[VIDEO] MAX RB441T TwinTier Rebar Tying Tool Makes Tying Faster, More Cost Efficient

The RB441T features many productivity-enhancing elements including a Dual Wire Feeding Mechanism that doubles the tool's speed.

January 25, 2018

Road base is typically introduced after the subgrade has been prepared and compacted to a stable and level surface.

What Is Road Base?

Going back to basics, this article details the importance of the correct road base in the durability and life of roads.

Spring rains left this foundation with standing water in the excavation. Concrete placements should take place promptly before saturation of the grade occurs.

Standing Water in Prepared Footings: A Problem or a Precaution?

The Concrete Foundations Association addresses the concern for structural integrity of concrete footings due to water in the excavation.

Stand the Test of Time | JLG®

Stand the Test of Time | JLG®

Your work is meant to weather through some of the toughest conditions. Your equipment should do the same. That's why the best contractors trust JLG®.

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.

How GPR Helps Finding Utilities or Cables In Concrete Safe and Easy

How GPR Helps Finding Utilities or Cables In Concrete Safe and Easy

Before demo begins ... how ground penetrating radar technology can help make detecting rebar safe and easy while avoiding the hidden dangers within concrete.

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

Leveraging eddy-current technology, the battery-powered tool features a 7.3-in. cover measuring depth and 2.5-in. rebar diameter measuring depth.

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

Building code requirements allow it, but with one important proviso that is often a stumbling block.

Why MKE Iron Erectors Uses Rebar Tying Robot TyBOT

Rebar Subcontractor Talks About The Innovative Mindset & Rebar Tying Robot

Barb Sheedy, president and CEO of MKE Iron Erectors, talks about the company's use of the TyBOT rebar tying machine from Advanced Construction Robotics.

Functionality That Makes a Difference | JLG®

Functionality That Makes a Difference | JLG®

From Smart Load technology to self-leveling innovations, helping you and your crew return home safely is more than our job – it’s why we’re here.

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.

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 -

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.

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.

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.

Stand the Test of Time | JLG®

Stand the Test of Time | JLG®

Your work is meant to weather through some of the toughest conditions. Your equipment should do the same. That's why the best contractors trust JLG®.

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.

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.

PSI Fiberstrand REPREVE 225 Eco-Friendly Microfiber for Concrete Reinforcement

PSI Fiberstrand REPREVE 225 Eco-Friendly Microfiber for Concrete Reinforcement

Adobe Stock 315751358

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.

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

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.

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.

Diablo Rebar Demon Sds Bits

Diablo Drills Straight Through Rebar With The Rebar Demon SDS Bit at World of Concrete 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.

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.

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).

Research Team Sets Eyes on a Hemp-Based Rebar

A team of researchers from the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute set their sights on the development of a concrete reinforcement bar made out of hemp. Research continues.