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Day: January 17, 2017
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by Melissa Johnson
Read MoreACI: Excellence in Concrete Construction
The American Concrete Institute honored 2016 Excellence in Concrete Construction Award recipients late last year. The top honor or “Excellence Award” was presented to Palazzo Italia (Italian Pavilion Expo 2015) in Milan, submitted by the ACI Italy Chapter. The award is given to a project that demonstrates excellence in concrete innovation and technology, and stands out above all other entries.
Read MoreMANUFACTURERS – JANUARY 2017
Hamilton Form Co. in Fort Worth, Texas, has appointed Peter Ollmann as president, overseeing the 50-year old manufacturer of custom steel forms and plant production equipment for precast/prestressed concrete. He joins Hamilton Form after 12 years as president of Meier, a Cretex company specializing in high precision metal stamping for electronics manufacturers, defense contractors and medical technologies. Prior to Meier, he was vice president of Operations for Hutchinson Technology Inc. Ollman holds a bachelor’s in Electrical Engineering from Iowa State University and an MBA from the University of Minnesota Carlson School of Management.
Read MorePRODUCERS / ORGANIZATIONS – JANUARY 2017
PRODUCERS / ORGANIZATIONS
Read MoreNanotechnology reveals carbon’s full performance potential in concrete
Littleton, Colo.-based EdenCrete Industries enters 2017 ramping up production of a liquid admixture that has demonstrated in field trials and early commercial applications a capacity to strengthen concrete at levels sufficient to reduce rebar and portland cement requirements. Dosed at 0.25 gallon to 4 gallons per cubic yard, which typically equates to approximately 3 ounces to 130 ounces per 100 lbs. of cementitious material, the EdenCrete admixture embodies quintillions (one million trillion) of carbon fiber-like tubes, or nanotubes, per gallon. EdenCrete Industries has developed a method to safely transfer carbon nanotubes in admixture form to concrete customers without any risk of health concerns; the resulting product dictates packaging solely in liquid form.
Read MoreUltrasound enters non-destructive testing practice
From the Technical University of Munich … Engineers who want to investigate the stability of a bridge without cutting into it are in the same position as a doctor seeking a full picture of a patient’s health without resorting to a scalpel. They now have a non-destructive testing (NDT) technique that gives a precise picture of the inner world of objects combining a computerized model and experiment.
Read MoreMartin Marietta arrives first as NRMCA reaches system level EPD plateau
Martin Marietta Materials is the first producer member to use National Ready Mixed Concrete Association’s new system level Environmental Product Declaration (EPD) verification program, oriented to transparency credits in LEED v4 and other green building standards. The program meets strict international standards but streamlines EPD verification: Rather than a fixed set of product-specific EPD, it verifies the software used to generate a concrete mix’s environmental impacts. Hence, producers can tender new product-specific EPD as needed for each project.
Read MoreBASF tops providers of LEED v4 Manufacturer Inventory Reports
BASF Construction Chemicals and Performance Materials divisions in North America can provide design and engineering professionals reports satisfying requirements for Building Product Disclosure and Optimization – Material Ingredients, Option 1. The company’s Product Compliance Management Process was recently certified by a third-party organization, GreenCircle Certified LLC, to ensure independent authentication of environmental claims.
Read MoreMcNeilus rethinks mixer truck nerve center
McNeilus Truck & Manufacturing, Inc. took the opportunity of the 2016 Command Alkon User Conference in Atlanta to reveal FLEX Controls, billing the new platform as one of the most advanced systems for mixer trucks—with flexibility to meet any ready mixed concrete producer’s needs.
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