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Measuring runway friction before and after shotblasting at San Antonio Airport

Measuring runway friction before and after shotblasting at San Antonio Airport

Measuring runway friction before and after shotblasting at San Antonio Airport When planes land at airports, small amounts of rubber wear off the tires leaving a rubber residue behind on the runway. Rubber build-up on the pavement causes a loss of friction that, if allowed to go unchecked, will cause a...
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Caterpillar launches Global Operator Challenge to find the World's Best Operators

Caterpillar launches Global Operator Challenge to find the World’s Best Operators

Caterpillar launches Global Operator Challenge to find the World’s Best Operators Caterpillar is proud to announce the launch of the 2019/2020 Global Operator Challenge Competition. Operators will test their skills against those of fellow operators around the world to determine who can claim the t...
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D8239 ASTM Specification will help grade performance of Road Pavement Materials

D8239 ASTM Specification will help grade performance of Road Pavement Materials

D8239 ASTM Specification will help grade performance of Road Pavement Materials A new international standard announced by the American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM) will help grade the performance of road pavement materials. The new specification D8239 will provide performance standards for l...
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Four brand new JCB 457 Wheel Loaders for Kent waste firm Countrystyle Recycling

Four brand new JCB 457 Wheel Loaders for Kent waste firm Countrystyle Recycling

Four brand new JCB 457 Wheel Loaders for Kent waste firm Countrystyle Recycling Privately-owned waste recycling business, Countrystyle Recycling, has further improved on-site handling efficiency at its flagship facility at Sittingbourne, Kent, with the introduction of four JCB 457 wheeled loaders. Count...
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Dalian Airport enlarges their Boschung Jetbroom fleet to keep planes flying

Dalian Airport enlarges their Boschung Jetbroom fleet to keep planes flying

Dalian Airport enlarges their Boschung Jetbroom fleet to keep planes flying Dalian Zhoushuizi Airport in China has recorded significantly increased aircraft flights over the last few years due to a rapid growth in passenger and cargo volumes. The local climate however presents the airport with many chal...
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New Wildlife mobile app helps identify signs of protected species on construction sites

New Wildlife mobile app helps identify signs of protected species on construction sites

New Wildlife mobile app helps identify signs of protected species on construction sites CIRIA and The Ecology Consultancy have announced the launch of their new Working with Wildlife mobile app to identify protected species, which is now available as a free download from the App Store for Apple devices...
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Wirtgen W 220 cuts milling time in half at the foot of Mont Blanc in Italy

Wirtgen W 220 cuts milling time in half at the foot of Mont Blanc in Italy

Wirtgen W 220 cuts milling time in half at the foot of Mont Blanc in Italy Somewhat surprisingly, the Wirtgen W 220 large milling machine’s first job in Italy did not take the high-performance machine to a highway but to a winding country road at the foot of Mont Blanc in the northwest of the ...
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PERI solution keeps cantilever bridge project on schedule in Northern Macedonia

PERI solution keeps cantilever bridge project on schedule in Northern Macedonia

PERI solution keeps cantilever bridge project on schedule in Northern Macedonia Upon completion, a new, almost 65 km long motorway will connect the cities of Kičevo and Ohrid in the south west of the North Macedonian Republic. On the first section between Kičevo and Podvis, it was necessary to build a 3...
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Trimble introduce groundworks machine control system for drilling and piling

Trimble introduce groundworks machine control system for drilling and piling

Trimble introduce groundworks machine control system for drilling and piling Trimble introduced today the Trimble Groundworks Machine Control System, a reliable and streamlined machine control solution for drilling and piling operations. The next generation system enables contractors to perform drilling...
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