Sources: Sika AG, Baar, Switzerland; CP staff The parent company of New Jersey-based Sika Corp. has closed on Thiessen Team USA, an Elko, Nev. provider of shotcrete and grouting agents, plus related plant and delivery equipment, for mining—including Western operations focused on minerals essential to electric vehicle batteries. The acquisition opens cross-selling potential for Sika mix accelerator and structural fiber…
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Honda autonomous work vehicle equal to Black & Veatch site duty
Overland Park, Kan.-based engineering and construction giant Black & Veatch recently deployed a Honda autonomous work vehicle (AWV) prototype for material transfer, water delivery and towing duty at a New Mexico solar farm construction site. The all-electric vehicle employs a suite of sensors to operate autonomously, using GPS for location; radar and LIDAR for obstacle detection; and, stereoscopic (3D) cameras…
Read MoreStressCrete embeds electric vehicle charging station in spun pole
Sources: StressCrete Group, Burlington, Ontario; CP staff VoltLock is a concealed Level II Electric Vehicle (EV) charging station built into StressCrete’s centrifugally cast Alexander pole, providing a discrete and convenient means of powering EV batteries. Base cavities in the structure conceal power supply equipment and afford charging station users and owners a safe, tamperproof solution. The Alexander profile and finish,…
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