This is our industry 2011
2012-01-26
This year’s Concrete Cutting Survey looks at the international concrete sawing and drilling industry involving the international umbrella association IACDS, and an outline of the history of this industry. We also share the opinions of several suppliers about the industry and its future.
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ROBOTICS in Demolition
2012-01-26
Remotely controlled demolition robots are becoming increasingly popular in the demolition industry around the world to protect operators from hazardous working environments and to reach in narrow and confined spaces. Since the 1970s and until just a few years ago there was just one manufacturer of these machines. Today the number of manufacturers has started to increase slowly. PDi’s Mikael Karlsson takes a look at what is new with remotely controlled demolition robots.
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Faced with uncertainty Diamond tool makers bet on performance
2012-01-26
As economic uncertainty deepens amidst the ongoing European crisis, businesses go into the waiting mode by the score. This partly explains why players in the diamond tooling industry have busied themselves this year with selling the existing solutions, rather than developing new products. Still, PDi has some interesting news to report.
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Sima Diamant
2012-01-26
Sima Diamant, the newest company in the Sima group, is told to boasts the most modern and technologically advanced diamond blade factory in Europe. Located on the Los Llanos industrial estate in Seville, Spain, the factory occupies a surface area of 3,500 m2 and has a team of 14 employees to supervise all production processes.
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Dr. Fritsch MasterTec series extended
2012-01-26
Dr. Fritsch Master Tec series is known on the markets since 2007. The manufacturer is extending the series by now launching MasterTec-3. MasterTec-3 is also a fine, prealloyed material with high sintering activity. It is also an iron based alloy, but different from MasterTec-1 and MasterTec-2, this new version is combined with copper and nickel.
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The Story of JCB
2012-01-26
During the autumn the British manufacturer JCB opened its own museum, which tells the story of JCB from the early 1800s until today. The museum, which is housed at the JCB headquarters in Uttoxeter, measures 2500 m2 and will be permanent. It is estimated that at least 20,000 people will visit the museum annually.
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Introducing Brokk 100 - the next generation
2012-01-26
Brokk has done it again. Just a few weeks ago Brokk introduced the new Brokk 800. Now the company is launching another, Brokk 100, which will replace Brokk 90. Over the past two years Brokk replaced all existing models with new ones.
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Atlas Copco’s new Bulk Pulverisers
2012-01-26
Atlas Copco Construction Tools has introduced two new hydraulic Bulk Pulverisers, which are ideal for secondary demolition and reduction of reinforced concrete elements.
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Husqvarna wire sets new standards
2012-01-26
In 2005, Husqvarna started developing a diamond wire using vacuum brazed technology for high demanding applications such as heavily reinforced concrete and steel cutting and now the technology is ready to hit the market.
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New Holer dust shroud
2012-01-26
Holer Diamond Tools has added the Holer Dust Shroud 180 Premium*** to its line of Floor-Pro Concrete Grinding Equipment. read
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Two new crushers from Husqvarna
2012-01-26
Powerful and the widest jaw opening on the market. The new crushers DCR 300 and DCR 100 take Husqvarna Construction’s robots to even bigger heights when it comes to demolition machines.
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Atlas Copco’s new Bulk Pulverisers
2012-01-26
Atlas Copco Construction Tools has introduced two new hydraulic Bulk Pulverisers, which are ideal for secondary demolition and reduction of reinforced concrete elements.
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Upgrade for Bobcat mini excavators
2012-01-26
A new instrument panel is now standard on all new 2 to 5 t Bobcat mini-excavators and offers a variety of new features, including a selectable auxiliary hydraulic flow function. read
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Complete package for mobile lighting
2012-01-26
The Wacker Neuson LBM 1 light balloon brings together all components for mobile lighting in one unit, thereby offering great flexibility on construction sites. The LBM 1 is easy to assemble and dismantle, extremely sturdy and robust in use and safe in application and quickly and simply provides necessary lighting.
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GLOBRAM Steelshear makeover
2012-01-25
Euroram-Rockmaster, manufacturer of high quality demolition and crushing attachments and based in the Netherlands, completed its GLOBRAM product range nine years ago with a wide range of steel shears.
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