Mettler Toledo has released the Pinmount PDX, an enhanced version of the Pinmount weigh module featuring the entirely digital Powercell PDX. PDX technology allows true predictive diagnostics of each individual load cell. This information can be used for preventive maintenance before problems lead to down-time or inaccurate results.
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Thermo Fisher Scientific announced the immediate availability of its new software, Thermo Scientific AccuLINK.
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BinMaster Level Controls introduces a newly designed Pro Remote capacitance probe that offers the ability to mount the sensor’s electronic components up to 75 feet away from the sensing probe.
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James Instruments Inc. announced the release of the V-Meter MK IV, ultrasonic pulse velocity system for finding voids, crack and determining other material properties in concrete, wood, ceramic, masonry and other coarse grain materials.
Read MoreCemex, Venezuela sign agreement nationalization compensation
Source: Cemex S.A.B. de C.V., Monterrey, Mexico Cemex reported recently that it has reached an agreement, through its Dutch subsidiaries, with the Government of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela and its public entity Corporación Socialista del Cemento, S.A., contemplating the payment to Cemex of US$600 million as compensation for the nationalization of Cemex Venezuela, S.A.C.A. Additionally, the agreement contemplates the…
Read MoreHydraulic cement demand to reach 4.3 million mt worldwide in 2015
Source: The Freedonia Group, Inc., Cleveland Global demand for hydraulic cement is forecast to rise 5.3 percent per year to 4.3 billion metric tons in 2015, valued at $335 billion, says World Cement, a new study from industry research firm The Freedonia Group.
Read MoreCanadian cement consumption to decline
Source: Portland Cement Association, Skokie, Ill. According to a recent report by PCA Market Intelligence, the typical economic growth supporters of employment and energy sector investment have not translated into Canadian cement demand this year, and a 0.8 percent decline in consumption is forecast for 2011, followed by a moderate rebound of a 1.2 percent in 2012.
Read MoreCanadian construction to outperform U.S. counterpart in 2011, 2012
Source: McGraw-Hill Construction Analytic In 2011, Canada’s real GDP is expected to increase 2.1 percent, compared to a 1.6 percent increase in the United States, while next year, the Canadian economy is expected to grow 2.4 percent versus a 2.2 percent gain in the U.S., according to McGraw-Hill Construction Analytic’s 2012 outlook for the Canadian construction market.
Read MorePCA Board elects slate of directors
Source: Portland Cement Association, Skokie, Ill. The PCA Board of Directors elected officers and a new slate of directors for the coming year at its Annual Meeting on November 15. Aris Papadopoulos (Titan America), was re-elected to serve as chairman of the Board and Sylvain Garnaud (Lafarge North America) as vice chairman of the Board.
Read MoreForecast puts robust cement consumption off until 2014
Source: Portland Cement Association, Skokie, Ill. Job creation is key to improving many economic indicators, and its reduction translates into a longer wait for the construction and cement recovery.
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