DKI’s Extreme Torque tools are put to the test at a massive tunnel project.
By Jim Harris, Senior Editor at Knighthouse Publishing
At a planned 58 kilometers (35 miles) in length, the Brenner Base Tunnel (BBT) in Europe will be the longest railway tunnel in the world when completed in 2025.
The tunnel, running between Austria and Italy, is designed to significantly reduce the amount of time it takes trains to travel through the region by shifting trains from mountain passages to underground rail.
Keller Group UK, one of the world’s leading engineering firms that works on large turnkey projects in civil and infrastructure around the globe, relied on Drill King International (DKI) to provide it with the tools needed to successfully complete this section of the massive project.
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Wallworks Acoustic Architectural Products offers solutions for controlling and reducing sound.
By Kat Zeman, Senior Editor at Knighthouse Media
When Lyle Fuller walks into a room, he listens. Even if noise and vibrations are absent, he imagines how they would sound in that particular environment. Noise control is his specialty. He knows how to eliminate unwanted sounds.
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Touchplan allows project teams to plan better and build faster, together.
By Janice Hoppe-Spiers, Senior Editor at Knighthouse Media
The awareness of the benefits collaborative planning and incorporating technology can bring to the productivity of construction is on the rise. To change the trajectory of the productivity curve in the industry, which has been flat in construction since the ’40s, Michael Carr and his team developed Touchplan to improve overall efficiencies, communication and processes.
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Troyer Brothers’ CreteRod machine helps save time, fuel and manpower.
By Alan Dorich, Senior Editor at Knighthouse Publishing
One of the most laborious activities in construction can be the transportation of materials on a project site, particularly concrete. The time spent moving materials can take builders away from other aspects that also need their attention. But that is where the CreteRod can help.
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Skyjack is the company behind the world’s leading aerial work platforms.
Skyjack provides companies with quality-engineered, simple and reliable access and material-handling equipment globally so that they can maximize utilization and their return on investment.
As an industry-leader with roots in scissor lifts, Skyjack has evolved over the years and now manufactures full lines of mast lifts, scissor lifts, telescopic booms, articulating booms and telehandlers.
Quality and reliability are the hallmarks that have given Skyjack a solid reputation within the industry. That’s how the company has continued to lead the industry for more than 30 years.
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Easi-Pour adds machine control automation to its paving equipment.
By Kat Zeman, Senior Editor at Knighthouse Media
When it comes to paving and surface mining equipment, string-less paving technology with three-dimensional controls is becoming the preferred standard among contractors.
A 3-D machine control automation system simplifies jobsite logistics, saves time, reduces costs and improves quality and safety. When the technology is integrated with a quality machine, the results are even better.
“It’s more efficient,” says Curtis Bales, business manager at Easi-Pour. “You can set up a 15,000-foot linear job in one day with one guy. That one man can design that job in a 3-D file format. So, you’re minimizing overhead and maximizing production. A string line requires much more manpower and time.”
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Century Mechanical Contractors Inc. excels at performing commercial, industrial and geothermal projects in the Dallas/Fort Worth region.
By Jim Harris, Senior Editor at Knighthouse Media
The knowledge and experience of Century Mechanical Contractors’ staff have made the company a leading specialty contractor in its geographic market for more than 40 years. “We have a lot of people who have been here for more than 15 years,” Vice President of Industrial Operations Jarod O’Neill. “Our people do a phenomenal job, and that’s what sells our work.”
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Ram Jack is at the forefront with its foundation products and services.
By Alan Dorich, Senior Editor at Knighthouse Media
After five decades, Ram Jack not only provides reliable foundation repair services, but has its own firm foothold as a leader in its market. “There’s no doubt about it,” General Manager Scott Holland says. “We’ve always been at the forefront of the technology side.”
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Tanks Direct offers construction industry and other clients a host of water, chemical and petroleum storage solutions.
By Jim Harris, Senior Editor at Knighthouse Media
Tanks Direct’s product knowledge and diverse capabilities have made it a leader in its field for 25 years. “Having that much longevity in this market and industry is rare,” Sales and Marketing Director Rob Mourlas says. “That endurance speaks to the fact that we know what we are doing and we’re good at it.”
The Laurel, Md.-based company is one of the nation’s largest suppliers of aboveground and underground storage tank systems. Tanks provided by the company are used around the world to store water, petroleum and chemicals for applications including rainwater harvesting, fire suppression, dispensing fuel storage, emergency generator fuel oil systems and potable water storage.
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Nearmap’s aerial imagery helps its clients save money and time, while improving their performance.
By Alan Dorich, Senior Editor at Knighthouse Media
When construction companies buy a drone to take aerial photos, it requires a substantial commitment. Not only do they have to make the investment in the drone, “They require a specialized skill set,” Tim Frank says. “You have to be able to fly it, and then you have to be able to maintain the imagery.”
Frank is the vice president of marketing for Nearmap US Inc., which takes these responsibilities out of its clients’ hands. The company, which has its U.S. headquarters in South Jordan, Utah, offers high-resolution aerial imagery for multiple sectors, including construction and real estate.
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