Nearly a century after Duff Abrams published “Water-Cement Ratio as the Basis of Concrete Quality,” a radar-activating probe and digital handheld device premiered at World of Concrete 2026 to instill his premise in future generations of cement, concrete and construction stakeholders.
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Electrified Thermal Solutions’ first commercial-scale Joule Hive Thermal Battery has been installed at Southwest Research Institute (SwRI) in San Antonio, where it will charge with AC electricity from the grid and store 20 MWh of heat at up to 1,800°C (3,275°F). The heat is supplied on-demand as hot gas to industrial kilns, furnaces and boilers, with hot gas temperatures adjustable…
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Martin Engineering is introducing a redesigned railcar opener that improves ease of use and reduces potential hazards for workers. The two-wheeled Martin Gen 4 Railcar Opener from Martin Engineering delivers strong, controlled non-impacting power to open and close even the most difficult railcar gates.
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Bijur Delimon International, a manufacturer of automatic lubrication systems for industrial equipment, announced the release of the new state-of-the-art Farval ProTec MAX open gear spray system used to lubricate pinions found in rotary kilns, ball mills, coal mills, and heavy-duty gearing.
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Haver & Boecker’s new Radimat-Pathfinder solution provides cement packing operations significant flexibility and efficiency gains.
Read MoreFortera, developer of a process converting industrial source carbon dioxide to calcium carbonate-rich cementitious materials, has achieved ISO 9001:2015 certification for its ReCarb Plant in Redding, Calif. ISO 9001: 2015, Quality Management Systems – Requirements is an internationally recognized standard through which businesses ensure consistent delivery of materials, products or services meeting customer and regulatory requirements.
Read MoreEyeing its material supply chain for future data centers, office buildings and other construction projects, Microsoft Corp. has entered a binding, six- to nine-year purchase agreement for up to 622,000 metric tons of Sublime Systems’ namesake cement.
Read MoreThe U.S. Department of Energy terminated financial participation of its Office of Clean Energy Demonstrations in proposed carbon capture and sequestration (CCS) facilities at Heidelberg Materials North America’s Mitchell, Ind., and National Cement Company of California’s Lebec plants.
Read MoreThe Monarch Cement Co. celebrated the completion of a new solar array with a ribbon-cutting ceremony held on May 23 at its Humboldt, Kan., facility, reported The Chanute Tribune.
Read MoreFives FCB, the cement and minerals subsidiary of Fives, is opening a new subsidiary in the United States: Fives FCB USA Inc. The company will be headquartered in Birmingham, Ala., sharing the premises of Fives’ North American Construction Services.
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