Industrial Structure

Making Concrete More Resilient with Less Effort, Cost, and Carbon Emissions Background As a continually growing components and systems manufacturer for industrial and mobility industries with a desire to support sustainability efforts, Linamar Corp. wanted their production facility in North Carolina to last a long time. Part of that meant giving the concrete flooring of … Read More

Reducing the Risk of Fire Hazards and Water Hazards with One System Background During the construction of his seven-meter-deep (23-foot-deep) factory in Amghara, Kuwait, Faiz Al Dosary had two major concerns. The first was the possible risk of a fire hazard happening. After all, his factory would be surrounded by many other factories that would … Read More

Using a Revolutionary Admixture with Proven ASTM C627 Testing Background With an increased demand for and shortage in nonwoven paper products, such as diapers, tissues, and toilet paper, Kimberly-Clark needed to make time-sensitive expansions to their existing facility in Corinth, Mississippi. As a result, the company invested more than $140 million for these expansions, which was … Read More

Making Concrete Monitoring Convenient with Reusable Sensors Background By the start of spring in 2020, a global shortage of semiconductors had started to emerge. That was a significant dilemma for the United States of America (USA) as only 12% of the country handled their own semiconductor manufacturing. They relied on the global economy to help … Read More

Resolving Scarborough’s Transit Troubles with a New, Reliable Bus Garage Background By 2017, the demand for transit ridership in Scarborough had increased significantly. The local bus garages at the time were overloaded, and it didn’t help that some of the Scarborough buses needed maintenance in the west end of the city. That resulted in multiple … Read More

Saving Arena Space and Maintenance Fees with One Hard-Cem Slab Background Once hockey season is over, it’s time for arenas to make room for other sports and events outside the ice rink. However, for some arenas, that can mean removing the rink’s ice slab entirely, which was certainly the case for the Sherwood Twin Arenas … Read More

Increasing Production Capacity by More Than 15% Background As the largest precast concrete plant in all the Nordic countries, Contiga A/S in Tinglev, Denmark, has more than 35,000 m2 (376,737 ft2) of production hall space. Throughout the years of using this extensive plant, the HeidelbergCement Group has maintained a keen focus on innovation and a … Read More

Reducing Concrete Maintenance Costs and Increasing Service Life Background Commercial Metals Co. (CMC) is a major steel manufacturer with the capacity to produce 5.4 million tons of steel products a year between their 10 mills. The process of producing such products, like beams, rebar, and large-scale steel components, requires a lot of heavy equipment. And … Read More

Restoring a Heritage Site to Impermeable Perfection Background As a heritage site, the SABMiller building in Braamfontein, South Africa, receives certain forms of protection. However, those did not protect it from the numerous defects that occurred over time throughout its concrete basement parkade and plaster. Most of which started to leak, requiring that the building … Read More

Winning the ICRI Award of Excellence in 2018 Background As the backbone of South Africa’s economy, the mining industry has had a long history of activity in the region. And part of this industry activity includes the work of Anglo American, which has been a key catalyst for improving South Africa since 1917. As a … Read More