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NAPA President to Retire

Mike Acott, President of the National Asphalt Pavement Association (NAPA), announced that he will retire following the 2019 NAPA Annual Meeting

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[VIDEO] Kobelco SK210 and SK500 Excavators in Action

The SK210 and SK500 are featured in action in this video made by Mid Country Machinery

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[VIDEO] Enhanced Safety with Steelwrist Front Pin Lock

The Steelwrist Front Pin Lock is a patented mechanical solution that enhances safety on symmetrical quick couplers. The Front Pin Lock is the only solution that works equally well on all types of excavators.

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[VIDEO] Caterpillar 323E with engcon Tiltrotator

Rune Baklien, GS Entreprenor AS, is working with the topsoil behind hotel Vestlia Resort in Norway using a Caterpillar 323E excavator equipped with an engcon EC226 tiltrotator.

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Spreadsheets Alone are Not Professional Construction Bids

Contractor KHS&S bids more jobs, more accurately and responds more quickly to changes with project takeoff and bidding software united over a database of materials, labor and pricing

The Repeat feature of On Center Software’s On-Screen Takeoff module allows the end-user to capture quantity results on one drawing and then replicate those results with the click of a button (sample project shown). A materials list and model are to the left; to the right is a PDF of information pertaining to the project’s typical groups and repeating floors.

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[VIDEO] November Construction Spending Beats Forecast

Construction spending beat out November forecasts by eight-tenths of a percent despite reversal in nonresidential spending; plus more construction industry news on the January 17, 2018, edition of Construction News Tracker

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Pro Patch 55 Melter

KM International

The Pro Patch 55 is a 55-gal. melter designed specifically to heat both mastic material and rubberized crack filling material

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Countdown to Human-Free Construction in Less Than 10 Years

Procore Technologies, Inc.

Accelerating sensor and software technology are speeding development of autonomous machines, and contractors need to be learning how to implement technology and retrain workers

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Kespry Adds Earthworks Planning and Operating Tools to Drone Intelligence

Industrial aerial-intelligence platform gets grade-planning and analysis, cut-and-fill visualization, design plan development and compliance capabilities

Kespry added grade planning and analysis, site and surface comparison including cut/fill visualization, and design plan development and compliance capabilities to its aerial-intelligence platform.

Material Scientists Creating Self-healing Asphalts

A collection of new technologies from several scientists could replace conventional bitumen with self-healing asphalt

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Modular Construction Will Build New Momentum in 2018

Merger of manufacturing and construction has opened up new markets and revenue streams with creative construction solutions

Contractors need to work hard to ensure that the right competences are secured while considering how to implement new business models for modular buildings and construction-integrated manufacturing.

Perkins SmartCap

Perkins Engines Inc.

The Perkins SmartCap is a low-cost, engine-level telematics device in the form of a "smart" oil cap, which can be used on new and existing Perkins mechanical and electronic engines.

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