SUNNYVALE, Calif. and
BIRMINGHAM, U.K., Dec. 7, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Trimble
(NASDAQ: TRMB) announced today that it has made a significant
in-kind gift to the UK-based National College for High Speed Rail
(NCHSR) to expand its training and research in railway design,
construction and maintenance. The Trimble gift enables the NCHSR to
more fully integrate the technological tools across its curriculum
that are rapidly transforming how construction, civil engineering,
geospatial and buildings projects are designed and constructed,
specifically in the railway industry.
The gift will establish a Trimble Technology Lab at the recently
opened NCHSR campuses in Birmingham and Doncaster. The lab will include a broad range
of Trimble equipment such as the Trimble® GEDO Vorsys
system, general construction lasers, 3D laser scanners, robotic
surveying systems, theodolites and automatic levels, GIS mapping
receivers, Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) receivers and
a variety of software including Trimble's RealWorks®
scanning software, GEDO office, Trimble Business Center,
Tekla® Structures, Tilos and its popular 3D modeling
software, SketchUp Pro and SketchUp Viewer for Microsoft
HoloLens.
The gift was made to the college's track and civil engineering
technology program and split between its two campuses. At the
onset, the Trimble Technology Lab will benefit six departments:
Track and Civil Engineering, Infrastructure, Power, Control
Command and Communication (CCC) and Rolling Stock.
Potential applications of these technologies range from the
as-built survey documentation for railway track and maintenance,
surveying stake out, 3D scanning of tunnels/stations and related
services along the track corridor, track clearance, design and
sharing of 3D and structural railway building models, digital
fabrication of custom-lab equipment, management and analysis of
linear projects, and construction resources optimization and
scheduling to reduce costs.
"This relationship highlights Trimble as forward-thinking and I
commend the company for its very strong commitment to education,
research and public service. The possibilities of the Trimble
Technology Lab are limitless," said Clair
Mowbray, chief executive, National College for High Speed
Rail. "As students and faculty across our campuses have access to
these latest technologies—surveying, 3D building modeling,
performance analysis and digital fabrication—NCHSR will broaden its
capabilities to pioneer technical excellence to produce a new
generation of highly-skilled professionals to lead Britain´s future
rail industry."
"We are extremely excited to work with the NCHSR. With access to
Trimble's broad portfolio of solutions, the next generation of rail
infrastructure apprenticeships and engineering professionals will
be able to experience the latest technologies with a specific focus
on high-speed rail applications," said Ron
Bisio, vice president of Trimble Geospatial. "We also look
forward to supporting and learning from these new professionals as
they apply our solutions to real-world applications in their
curricula. We believe these tools will play an important role in
creating a center of excellence for the high-speed rail sector in
the UK."
About National College of High Speed Rail
The National College for High Speed Rail (NCHSR) is a new
employer-led college created by the UK Government to enable British
students to develop world-class skills. Built on state-of-the-art
campuses in Birmingham and
Doncaster, the college is
dedicated to providing the higher level training required to create
projects such as the High Speed Two (HS2) and work on future
high-speed rail applications, in what will be a major growth
industry in the UK and abroad over the coming years. The college
will offer cutting-edge technical and professional courses to
students that are starting a career in rail infrastructure, looking
to switch careers, or are part of the existing workforce. NCHSR
will produce a new, diverse generation of high-tech engineers and
technicians as well as teach them the wider skills they will need
as rail professionals, such as problem solving, commercial
awareness and the ability to lead and motivate. For more
information, visit: www.nchsr.ac.uk.
About Trimble
Trimble is transforming the way the world works by delivering
products and services that connect the physical and digital worlds.
Core technologies in positioning, modeling, connectivity and data
analytics enable customers to improve productivity, quality, safety
and sustainability. From purpose built products to enterprise
lifecycle solutions, Trimble software, hardware and services are
transforming a broad range of industries such as agriculture,
construction, geospatial and transportation and logistics. For more
information about Trimble (NASDAQ: TRMB), visit:
www.trimble.com.
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