by Standley Batch | Jan 20, 2017 | Material Handling Systems
If you’re not well into the concrete industry, the differences in product creation and the reason for those differences can be hard to grasp. With wet cast and dry cast, the differences go further than the product’s manufacturing purposes. Wet cast is a favorite for...
by Standley Batch | Jan 3, 2017 | Material Handling Systems
If developing concrete were easy, the world wouldn’t need professionals to tackle the job. However, a big problem facing some in the industry is cement-admixture incompatibility. For the record, when discussing admixtures, we’re referring to air-entraining admixtures,...
by Standley Batch | Dec 29, 2016 | Material Handling Systems
Imagine the installation time for your building project decreased 80 to 90 percent with minimal effort? Prefabricated rebar roll mats promise to aid in the reduction of overall labor and time put into construction sites. Instead of reinforcing crews individually...
by Standley Batch | Dec 15, 2016 | Material Handling Systems
Your favorite restaurant did not become your favorite until after you tried the food. Sure, you can like the atmosphere, the bar options, the seating arrangements and you can be best friends with the hostess, but if the food was not amazing, you would not consistently...
by Standley Batch | Dec 6, 2016 | Material Handling Systems
Traditional methods for monitoring the strength of concrete usually require some destruction of the final product. While the test is not applicable for all situations, core extraction, or core cutting, is a fairly accurate way of determining strength. Since a minimum...
by Standley Batch | Nov 21, 2016 | Material Handling Systems
In a study released by the African Journal of Environmental Science and Technology, stone powder was pitted against sand as an alternative for fine aggregate. Sand is a naturally occurring material, while stone powder is a byproduct of crushing stone, usually for...