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Somero Enterprises donated an S-485 laser screed machine for the 2025 CIM auction at World of Concrete. The machine offers advanced features like auto leveling and significant labor savings, enhancing concrete finishing efficiency and quality. Proceeds from the auction support CIM's unique concrete industry-focused education program.
Tue January 07, 2025 - National Edition #2
The Concrete Industry Management (CIM) program — a unique business-intensive program that awards students with a four-year Bachelor of Science degree in Concrete Industry Management — announced the donation by Somero Enterprises Inc. of a S-485 laser screed for the annual auction at World of Concrete.
The Somero S-485 laser screed model is a motorized 4-wheel drive, stand-on, multi-function machine capable of fine grading most subbase materials, raking concrete level, or for screeding of concrete either on grade or on deck (level or cambered), while maintaining a constant grade using its automatically leveling control system, which can operate in laser, 3D, or sonic mode.
The S-485 provides unmatched performance, productivity and Golden Trowel Award winning quality, over chaired rebar or mesh, double mat rebar, ice rinks, freezer slabs and over in-floor heat tubes, according to the manufacturer.
Available with 8- or 10-ft. vibrator beams to work around any number of slab penetrations, the S-485 is packed with modern industry-exclusive features and benefits, including:
According to flat floor finishing expert Steve Lloyd who purchased his S-485 at a previous CIM Auction, "Everyone should have an S-485. It is essential. What we like about the small screed is it doesn't have an auger, so we don't have to worry about going left or right, we can go any direction we want no matter how many penetrations are in the floor. If you have a job that needs high numbers but can't get an S-22E in there, you must use a small screed. This 485 is state of the art."
The annual auction will be held Jan. 22 in the North Hall Room N262 of the Las Vegas Convention Center. The silent auction will be held from 11 a.m. to 12:45 p.m. and the live auction begins at 1 p.m.
For a full list of items, visit www.concretedegree.com/auction.