The Brick Industry Association, Interlocking Concrete Pavement Institute and National Concrete Masonry Association’s 2017 Hardscape North America awards program recognized 16 winning and 20 honorable mention projects. Sponsored by Belgard and Pavestone, the program was open to residential and commercial walkways, patios, pool decks, outdoor kitchens, driveways, commercial plazas, streets, and other applications of concrete, clay or porcelain pavers and segmental concrete retaining wall units.
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Heavy-duty work boots
Three “Old School Tough” work boot series—Troweler, Galvanizer, Groundbreaker—join the company’s Iron Age Footwear line. The outsoles of the Troweler feature slip-resistant tread on traditional lugs with extra stabilization for climbing and balancing on grating. The boots bear the Shift Kicker abrasion-resistant toe guard and new BootBed footbed.
Read MoreELE programs automatic compressive strength test machine control
The ADR Touch Control Pro features what system developers call the latest in materials testing lab technology. A key feature of new ADR-equipped machines is LAN connectivity for remote control via the PC-based app, known as ‘ELE Logger.’ It enables quality control technicians to initiate and monitor tests away from the lab, and service staff to conduct remote diagnostics.
Read MoreLow dust polymeric paver sand
High-performance sand and sand-based product specialist Fairmount Santrol kicked off commercialization of Accel dust-preventing polymeric sand at the 2017 Hardscape North America trade show, staged at the Kentucky Exposition Center, Louisville. Manufactured with the company’s Prevent technology, Accel reduces on-site dust and haze up to 90 percent compared with traditional polymeric sand—enhancing air quality with an engineered, environmentally cleaner formula.
Read MoreBatch panel upgrades
Programmers have added features to the BatchTron models I, II and III, giving them a new look and enhanced usability. Many pages of setup choices make all models adaptable to different concrete plant configurations without extra customization. Users can work with combinations of aggregate bins and cement silos, dry plant or with mixer, and method of aggregate transfer—by conveyor, conveyor and holding hopper, or skip hoist.
Read MoreExcavator grading technology optimizes slab, bedding material estimates
Caterpillar’s Next Generation Hydraulic Excavator series has debuted with the 20-ton 320 GC, 320 and 323 machines, each engineered to increase operating efficiency, lower fuel and maintenance costs, and improve operator comfort compared to previous models. The new models offer unique combinations of purpose-built features designed to match customers’ productivity and cost targets.
Read MoreSteam curing equipment, system engineering
The manufacturer’s signature equipment for precast, prestressed, pipe, masonry and tile curing, generates large volumes of controllable, low-cost steam. Operating at half the cost of traditional boilers, engineers note, CurePak can show return on investment in two years or less. Its capacity to produce steam instantly and initiate combustion prior to water contacting hot air equates to nearly 100 percent thermal efficiency and carbon monoxide risk reduction. CurePak also fits precast operations with flexible curing parameters, especially those requiring both intermittent and continuous steam flows.
Read MoreGalvanized rebar
Company presents GalvaBar as continuously galvanized rebar with proven protection and high formability. It can be fabricated after the galvanizing process without cracking, peeling or flaking. The process coats the steel with minimal exposure time to the molten zinc before cooling. That allows all grades of reinforcement, normal- to high-strength, to be galvanized with no risk of embrittlement.
Read MoreSpeedy masonry saw integrates dust collection
Manufacturer presents the iQMS362 as durable, portable and built to tackle any jobsite. It is equipped with the model-specific 16.5-in. Q-Drive blade, capable of 5.5-in. deep cuts at full 24-in. lengths, and equal to masonry materials in a wide range of shapes, sizes, weights and densities—from soft, manufactured stone to granite or high strength pavers.
Read MoreStainless steel rebar
High performance reinforcement is used to control the damaging effects of corrosive environments due to chlorides from deicing compounds, marine spray or contamination and spillage from chemical processing in mining, petrochemical or other industrial environments. Company cites a growing trend among state, provincial and federal transportation engineers to specify stainless as it represents the most economically viable corrosion resistant reinforcing steel for chloride attack-prone concrete. Once a structure is built with stainless steel reinforcement, owners and operator stand to see a dramatic reduction in repairs over the service life cycle. Company ships fabricated rebar and reinforcing mats throughout the U.S. and Canada. — Salit Specialty Rebar, Buffalo, N.Y., 716/299-1990, www.stainlessrebar.com
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