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7NEW PRODUCTS FOR THE CONCRETE CONTRACTOR
Hybrid Sandwich Wall Element – Sustainable & Efficient Construction
Metsä Wood and its partners have designed a hybrid sandwich wall element which will renew offsite construction. The innovation combines concrete with Kerto LVL (laminated veneer lumber). The need for more sustainable solutions is acute, because construction causes 30% of all CO2 emissions. Combining concrete and Kerto LVL, the hybrid sandwich wall elements offer an easy way to replace typical concrete sandwich elements.
Most importantly, the innovation guarantees efficient construction. Metsä Wood partnered with Finnish construction and structural design companies, like Lipa-Betoni to design the hybrid sandwich wall element. The goal was to design a practical element, which is easy to produce and build with.
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U.S. Tape Offers Duramark’s ChalkShot
U.S. Tape offers Duramark’s ChalkShot, providing a unique, high-visibility, nonpermanent marking solution when working on greasy, dirty, rustcovered and other hard-to-mark surfaces, as well as for drilling blind holes to affix brackets, handles and other items.
The easy-to-use ChalkShot shoots chalk with high-visibility green nonpermanent pigment to mark on drywall, concrete, metal and dirty surfaces. The marking dye is environmentally friendly and can wipe off easily if a mark needs to be moved, yet it is also long lasting.
By reaching where pencils can’t reach, the ChalkShot can mark up to a 2-in. thick template and can be used at every angle. One ChalkShot unit can mark over 250 locations. Since there’s no tip or pen nib, the ChalkShot cannot be damaged or clogged and won’t dry out over time.
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Form Tech's PolyMeta Forms
Poly Meta Forms are a lightweight and green alternative to traditional wood forming. Weighing 50% less than wood and having uniform heights makes poly forms the simple choice when forming sidewalks, slabs, or driveways. Poly Meta Forms system allows for horizontal and vertical adjustments by simply loosening the wedge on the steel pockets. The unique system utilizes plastic forms in conjunction with steel stake pockets and overhead hangers to place all types of concrete curbs.
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Kapro Tools offers its 510 Optivision tape measure series in 10 ft., 16 ft., and 26 ft. with a dual scale of imperial and metric measurements. The 510 Optivision sets a new standard in tape measure visibility with its double-printed blade for horizontal and vertical quick-reading and marking. With triple-colored oversized gradation, it provides a clear reading at all conditions. The 510 includes extra-strong rare earth magnets on a double-sided end-hook for measurement stability.
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WearCOAT 440FS Epoxy Floor Coating
To help avoid amine blush, Coatings for Industry, Inc. now offers WearCOAT 440FS, a fast-setting epoxy floor coating in a blush-resistant formula.
Contractors report that WearCOAT 440FS is easy to apply evenly and consistently. Most importantly, the high-grade formula has proven superior in allowing them to take on projects through winter months when higher humidity and cooler concrete substrates can yield this unwelcome problem. As a 100% solids epoxy mid-coat or top-coat, WearCOAT 440FS is formulated to cure fast in temperatures as low as 40° F. Its fast-cure characteristics make it dry to touch in 2-3 hours and may be recoated in as little as 4 hours. Ideal for use on floors in refrigerated, cold storage areas.
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Brokk Drum Cutters
These drum cutter attachments are suited for detailed excavation applications such as contouring and trenching. • BDC 40 and RT 15-40 offer 15.2- and 4.7-in. cutting widths and suited for the Brokk 70 • BDC 50 pairs with the
Brokk 110, 120DII and 170 to provide a 1.2-in. cutting depth at a width of 18.9 in. • BDC 100 for the company's larger demolition machines (200, 300, 500, 520D and 900R) is 24-in. wide with a cutting depth of up to 2.6 in. • BDC 250 pairs with the Brokk 500, 520D and 900, is 26.8 in. wide and offers up to a 3.1-in. cutting depth
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With an eye toward code changes that will go into effect in August 2022, Werner, a producer of jobsite fall protection products, has announced updates to the Bantam and Max Patrol Self-Retracting Lifeline families. The ANSI approved Z359.14 for self-retracting lifelines (SRLs) on June 17, 2021 with the 2021 edition. Although the code will not go into effect for nearly a year, Werner has already updated its Bantam and Max Patrol SRL product lines to comply with the new standard, which uses a heavier testing weight and higher strength requirements.
Werner’s compact SRLs are now smaller and lighter, meeting ANSI’s new standards for the product class in more applications than the competition. Bantam and Max Patrol self-retracting lifelines are approved for leading-edge use on steel beams, precast concrete and B-deck.
The new Bantam 6-foot Web Leading Edge SRL saves weight using an webbing that weighs 30% less than steel cable of the same length. Werner’s Bantam Leading Edge SRL products are easily differentiated thanks to highly visible Leading Edge yellow accents.
Both the Bantam and Max Patrol SRL product lines are tested for a user capacity up to 400 lbs. when used overhead, well above the 310 pounds standard set by ANSI.
