Concrete On-Site December 2018

DECEMBER 2018

IN THIS ISSUE: 33 World of Concrete preview | 37 Silica dust | 43 Canadian Concrete Expo preview

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CONCRETE NEWS

HALIFAX—An East Coast cleantech firm that has carved out a niche for itself in the highly competitive concrete industry has secured the backing of some of the world’s biggest business moguls.

CarbonCure Technologies Inc. said Sept. 26 is has closed a strategic investment round led by Breakthrough Energy Ventures, a cleantech fund backed by Bill Gates, Jeff Bezos and Richard Branson, among other prominent individuals and companies.

Breakthrough Energy targets companies with the potential to eliminate half a gigaton of greenhouse gas emissions or more each year, according to Carmichael Roberts, a member of the investment fund.

“CarbonCure represents a triple threat in achieving this goal: compelling economics with a solution that delivers value

for customers from day-one, products in market today, and a measurable impact on reducing carbon emissions in the built environment,” Roberts said in a statement.

The Halifax-based company’s bolt-on technology injects carbon dioxide into fresh concrete during the production process. By locking the greenhouse gas into the abundant construction material before it sets, the process traps CO2 while also improving the strength of the concrete. The technology is already being used by more than 100 concrete producers in the U.S. and Canada. The company says the new investment will allow it to expand into international markets, as well as commercialize new processes.

“We’ve made it simple and profitable for the construction industry to build resilient structures with lower CO2 emissions,”

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Concrete tech firm CarbonCure earns backing of high-profile investment fund that includes Bill Gates, Jeff Bezos Rob Niven, CarbonCure’s founder and CEO, said in a statement. “Every tonne of CO2 utilized in concrete production with the CarbonCure Technology results in a multiplier effect that saves an additional 28 tonnes of CO2 and over $3,100 in production efficiencies.”

The value of the Breakthrough Energy’s investment in CarbonCure was not disclosed, but the company said the investment fund will gain a seat on its board of directors.

While the funding round was led by the high-profile cleantech fund, it also included the GreenSoil Building Innovation Fund and follow-on investment from BDC Venture Capital’s Industrial, Clean and Energy Technology Venture Fund.

CarbonCure’s technology is in use at a number of Canadian concrete plants.

MONTREAL—It’s official. The new Champlain Bridge will not open this December.

Infrastructure Canada said Oct. 25 that construction on the new span over the St. Lawrence River will continue into next year, confirming a report from Canada’s auditor general in May that described the Dec. 21 deadline as “very challenging.”

Canada’s new Minister of Infrastructure and Communities, Francois-Philippe Champagne, further fuelled speculation in July when he said he was not sure the work could be sped up enough to meet the deadline.

The federal government agency said the delay is in spite of “the progress that has been made over the last few months.”

It added that the six-kilometre bridge will

open as soon as possible without compromising the safety of workers or the public.

“Today’s construction update makes clear that significant progress has been made on this critically important project and that final work necessary to open the bridge to traffic will take place in the new year,” Champagne said in a statement.

The bridge will replace an aging structure of the same name that has carried traffic to the opposite side the St. Lawrence east of Montreal for more than 50 years.

Signature on the St. Lawrence, the

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Opening of Champlain Bridge delayed up to six months

construction consortium responsible for building the bridge, has detailed “significant” progress on the project over the past several months, but said weather-dependent work such as waterproofing and paving is unlikely to start before spring.

Ottawa set June as the new deadline for the bridge, adding that it will release an official date in the new year.

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WOC PREVIEW

Tech looks to earn its place at World of Concrete 2019 Prepping for January in the desert

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n a few short weeks, tens of thousands of construction pros will converge on Las Vegas for World of Concrete 2019.

The huge annual show will span five days, cover some 800,000 sq. ft. of the Las Vegas Convention Center and host more than 1,500 exhibitors from the U.S. and around the world.

Show organizer, Informa Exhibitions,

WORLD OF CONCRETE 2019 Where: Las Vegas, Nevada Venue: Las Vegas Convention

Center Exhibits: Jan. 22-25 Seminars: Jan. 21-25

expects WOC 2019 to be the largest event in a decade, eclipsing last year’s show that drew 58,000 attendees.

The floor, where exhibitors will show off a vast array of new and cutting-edge products, is open from Jan. 22 to 25.

Jackie James, the group director at World of Concrete, says this year’s event will include approximately 300 brand new

exhibitors. Despite the American locale, James also emphasized the international reach of WOC, saying the show attracts about 240 exhibitors from outside the U.S. each year.

Educational seminars start a day before the show floor opens, running from Jan. 21 to 25. They range from 90-minute learning sessions and interactive workshops to in-depth industry training and certification courses.

As in previous years, much of the show will be dedicated to the traditional aspects of concrete and masonry construction. But it’s also making way for the latest modern tweaks that are disrupting the sometimes-too-traditional industry.

Informa has implemented a number of changes to the floor for 2019 to accommodate expanding segments of the industry, notably moving the masonry area to the Central Hall and the technology area to the North Hall. James says the change will let attendees get more acquainted with the growing tech segment. He noted that the technology area of the show will feature managerial software firms and other providers that aim help clients increase efficiency while reducing operating costs. Technology will also feature prominently in the seminar schedule.

Intermeshed with state-of-the-art innovations, such as virtual reality and construction automation techniques, World of Concrete 2019 will show off the latest steps forward in shotcrete, precast, post-tensioned construction and tilt-up concrete, among other areas.

SEMINARS TO WATCH Innovations in Construction Layout—Next Generation 3D Scanning for the Field Bryan Williams, segment manager at Trimble, will share how the next generation of field layout and scanning technology are shaking up the construction industry.

Path of a Concrete Construction Project from Estimate to Closeout Covering critical steps from bidding to closeout, this session will offer an overview of risk management, communication, permits, equipment selection, overhead recovery and how to turn a profit.

Talent Generation: Tools to Manage the 21st Century, Multi-Generational Job Site This two-day event will incorporate results from an industry survey conducted by XYZ University on intergenerational engagement on the construction job site.

Cold Weather: Managing Concrete in Winter Conditions Kim Basham, president of KB Engineering LLC, will cover protection and specifications, designing and ordering concrete mixes, and how to place, finish and protect concrete from cold temperatures.

Design & Control of Concrete Mixtures: Applications, Methods & Materials Led by the director of concrete technology at Portland Cement Association, Michelle Wilson, this two-hour seminar will include an overview of mixtures and methods for controlling concrete properties.

Performance-Based Design and Specification of Fiber-Reinforced Concrete Attendees can expect to leave with a basic knowledge of fibers and the design methodologies. Charles Nmai, manager of engineering services at BASF Corporation, will lead the presentation.

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to WOC Exhibitors contributing equipment and materials used for hands-on training.

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REPAIR

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PRODUCTION

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POLISHING

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FLOORS & SLABS

CONCRETE

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3-Hour Tracks

• TUPCW Pervious Installer Written Exam Tuesday, 3:00 pm – 5:00 pm

MO402 Pervious Concrete Installer Monday, 8:00 am – 12:00 pm A.Sparkman

no additional charge Monday, 1 pm - 4 pm (MOAAID)

**Examinees required to attend demonstration -

• TUAIW Inspector Written Exam** Tuesday, 8:00 am - 10:30 am

MO401 ACI Adhesive Anchor Installation Inspector Monday, 8:00 am - 12:00 pm W.Hellmer

TUMD1 Tuesday, 11:30 am - 3:00 pm TUMD2 Tuesday, 1:30 pm - 5:00 pm

WEMD1 Wednesday, 11:30 am - 3:00 pm WEMD2 Wednesday, 1:30 pm - 5:00 pm

• THFTP 2-Hr Field Testing Perf Exam**

• WEFTW Field Testing Written Exam Wednesday, 3:30 pm - 5:00 pm

TU405 ACI Concrete Field Testing Technician - Grade I Tuesday, 1:00 pm - 5:00 pm M.Englestead

• TUCPE Written Exam Tuesday, 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm

Thursday, 8:00 am -11:00 am Contact associations for questions regarding **Practice Session – optional eligibility and certification Wednesday, 8 am – 12 pm requirements.

NOTE:

Tuesday, 3:30 pm - 5:30 pm

● TUCIF Comm/Ind Written Exam

Tuesday, 7:00 am - 1:00 pm

● TUFPE Comm/Ind Performance Exam

TUESDAY January 22

TU404 ACPA Concrete Pump Operator Safety Tuesday, 8:00 am - 12:00 pm L.Ainsworth

THSC1 Thursday, 8:00 am - 12:00 pm

THURSDAY January 24

THMD1 Thursday, 11:30 am - 3:00 pm THMD2 Thursday, 1:30 pm - 5:00 pm

THPTD1 Thursday, 8:00 am – 12:00 pm THPTD2 Thursday, 1:00 pm - 5:00 pm

• THCFF Flatwork Written Exam Thursday, 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm

WE407 ACI Concrete Flatwork Finisher/Technician Wednesday, 8:00 am - 12:00 pm J.Holland, B.Simonelli

**ICRI Examinees MUST be pre-approved

• THRPE Moisture Testing 1-Hr Perf Exam** Thursday, 12:00 pm - 4:00 pm

• THTUS Tilt-Up Written Exam Thursday, 4:00 pm - 6:00 pm

TH409 ACI/TCA Tilt-Up Technician/Supervisor Thursday, 12:00 pm - 4:00 pm S.Hickey

• THCFA Foundation Written Exam Thursday, 1:00 pm - 3:30 pm • WERCE Recertification Written Exam** Wednesday, 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm

• WECRT Moisture Testing Written Exam

THURSDAY January 24

TH408 ACI/CFA Residential Foundation Technician Thursday, 8:00 am -12:00 pm J.Baty

WE406 ICRI Concrete Slab Moisture Testing Technician Wednesday, 8:00 am - 12:00 pm P.Craig, S.Tarr

WEDNESDAY January 23

FR18 What is Wrong With My Concrete?

—Troubleshooting Concrete Quality T.Ley

See additional certifications under Industry Training – pg 3.

Opportunities for craftsmen, technicians, supervisors and inspectors to receive internationally recognized credentials.

for the construction professional

CERTIFICATIONS

INDUSTRY

TH28 FR29 NEW! Creating, Managing & Utilizing a Construction Productivity Analysis and Improvement Schedule for Success K.Wolfe R.Geans, K.Wolfe

TH23 Repairing Concrete Cracks: Evaluation and Selection of Repair Methods K.Basham

TH13 NEW! Polished Concrete Overlays—Creating a Successful Installation J.Zingale

TH09 Extended Joint Systems for Slabs-on-Ground J.Holland, B.Birdwell

WOC 4-HOUR CERTIFICATION SEMINARS & EXAMS

MO403 ACI Advanced/Specialty Comm/Indus Concrete Flatwork Finisher/Technician Monday, 1:00 pm - 5:00 pm J.Holland, B.Simonelli

MONDAY January 21

WEPTD1 Wednesday, 1:00 pm - 5:00 pm

8:00 AM—11:00 AM

8:00 AM—11:00 AM

FR14 NEW! Expectations and Maintenance of Polished Concrete Slabs J.Ledger-Kalen, E.Ledger

FRIDAY January 25

THURSDAY January 24 TH05 NEW! Curing Concrete: Why We Do It and Why We Care T.Ley

Place & Finish Floors • J.Groom, D.Bartz

WECS1 Wednesday, 8:00 am - 12:00 pm

WESC1 Wednesday, 8:00 am - 12:00 pm

WESTS1 Wednesday, 8:00 am - 12:00 pm - Advanced Surveying

Mix Design & Testing Labs • J.Schemmel, T.Greene

TUCS1 Tuesday, 1:00 pm - 5:00 pm

Concrete Stenciling • R.Knigge

TUSC1 Tuesday, 1:00 pm - 5:00 pm

Stamped Concrete • P.Schneider

TUSTS1 Tuesday, 8:00 am - 12:00 pm TUSTS2 Tuesday, 1:00 pm - 5:00 pm - Basics of Surveying for Beginners

Surveying with Total Stations • T.Houston, D.Crowther

WEDNESDAY January 23

WE27 NEW! LEAN Construction Concepts and Benefits K.Wolfe

WE22 NEW! Advanced Concrete Repair: Structural Distress, Assessment & Strengthening Solutions J.Thomas

WE17 Mix Design II: Adjusting with Aggregates and Admixtures K.Hover

WE12 NEW! From Bid to Contract: Preparing for Successful Concrete Polishing C.Gill, T.Binkowski

WOC HANDS-ON TRAINING

TUESDAY January 22

TU26 NEW! How to Turn Inefficiency to Profitability B.Humphrey

TU21 Concrete Repair Fundamentals II: Waterproofing, General Protection & Corrosion Prevention P.Emmons, E.Alhariri

MO19 Troubleshooting Concrete Cracks: Understand and Minimize Cracking K.Basham

MO24 How to Establish Teamwork on Every Crew & Job J.Stokes

TU16 Mix Design I: Evaluation of Mixtures K.Hover

MO15 Effective Use of Chemical Admixtures C.Nmai See Hands-On Mix Design Labs

TU11 NEW! Wet & Dry Polishing Systems for Retail & Industrial Slabs: Productivity, Profit & Appearance R.Smith

MO10 Fundamentals of Polished Concrete—From the Ground Up B.Harris

MO20 Concrete Repair Fundamentals I: Surface Preparation, Reinforcement Repair, Material Selection & Placement P.Emmons MO25 NEW! Small Company Survival Skills to Reach the Next Level of Success J.Stokes

TU08 NEW! The Love/Hate Relationship of Moisture in Concrete Floor Slabs P.Craig, S.Tarr

MO07 NEW! Concrete Toppings—Avoiding Failures and Costly Repairs S.Tarr

See Hands-On Place & Finish

MO06 Creating Concrete Slab Canvas for Exposed Decorative/Polished Surfaces P.Harrison, B.Harris

See Hands-On Mix Design Labs

WE04 NEW! Design and Control of Concrete Mixtures: Applications, Methods & Materials M.Wilson

8:00 AM—11:00 AM

TU03 Concrete Basics III: Typical Problems, Durability & Trending Applications J.Groom, M.Wilson

WEDNESDAY January 23

8:00 AM—11:00 AM

MO02 Concrete Basics II: Depositing, Testing, Placing, Finishing & Curing Concrete J.Groom, R.Szecsy

1:00 PM—4:00 PM

WOC 3-HOUR SEMINARS

TUESDAY January 22

MO01 Concrete Basics I: Concrete Materials, Mixtures, Batching & Transporting J.Groom, R.Szecsy

8:00 AM—11:00 AM

MONDAY January 21

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SILICA DUST

TESTING THE LIMIT:

SILICA DUST ON THE JOB SITE With workers’ health on the line, inconsistent regulations force the industry to play catch up BY: JILLIAN MORGAN

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t takes decades of breathing in the fugitive dust created by drilling, cutting and grinding concrete, stone and other materials containing crystalline silica for silicosis to scar and harden the lungs.

The incurable disease is one of a handful caused by inhaling the ubiquitous mineral in its most hazardous form: respirable crystalline silica (RCS).

Unavoidable jobs, such as power cutting, demolition, excavating and rock hauling, to name a few, unearth the dust – and in the absence of sufficient protective measures, workers are vulnerable to its health effects, which include autoimmune disease, chronic kidney disease, lung cancer, and of course, silicosis.

In Canada, the regulations and occupational exposure limits (OELs) that govern

silica dust often differ from province to province. While they’re designed to protect frontline workers, the set of disharmonious safeguards can become a bureaucratic nightmare that trip up management and create uncertainty for workers.

Even well-meaning contractors that make it their business to understand and follow silica dust regulations often run into trouble, according to Mike McKenna, the executive director of the B.C. Construction Safety Alliance (BCCSA).

Though they may have mastered regulations in one province, they frequently need to adopt entirely different benchmarks when bidding a job in another province.

“If I was one of those folks,” he says, “I think I might throw up my hands and

go, ‘I can’t win for trying.’”

But with workers’ long-term health on the line, it’s not an issue regulators, companies or frontline workers can afford to ignore.

EXPOSURE LIMITS Oftentimes, whether or not a worker is over the limit is dictated by location.

“When it comes to different occupational exposure limits, both how it’s measured and the actual OEL, it becomes more difficult for… workers to know whether or not they’re actually over-exposed,” says Dan Curtis, lead health and safety application specialist for 3M Canada’s Personal Safety Division.

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SILICA DUST they are, but they move to another province, nothing’s really changed and they’re doing the same job but in fact they’re over-exposed.”

With the exception of Yukon, OELs for silica dust are based on the threshold limit values (TLVs) set by the American Conference of Governmental Industrial Hygienists (ACGIH).

While provinces such as Manitoba, Newfoundland and Labrador, Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island automatically adopt the ACGIH TLVs, others have a specific review process.

That process can include a review of currently available scientific studies, exposure information from industries, available methods and instruments for determining exposure levels and the ability to meet lower OELs.

“By province, there are so many different regulations for exposures.”

– Rick Tunks, HD Supply Brafasco Limits may also vary due to the types of industries present in a province or territory and the economic impact on those industries, says Anna Dalipi, technical specialist at the Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety (CCOHS).

Timing introduces another factor. British Columbia and Ontario review the OELs every year, while Alberta reviews every five years. New Brunswick and Quebec, meanwhile, don’t have a specific review period.

“By province, there are so many different regulations for exposures,” says Rick Tunks, safety program manager for HD Supply Brafasco. “There’s talk that Ontario will be lowering [its OEL]... And I think when that happens it’s really going to shake everybody up.”

Like OELs, Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) regulations fall under provincial and territorial jurisdiction.

Dalipi says there are no proposals to regulate any industry using a central federal regulation as far as CCOHS is aware, but adds that the Canadian Association of Administrators of Labour Legislation is currently looking into synchronizing some of the provincial and territorial health and safety requirements.

Still, it’s an uphill battle.

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to what they should put into a harmonized piece of legislation around health and safety? Very difficult; they have not been able to do that. They’ve been talking about this for close to 20 years… Would I like to see it? Absolutely. Is it likely in the near future? No, probably not,” Curtis says.

Many provinces and territories issue guidelines, codes of practice or tools to help employers meet regulations for silica dust, Dalipi says. For example, Newfoundland and Labrador has issued a code of practice under its legislation, while Ontario and British Columbia have issued guidelines.

“B.C. led the way in this,” says Brian Ferguson, director of Health, Safety & Environment at EllisDon’s Civil Division.

“I think since about 2014, and it could

WORKER PROTECTION STRATEGIES According to Carex, a research institution that tracks carcinogens, approximately 380,000 Canadians – mostly construction workers – are regularly exposed to silica at work. Regardless of the province or territory, it’s the employer’s responsibility to protect workers from harmful RCS exposure.

“Once you get past the regulatory speak, it is pretty simple,” says Steve Ipek, marketing manager at Bosch. “Have proper masks, have proper tools, have proper signage and make people aware that there is cutting going on on the job

be even prior to that, we’ve had to have proper silica controls and policies and plans in place at many of our projects in B.C. We’ve adopted those templates and

made them available within our corporate library.”

In 2017, WorkSafeBC imposed far more stringent standards for silica dust.

site and that there will be dust in the air so that they have the option to put on a mask as well.”

When it comes to silica control measures, Tunks says personal protective equipment (PPE) should be a last resort.

“The best way would be to try and use products that don’t contain silica, thereby eliminating the hazard,” he says, adding that the next best method would be to “administrate the hazard out.”

“Maybe you can rotate that individual from a job that might contain silica to another job, instead of giving that person an eight-hour exposure to it,” he says.

The third approach is to “engineer the hazard out” with the use of tools, which he says will protect the worker and speed the job up.

“More than half the time on the job site is clean up and it’s not value added work… but it’s required. If you can minimize the amount of clean up time, the amount of wasted labour on collecting dust and sweeping and what not, then you’re more efficient and you’re making more

money and you can move onto the next job quicker,” Ipek says.

The concentrations of RCS will determine the appropriate protective measures.

For example, Tunks says a powered air purifying system will offer a high level of protection. When levels rise, a conventional half facepiece with a P100 filter would not suffice and a full facemask would need to be worn.

“It’s not just the lungs that we’re concerned about,” Tunks adds. “When we talk about hazard assessments… we look at the whole body. We’re looking at the eyes, we’re looking at the skin, we’re taking everything into consideration when we try and choose the best products suited to each application.”

Manufactures and distributors like 3M, Bosch and HD Supply offer a slew of products to control RCS concentrations, such as power tools connected to HEPA filters, which capture the hazard at source.

“I think one of the most important things is continuing to educate the workers about various hazards, silica being one of them. I think we have a much more knowledgeable worker population than ever before,” Curtis says.

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uses data collected by a team of researchers at the University of British Columbia School of Population and Health to determine exposure levels and generate a control plan.

McKenna says he hopes to take the tool coast-to-coast – a goal made more complex by varying regulations across the country.

“It just makes it even harder to achieve our collective goal… to keep workers safe and free from health and safety risks,” he says. “It’s going to take some really dedicated people because, if I can be candid, whenever you insert money, things can get a bit complicated.

The new standards allow employers to rely on objective monitoring data, such as industry surveys and peer reviewed scientific literature, to develop an exposure control plan.

With limited data available, the BCCSA developed the Silica Control Tool, which

HARMONIZATION Despite efforts to educate workers about the hazards of silica, it can be difficult to translate complex legislation to individual employees on the job site, especially for the construction industry, which is comprised of mostly small employers,

McKenna says.

“They want to be safe, they want to protect their workers, and they want to protect themselves, because oftentimes the owner is also the one doing the work…

It’s really difficult in that competing environment for the owner and workers attention to also understand the risk that silica actually presents.”

While McKenna has donned his “optimistic hat,” he admits harmonization will require political will.

“If we kept the goal pure, and the goal should be worker health and safety, we could get things done relatively quickly.

But you need champions at the regulatory level. Problem is, everybody is interested in their own house and not anybody else’s,” he says.

“We as a country can take a real leadership role and ensure silicosis doesn’t become the next asbestosis or the next mesothelioma. We can take strategies now to protect workers against the devastating disease of silicosis.”

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CCE PREVIEW

Canadian Concrete Expo returns to Toronto for 2019 After a successful premiere, the show is expected to double in size

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he Canadian Concrete Expo is set to return to Greater Toronto February 6 and 7 for its second-straight year.

The annual show at the International Centre in Mississauga, Ont. is expected to double in size following its 2018 premiere.

Featuring several hundred exhibitors and educational seminars aimed at attendees from across the country, the expo shows off the latest equipment, technologies and other solutions Canada’s concrete construction pros are poised to take advantage of.

Stuart Galloway, president of the event’s organizer 20/20 Show Productions, says the 2019 edition of the CCE will cover as much as 23,000 sq. m (250,000 sq. ft.), up from the inaugural figure of 11,000 sq. m (120,000 sq. ft.) last year. About 250 exhibitors CANADIAN CONCRETE EXPO and upwards of 7,500 attendees Where: Mississauga, Ont. are expected over the two days.

Venue: The International BuildingPoint Canada and Centre Sika Canada serve as the two title sponsors for the Canadian Date: Feb. 6-7 Concrete Expo, while the Cement Association of Canada also lends its support. The platinum sponsors for the event include Lafarge Canada, Tilt Wall Ontario and Lehigh Hanson Canada.

Canada’s concrete industry totals approximately $8 billion and employs thousands of workers.

20/20 Show Productions says its team has packed 24 seminars, seven large equipment demos and 15 product presentations into CCE 2019. The seminar schedule includes topics such as integrating BIM into concrete jobs, a look at the latest innovations in concrete paving, advice on the use of admixtures, advances in the emerging concrete 3D printing space and ways to improve design to withstand earthquakes.

A wide range of experts – from engineers to chemists – will head the discussions.

Doors will open at 9 a.m. Feb. 6 and remain open until 5 p.m.

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WALKING THE FLOOR Products to watch for

WACKER NEUSON Among other products, Wacker Neuson’s booth at this year’s expo will feature the company’s 10-foot hydraulic ride-on trowel.

The CRT60X features a new easy-to-read display and a heavy-duty hydraulic system that includes a high capacity hydraulic pump and motors designed to address the ever-increasing demands of the flatwork industry.

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LEICA GEOSYSTEMS Leica Geosystems has packed its tough and versatile Leica Rugby CLA for display in downtown Toronto. The rotating laser system comes with a military-grade durability rating, with units able to withstand extreme temperatures, dust and all types of precipitation. The series can be put to use on a wide range of job site activities, from formwork levelling to grade checking.

Husqvarna is bringing its K 770 power cutter to Toronto next February. Boasting a 74cc engine and massive torque, the new piece of equipment has a 125 mm cutting depth with an impressive power-toweight ratio. The design is able to increase the preciseness of the cut, while the low weight makes for long, productive work shifts.

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VACUWORX The Vacuworx CM 3 Compact Modular Vacuum Lifting System brings heavy-duty material handling capabilities to larger compact equipment such as skid steers and track loaders. The adaptable all-steel system can lift up to 3,000 kilograms (6,600 pounds) and can handle jobs such as concrete slab removal and trench placement.

Weighing in at just 7.7 pounds, but delivering 1.9 lb.-ft. of torque, Bosch plans to show off one of its latest rotary hammer drills. A job site workhorse, the GBH18V-26 1-inch SDS-plus EC Brushless Rotary Hammer packs a lithium-ion battery to drill both longer and harder than bigger alternatives.

It includes vibration control and proprietary KickBack Control technology.

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CCE PREVIEW LIGCHINE INTERNATIONAL The ScreedSaver PRO 220 from Ligchine International combines the durability and accuracy of the ScreedSaver MAX 200 with the technology advancements and design from the top-of-the-line ScreedSaver BOSS 240. The PRO 220 can screed up to 220 sq. ft. per pass and comes equipped with a touchscreen diagnostic display, zero turn drive system and concrete additive screed head spray system.

NUDURA Featuring DURAMAX technology, NUDURA standard forms allow the placement of 12 sq. ft. (1.1 sq. m) of wall area in a single step, making them the largest standard insulated concrete forms in the industry. Their coverage results in quicker installation times, less waste and fewer seams, all translating to lower labour costs for contractors.

GOMACO Enhancing its industry-first three-track slipform curb and gutter machine, Gomaco has added new software and hydraulic systems to the GT-3600. The company says the Xtreme package makes tight radius paving easier by allowing operators to program the machine’s controller and letting the software manage track angles, steering adjustments and individual variable track speeds.

MACK Tough meets comfort in the all-new Mack Granite interior. From a new gauge cluster and dash layout that improves visibility and readability of key information to frequently used controls relocated within reach of the driver’s fingertips, the updated interior maximizes visibility and productivity. Exclusive seats and a flat-bottom steering wheel aim to help reduce fatigue and keep drivers comfortable.

BETON TROWEL Powerful and well-balanced, Beton Trowel’s BT900H-2PFH24 Hydraulic low-rider features a precision machined spider plate and trowel arms built to last. It includes an easy-to-use hydraulic steering system as well as a fully-adjustable seat. A Honda GX670 24 horsepower engine, lights, retardant spray and a full 12-month warranty come standard.

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LIEBHERR Liebherr will feature its THS 110 D-K crawler concrete pump at the February show in Toronto. Designed specifically for concrete pile foundations, the THS 110 D-K can be flexibly manoeuvred into tight positions. Combined with a drilling rig the crawler concrete pump runs a 145 kW engine and has a max flow rate of 102 cubic metres per hour.

STIHL For limited access cuts, STIHL will show off its TS 440 Cut-Off Saw at the 2019 Canadian Concrete Expo.

The cutting wheel, which is exposed at the top, uses a sensor-activated wheel brake to halt rotation in a fraction of a second. The company says its 66.7cc engine makes it a versatile piece of equipment for pipe cutting, as well as for general purpose jobs.

HILTI The Hilti SIW 6AT-A22 cordless impact wrench includes intelligent electronics that when combined with the SI-AT-A22 adaptive torque module processes live data from the tool. The system is able to pre-tension anchors to an appropriate level and give the user direct feedback on the executed installation. The module allows the user to document the installations performed and transfer to a PC for detailed installation reports.

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