A self-contained, battery-powered vacuum lifter, the Anver Fork Lift Vacuum Attachment features a chassis that slides onto standard 26-in. forks for picking up loads from the top using up to 16 spring-assisted rubber suction pads. With the elimination of hooks, grabs and slings, the vacuum attachment is easy to attach and remove, and has built-in parking stands to protect the pads during storage.
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ABB, Baldor integrate motors and drives business
A single U.S. sales force will sell and support the complete line of ABB and Baldor low- and medium-voltage industrial drives and industrial electric motors.
Read MoreForklift Load Spreader Beam
A new spreader beam by Jescraft allows stone handlers to move loads quickly and safely with a forklift. Specially designed for stone fabricators who need to transport material in and out of buildings or make tight turns in a crowded yard, Jescraft’s spreader beam features fork-access slots that provide a secure way of engaging and lifting the beam with a forklift. This creates a more mobile and maneuverable alternative to hoisting with a stationary overhead crane. The beam is also ideal for loading and unloading containers.
Read MoreSystem economizes use of carbon dioxide to lower process water pH, TSS
New in-line diffusion and injection technology overcomes maintenance, efficiency and cost obstacles long associated with using carbon dioxide to bring concrete operations’ process or storm water to pH levels suited for environmental release or municipal sewer discharge.
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Dolese Bros. delivers 120,000 yd. to tallest 2010–2011 building project west of the Hudson River
Read MoreJonel technology ‘Alert’ to tolerance-exceeding batch events
Jonel Engineering has added to its flagship ready mixed batch control system the Archer Batch Alerting Engine, providing concrete plant or quality control managers, or their customers, instant mobile phone or e-mail updates on mix materials batched out of tolerance.
Read MoreMaxon mobile mixer produces by weight vs. volume
With an eye toward 2012 World of Concrete (January 24–27, Las Vegas) roll out, Maxon Industries is billing its 10-yd. Techcrete as the first truck-mounted concrete mixer to offer a continuous component weighing system with load cells and exclusive on-board batch controls.
Read MoreLegal maneuvers complicate Martin Marietta’s pitch for Vulcan Materials
Three days before Christmas, Vulcan Materials Co. indicated in sharp terms that its wish list did not include a stock-for-stock merger Martin Marietta Materials proposed 10 days prior. Vulcan Materials noted unanimous board rejection of the proposal, while questioning the legality of Martin Marietta’s actions leading up to a formal offer to Vulcan shareholders in early December.
Read MoreVulcan maps eight divisions into four regions
The Vulcan Materials Co. board has approved a new structure for its aggregate, concrete, cement and asphalt operations, eliminating approximately 200 administrative positions and leaving plant staff largely unaffected. Management streamlining was in the works prior to the stock-for-stock merger Martin Marietta Materials proposed last month to Vulcan Materials shareholders.
Read MoreFalse FHWA claims land QC director home detention, steep restitution
A former director of Quality Control and Quality Assurance at Frederick Precast Concrete Inc. was sentenced to one year of home detention and ordered to pay $131,410 in restitution, settling pre-trial motions with the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Baltimore.
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