One of the largest problems ready mixed producers face every day on the job is the quality and consistency of concrete field testing. Ask if they have experienced poor quality testing then brace yourself for stories of uncalibrated machines, uncovered cylinders, incorrect curing temperatures and uncertified technicians.
Read MoreSources: Besser Co., Alpena, Mich.; CP staff
Besser has acquired the product lines of Jonesboro, Ark.-based American Manufacturing Group and named company founder L. Paul Fergeson as sales consultant and box culvert specialist.
Read MoreSources: Titan America, Norfolk, Va.; CP
Titan America’s Pennsuco Complex, encompassing cement, aggregate, ready mixed and concrete block production, has been certified as a Gold Level Zero Waste Facility from the U.S. Zero Waste Business Council, Corono Del Mar, Calif.
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by Melissa Johnson
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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