Assisted by a technical arm of Switzerland’s Holcim Ltd., researchers deployed digital design and placement methods for an ultra-thin, curved concrete roof prototype at the ETH Zürich Robotic Fabrication Lab. The late-2017 demonstration of sprayed concrete on cable-bound, fabric formwork ushers a commercial premier at NEST, a project on the Empa-Wawag campus in Dübendorf, Switzerland.
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Premiering in a three-axle version at World of Concrete 2018, the Charger front discharge mixer was billed as Terex Advance’s first true city-class truck designed and built specifically for delivering concrete in urban areas. In advance of its fourth quarter production, Terex has promoted the Charger with demonstrations in the Southeastern market, including stops in Miami (Supermix) and Atlanta (Thomas Concrete), with plans to visit all major metro areas in the country.
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Volumetric mixer specialist Bay-Lynx has unveiled a model that uses foamed concrete to produce grout or flowable fill for projects ranging from utility lines to swimming pools. The machine to designed to accommodate various production needs and project scopes: A couple of loads of grout up to a few thousand yards of flowable fill.
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The CM-16X4-SS model provides continuous, high-capacity mixing of bulk materials with or without liquid additions at low cost per volume of output. Powered by a half-horsepower motor, the mixer consists of a 16 in. diameter by 48 in. long cylindrical drum with fixed internal mixing flights that impart a back-flow mixing action free of dead spots. Uniform distribution of particles is typically attained in one to two minutes, equating to capacities of 85 to 42 cu. ft./hour.
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Command Alkon’s new TrackIt Turn-Key Service will replace hardware failures or repair warranty issues at no charge to the customer while also eliminating large, upfront capital expenditure. Rolled out earlier this summer, the service offers new ruggedized tablet options—Samsung Galaxy Tab Active II or Panasonic Tough Tab B2—with replaceable batteries and new, fully functional and reliable engine interface devices.
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Mack Trucks has unveiled the MP8HE 13-liter engine and HE+ package for its Anthem model series, noting the potential for a 9.5 percent improvement in fuel efficiency and Environmental Protection Agency SmartWay designation.
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The Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s revised protection and monitoring requirements for respirable silica dust exposure in Construction and General Industry workplaces are set, with or without universal employer compliance. Robert Bosch Tool Corp. in Mt. Prospect, Ill., reminds producers and contractors working with concrete, stone or masonry materials of new OSHA requirements in this question & answer with Jim Bohn, director of Strategic Development – North America:
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Summit Materials recently closed on Buildex Inc., Ottawa, Kan.-based proprietor of the Haydite brand of expanded shale lightweight aggregate. One of four businesses added during second quarter transactions totaling $75 million, Buildex spans two plants and 750,000 cubic yards’ capacity, and is strategic to sister cement, ready mixed, aggregate and asphalt operations in Great Plains and Intermountain states. Companion June-July deals brought Summit quarry and asphalt production assets in Olathe, Kan., plus Virginia and Texas aggregates producers Buckingham Slate and XIT.
Read MoreSources: Oldcastle Infrastructure, Atlanta; CP staff
The Oldcastle Inc. business unit that helped propel Dublin-based CRH Plc into a North American concrete, aggregates and cement powerhouse over the past four decades has a new name.
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