In his latest cement shipment and concrete output forecast, PCA Chief Economist Ed Sullivan affirms a positive trend likely to begin in July: 2010 cement consumption up 5 percent over 2009, which caps a two-year decline of 38 percent against 2007 figures, followed by 2011-12 gains of 13.3 percent and 18.7 percent
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Robotics Spur Stair Tread Specialist Diamond Concrete’s Five-Fold Productivity Gain
Diamond Concrete is reporting a 500–600 percent capacity increase for its precast stair tread and riser products following a plant relocation (from Smokey Point, Wash.) and installation of an Atlas Robotic Conveying System
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