Sources: Dayton Superior Corp., Dayton, Ohio; CP staff Dayton Superior has acquired Kodi Klip LLC of Lebanon, Tenn. from managing partner LoJac Holdings Corporation, Inc. Integration of the business is scheduled over the next six months and will see Kodi Klip transition to a concrete construction brand family led by Symons, Accubrac and Unitex. Operations will continue for an interim…
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Lehigh Hanson adds Georgia market assets in Meriwether RM deal
Sources: HeidelbergCement AG, Germany; CP staff Lehigh Hanson Inc. has acquired the assets of Meriwether Ready Mix, a Griffin, Ga. operator serving residential and commercial building customers from four plants south of Atlanta. The transaction is a bolt-on to Lehigh Hanson’s Fairburn Ready Mix business, whose seven plants are located mostly along the Interstate 85 corridor from Fairburn, Ga., near…
Read More1,200-lb. power cart
With an all-electric drivetrain powered by a robust rechargeable battery pack, the 1400 series has joined the Overland Cart portfolio of site and plant material handling equipment. The heart of the new series is the new high performance 36V 1,400-watt transaxle, with nearly four times the power of the company’s standard 400W motor. Overall speed has improved from 3 mph…
Read MoreRotary hammer
The GBH18V-28DC 18V Brushless Connected-Ready SDS-plus Bulldog 1-1/8-in. Rotary Hammer and GDE28D SDS-plus Dust-Collection Attachment are equipped for drilling energy and precision, plus particle extraction. The tool measures 17.2 in. and weighs 6.7 lbs. Among key features of the hammer and attachment combination: KickBack control. Helps reduce the risk of sudden tool reactions when the hammer is used in binding…
Read More22V cordless battery
Hilti Group presents Nuron as a 22V cordless battery platform, introducing “technologies to reinvent how construction professionals work daily on jobsites, tackle health and safety challenges, and manage their businesses—giving them the power and confidence of being safer, smarter, and more efficient. Connectivity is at the core, making it part of every tool, battery, and charger now and well into…
Read MoreDashboard device hardware
The TAB4METKL Aluminum Locking Tablet Mount is built to withstand tough construction materials delivery conditions and secure devices measuring up to 10-1/4- x 8-5/8- x 7/8-in., including Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.0, Galaxy Tab 3 7.0 and 8.0, Galaxy Tab Pro 8.4, Galaxy Note 10.1, Galaxy Tab 4, Galaxy Tab Pro 10.1, Galaxy Tab S 10.5; LG G Pad 7.0,…
Read MoreHolcombe welds, programs next generation volumetric mixer
Holcombe Mixers arrived at World of Concrete 2022 with the G2, one of the Las Vegas show’s major equipment introductions and representing what Managing Partner Brent Holcombe frames as “the new frontier of volumetric concrete. The G2 is breaking boundaries with the first-ever moisture control system with dynamic calibration, plus a cement speed responsive gate optimization aggregate system. These next-generation…
Read MoreBATCH CONTROLS
SysdyneThe latest Pioneer Cloud batch control system takes advantage of cloud computing technology to minimize batch personnel and improve efficiency. Designed and developed as an integral part of Sysdyne’s ConcreteGO Cloud dispatch, it updates inventories in real-time with material usage and documents receipts. Pioneer users can access batch plant controls anywhere, anytime by logging onto the ConcreteGO.com portal, maintaining consistency…
Read MoreCommand Alkon taps cloud to bring real-time dispatch views to the field
Command Alkon kicked off 2022 with the World of Concrete unveiling of CONNEX Dispatch, a cloud-based offering that provides heavy building materials producers’ employees, suppliers, and customers with access to receive up-to-date statuses of tickets anywhere, and at any time. CONNEX Dispatch for Ready Mix is the first milestone in the company’s pursuit of enabling cloud-based dispatch for all industry-leading…
Read MoreCemex concentrates solar heat for calcining, clinker production feat
In a joint project at the Very High Concentration Solar Tower of Spain’s IMDEA Energy, Cemex S.A.B. de C.V. and Swiss sustainable fuels specialist Synhelion report processing of the world’s first “solar clinker.” Research and developments teams set up a pilot batch production unit to weigh and transfer limestone, clay and other raw feeds through calcining and clinker phases at…
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