The document outlines a strategic vision for the infrastructure industry, focusing on innovations by 2050 that include automation, robotics, and the use of digital technologies. It emphasizes a 25% reduction in onsite activity by 2025 to enhance productivity, safety, and value through smarter working practices and digital integration. Key elements discussed include the use of drones for inspections, virtual reality for training, and laser scanning for accurate project management.

2. Innovation 2050 – A digital future for the infrastructure industry
Nick Boyle – Technical Innovation Director
July 2019 – COMIT Annual Conference

3. Safety Moment - The Now - 2018

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Innovation 2050 – Visions of Future Infrastructure
• Automation
• Robotics
• Unmanned vehicle
• A journey of a 1000 steps needs you to take the
first of many…….

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Innovation 2050 – Visions of Future Infrastructure

6. A brief history of time ………… the tablet is back or….
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12. Smarter Working is Key

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What is our 25% by 2025 Initiative?
‘Our 25 by 2025 strategy aims to reduce activity
onsite by 25% by the year 2025 - increasing
productivity, improving quality and safety and
ensuring value for our customers.

14. Build to Last - reducing on site activity by 25% by 2025
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Manufacture On- Site
Mechanise Process Assemble Standard Products
Adopt innovation & technology
Design for….Offsite Manufacture
Lean & Waste

15. Smarter Working is Key
- with better engagement & communication

16. Integrating and Combining digital processes

17. Semi- Automation

18. Reality Capture
Digital surveying techniques – True as-is

19. Digital UAVs for inspections – Bridges and structural

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Digital site survey – UAVs for progress

21. Smarter - Digital site survey – UAV’s for quantities

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UAV’s for – large area mapping & Quants

23. Digital site survey – Laser scanning

24. A63 – Integrating the virtual world – Digital Twin
- GPR, Laser scanning, detailed survey and models

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Smarter - Digital Site Survey – hand held Laser scanning

26. • Validating as-built vs design by laser scanning
• Laser scan processed to produce point cloud accurate to <5mm
• Compare point cloud & design model
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Progressive assurance during construction

27. • Validating as-built vs design by laser scanning
• Laser scan processed to produce point cloud accurate to <5mm
• Compare point cloud & design model
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Progressive assurance during construction

28. Virtual Reality / Augmented Reality for Zero Harm
- Digital Twin & Digital Rehearsal

29. Virtual Reality – Training & Inductions

30. Augmented Reality applied

31. Augmented Reality in practice

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Hololens: Virtual world into the Real world

33. Digital Rehearsal Room – models, smart boards, immersive

34. Digitalisation – 1000 No.+ access to all
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35. Digital Project Management around the world

36. Smarter Working is Key
Operations & Maintenance
- with better data and information

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Southampton – Use of Data Insight/Analytics

38. M25 DBFO – Smartwater

39. Smarter Working is Key
Industrialised Construction - Offsite & Onsite

40. SketchUp – Coastal - Sandsend and Morpeth
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41. SketchUp – Coastal - Sandsend and Morpeth
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42. A14 – double bridge move on SPMT’s

43. A14 – double bridge move on SPMT’s
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nvBryO0O6xA
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=DjSCYTjRo7o
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KdjvzRkLa14&app=desktop

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3D Machine Control – 2000ish…

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3D Machine Control – Highways England RtB - 2019
We need catalysts to help …to transition.

46. One small step for ….. one smaller step for robots
Smart Motorway Programme
• Design on a USB stick
• GPS controlled
• Pre-mark for white lines
• Next – full whiteline machine?

47. One small step for ….. compaction automation
• 1.2 t Remote control wacker plate
• Equivalent to 7t roller
• Compaction
• Over compaction indicators
• Reduced vibration noise
• Improved safety

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51. Smarter Working is Key
The Future - Autonomous Machines?

54. Smarter working
Its also about Health

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Wearables – Crossrail Highways England i3P

56. i3P/MTC – Discovery Projects by Industry for Industry
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http://www.the-mtc.org/our-projects/i3p-
programme

57. Its all about engagement at every level….

58. Conclusion – Balfour Beatty’s site of the future

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Summary – Automation, Robotics, & Autonomous Machines
• Integrating into our processes…making it business as usual
• The Future is now…
• However there are a lot of steps
nick.boyle@balfourbeatty.com

60. Questions?

62. § Here is a direct link to information, videos and animations about our Innovation 2050 paper
§ https://www.balfourbeatty.com/innovation2050
§ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wfcvQjPlchA – short video
§ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yM12ANUcFKQ - animation
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§ Other relevant ‘digital’ videos
§ HoloLens - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fagZfbohBW0
§ Mixed reality - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iJJNnbQICQM
§ 4D modelling - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xvAFXJ7kecw
§ Virtual reality - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R4gWpXuPAXo
§ Drones - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nf9uzjNdCJw
§ Laser scanning - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S-OSB_ic-y0
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Links to Innovation 2050 and ……Digital Tools