Rebar Accessories & Equipment

Above and below: Properly placed/supported reinforcement will result in properly located reinforcement in the slab. Consult manufacturers' literature for maximum chair and other support spacing and use a 12-inch minimum reinforcement spacing so workers can avoid walking on the reinforcement.
How To Reinforce Concrete Slab on Ground to Control Cracking
Steel reinforcing bars and welded wire reinforcement provide crack width control in nonstructural slabs-on-ground.
May 21, 2020
How GPR Helps Finding Utilities or Cables In Concrete Safe and Easy
How GPR Helps Finding Utilities or Cables In Concrete Safe and Easy
October 16, 2023
Screening Eagle offers the Profometer PM8000 Lite for locating rebar, allowing construction professionals to find safe and stable surfaces to drill. This product is the latest addition to the Profometer family and the successor to the Profoscope.
Screening Eagle Profometer PM8000 Lite
September 11, 2023
This device for field bending reinforcing bars is more sophisticated than the steel pipe, but offers better control of the bend diameter.
Bending Reinforcing Bars Partially Embedded in Concrete
May 18, 2012
Guide to Fiber-Reinforced Concrete
Guide to Fiber-Reinforced Concrete: Tips for Design, Specification & Application
February 23, 2022
Why MKE Iron Erectors Uses Rebar Tying Robot TyBOT
Rebar Subcontractor Talks About The Innovative Mindset & Rebar Tying Robot
July 11, 2023
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Hydronic heaters provide an even distribution of heat to the concrete. Here, a poly sheet covers a slab-on-grade. Hydronic heating tubes were placed on top of the poly and the entire system is being covered with insulated blankets.
How to Protect Concrete During Cold Weather Pours
Cold weather concreting requires contractors to maintain minimal concrete temperatures to ensure proper strength gain and cure.
December 4, 2013
What ASTM D8505 FRP Means for Concrete Contractors
How ASTM’s New FRP Rebar Spec Enables Concrete Contractors
The ASTM D30 Committee announced an additional standard specification for the fiber-reinforced polymer (FRP) reinforcement bars. Here’s what that means for the concrete contractor and concrete construction.
May 31, 2023
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December 1, 2023
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Rebar Tying Robot Helps Wisconsin Subcontractor
Tying Safety To Infrastructure
Rebar subcontractor MKE Iron Erectors Inc. uses their innovative mindset to become more comfortable working with rebar tying robot TyBOT on new concrete bridge deck.
July 11, 2023
TyBOT from Advanced Construction Robotics
Rebar Tying Robot Advancement
The Tybot rebar-tying robot from Advanced Construction Robotics is usable by more contractors as need for a screed rail is eliminated.
June 28, 2023
ASTM Sets New Standard Spec with Non-Metallic Polymer Rebar
New ASTM Standard Specs for FRP Rebars
ASTM International’s composite materials committee (D30) developed a new standard specification for the latest generation of fiber reinforced polymer (FRP) bars -
May 15, 2023
Choosing the right antenna for your GPR depends on multiple factors including how deep you want to scan, what you are scanning through and customer expectations.
How to Choose the Right Antenna for Ground Penetrating Radar Jobs
When assessing which antenna to choose for a job it is essential to consider the surface cover and soil present as well as the depth you want to scan.
October 14, 2019
CONEXPO The IronBOT Rebar Lifting Carrying and Placing Robot
ACR Launches The World's First Rebar Lifting, Carrying & Placing Robot @CONEXPO: The IronBOT Robot
The IronBOT is able to augment construction crews by lifting, carrying, and placing up to 5,000-pound bundles of rebar in a transverse or longitudinal orientation without the need for heavy lifting from crewmembers.
March 13, 2023
Fiber Reinforcement In Concrete With Vance Pool of Euclid Chemical
Talking Fiber In Concrete With Vance Pool of Euclid Chemical
Featuring Vance Pool of Euclid Chemical, this Digging Deeper Podcast episode focuses on fiber reinforcement in concrete – its history and where it sits in today’s construction universe.
March 6, 2023
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December 1, 2023
The Fiber-Reinforced Concrete at SoFi Stadium
Top Post of 2022: Macrofibers & The Super Bowl – Inside the Concrete of the NFL’s Largest Stadium
Using synthetic fiber saved the construction of the SoFi stadium cost, time, and labor by utilizing fiber-reinforced concrete in the upper-decks.
February 8, 2022
The Contractor’s Welded Wire Reinforcement WWR Dilemma
The Contractor’s Welded Wire Reinforcement (WWR) Dilemma
There needs to be an alternative to removal and replacement for WWR.
December 7, 2017
PSI Fiberstrand REPREVE 225 Eco-Friendly Microfiber for Concrete Reinforcement
PSI Fiberstrand REPREVE 225 Eco-Friendly Microfiber for Concrete Reinforcement
September 9, 2022
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10 Things to Know About Concrete Fiber-Reinforcement
Depending on if the project will allow, contractors might find fiber-reinforcement a cost-effective alternative to provide durability. However, it can be challenging. Download this document that lists 10 Things to Know About Concrete Fiber-Reinforcement.
July 28, 2022
An aerial view of TyBot in action.
This Contractor Relies on Robotic Rebar Tying
TyBOT from Advanced Construction Robotics helps Shelby Erectors boost margin and improve the project owner experience—next, IronBOT to speed things up even more
July 18, 2022
Concrete Rebar W Rebar S Update ASTM A615 A706
CRSI: Rebar Marked With a W Now Dual Grade
The 2020 changes to ASTM A615 match the rebar requirements as A706. A706 material now meets or exceeds all chemical and mechanical requirements for the respective size and grade of A615.
July 7, 2022
GatorBar Approved by Virginia DOT
GatorBar Approved by Virginia DOT
The glass fiber reinforced composite rebar, GatorBar, has been placed on the New Products Evaluation List by the Virginia Department of Transportation.
June 14, 2022
Diablo Rebar Demon Sds Bits
Diablo Drills Straight Through Rebar With The Rebar Demon SDS Bit at World of Concrete 2022
May 4, 2022
GPR Best Practices
Best Practices With GPR: Save Concrete Contractors Time, Money & Headaches
Knowing that utilities and structural elements exist underground isn't enough, to comply with safety mandates and best practices ground-penetrating radar has been an increasingly common technology found on the jobsite.
April 18, 2022
New Batteries Give MAX USA Tools More Ties & Cuts
New Batteries Gives MAX USA Tools More Ties & Cuts
Offering up thousands more ties and hundreds more cuts per charge, your MAX USA TWINTIERs, Rebar Tiers and PJRC160 rebar cutter products just got an upgrade.
April 22, 2022
Concrete Rebar Detection Methodology
Rebar Detection Methodology
There are several methods available for concrete contractors each with its own pros and cons. Most common are Eddy Current (EC), Ground Penetrating Radar (GPR), and Digital Radiography (DR).
November 29, 2021
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Taller segments, superior diamonds, and SPEED-Edge slot design make these Cut-Off Discs game changers!
December 1, 2023
Graphene consists of a layer of carbon atoms that is one atom thick. The unique design allows it to be one of the strongest materials in the world, with a tensile strength more than 100 times stronger than steel.
Graphene Reinforced 3D Concrete Printing & Its Benefits
Because the process for 3D concrete printing does not involve concrete forms, normal means of reinforcement like rebar and wire mesh cannot be used - graphene is proving to be one of the more promising additives for printed concrete.
January 31, 2022
The Aqua Cutter 750V Hydrodemolition Robot
The Aqua Cutter 750V Hydrodemolition Robot
Featuring Aquajet’s patented Infinity oscillation that moves the water jet in a figure 8, pattern, removing more concrete in a single pass while reducing shadowing, eliminating the risk of pipe holes and providing an ideal bonding surface.
January 20, 2022
Crsi Safe And Sound Landing Page
Concrete Reinforcing Steel Institute Introduces Safe and Sound Initiative
The new web page is designed to provide quick information on the world’s most common building material and act as a vehicle to address, inform, and respond to pressing industry topics.
January 17, 2022
MCI-2005 Passes ASTM Testing
MCI-2005 Passes ASTM Testing
The biobased organic admixture for the protection of metallic reinforcement in concrete structures, MCI-2005, passes ASTM G180 testing for corrosion inhibiting admixtures.
December 9, 2021
Migrating Corrosion Inhibitor Protects Plejesac bridge, Croatia
Migrating Corrosion Inhibitor Protects 7,887 Ft. Long Bridge
Cortec's MCI Technology was specified for the concrete reinforcement corrosion protection of the Plejesac bridge, Croatia - one of the largest infrastructure projects in Europe.
December 6, 2021
Concrete Reinforcing Steel Institute's 2021/2022 Board Members
In addition to a new chairman, and officers, the CRSI have announced its new board members.
December 2, 2021
7 Key Benefits of Fiber-Reinforced Concrete
7 Key Benefits of Fiber-Reinforced Concrete
As you plan your next concrete construction project, here are the seven key benefits of fiber-reinforced concrete that both you and your clients should consider.
September 30, 2021
The TyBot rebar tying robot can be deployed to work on any horizontal reinforcing steel installation project that has screed rails in place.
Rebar-Tying Robot Cuts Labor Hours and Work Duration on PA Bridge Replacement
TyBot autonomous rebar tying robot that can tie up to 1,000 intersections an hour by autonomously navigating its working area saved 34% in both personnel hours and duration of work on the Koppel Bridge replacement.
August 23, 2021
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How MCI® Technology Can Help Prevent Collapsing Structures
Achieving sustainability by utilizing Migratory Corrosion Inhibitor technology. Two examples of where MCI® Technology aided construction and avoided steel reinforcement corrosion.
July 9, 2021
Bridge's Post-Tension Cables Protected From Corrosion
Bridge's Post-Tension Cables Protected From Corrosion, Despite Delays
In preparation of potential delays in the construction of the Ponte Taro Bridge, Italy, contractors utilized an anti-corrosion solution on the post-tension cables.
June 24, 2021
Putting the Latest Stand-Up Rebar Tying Tool to Work at a Precast Plant
Putting the Latest Stand-Up Rebar Tying Tool to Work at a Precast Plant
How the Stand-Up RB401T-E Rebar Tying Tool is supporting a nationwide precast plant.
June 17, 2021