Sources: Concrete Masonry Products Board, Washington, D.C.; CP staff The U.S. Department of Commerce-authorized Concrete Masonry Checkoff Board (CMCB) has scheduled an April 1 start for mandatory 1-cent/unit assessments to fund national and regional research, education or promotion work advancing dry cast block or brick in residential or commercial building. The assessments affect about 200 U.S. concrete block or brick…
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Concrete Contractors advance Hard Hats-to-Helmets proposition
Sources: American Society of Concrete Contractors, St. Louis; CP staff The ASCC Education, Research & Development Foundation has launched www.hardhatstohelmets.org with an eye to elevating construction worker safety provisions. The site is dedicated to promoting an industry shift from traditional head protection gear to a chin strap-outfitted alternative engineered to perform under a greater variety of incidents and worker maneuvers.…
Read MoreSolidia Technologies raises SCM capacity at new Texas headquarters
Sources: Solidia Technologies, San Antonio Solidia Technologies is expanding production of its proprietary supplementary cementitious material in San Antonio, Texas, where it recently relocated headquarters from New Jersey. The engineered product improves the durability, workability, and overall properties of concrete, while mineralizing captured carbon dioxide to reduce by 30-40 percent the greenhouse gas emissions associated with finished slabs or structures. …
Read MoreCommercial Metals adds P-T cable offerings through Tendon Systems deal
Sources: Commercial Metals Co., Irving, Texas; CP staff Commercial Metals, the top supplier of concrete rebar in the U.S., has acquired Tendon Systems LLC, a leading Southeast player in post-tensioning, barrier cable, and concrete restoration solutions. Tendon Systems’ products and services are used in slabs on grade, parking structures, plus multi-family residential, industrial and high-rise buildings. The Suwanee, Ga. company’s…
Read MoreContinental opens continent’s largest cement storage dome
Sources: Summit Materials Inc., Denver; Continental Cement Co., Missouri; CP staff Summit Materials has officially opened a 125,000-ton storage dome at Missouri subsidiary Continental Cement’s Davenport plant, located in Buffalo, Iowa along the Mississippi River. The largest structure of its kind in the North America, the dome will lower costs; substantially reduce the need for winter storage barges; and, support…
Read MoreData scientist C60 charts ready mixed producer profitability potential
Sources: C60, Chicago; CP staff The C60 Opportunity Platform enables ready mixed concrete producers to identify and drive profitability improvement. Launched at ConExpo-Con/Agg 2023 as a first of its kind technology tool, C60 affords users an opportunity to find savings potential across their entire business with easy-to-read, actionable insights on maximizing margins and operational efficiency. Real-time perspectives and analytics equip…
Read MoreNavistar tailors International S13 Integrated Powertrain for mixers, dumps
Sources: Navistar International Corp., Lisle, Ill.; CP staff Navistar continued rollout of its S13 Integrated Powertrain program at ConExpo-Con/Agg, unveiling for International HX Series models a vocational or on/off-highway companion to the on-highway version that debuted in August 2022 for International LT and RH Series trucks. Developed in collaboration with sister Traton Group brands Scania, MAN and VW Bus &…
Read MoreMaster Builders tool extracts value from swelling concrete order data stream
Sources: Master Builders Solutions U.S. and Canada, Beachwood, Ohio; CP staff Leading into ConExpo-Con/Agg 2023, Master Builders Solutions launched MasterAtlas, billing it “the construction industry’s first virtual concrete assistant.” The Software as a Service offering integrates data from multiple sources, including batch plant controls, GPS positions and Internet of Things (IoT) devices, into a singular platform for monitoring concrete production—independent…
Read MoreHolcim ECOPact finishes atop Next Level Awards/Contractors’ category
Sources: Holcim US, Chicago; CP staff Holcim ECOPact Low-Carbon Concrete earned Contractors’ Choice category recognition in the inaugural ConExpo-Con/Agg Next Level Awards. The program celebrates exhibiting companies that are pushing the boundaries and developing material, equipment and related technologies or services poised to advance the construction industry. ECOPact mixes provide the global construction industry a versatile solution to the carbon…
Read MoreRobotics engineers move from rebar tying to handling, placement
Sources: Advanced Construction Robotics, Pittsburgh; CP staff Advanced Construction Robotics (ACR) arrived in Las Vegas for ConExpo-Con/Agg with its second workhorse for reinforced concrete construction: IronBOT, equipped to lift, carry and place up to 5,000-lb. bundles in transverse or longitudinal orientation and relieve crew members of routine heavy lifting. IronBOT joins TyBOT, the rebar-tying robot that put ACR on the…
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