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Month: October 2018

Mobile-crane control

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Company’s qSCALE maestro LMI upgrades the DS150G, DS350G/GW and legacy maestro systems, offering what programmers note is a flexible design that converts existing software without the need for re-calibration. It features a 4.3-in. color screen displaying actual and allowable mobile crane load, boom length, boom angle, and load radius; integrated light-bar and event recorder; and, the option of an external light-tower. With an IP 66/67 rating, the console can be mounted either inside or outside of the crane cab.

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Lift truck fork protection, wear indicator

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Fork Shields are designed to protect the most vulnerable part of the forklift fork from nicks, gouging, accidental damage and resulting stress cracks. By using the easily mountable protection devices, product engineers contend, equipment last significantly longer and is protected against costly, early replacement. Sold in pairs, Fork Shields are available in three sizes depending on fork width and thickness.

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Manitou beefs up medium and high capacity forklift series

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Eight new diesel-powered industrial forklift models, rated at 8,000 to 22,000 lbs, offer medium and high capacity options in the Manitou MI Range. The machines are designed for heavy-duty applications indoors or out, as their tires, engine power and robust components sustain intense use in precast, concrete pipe and other production settings.

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Crystallizing admixture seals stormwater storage structure

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An unusually wet 2018 winter led to the official end of the worst drought in California’s history. But coastal Santa Monica, just west of Los Angeles, is maintaining water conservation targets for all residents, and undertaking several ambitious projects to advance supply self-sufficiency within the next few years. Efforts include wastewater recycling and construction of underground cisterns to capture storm runoff.

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Uwall Systems

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Company has recently added New England Drystack as an alternative to its Rectangular Cut Stone face, both offering fast, economical solutions for most retaining wall conditions. Product engineers present Uwall as a fully engineered, steel-reinforced structure with inherent economies when compared to solid, plain concrete blocks. Its biggest advantage is the ability to save contractors or installers time from offloading deliveries to setting the wall block. Since each piece weighs about 4,000 lbs. and averages 32 sq. ft. of wall face—versus 6 sq. ft. on a typical ‘big block’ precast unit—producers can a) deliver about 75 sq. ft. more product on each truck, with 11 pieces totaling 352 sq. ft.; and, b) reduce the number of project loads by about 40 percent and number of sections to set by upward of 75 percent. 

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REDI-ROCK

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Thousands of Redi-Rock retaining walls go up each year around the world, owing to 130 licensed producers across five continents. The massive size of each Redi-Rock block allows engineers to design tall gravity walls and even taller reinforced walls with Positive Connection blocks. Four natural stone textures and a full line of accessories like columns, steps, and freestanding walls round out a complete retaining wall system offering.

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