Construction equipment dealers handle data every day – making sure customers get the optimum use of their machines in the safest and most efficient way possible. Here are some of the ways data is shaping industries and helping us take proactive action.
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The Deep Freeze
Metso to Deliver Freeze-Proofed Crushing and Screening Plants to Antarctica – Operating Temperature as Low as -40 C . By Mark S. Kuhar
Read MoreBKT and Monster Jam Roll On
By Mark S. Kuhar Never change a winning team. That is why BKT and Feld Motor Sports, the promoter of the Monster Jam show in the United States, have decided to extend their partnership until 2026.
Read MoreAncient Rock Remains Reveal Signs Pointing to Earliest Life on Earth
By Mark S. Kuhar Ancient rock remains in the remote Pilbara region of Western Australia hold the key to analyzing some of the earliest signs of life on Earth, according to a new study by the University of Western Australia (UWA) in collaboration with a global team of scientists.
Read MoreThe Staten Island Seawall: A Formidable Defense
By Mark S. Kuhar When Hurricane Sandy smashed into the East Coast in 2012, New York City’s Staten Island was overwhelmed by massive waves that swept away properties and killed 24 of the dozens of people who eventually died in the storm. With a population of almost half a million, low-lying Staten Island was no match for the waves whipped…
Read MorePrepare for Disasters: Take 3 Steps to Create Innovative Responses
By Mark S. Kuhar The frequency and intensity of disasters are increasing, from mighty hurricanes hurling through warm ocean waters, to shifting tectonic plates that build earthquakes, to atmospheric weather patterns that create wide-scale floods.
Read MoreLunar Rocks Celebrate 50th Anniversary
By Mark S. Kuhar Inside a locked vault at Johnson Space Center are hundreds of pounds of moon rocks collected by Apollo astronauts a half-century ago. And for the first time in decades, NASA is about to open some of the pristine samples and let geologists take a crack at them with 21st-century technology.
Read MoreOut With the New, In With the Old
The Historical Construction Equipment Association (HCEA) announced that it is holding its 31st Annual International Convention and Old Equipment Exposition. The show will be held at the HCEA’s National Construction Equipment Museum, 16623 Liberty Hi Road, Bowling Green, Ohio, from Friday, Sept. 13 through Sunday, Sept. 15, and is open to the public.
Read MoreInvention of Hard Hat Hits 100-Year Anniversary
By Mark S. Kuhar Women got the vote. Prohibition began. The National Football League was founded. And, the construction and mining industries were forever changed by the invention of an often overlooked but significant worker safety advancement – the hard hat. And, while perhaps not considered a great technological invention now, at the time the invention of the hard hat…
Read MoreASCE Launches Scenario-Planning Analysis – Future World Vision
The American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) launched a bold, comprehensive project to anticipate, reimagine and prepare for future changes – Future World Vision.
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