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IoT Technologies Add to The Safety Toolbox
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IoT Technologies Add to The Safety Toolbox
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Wearable Device Stops False Claim and Supports Contractor's Safety Culture
KBE Building uses Triax’s Spot-r system to sense fall risks and measure other safety data that motivates creating a safer work environment
July 13, 2018
The Triax Spot-r system helps automate manual processes, such as paper time sheets or visual safety checks, so managers such as Adam Peters, corporate safety director at KBE Building, can spend less time compiling and analyzing data and more time acting on it.
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CAT UTV Tested on Sports Center Project
Frattalone Companies tests a prototype Caterpillar utility vehicle in extreme conditions as part of a multiyear, multiphase professional sports center project
June 19, 2018
Frattalone is working on a multiyear, multiphase demolition, grading and construction project in Egan, MN, and was selected to test the new Cat CUV82 UTV prototype.
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Technology and Product Innovation Light Up Paris
Following are just a few of the highlights from INTERMAT 2018, the international exhibition for construction and infrastructure.
June 11, 2018
Manitou's MRT 2470 rotating telehandler won a prize at the INTERMAT Innovation Awards for its stabilization system.
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New Construction Technologies Pose New Risks
While technologies like the Internet of Things and wearable devices can improve construction activities, they also pose cyber risks to protecting these “borderless” job sites
June 4, 2018
Virtual design and project mapping is allowing more collaboration in a faster way. Using technology, partners can conveniently work together from any location on the design elements for a project long before construction begins. However, because information is stored digitally, it can be vulnerable to hackers.
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Custom Minnich Drill Reduces Concrete Contractor's Drilling Time from Minutes to Seconds
'Instead of spending one to two minutes drilling a hole with the old method, I’m able to drill three holes at the same time in a matter of seven to 10 seconds'
May 21, 2018
Concrete contractor Thrasher worked with Minnich to develop a custom pneumatic drilling machine with three 50-lb. rock drills mounted to a self-propelled platform assembly.
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Building on a strong foundation
Construction of Denver’s fourth tallest building calls for innovative solution to compensate for soft sedimentary bedrock
December 7, 2017
Construction workers topped out and completed exterior glazing, making 1144 Fifteenth a prominent addition to the Denver skyline.
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Ligchine International ScreedSaver MAX PRO
The MAX PRO combines the classic durability and accuracy of the ScreedSaver MAX with the technology advancements and design from the top-of-the-line ScreedSaver BOSS 240.
April 3, 2017
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