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Anniversary Celebration, Industry Optimism Drive Success for The Rental Show 2016
business ventures can work for the rental industry as well. “You gotta over-deliver to your customers... president. “You could see how excited they are about the year ahead. Attendees were pleased with all... members and vendors. All you had to do is stop and look around on the show floor – everyone was smiling.... “There was great activity on the floor this year,” said Clay Eubanks of Takeuchi Manufacturing (U.S.), Pendergrass...
SamJack Unveils SIMTAP Drilling Machine
. It also can be used with battery operated drill. For More Information SamJack Products: 714.895,6300... and works with most corporation stops. SIMTAP is powered by a ½-inch pneumatic drill, operating... kit contains a ½-inch pneumatic drill; carbide tipped cutters; a complete set of adapters...
GSII StructureScan Mini XT
inspection GPR system. A new drill hole feature uses a 3D data processing detection algorithm... possible targets within the area, the drill hole feature looks for anything that may interfere with the proposed coring. Available only within the StructureScan Mini XT user interface, the drill hole... can help users determine the safest location for coring concrete. ...
Harnessing Better Data to Embrace Defensive Digging
that can affect locating tools include the soil’s material composition, moisture content and density... and maintenance can harness for safer and more efficient operations. Contractors often face the common challenge... and dangerous. However, now the underground infrastructure industry can further embrace the use of deliverable data when preparing for new digs. Having a deliverable in place that can serve as a common...
HammerHead ROUGHNECK R400 Pneumatic Rock Hammer
drill, the ROUGHNECK control station can be installed with a tee and a ball valve on the high..., patent-pending pullback kit, control station/oiler, drill conversion kit and universal HD high-flow rock drill housing. The ROUGHNECK R400 is designed to drill at rates up to 150 feet per hour while... drill housing, the ROUGHNECK R400 allows a directional drill to work in almost any rock condition...
Tech lesson for Silicon Valley
to this style of tool; when entering manholes you do not want to remove and replace. The straight barrel tools can be reversed automatically with a lever located on the in-line lubricator. “So, once you complete a bursting run and enter the manhole, the winch cable can be detached from the tool... feet of vitrified clay (VCP) sanitary sewer mains of varying diameter, along with replacement of 28...
Groundbreaking advances made with EPBM tunnel constructed below sea level
thorough geotechnical exploration, which identified various soil conditions including fat clay, lean clay, sand with silt, sandy, silty clay and silty sand. A zone of hydraulically charged silty sands... the project was successful.” EPBM goes to work After the shafts were completed and the bottom seal... cutter head designed for fat clay to excavate the tunnel under US59. The 96-in EPBM could work in open...
Rehab Spotlight: Internal Joint Seals
Internal joint seals from Miller Pipeline and Cretex Specialty Products. Miller Pipeline The WEKO-SEAL internal joint seal technology is used extensively for internally resolving joint leakage... repair system uses a flexible rubber leak clamp that ensures a non-corrodible, bottle-tight seal... of a proprietary rubber seal and stainless steel retaining bands. The HydraTite System is a recognized...
Editor's Log: Best Guesses & Fingers Crossed
interesting for the gas distribution market in the near future. What can you say about a market... in the short-term. But let’s put that in perspective: if you are in the energy pipeline market... to the mix the potential years of work needed to repair the devastation to the gas and electric grid... of economic success for the underground construction industry. I can finally see a light &ndash...
UCT Grows Bigger in Texas as 25-Year Milestone Nears
mix of educational topics, exhibit hall provided opportunities for hands on info. The I&I seminar was great, hopefully it can be included next year.” UCT ranked especially high on its selection... other UCT activities: “I liked that the technical sessions were limited in time so that you had an opportunity to visit the exhibit hall, without the risk of missing a technical session you wanted to see...
Coach Turned Auger Boring Contractor Has Plays To Save Time, Resources
.” You can bet Boyd will be onsite for every job, making sure his crew is taking those precautionary... the need for a foreman, and Boyd himself can be on-site for every job Three Point Construction takes... of comfort knowing that I’m there,” he explained. “I can relay information to the client that I...-on style has had an impact on the company’s productivity level. He estimates his crew can double...
HDD: Mud Systems
. This single, self-contained unit can mix and recycle mud, handle spoils, and be transported full..., MR90 meets the demands of any small-to-medium-size drill, with up to 40-gallons-per-minute..., engineering, and solids control equipment. These systems can cover many different industries and provide... Technologies use a Venturi mixer/filtration technique to quickly mix bentonite and water into slurry...
Mud Mixing Systems: Equipment Spotlight
mixer/filtration system to quickly mix bentonite and water into slurry. An in-tank re-circulating valve... the overall moisture content. The cleaning system is engineered with three first cut linear motion... flow of drilling fluid at any pump speed during drill operations. Powered by a 350-hp CAT Tier 4... to allow extended idle while in neutral, and a suction inlet valve to suspend charged flow during drill...
First Look: US Radar Unveils GP Rover Combined GPR, GPS Unit
-bandwidth, ground-penetrating radar technology and global GPS connectivity, can create subsurface..., the a utility mark-out was flags and spray-paint markings. Now, we have documentation that can be handed to a backhoe or a directional drill operator after the mapping is complete. Maps created using the GP Rover provide a permanent and updateable record that can be shared by all contributors...
Tracking Systems: Equipment Spotlight
provides true depth readings on inclines of up to 20 percent, so you can track up the sides... of the challenges faced by contractors today can be answered by one or more from this new line... in the drill head, emits a locate signal and transmits information about its position and status, including... or Vermeer pilot bits. Custom adapters allow the housing to be used with all makes and models of drill...
- Hudson Tunnel Project set to generate 95,000 jobs during construction phase, report says
- Boring machine 'Chessie' resumes drilling at Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel site after anchor incident
- Guam contractor faces $1 million fine over repeated trench safety violations, OSHA investigation reveals
- Fusion in paradise
- CIPP rehabilitation of pressurized pipelines