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Diamond Tooling Products
Norton Abrasives introduces a new line of diamond tooling products for grinding and polishing concrete or natural stone floors. The line includes three categories of metal-bonded diamond tools for grinding and leveling soft, medium and hard concrete, each available in 30, 60 and 120 grit. There are also two resin-bonded products for polishing concrete floors, each in 100, 200, 400, 800 and 1,500 grit versions that fit the standard hook-and-loop backing pads.

Groutzilla System
Stone Construction Equipment combines its Champion Silo Mixers with its new grout placing system - the Groutzilla - for a material mixing and placement package. Whether paired with the 12-cu.-ft. SM 1200 or the 20-cu.-ft. SM2000 Silo Mixer, the 20-cu.-ft., PTO-driven Groutzilla simplifies placing material in wall forms and foundations.

FCS5 Rip-R-Stripper
General Equipment's FCS5 Rip-R-Stripper is an electric-powered, hand-held floor covering scraper for work in smaller, confined areas. The scraper removes carpet, tile, linoleum, mastics and more. It has a 5-in. cutting width, cuts at 2,500 oscillations per minute and operates on standard 115-volt power source with an 1.2-hp electric motor.

B2 Series Loaders
The B2 Series from Caterpillar includes six skid steers ranging from 1,400- to 2,500-lb. rated operating capacities, as well as two multi-terrain loaders with rated capacities of 2,050 and 2,500 lbs. (50% tipping load). High-performance powertrains provide high engine horsepower (from 49 to 70 hp) and torque, allowing part-throttle operation for lower sound levels and fuel consumption. The advanced hydraulic system is designed for maximum power and reliability.

E-Con
L & M Construction Chemicals now offers E-Con in a new, highly concentrated (11:1) quart size six-pack, perfect for the standard 31⁄2-gal. hand-held, pump-up pressure concrete finishing sprayers. E-Con is a concentrated liquid placed on fresh concrete for a thin, continuous film which prevents premature and rapid loss of moisture from the concrete surface. The new concentration is also available in 5-gal. pails, 55-gal. drums or 1-gal. jugs.