Source: Occupational Safety and Health Administration
OSHA and the Crane, Hoist and Monorail (CHM) Partners have renewed an alliance to improve the safety and health of workers who manufacture and use overhead material handling equipment. During the five-year agreement, they will develop best practice fact sheets and training resources aimed at preventing worker exposures to electrical shock, electrocution, falls from elevation and being struck-by moving equipment.
Read More
The Springfield, Ill., branch of St. Louis-based Western Specialty Contractors, formerly named Western Waterproofing Co., recently completed a project to restore the World War II Illinois Veterans Memorial Globe in Springfield’s historic Oak Ridge Cemetery, which is also home to President Abraham Lincoln’s tomb and vault.
Read More
Company has added three new applications to Software Studio 5000, helping engineers speed development of automation systems as they design a connected enterprise. Along with the Studio 5000 Logix Designer application released in 2012, the new applications bring more functionality together into one environment to help improve automation design productivity.
Read More
In tandem with the company’s Liqui-hard concrete densifier and chemical hardener, Indusroshine creates an architectural, aesthetically pleasing, low maintenance floor without coverings or coatings.
Read More
Eaton Commercial Vehicle and Cummins Inc. have expanded their lineup of integrated ISX15 SmartAdvantage Powertrains to provide customers additional choices tailored to their unique application and operations. A new SmartAdvantage direct drive ratio is now available, and new engine ratings for the small-step overdrive ratios are forthcoming. The new SmartAdvantage direct drive ratio is available in Cummins ISX15 400 hp and 450 hp ratings with 1,550/1,750 ft.-lb. torque rating, ensuring optimal performance at lower rpm when combined with a 2.26 or 2.28 axle ratio. The package suits regional applications in flat and hilly road terrains at cruise speeds in the 50 to 62 mph range.
Read More
Company has relaunched petroleum-based Magic Kote and Magic-Kote 100 standard and heavy-duty concrete form release agents.
Read More
A ruggedized wireless device for monitoring concrete temperature from fresh to hardened state, SmartRock can be placed on rebar prior to a pour, affording continuous measurement data accessible on a smartphone or tablet via mobile application.
Read More
New technology equips company’s TeleStacker conveyors to maintain level movement while in radial travel mode.
Read More
One of the world’s largest manufacturers of electric vibratory motors has appointed Cleveland Vibrator Co. as exclusive U.S. distributor. Uras Techno’s full line of KEE and SEE rotary electric vibrators is now marketed under the Cleveland Vibrator private label RE and RES line. The high-performance, continuous-duty vibrators power feeders, conveyors, screeners and tables—or serve as bin and hopper flow aids—and suit concrete, aggregate and powder bulk applications.
Read More
Peterbilt Motors’ new Red Oval program provides customers certified pre-owned trucks from throughout its dealer network and Paccar Financial Used Truck Centers—complete with a complimentary assurance warranty; 150-point inspection; customer loyalty program; and, preferred financing through Paccar Financial. Customers can find Red Oval certified pre-owned trucks through the www.PeterbiltRedOval.com site, which includes detailed vehicle specifications and photos from a searchable database, and at Peterbilt dealerships and Paccar Financial Used Truck Centers.
Read More