Scott Ellenbecker - Fri December 25, 2009
CSI Keeps Communication Lines Open With Tools of the Trade
When Communications Services Inc. (CSI) of Marshville, N.C., needs to run underground fiber optic line for telephone service to new housing developments, it relies on the Atlas Copco 185 series air compressor to provide the power for all of its tools....
Mary Reed - Mon July 20, 2009
Stimulus Funds Spur Key Pa. Bridge Job
Federal stimulus funding under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) has been welcomed by the construction industry nationwide, and perhaps nowhere more so than in southwestern Pennsylvania’s Beaver County, which had the honor of kicking off the first transportation project funded by the ARRA to be awarded by District 11 of the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT)....
Kerry Lynn Kirby - Fri May 22, 2009
Rogers Keeps Ala. Project on Track Despite Incessant Rain
Rain has been a nagging nuisance for Rogers Group Inc., during construction of an interchange for a new rail car plant east of Cherokee in Colbert County, Ala. The Nashville, Tenn.-based firm — prime contractor on the $6.3 million interchange job — has been dealing with wet weather on a regular basis since November, according to Tom Kenley, communications specialist for Rogers Group....
Tue April 14, 2009
Visionaire’s 3110 Offers Internal Hydraulic Compressor Drive
Visionaire Inc., of Grand Prairie, Texas, has added the Model 3110 to its lineup. The Model 3110 air conditioner condenser with an internal hydraulic compressor drive provides air conditioner components for cranes and other applications....
Jay Adams - Mon March 02, 2009
Firm Donates Special Drill to Rural African Villages
John Repasky has spent a lifetime manufacturing concrete brick and slabs from raw materials of the earth. He mostly enjoys the building of the machinery to manufacture the product. Making paving products has been his focus for more than 40 years....
Sat November 22, 2008
AirSource Compressors Combine Old, New Technology
Ingersoll Rand AirSource and AirSource Plus portable rotary-screw compressors combine features of the previous generation of compressors with new technology. The Ingersoll Rand AirSource compressor, 160 cu....
Wed November 12, 2008
Ingersoll Rand Shrinks Air Compressor Footprint Without Decreasing Power
A recent revision to the Ingersoll Rand XHP1170FCAT air compressor now allows it to have a smaller footprint without decreasing the power of the machine. The XHP1170FCAT is less than 13 ft. (3.9 m) in length....
Doug McMurdo -Elko Daily Free Press - Mon August 18, 2008
Elko Driller Eklund Recognized for Mining Innovations
ELKO, Nev. (AP) Curiosity might have killed the cat, but for Lew Eklund, curiosity led to a 45-year career in gold exploration that landed him in the National Mining Hall of Fame. “This is very humbling, I can tell you that,” said Eklund, founder of Eklund Drilling Co....
Mary Reed - Thu June 05, 2008
Rainy Situation Eased by GPS at Ark. Project
Record-setting rains in central Arkansas have been conquered by a family construction company with the aid of advanced technology. “We started work on Aug. 6 last year and it started to rain on Aug....
Thu February 14, 2008
Large Atlas Copco Compressors Now Come in Smaller Housing
To suit the needs of rental and construction customers, Atlas Copco has redesigned its low-pressure large compressors to fit in a newly designed mid-range compressor platform comprised of the XA(M,T,H,V)S 650-850 Caterpillar models....
