Turner Industries wins national tech award for its workflow tablet
Industrial contracting firm Turner Industries has received a 2019 Constructech Vision for Safety Award for Turner Tablet, an innovative technology system that allows crews...
Drilling Tools International acquires security, credentialing service company
Drilling Tools International, a rental tool company with three locations in Louisiana, has acquired WellFence LLC, a tech-enabled security and credentialing service offering for...
Houma-Terrebonne Airport gets $1.3M drone grant
The Houma-Terrebonne Airport has received a $1.3 million grant from the federal government to advance its unmanned aviation system.
The airport commission has been working...
U.K. firm acquires Louisiana subsea equipment company
A U.K. firm has acquired an Acadiana subsea equipment rental and cutting services specialist as part of the company’s growth plans in the U.S.
Aqua-Tech...
Two Louisiana schools top Shell’s regional science challenge
Two Louisiana schools have been named grand prize winners in the Shell Science Lab Regional Challenge.
East Ascension High School in Gonzales was named the...
DEQ using drone technology to monitor the Louisiana skies
Jason Smith has flown more than 60 missions with a single drone since the 2017 creation of Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality’s Unmanned Aircraft...
Sasol’s polyethylene unit achieves ‘beneficial operations’
Sasol's new U.S. linear low-density polyethylene unit has achieved beneficial operations—the first of the seven LCCP production facilities to come online.
Sasol is building a...
LSU research targets energy efficiency in chemical manufacturing
Researchers at LSU are working on a new process aimed at achieving greater energy efficiency in the U.S. chemical industry.
University scientists are using neutrons...
Louisiana pioneers are fusing high tech with low tech to teach today’s worker
The drive to blaze new virtual trails in the world of industrial training is not restricted to Silicon Valley. There have been some recent...
What’s oil’s new hot spot in Louisiana? The Austin Chalk
LSU geology alumnus Kirk Barrell can’t contain his excitement these days. In recent months, the oil-rich Austin Chalk formation has captured the full attention...
