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Battery-powered roller screeds are suited for remote applications. They have no cords or hoses and can be easily operated in remote environments with a limited power supply.

Circular Concrete Pours: Tips on Pouring a Circular Foundation for a Grain Bin

When the job is a foundation for a grain bin, you can find limitations and unique challenges to such a remote setting. Investing in specialized equipment may save time and provide a long-lasting foundation.

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7 Methods for Testing Concrete Strength

There are many different practices aside from cylinder break tests that can be used.

Stand the Test of Time | JLG®

Stand the Test of Time | JLG®

Your work is meant to weather through some of the toughest conditions. Your equipment should do the same. That's why the best contractors trust JLG®.

Blastcrete Hires Patrick Bridger As Business Development Manager

Blastcrete Hires Patrick Bridger As Business Development Manager

With 35 years of experience in the shotcrete industry, Patrick Bridger joins Blastcrete Equipment.

Hose-Whipping Concrete Contractor Construction Safety

Rare But Dangerous: Concrete Hose-Whipping Safety

What concrete contractors need to know when working with a concrete pump hose and concrete boom pump hose.

ABI Corp. used Western Form's Flagship G forms for the architectural facade of a building at an impound lot in Kansas City, Mo. The forms have gaskets which reduce concrete seepage at the seams to allow for a better finish. Here you see a 14-foot-8-inch-long window that challenged ABI Corp.'s traditional concrete pumping methods.

Bottoms Up: Turning Pumping Upside Down

Architectural concrete walls and window blockouts lead ABI Corp. to design a concrete pour that started at the bottom of the form and filled upward.

SafetyTech Steel Dunnage utilizes the properties of steel and DICA’s engineered thermoplastic material to promote stability and reduce ground bearing pressure.

DICA Launches SafetyTech Steel Dunnage System for Concrete Pump Trucks

SafetyTech Steel Dunnage utilizes the properties of steel and DICA’s engineered thermoplastic material to promote stability and reduce ground bearing pressure.

Verticle Concrete Placement

Essential Tips for Completing Successful Concrete Forming Projects

Discover essential tips and advice from expert columnists on vertical concrete placement for a successful forming project including safety precautions, how to properly define consolidation issues and how to optimize your wooden form panels.

WeAreSaferTogether.Org Wins Media Award

WeAreSaferTogether.Org Wins Media Award

The American Concrete Pumping Association's microsite on concrete pumping safety was recognized with a Gold Award by the Hermes 2023 Creative Awards.

CONEXPO/CON-AGG Brings Safety Awareness Of The Concrete Pump

Major Concrete Industry Associations Join Safety Coalition

At CONEXPO/CON-AGG, the American Concrete Pumping Association announced major industry associations have pledged support to the concrete pumping safety campaign bringing awareness when working on or around a concrete pump.

From left: Executive Director Christi Collins and Dianne McCready, ACPA’s first female Safe Operator of the Year.

Winners of the 2022 ACPA Awards

Presented at the American Concrete Pumping Association Annual Meeting and Awards Presentation during World of Concrete 2023 - here are the recipients of the 2022 ACPA Awards.

Liebherr will display numerous new products and developments for the construction industry, including cranes and material-handling technology.

Liebherr Plans 30+ Exhibits at CONEXPO

Liebherr will display numerous new products and developments for the construction industry, including cranes and material-handling technology.

Safe Concrete Pump Setup

Safe Concrete Pump Setup Will Help Prevent Tip Overs & Electrocutions

Concrete boom pump safety starts with the proper site selection and outrigger procedures.

The Role of Dunnage and Outrigger Pads in Concrete Pump Truck Safety

Peace of Mind for Pump Truck Operators: Equipment Setup Solutions for the Concrete Industry

Dunnage or outrigger pads are a critical piece of the concrete pump truck safety, but they need to be made of a material strong enough to withstand the imposed forces and stiff enough to prevent excessive deflection.

Concrete Safety Understanding ASME B30.27 Material Placement Systems

We Are Safer Together: Safety Awareness on the Concrete Jobsite

The American Concrete Pumping Association unveiled its campaign to bring heightened awareness to jobsite safety regarding ASME B30.27, the Safety Standard for Material Placement Systems.

The Mayco LS300GK Small Concrete Pump

Raising the Bar for Small Concrete Pump Performance: The Mayco LS300GK

The E-Z Placer Concrete Line Pump Placer

Put Concrete Where You Need It With The E-Z Placer Concrete Line Pump Placer

Stop standing in the concrete finishing area.

LIGCHINE Makes Line Pumping Easy, Acquires E-Z Placer

LIGCHINE Makes Line Pumping Easy, Acquires E-Z Placer

The 27-ft. E-Z Placer concrete placer is now available through Ligchine.

C&C Concrete Pumping enlisted two of its BSA 14000 HP-D 8-in. trailer pumps and one Thom-Katt TK 50 high pressure shotcrete/concrete pump to pump the 120,000 cu. yds. of concrete for the project.

System Pumps and Places 12,000 cu. yds. for 50-story Tower

The 1.7 million-sq.-ft. Devon World Headquarters Tower calls for an estimated 120,000 cu. yds. of concrete

Placer At Jobsite

The Gypsum Solution: The Underlayment Pump

A major drywall contractor found benefits using a gypsum underlayment pump to play a big part in safety and allowing the company to expand.

Back Row: Lee Roy Thompson, Carl Walker, Chris Pernicano, Tony Biddle, Bill Murray Middle Row: Clint Price, Bill Dwyer, Gabriel Ojeda, Dennis Andrews, Jim Bodeker, Beth Langhauser, Wayne Allen Front Row: Nathan Germany, Eric Duiker, Gary Brown, Wayne Bylsma, Art Fink Not pictured: Daryl Dika, Jennifer Lockhart, Brian Lywandowsky

American Concrete Pumping Association Announces 2022 Board & Award Recipients

Announcing winners of the ACPA 2022 Lifetime Achievement Award, the 2022 Safe Operator of the Year, and the 2022 ACPA elected board members.

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Liebherr Debuts Compact, Lightweight Concrete City Pump for Space-limited Urban Areas

Eric Wright, product specialist, Liebherr America, highlights key features of the THP 80-LP concrete city pump.

Liebherr THP 80-LP

The THP 80-LP Truck-Mounted Concrete City Pump

The THP 80-LP is the smallest in Liebherr’s truck mounted pump product range.

Tsurumi Pump

Tsurumi Pump Expecting Increased Demand in 2022, Showcasing Equipment at WOC

Tsurumi Pump will exhibit its lines of electric submersible pumps, engine pumps and generators at the World of Concrete tradeshow, which will take place Jan. 18-20 at the Las Vegas Convention Center.

Oil viscosity is being tested in a lubricant lab.

Why Heavy-Duty Diesel Engines are Transitioning to Lower Viscosity Oil

SAE 10w-30 is gaining popularity in heavy-duty applications for fuel-efficiency advantages and a number of engine reliability advantages. Here's what to expect as engines and applications evolve.

Recipients of the ACPA's 2021 Bob Weatherton Scholarship

Recognizing the potential for leadership and industry advancement, the Bob Weatherton Scholarship are for undergraduate, graduate, and vocational students and studies in fields related to concrete, construction, concrete pumps, and concrete trucks.

Putzmeister America Reintroduces Allentown Shotcrete Products

Putzmeister America Reintroduces Allentown Shotcrete Products

After discontinuing several products in 2017, Putzmeister plans to reintroduce a range of Allentown Shotcrete machines back to the market.

One Change Could Help Cut Fleet Fuel Costs by 2.5%

As fuel costs continue to increase, one company found a way to cut theirs by making one switch.

ACPA Releases New Safety Materials

ACPA Releases New Safety Materials

The American Concrete Pumping Association released new and updated safety materials on the use of lay-flat hoses and guidelines regarding wind velocity and lighting.

How to Determine Concrete Slump

How to Determine Concrete Slump

What is concrete slump? What tools do you need? What is the procedure to test concrete slump? Great questions. Let's break down the tools needed and the testing procedure step by step.

Floor Mate80 E

An All-Electric Mixer & Pump Machine You Can Use Indoors

Known for their durable equipment, Strong Manufacturing's fully electric mobile mixer and pump machine FloorMate80E is easy on the environment - and costs.

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Getting Real-time W/C Ratio Data at the Mixer

Aimed at getting contractors a live feed of information so they can make good, valuable decisions, helps ensure you get the pour you need. And the data to back it up.

Arizona Grain Slipform Silo Construction Required 9-Day Long Continuous Concrete Pour

Arizona Grain Slipform Silo Construction Required 9-Day Long Continuous Concrete Pour

Concrete contractor McCormick Construction benefited from admixtures in its concrete mix to achieve a successful ready-mix concrete pour.