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Saw Blades & Chain

Equidist Diamond Blades

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Sponsored Content

Is your concrete winter-ready?

Crafco Inc.

Winter is the toughest season for concrete. See how a safer new class of concrete protectant blocks salt and ice damage.

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Make Short Work of Concrete Cutting

Understand the options and applications when selecting saws for short-distance cuts.

Concrete's Contributions to a Green Home

Concrete features at the Prescott Passive House, including pervious concrete and ICFs, will contribute to the planned LEED for Homes and Passive House certifications.

The Prescott Passive House in Kansas City, Kan.

Burj Khalifa -- Conquering the World's Tallest Building

Putzmeister reached a world record vertical concrete pumping height of 1,988 feet during the construction of the world's tallest building.

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Concrete Screeds

Rolling with Tilt-up

Taylor Corporation used a Spin Screed roller screed to finish both the tilt-up walls and the slabs for a concrete home.

Due to space restrictions on the jobsite, Taylor Corporation had to cast its tilt-up panels at two separate locations. Since the screed was needed at the cast sites and the jobsite, Tommy Taylor utilized the Spin Screed roller screed for the finishing of both the walls and slab.

The Art of Concrete

Florida contractor Reinforced Structures, Inc. relied on planning and scheduling to successfully build an architectural cast-in-place structure with self-consolidating concrete to house the works of artist Salvador Dali.

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Material Processing & Debris Handling

Demolition Meets Recycling Goals

Demolition and new construction call for recycling demolished materials and using energy-efficient systems and materials.

Aline-Set Gauge Block

Simmons Innovations

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WOC Man-on-the-Street Reports

Read what Concrete Contractor Advisory Board members thought was hot and new at the 2010 World of Concrete.

'Solid Process. Solid Results'

Northern Concrete looked to the principles of lean manufacturing to cut waste, adopted technologies to increase efficiency, and offered its employees training and tools to boost productivity. That organization put the company on a path for growth and allows it to live up to its motto, "Solid Process. Solid Results."

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Lifting Equipment

School Gets Lifted Into Shape

Lift equipment plays a key role in this $15 million school expansion.

Initially, a three-crane rigging setup was expected to be used to set the 22.5- to 55-ft. vertical panels. However, a single 220-ton-capacity Manitowoc Model 14000 crawler crane was able to set even the largest panels in place.

Vertical Drilling Equipment

Blue Boar Dry Cutting Diamond Core Bits

Lightsmith Inc.

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