Ecomondo Technical-Scientific Committee, will ensure opportunities for in-depth networking on all the major topics connected with the water sector: from the combination of water and agriculture, to that of water and health, from the integrated management of wastewater and urban waste in cities (water and the city), to issues of governance and regulations. A focus will also be dedicated to digital solutions (water 4.0), with a view to improving efficiency, planning and management for better economic and environmental sustainability.
HORIZON 2020 EUROPEAN INNOVATION ACTION At this edition of Global Water Expo it will be again be possible to obtain close-up knowledge of the evolution of the innovation projects in the water sector co-financed by the European Commission through the Horizon 2020 action. As well as the conclusive results of the Smart Plant project which, in large-scale pilot plants, has validated for over two years, the possibilities of the recovery and reuse of cellulose, biopolymers and nutrients from wastewater and purification sludge, Ecomondo 2019 will enable attendees to know the characteristics and steps of the innovative Hydrousa project, which has the objective of responding to the problems of water shortage, typical of the Mediterranean islands in the summer tourist period, by means of innovative nature-based solutions: recovery of wastewater, collection of rainwater, low-cost desalination of seawater, replenishing ground-water
water and collecting air humidity. Innovative solutions that will be tested on three Greek islands (Lesvos, Mykonos and Tinos), while other areas of the Mediterranean (including the Tuscan archipelago) will be involved for the repeatability of the concept. New solutions for the reuse of purified wastewater in the Mediterranean basin are also at the centre of the European project Fit4rReuse. All innovative projects that combine research and applicability, and which in the context of Ecomondo will be covered in depth on Tuesday 5th November during the meeting entitled Water reuse in agriculture, sustainable irrigation and nature managed water cycle in the new European framework. The European project Digital Water City (DWC) aims at finding digital solutions for the optimization of urban water services and will be presented at Ecomondo on Thursday 7th November in the context of
the conference on Water and sanitation safety plans, organized in collaboration with the Superior Health Institute and Utilitalia. Professor Fatone explains, ”Digital technology can be of great use for efficient management of services and water resources, but also for properly planning investments and contributing to safeguarding the population’s health by means of smart systems and early warning experts.” The Digital Water City project involves five European cities: Paris, Berlin, Copenhagen, Sofia and, for Italy, Milan. On the other hand, the issue of legislation on matters of sustainable sludge management and valorization in wastewater treatment is the topic of the meeting being held on Thursday 7th November entitled Barriers and solutions for sustainable sludge management and valorization in wastewater treatment.
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ecoming a project engineer goes hand in hand with being a good project manager.
Engineers help build structures through accurate technical reading. Project managers facilitate the design-buildoperation process by managing people. What makes the two so distinct yet very similar? Their purpose— which is to put their individual strengths toward project completion. Managing the tech-
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nical and people side of the business isn’t a skill honed overnight; a project engineer jumps through many hoops to assimilate a strong culture of caring into tight bottom lines. Project management in engineering is a growing discipline where engineers apply project management techniques to better manage their role on site. Responsible for product design, engineers prepare detailed sketched and engi-
neering reports after reviewing drawings built by architects to ensure compliance with code and client specifications. Enormous technical detail and support go into materializing the final design, which creates an equally big room for errors if consistency and accuracy are affected. The bid-to-win ratio of construction contracts has diminished over the past two decades, where in the prefinancial crisis era more projects would be up for auction to a select few contractors in lo-
cal areas. Today, the sheer growth in construction activity has also generated a parallel growth in the number of contractors, except now those that are digitally inclined bring more business due to the cost and time saved in managing bids vis-à-vis manual processes. The reality can be improved by turning a fresh leaf in the way project engineers approach contracts. For aspiring engineers looking to join large construction firms as project engineers, mapping out your career doesn’t have to be daunting. Procore informs of the many aspects of project engineering to help you make a well-informed decision. In its essence, good project engineering draws from a good education as an essential first step. If you’re at the crossroads of choosing to study further, reading this might ease your decision-making process. Alternatively, those at the crossroads of applying for project engineer jobs often get stumped creating resumes; this post could inspire you to build a compelling application. Still hanging on to discover tricks to win more construction contracts? We might be onto something.
Project Management for Engineers How Construction Project Engineers Communicate PEs work with multiple teams for months until the end of a project. Communication about daily project events helps them collaborate even under
pressure—something that young PEs easily give in to before weighing their options to get to an agreeable solution. Construction projects are volatile and that brings ambiguity even to the most thoroughly-planned project items. The superintendent and PE are in close quarters which can lead to as much efficiency as anxiety for PEs to prove themselves on the job. When things don’t go according to plan, PEs can take on more than is reasonably manageable without raising queries, since they may view themselves as seeming incompetent if they raised difficult questions.
perceived interests of the project stakeholders. Hence, it’s always advisable to raise issues when they arise to ensure that everyone involved has enough bandwidth to arrive at a fair solution. Stabilized communication increases your chance to convey what’s deliverable to a client, resulting in greater accuracy in bid proposals which in turn is likely to improve your winning odds.
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How Project Engineers Build Relationships Project engineers, as already seen, collaborate with a variety of stakeholders. From clients to subcontractor teams, they’re deeply involved throughout the project lifecycle, which requires them to nurture relationships to achieve desired outcomes. Strong internal relationships determine their success at bidding events since a full and fair estimation of projects enables them to promise only what’s achievable—not what they think the client would want in an effort to outdo their competitors. Setting yourself apart from the competitors is a multi-faceted process, one that needs clarifying what type of work you can do and at a price that beats direct 86
rivals. If you’re on strong terms with your customers, you can glean valuable insights from their past engagements with contractors to prepare and price your projects accordingly. Many times, bidding at the lowest price isn’t feasible while coming in at a higher price point isn’t entirely risky since you must be on the same page with the client about the value your resources and expertise will deliver. Avoid speculating on what your client wants. Instead, actively work with them to form a proposal that appears to hit their targets. For instance, you can include a list of past projects showing how you surpassed the schedule and result expectations through pictures of similar proj-
ects. Draft a phased schedule of delivery to help your client think about how you intend to complete the project. Aim to include appealing added services to your proposal that prove you can reach your completion date with no pending work and all obligations met.
Onboard a Construction Estimating Software Using software is yet to become a universal SOP; however, a construction estimating tool is effective to centralize bid information and define workflows to control costs and schedule. Should your company find value in a digital solution, here’s a comprehensive guide on construction project manage-
ment software to move to the next level. Construction bidding software is widely integrated into project management software to cover a variety of activities across project phases. It automates costing jobs and comes with a range of integrations and product support that smoothens tasks from creating drawings to billing clients. Being a smart data management tool, it regularly notifies users of price fluctuations in the market, labour costs, material supplies, and offers a plethora of bidding resources that come in handy wherever you are in the construction bidding process. The database adapts to the method you use to cost jobs while updating with the incoming market and industry
trends. This minimizes errors and risks and gives contractors, engineers, owners, and clients the confidence to visualize the project to completion.
Lean Construction for Higher Bid Wins The most viable approach to greater bid wins is to have the lowest possible costs and the most efficient field project management process. Field teams must adopt lean and productive approaches to executing on project design requirements with zero downtime, lags, quality slip-ups, and errors. With everyone managed according to lean construction parameters, your jobsite will function as was laid
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How Engineering Can Keep In-Person Casinos Alive The world we live in today is one that’s moving constantly toward new innovations and greater tech dependency. We’ve seen the rise of services that allow you to place orders for meals and groceries, experienced ride sharing’s transition from horror story to everyday utility, and watched as streaming services took over television. It’s not the first thing we think about as we consider these changes, but in all of these instances physical venues and product stand to suffer as a result of innovation. And when we think of things this way, another industry comes to mind as one that’s approaching a crossroads of sorts in its ongoing digital revolution. Internet-based casinos have become so sophisticated, and so widely available, that it’s become fair to wonder if in-person alternatives can continue to survive. That’s an open question, but thinking of it from a creative engineering standpoint, there’s more than a glimmer of hope for these traditional commercial venues.
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The Expansion of Online Casinos Online casinos are nothing new, but they do seem to have grown both in number and audience as of late. And while this seems in an overarching way to be a sort of natural evolution resulting from better software on gaming platforms (in some cases it really is that simple), there would appear to be a few more specific explanations for what we might call the second rise of online gambling. For one thing, the best games on the internet are easier to find than ever before. Fifteen or 20 years ago, finding the best online gambling opportunity meant testing out different poker sites - essentially to find the one that was least annoying. Now, it’s as simple as going to one of a handful of trusted, aggregator platforms hosting wellreviewed games from top genre developers. Furthermore, these same platforms and games can now be accessed easily via mobile, putting the best online casino games in history right in people’s pockets. There’s also the legal side of things to consider, and this is actually where we’re seeing the most evidence that the surge in online casino popularity could continue in the coming years. Specifically, new online casinos in the U.S. are beginning to expose the American market to the industry. It’s going to take state-by-state legislating to make the games legal to play with real money, but the first steps have been taken, and tens of millions of U.S. gamers could add significant revenue and attention to the market. It’s these developments that seem to be at least opening the door for physical, in-person casinos to see a decline in popularity. But as alluded to above, this is where creative designers and engineers can come into play.
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How Casinos Can Survive Casinos have long attracted crowds of people all over the planet, for a number of different reasons: bright, exciting visuals, a positively charged atmosphere on location, and of course, the dream of earning boatloads of cash. But with online gambling opportunities improving so rapidly, some of those attractions are becoming decidedly less special. Exciting visuals? These are easily replicated by modern casino gaming graphics, if not improved upon. The chance to risk and win real money? This is, if anything, more convenient online, and with more options at hand. This doesn’t mean people won’t continue to enjoy in-person casino floors, but it does mean casinos that want to continue thriving may have to emphasize other aspects of their appeal. And the things not even the best of the best online platforms can compete with are atmosphere and physical impact. To some extent we’re already seeing casinos acting on this. There does appear to be more emphasis being placed on live attractions, from shows to restaurants run by celebrity chefs. And some of the newer casinos in places like Las Vegas are clearly built with beauty and luxury as the first priorities, and gaming merely a feature. These trends, subtle though they may be, are likely to continue, and the thinking here is that they can be enhanced significantly by bold and exciting engineering projects. To explain this idea, look back at a previous post you may have seen here regarding Dubai’s push to attract more tourists. The famously
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innovative city is constructing the world’s largest ferris wheel, adding yet another engineering marvel to an impressive list that’s been amassed over a relatively short time period. Now think about this in the context of attractions like The Venetian Macau’s artificial canal network, or the miniature New York City at the New York, New York in Las Vegas, or even the sky-scraping infinity pool at the Marina Bay Sands in Singapore. All of these are effectively engineering and design achievements that have come to define casinos already, and in some cases entire towns! This, given all of the digital takeover potential described above, is what casino owners and operators will need to be thinking about in the next five, 10, or 15 years. Just another casino resort - even a beautiful and luxurious one with a massive gaming floor - is unlikely to offer much specifics appeal to the modern gamer who’s used to digital convenience and sees nothing special in an in-person slot machine or poker table. However, what if a new Vegas establishment hired an engineering team to beat out Dubai’s new ferris wheel? What if a major European city challenged the highest skyscraper in its country with a new casino resort? What if a country built an artificial island incorporating ferry service to a faux-tropical casino venue? These features and attractions can still make an impact that online gaming can’t match. It’s for this reason that we might expect a significant push toward innovative and daring engineering in this particular space.
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