Shuttlelift recently delivered a 50-ton Single Beam gantry crane to Tri-Kon Precast Products Ltd., which needed a solution to simplify the lifting process and safely navigate a 12 percent grade between the lower and upper half of its western Canadian operation. The Cranbrook, B.C., producer’s former transfer method was complex and required the hiring of outside sources to handle product multiple times.
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The Aggrameter T-T-100 taps the latest microwave and microprocessor offerings to measure moisture content in various fine and coarse-grained materials. Probe prongs are inserted into the material and moisture content percentage is instantaneously shown on the easy to read display. An average of five to 10 readings is normally taken in order to ensure a valid measurement. The output is converted by the integrated microprocessor and the moisture content displayed directly as a percentage of dry weight.
Read MoreSources: Livingstone, Chicago; CP staff
International mid-market merger & acquisition advisor Livingstone has announced the sale of U.S. pipe and drainage product machinery mainstay HawkeyePedershaab, Inc., to Forsyth Capital Investors, St. Louis.
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Sources: Kenworth Truck Co., Kirkland, Wash.; CP staff
National Ready Mixed Concrete Association 2016 ConcreteWorks attendees were afforded the first formal showing of the successor to the Kenworth W900S, a longstanding model for mixer trucks running in bridge formula markets. The T880 Set-Forward Front Axle (T880S) was previewed September 18-20 in Nashville and will be among the manufacturer’s 2017 World of Concrete and ConExpo-Con/Agg headline offerings.
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Titan America’s Roanoke Cement in Virginia has earned the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s Energy Star certification for a tenth consecutive year, while sister Pennsuco operation in Florida marks nine years of certification. To qualify for Energy Star, plants must perform in the top 25 percent of cement mills nationwide for total energy efficiency (thermal and electrical) and meet strict EPA performance levels.
Read MoreSources: Mack Trucks, Greensboro, N.C.; CP staff
A memorandum of understanding will see technology developer WheresMyConcrete program Mack Fleet Management Services options to improve ready mixed producers’ asset visibility and dispatch efficiency.
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Sources: National Ready Mixed Concrete Association, Silver Spring, Md.; CP staff
From a record, 82-contestant field, Chris Harrison of Mobley Concrete Co. in Russellville, Ark., took the NRMCA National Mixer Driver Championship in Nashville, staged September 18-19 during the group’s 2016 ConcreteWorks. After placing second in the 2015 competition (San Antonio), Harrison earned a $2,500 cash prize from the NRMCA’s Truck Mixer Manufacturers Bureau (TMMB) for this year’s first place finish.
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Applying its modular structure fabrication competencies plus branded refractory concrete fire wall system, Oldcastle Precast has completed a turnkey infrastructure project at the Boeing Co. Main High-Voltage Substation in West Jordan, Utah.
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