Tag: Concrete
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8 New Products for the Concrete Contractor
New products are introduced to the concrete contractor all the time. Whether these are announced as an updated solution, a brand new tool, or new equipment to be used on a jobsite, these products found a problem and have been specifically designed to address it. These products as published in the January/February 2025 issue of Concrete…
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An Outlook on 2025 – Is 2025 Looking Good For Concrete Contractors?
Full disclosure here, Concrete Contractor is not the only magazine I (attempt to) manage. As also editor of Rental I get a chance to connect with a very different angle of the construction industry. Rental’s readers are the equipment and general tool rental stores you frequent whenever you need that specialized equipment needed to solve that one special problem that one…
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An Inside Look at World of Concrete 2025
Marking the 51st edition of the tradeshow, World of Concrete 2025 premier exhibition serves the concrete construction and masonry industries. In 2024, nearly 60,000 registered professionals attended alongside over 1,400 exhibitors. Last year saw a record all-time high of 185 educational sessions highlihgting the vital need of continued education and training. This year is anticiapted…
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World of Concrete 2025 Preview
As the largest concrete trade show, World of Concrete (WOC) has packed engaging industry events and exhibits into its show every year for more than 50 years. This year is no exception — WOC 2025 has a lot to offer, including educational sessions, networking events, expansive exhibits and more. With over 1,000 exhibitors signed on…
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Volumetric Concrete Mixers Create Opportunities to Lower Your Project Costs
Starting a volumetric concrete business can help contractors overcome the scheduling challenges associated with concrete pours. If you are a contractor exploring a new revenue stream, volumetric concrete mixers tailor concrete delivery offerings to meet the most stringent requirements. Volumetric technology offers a unique competitive advantage over traditional barrel mixers on jobs where concrete quantities…
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Building with Inflatable Concrete Formwork and Other News
Here are our industrialized construction updates from February 2023. Automatic Construction, an NYC startup, was one of eight 2022 Construction Startup Competition winners. Alex Bell, the co-founder, presented the company’s concrete building solution at the competition’s Pitchday in October 2022. Bell’s and Tyler Robins’s company produces inflatable concrete formwork in a factory and transports it to the building…
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Reinventing Concrete Construction with 3D Printing
In this episode of the AEC Business podcast, Aarni Heiskanen interviews Fernando De los Rios, CEO and co-founder of Hyperion Robotics. The Finnish technology company was formed by experts in engineering, construction, 3D printing, and robotics. Their mission is to bring automation and sustainable practices to the construction industry. Fernando has been building start-ups to…
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Global Admixture Manufacturer Partially Acquires a Concrete Sensor Solution
Vancouver, Canada, based Kryton International Inc. acquired 30% of the fast-growing concrete sensor company Sensohive. The young IoT company Sensohive Technologies based in Denmark launched its Maturix™solution two years ago. It has been adopted by leading contractors and precast producers like PASCHAL GmbH, VolkerWessels, Heidelberg Cement, NCC, Skanska, and Kruse Smith, among others. The monitoring…
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AI Helps Deliver Better Concrete More Efficiently
The construction industry uses 13 billion cubic meters of ready-mix concrete every year. The logistics and quality assurance of this concrete depend on legacy technologies that are no longer sufficient for today’s needs. To address this, Caidio is introducing AI-based solutions to help the supply chain deliver better quality concrete more efficiently. The Challenges of…
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IoT: Take Guessing Out of the Concrete Drying Process
Flooring, tiling, or painting on a concrete surface that is insufficiently dry can end up being a disaster. An experimental project recently used IoT sensors and AI to determine when it is safe to start finishing concrete surfaces. Haste and Imperfect Conditions Lead to Failure To successfully first cure and then dry concrete requires specific…