The company has introduced a new product to the market – EXTRA cement – the result of almost three years of research and development. EXTRA cement is specially designed at the molecular level to reduce cracking due to plastic contraction by up to 80 percent during the curing periods for concrete and mortars. This allows the contractor to give clients…
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Portable 2-Way Radio
Operating in the VHF MURS frequency band, the PT-150M, a professional-grade portable 2-way radio, allows business-only users to operate license free at 2 watts anywhere within the U.S. This saves customers the hassle and expense of licensing that is typically associated with “FCC Part 90 business band” radio frequencies, and provides out-of-the-box functionality and simplicity, noted the manufacturer.
Read MoreDust Collector Accessory
Clean Sweep, a pneumatic vacuum accessory from Camfil Air Pollution Control (APC), provides an economical clean-up solution by adding a high-vacuum wand to any low-vacuum dust collector. The Clean Sweep unit removes fugitive dust from around the dust collector and adjacent work area, and sends it directly to the collector.
Read MoreRoanoke Cement’s Terminal Wins Safety Award
Roanoke Cement Co.’s Front Royal, Va., terminal was awarded Portland Cement Association’s 2013 Terminal Safety Award for 12.75 years without a lost time accident. PCA President Greg Scott presented the award at the terminal earlier this summer.
Read MoreEagle Materials Sees Record Cement Volumes
Eagle Materials Inc. reported financial results for the first quarter of fiscal 2014 ended June 30, 2013. Notable items for the quarter include revenues of $227.0 million, up 47 percent from prior-year, and record quarterly cement sales volumes of 1.2 million tons.
Read MoreBinMaster Premiers New Site
BinMaster Level Controls revamped its website at www.binmaster.com with a bright and easy-to-navigate content-management system. Information and forms are now available in both English and Spanish, reflecting BinMaster’s growing customer and distributor base in the Central and Latin American markets. A mobile version of the new site is also available in both Spanish and English.
Read MoreCeraTech Expands into Middle East and Africa
CeraTech Inc. has entered into a license agreement with CeraTech ME&A, Ltd., a newly formed, separately owned and operated company, in which CeraTech Inc. grants ME&A the exclusive rights to manufacture, market and sell CeraTech’s highly durable and environmentally-friendly cements. As the licensor, CeraTech will provide technical support and ongoing product development and research to ME&A.
Read MoreColombia Announces Investment in Infrastructure
Colombia’s Ministry of Transportation plans to invest $56 billion in transport infrastructure development until 2021 to improve the country’s infrastructure and enhance its regional competitiveness. Infrastructure construction is the largest market in the Colombian construction industry, with a value of $30.6 billion and a 52.8 percent share of the industry in 2012.
Read MoreValve Bag System
The Integra is a completely self-contained valve bag filling system ideal for filling loose, bulk materials into paper, PE and PP bags. It can be equipped with up to four filling spouts and offers an impressive production rate of up to 15 bags per minute.
Read MoreClinker Cooler Inserts
Blasch Precision Ceramics’ new wear resistant products can greatly extend the life of clinker cooler heat exchangers; yielding significant savings. The clinker cooler wear insert is designed to protect the tube end along with the first 6-36 in. of the tube inside diameter (ID). Generally after this distance the cooling gas flow has straightened out or developed to the point…
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