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Spatial Integrated Systems Joins Commonwealth Center for Advanced Manufacturing

Cathy Gedvilas | CCAM | Full Story

The Commonwealth Center for Advanced Manufacturing (CCAM) today announced that Spatial Integrated Systems Inc. (SIS), a leader in providing business solutions that incorporate digital 3D imaging, robotics, artificial intelligence, and 3D visualization, has joined forces with CCAM's industry, academic and government research collaboration.

As CCAM's newest industry member, Spatial Integrated Systems will provide digital 3D equipment and software including the 3D Imaging System (3DIS) used by commercial and military equipment manufacturers to produce visually rich digital information.  3DIS is a digital 3D capture and processing system used for rapid prototyping and fabrication modeling as well as to provide analyses of "as-built" manufacturing plants and facilities and computer-based interference checking and inspections.

John Reid Blackwell | Richmond Times-Dispatch | Full Story 

After a bumpy start because of some weather-related power outages, a biofuels plant in Hopewell is now operating and producing ethanol for gasoline.

 

The Vireol Bio Energy LLC plant started production in late April. As of the end of June, it had consumed about 1.5 million bushels of corn and produced about 4 million gallons of ethanol for blending with gasoline.