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Mack Trucks works together with concrete pump manufacturers by suppling chassis and engineering support for customized concrete pumping solutions

August 22, 2019

Mack Trucks works together with concrete pump manufacturers by suppling chassis and engineering support for customized concrete pumping solutions.

]New Home Sales Maintain Momentum

Pending Sales Index up 45.8% year-over-year in October according to Zonda

Version 2.1 of the robot Spot was recently released.

Construction Site Mobility Robot Spot 2.1 Released

Boston Dynamics has released version 2.1 of its autonomous robot, Spot.

Are your safety caps OSHA compliant?

Are your safety caps OSHA compliant?

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The Superabrasive Lavina 32 E Grinder L32 E

The Lavina 32E Grinder

The GDE18V-26D Mobile Dust extractor provides a true cordless solution when used with the 18V 1 In. GBH18V-26D Bulldog rotary hammer.

The GDE18V-26D SDS-plus Bulldog Mobile Dust Extractor Kit with CORE18V 4.0 Ah Compact Battery

Screenshot of the ACCU-POUR Mobile

Updates to the AP Office and AP Mobile Platforms of the ACCU-POUR Volumetric Mixer Productivity Solution

Upgraded Throttle Calbe On Saw Vacuum Systems 2501312 C01 Render

Throttle Cable Upgrade for the Soff-Cutt V1000 Vacuums

Heidelberg France Modernization

HeidelbergCement $531 Million to Modernize Cement Sites in France

HeidelbergCement’s subsidiary Ciments Calcia presented the draft terms of its large-scale investment and reorganisation programme for several of its sites in France.

Multi-family residential projects create an ideal environment for contractors looking to break into or grow their business in high-flow material markets with gypsum floor underlayment, grouting, cellular concrete, plaster and stucco applications.

Selecting a Pump to Maximize Productivity and Profitability in Gypsum Applications

New residential construction business success requires an investment in specialized equipment.

CEO of Allen Engineering Corporation, J. Dewayne Allen, Passes Away

In 1964, Allen started Allen-Hardin Inc., which was a ready-mix concrete operation in his hometown of Piggott, Arkansas, with his wife, Mary Ann.

Hilti Discusses Robotics in Jobsite Health & Safety

How robotics and human augmentation can effect construction jobsite health and safety through two innovations from HILTI.

To win more work, reduce your estimating workload, increase your proposal-win ratio on potential projects, and get a higher return on our estimating budget, start by developing your step by step plan to win more contracts.

How Estimating Less Jobs Can Win More Construction Work

Follow construction business coach George Hedley's three-step plan to help you company win more contracts without losing money on free estimates.

Zyter has launched its Zyter Smart Logistics system, a secure, customizable solution for logistics companies and enterprise logistics departments that leverages Zyter’s SmartSpaces platform and Internet of Things (IoT) technology.

Zyter Launches Real-Time Vehicle Tracking Technology

Zyter Smart Logistics connects data systems, departments and people to give logistics teams end-to-end, real-time visibility of vehicles and goods in transit while also collecting analytics on driver behavior.

Jeff Keeling is the Brokk Inc.'s new North American sales and marketing manager.

Brokk Inc. Announces Sales and Marketing Manager for North American Market

Jeff Keeling joins Brokk as the company's new North American Sales and Marketing Manager.

PCA Creates Carbon Neutrality Roadmap

In an effort to further sustainability goals, the Portland Cement Association PCA created a carbon neutrality roadmap

Only OSHA Approved Safety CAP for COLUMN BASES & STEEL STAKES

Only OSHA Approved Safety CAP for COLUMN BASES & STEEL STAKES

Prevent injuries & impalement on Jobsites. Learn More.

Miller Formless Celebrates 50 Years Plus Concrete Paver Product Acquisitions

Darick Franzen of Miller Formless talks about the concrete paving industry.

In this initiative, CEMEX is partnering with Membrane Technology & Research, Inc. (MTR) to conduct an 18-month study at CEMEX’s Balcones cement plant in New Braunfels, Texas, and explore the potential CO2 emission reduction from installing new membrane technology in the plant’s production process.

U.S. DOE Award Carbon Capture Technology Grant to CEMEX

CEMEX and Membrane Technology & Research, Inc. are working on a low-cost innovative CO2 capture technology to be implemented in CEMEX’s Texas cement plant.

The robot uses a 3D scanner to measure the floor, then uses two rotating motors equipped with plastering blades to flatten the floor.

AI Robot Can Flatten Concrete Floors, Hyundai Engineering Seeks Patent

Hyundai Engineering is seeking a patent for an AI robot that can flatten concrete floors.

PoreShield being applied to a bridge deck in Indiana, prior to its approval in Iowa.

PoreShield Concrete Sealant

PoreShield being applied to a bridge deck in Indiana, prior to its approval in Iowa.

Iowa DOT Approved Use of New Sealant to Improve Durability of Bridge Decks

The high-performance, sustainable and cost-effective concrete durability enhancer PoreShield extends service life of concrete five-to-nine times longer, protecting against water, salt and freeze/thaw damage.

From prep time to completion, the MTF-8 can be ready for use in as little as 48 hours, including 12 hours of use during that time, if needed.

The MTF-8 Resinous Floor Coating System

With headquarters in Aurora, IL and a second location in Mooresville, NC (pictured), Factory Cleaning Equipment provides facilities managers, building owners, and janitorial professionals with high-quality American-made industrial floor scrubbers and sweepers, including its own private-branded product line, Bulldog.

Jon-Don Expands Offerings with Factory Cleaning Equipment Inc. Acquisition

Jon-Don, national supplier of commercial supplies, equipment, and chemicals, announces expanded offerings within the jan-san, restoration equipment, and concrete surface prep and polishing industries

Figure 5: One thing is certain in the research that has come from preconstruction trials: an operator can’t use the same vibrator frequencies for 8-in. slump that he can on 4-in. slump concrete. More importantly, he certainly can’t solve surface face defect issues with a tool that behaves differently every time the concrete mix changes.

Non-Destructive Tests Measure Anti-Segregation Benefits of Controlled Frequency Vibrators in Concrete Paving

Field investigations into limiting high frequency vibration to control the amount of concrete material separation in commercial concrete applications are using the same approach to limit the surface distresses in concrete pavements.

UMA installed a 4-in.-thick, 4000-psi temporary shotcrete facing to hold the wall in place in preparation for Flatiron’s crew to build the final cast-in-place wall.

Contractor Takes On Challenging Soil Nail Wall

UMA Geotechnical Construction constructed all of the eight required permanent soil nail walls along a roughly two-mile stretch of the Greensboro Western Loop (Interstate 73) project but they were all dwarfed by the Wall 4.

When removing wooden floors, contractors should use a scarifier equipped with a cutting blade to make cuts across the surface.

How Does It Come Off? Tips and Tricks for Hard Goods Flooring Removal

Hard goods such as wood, laminate flooring, ceramic tiles and quarry tiles are usually applied directly to a concrete floor using adhesives.

Trimble Earthworks Grade Control version 2.0 features Horizontal Steering Control, which automatically controls the machine to follow any horizontal alignment.

10 Technologies Improving All Aspects of Construction

Emerging technologies are enabling operators to more precisely survey and plan the elements of a construction project, perform various construction tasks, and develop and maintain a vital database of construction fleet data.