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87 percent of businesses say IoT is vital for future success
87 percent of businesses say IoT is vital for future success Vodafone Business today launches its 2020 IoT Spotlight report, focused on the impact IoT is having on businesses at a time when their digital capabilities are put to the test by the COVID-19 pandemic. The IoT Spotlight features responses...
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Car Vending Machine shifts Car Sales up a gear in Detroit
Car Vending Machine shifts Car Sales up a gear in Detroit Today Carvana, a leading e-commerce platform for buying and selling used cars, launched its newest Car Vending Machine in Detroit. The brick and glass structure stands eight stories tall with a 27-vehicle capacity, offering car buyers in the...
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Metabo HPT expands MultiVolt System with the first battery-only Nailer
Metabo HPT expands MultiVolt System with the first battery-only Nailer Metabo HPT today announced the newest addition to the MultiVolt™ system, the industry’s first battery-only cordless Duplex Nailer (model NR3675DD). This Duplex Nailer combines Metabo HPT’s reputation as the Pro Preferred B...
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US Transportation Agencies announce first-ever Automated Bus Specification
US Transportation Agencies announce first-ever Automated Bus Specification The Automated Bus Consortium, a collective of U.S. transit and transportation agencies formed to investigate the feasibility of implementing pilot automated bus projects, today announced the completion of the country’s first-...
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Sarcos Robotics Guardian Exoskeleton a Fast Company 2020 Innovation Award finalist
Sarcos Robotics Guardian Exoskeleton a Fast Company 2020 Innovation Award finalist Sarcos Robotics, a global leader in the production of robots that augment humans to enhance productivity and safety, announced that its Guardian® XO® industrial exoskeleton—the world’s first full-body, battery-powered...
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Fluor Freeway Project in Arizona a finalist in America Transportation Awards
Fluor Freeway Project in Arizona a finalist in America Transportation Awards Fluor has announced that the Loop 202 South Mountain Freeway project in the Phoenix metropolitan area—the largest project ever managed by the Arizona Department of Transportation (ADOT)—has been selected as one of the top 1...
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Virtual RElab Demo Day showcased nine innovation start-ups from around the world
Virtual RElab Demo Day showcased nine innovation start-ups from around the world Nine international start-ups from the UK, US, Israel, Turkey, Finland and Spain showcased their innovative solutions in the areas of smart spaces, construction tech, sustainable technologies and future mobility models t...
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Considerations for planning your next Site Office
Considerations for planning your next Site Office In the current climate, it’s more important to get site offices in the manual labour industry working correctly, as there are increased measures to deal with new social distancing and hygiene requirements. Plans need to be constructed to make sure ev...
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How metal buildings retain their structure even when hit by storms
How metal buildings retain their structure even when hit by storms Damaging winds and natural disasters are part of the world’s reality. From time to time, they’re bound to occur, whether you live in a specific disaster-prone area or not. But, for areas that are frequented by hurricanes, landslides,...
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Euro NCAP launch Highway Assist tests to grade Assisted Driving Vehicles
Euro NCAP launch Highway Assist tests to grade Assisted Driving Vehicles Today, Euro NCAP announces the release of its second series of Highway Assist tests. To ensure the safe adoption of these and other assisted driving technologies by consumers, Euro NCAP has developed a dedicated test and assess...
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MB Crushers attachments cut raw materials costs on Ushant Island project
MB Crushers attachments cut raw materials costs on Ushant Island project Ushant Island is 6 square miles of rocky island located at the south-western of the English Channel, marking the north-western most point of Brittany, France. The connection to the mainland is by plane or boat, and it is where...
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Highways England prepares for winter with 93 new state of the art gritters
Highways England prepares for winter with 93 new state of the art gritters Ninety-three new state of the art gritters will be patrolling England’s motorways and major A roads this winter as part of a multi-million investment to help keep traffic moving in severe weather. The new gritters will improv...
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Mecalac welcomes new dealer Gordons Construction Equipment in Scotland
Mecalac welcomes new dealer Gordons Construction Equipment in Scotland Mecalac Construction Equipment UK has appointed Gordons Construction Equipment to its national dealer network. The Castle Douglas-headquartered firm will retail Mecalac’s latest models from its head office and five depots across...
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Liebherr launches R940 Demolition Crawler Excavator to replace R944C
Liebherr launches R940 Demolition Crawler Excavator to replace R944C The Liebherr-France SAS development and production site launches a new machine on the global market: As a successor to the R 944 C, the R 940 Demolition complements the product range, which already includes the R 950 Demolition and...
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Mahle and Ballard developing fuel cells for commercial vehicles
Mahle and Ballard developing fuel cells for commercial vehicles MAHLE and Canadian fuel cell manufacturer Ballard Power Systems Inc. have agreed to work together in the future on developing fuel cell systems for commercial vehicles of various weight classes. The long-term goal of the cooperation is...
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D-Wave announces the first Quantum Computers built for business are now available
D-Wave announces the first Quantum Computers built for business are now available D-Wave Systems Inc., the leader in quantum computing systems, software, and services, has announced the general availability of its next-generation quantum computing platform, incorporating new hardware, software, and...
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How to build a Successful Trucking Company
How to build a Successful Trucking Company Building a successful trucking company can be quite the challenge, but there are many steps you can take to help you get where you need to go. Although there are some things that you may already have in place that will help you get off on the right ...
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Korea Eximbank and IFC promoting sustainable recovery in developing countries
Korea Eximbank and IFC promoting sustainable recovery in developing countries IFC and the Export and Import Bank of Korea have signed a new memorandum of understanding (MOU) which will expand their collaboration in developing countries and link Korean firms with more opportunities overseas. The agre...
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Trombia Technologies unveils high power autonomous street sweeper in Finland
Trombia Technologies unveils high power autonomous street sweeper in Finland Finnish street maintenance technology developer Trombia Technologies launches the world’s first full-power autonomous street sweeper. The company’s Trombia Free cleaning devices use less than 15% of the power required by cu...
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Mammoet wins ESTA Safety and Innovation awards
Mammoet wins ESTA Safety and Innovation awards Mammoet has announced it has won two awards at the European Association of Abnormal Road Transport and Mobile Cranes (ESTA) Awards of Excellence 2020. Mammoet won the ‘Safety’ award for its reverse signalling solution, which creates safer reversing cond...
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Hitachi ZX490LCH-7 Excavator delights operator and dealer in Norway
Hitachi ZX490LCH-7 Excavator delights operator and dealer in Norway Construction company Dobloug Entreprenør AS has taken delivery of the first Hitachi ZX490LCH-7 large excavator in Europe. The 52-tonne model is the second Zaxis-7 model for the contractor, which already has a ZX350LC-7 medium excava...
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Hyundai announces New Horizons Studio to develop the Ultimate Mobility Vehicles
Hyundai announces New Horizons Studio to develop the Ultimate Mobility Vehicles Hyundai Motor Group today announced the formation of New Horizons Studio, a new unit focused on the development of Ultimate Mobility Vehicles, or UMVs for short. Throughout history, humankind has shared an innate desire...
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PERI 3d prints the first residential building in Germany
PERI 3d prints the first residential building in Germany PERI GmbH is building Germany’s first 3D-printed residential building in Beckum, North Rhine-Westphalia. The two-storey detached house with approx. 80 sqm of living space per floor is not being constructed in the conventional manner, it is bei...
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Living-as-a-Service and Smart Building Automation for apartments and Building Owners
Living-as-a-Service and Smart Building Automation for apartments and Building Owners Aruba, a Hewlett Packard Enterprise company today announced that Homebase, a smart building automation company for multi-family properties and developer of the only hubless smart building solution, is relying on an...
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FreeWire first battery-integrated EV Charger achieves UL Certification
FreeWire first battery-integrated EV Charger achieves UL Certification FreeWire Technologies has announced that Boost Charger™ is the first battery-integrated ultrafast charging system to achieve UL certification. Boost Charger is the future of electric vehicle (EV) charging technology – a ne...
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ANNKE CZ500 Ultra PoE PTZ Camera features AI and 25x zoom for unrivalled level security
ANNKE CZ500 Ultra PoE PTZ Camera features AI and 25x zoom for unrivalled level security The ground-breaking ANNKE CZ500 Ultra, packs all best-in-class features you can image in a PoE PTZ security camera, brings a completely new era in optical zoom security cameras. ANNKE, created for security, today...
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Balfour Beatty completes work on $429m North Metro Rail Line in Denver
Balfour Beatty completes work on $429m North Metro Rail Line in Denver Balfour Beatty, a part of the Regional Rail Partners (RRP) joint venture team, completes the first phase of design, construction and commission of Regional Transportation District’s (RTD) newest commuter rail corridor, the North...
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UrbanAV and Cambridge Science Park partner to advance Connected Autonomous Vehicles
UrbanAV and Cambridge Science Park partner to advance Connected Autonomous Vehicles Urban.AV is joining forces with the world renowned Cambridge Science Park to explore ways to deploy UK’s first operationally integrated, on-demand autonomous vehicle service — disrupting the public transport status-q...
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SVV takes manufacturing to a new level in Shenzhen
SVV takes manufacturing to a new level in Shenzhen SVV’s new manufacturing facility is China’s first tier-1 facility on the 9th floor of a skyscraper. Creating the most impressionable manufacturing facility in the Greater Bay Area’s Shenzhen. The platform is designed solely to accommodate the low-vo...
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John Deere introduces new E-II Articulated Dump Trucks
John Deere introduces new E-II Articulated Dump Trucks Designed with the demands of today’s job site in mind, John Deere introduces the new E-II Articulated Dump Trucks (ADTs). The models, including the 410E-II and 460E-II, incorporate customer-driven features, resulting in greater operator comfort,...
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Parramatta works with Yotta and PMS on rapidly-expanding infrastructure solutions
Parramatta works with Yotta and PMS on rapidly-expanding infrastructure solutions City of Parramatta Council is a local government area situated west of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. It has rapidly-expanding infrastructure requirements driven by population growth. A massive pip...
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Brain injuries and Hard Hat safety
Brain injuries and Hard Hat safety Construction sites without the correct protection can potentially be very dangerous places, especially when it comes to head injuries. Headway, the brain injury association and leading safety manufacturer Centurion are working together to raise awareness of using a...
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EIT InnoEnergy invests over €4m in Elaphe in-wheel electric drive technology
EIT InnoEnergy invests over €4m in Elaphe in-wheel electric drive technology EIT InnoEnergy, the innovation engine for sustainable energy across Europe, has announced a €4.2 million A+ investment in Elaphe Propulsion Technologies Ltd. (Elaphe), a world leader in electric in-wheel-drive technology fo...
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Responsive comes to the rescue in Manchester with vital NDT testing on a ship
Responsive comes to the rescue in Manchester with vital NDT testing on a ship When a shipping company needed fast overnight action to ensure the integrity of new welds in time for its vessel to depart the next morning, Responsive were the experts who came to the rescue. A vessel moored in the Manche...
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BAE Systems enters unmanned undersea vehicle market with Riptide UUV12
BAE Systems enters unmanned undersea vehicle market with Riptide UUV12 BAE Systems has unveiled the newest addition to its unmanned undersea vehicle (UUV) portfolio, the Riptide™ UUV-12. The 12” diameter vehicle is the company’s entry into the medium UUV market – joining three small UUV varia...
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RealWear announces Microsoft Teams for HMT headsets
RealWear announces Microsoft Teams for HMT headsets At Microsoft Ignite, RealWear, Inc., a global leader of fully rugged hands-free head-mounted devices for industry, in collaboration with Microsoft, today announced the general availability of Microsoft Teams on RealWear. Microsoft has added several...
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Intel Introduces IoT enhanced Processors for AI and Security
Intel Introduces IoT enhanced Processors for AI and Security At the Intel Industrial Summit 2020, Intel announced new enhanced internet of things (IoT) capabilities. The 11th Gen Intel® Core™ processors, Intel Atom® x6000E series, and Intel® Pentium® and Celeron® N and J series bring new arti...
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Xilinx and Continental work on the first 4D Imaging Radar for Autonomous Driving
Xilinx and Continental work on the first 4D Imaging Radar for Autonomous Driving Xilinx and Continental have announced that Xilinx will power Continental’s new Advanced Radar Sensor (ARS) 540 with the Zynq® UltraScale+™ MPSoC platform, creating the automotive industry’s first production-ready...
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Queensland invests $755m for second M1 – Coomera Connector
Queensland invests $755m for second M1 – Coomera Connector The Palaszczuk Government’s economic recovery plan will be significantly boosted with a $755 million commitment to build the 16-kilometre stage one of the Coomera Connector – popularly known as the ‘second M1’ – between Nerang and Coom...
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Meet the Cones helping Corporate Britain educate children around the world
Meet the Cones helping Corporate Britain educate children around the world The Cones Books are beautifully illustrated books designed for children to have fun while at the same time learning moral, ethical, ecological, diversity, inclusivity, social conscience issues, etc., to help them grow into li...
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AfroChampions and Esri join forces to encourage GIS across Africa
AfroChampions and Esri join forces to encourage GIS across Africa Esri, a global leader in location intelligence, today announced a joint initiative with AfroChampions, a Pan-African non-profit that aims to promote policies that foster private-public collaboration for Africa’s economic transfo...
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Cepton sets new standard for high-performance in automotive-grade Lidar
Cepton sets new standard for high-performance in automotive-grade Lidar Cepton Technologies, Inc., a leading provider of state-of-the-art, intelligent, lidar-based solutions, has announced details of its ground-breaking automotive-grade lidar sensor – the Vista®-X90, priced at less than $1000 for hi...
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RobotShop launches marketplace e-commerce platform for Robotics
RobotShop launches marketplace e-commerce platform for Robotics RobotShop.com, a world leading source of robotics technology has announced a major pivot by enhancing its online activities to include a Marketplace, allowing manufacturers and suppliers of robotics products to sell directly on its e-co...
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CORE launches Construction Marketplace to connect workers and employers
CORE launches Construction Marketplace to connect workers and employers As workers navigate an unpredictable job market fraught with challenges exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic, several Silicon Valley pioneers have joined forces to launch Core, an online and in-app construction labour marketplac...
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VolvoCE reinforces commitment to Building Tomorrow with global community projects
VolvoCE reinforces commitment to Building Tomorrow with global community projects Volvo Construction Equipment is shining a light on its community-focused efforts with The Building Tomorrow Project – an initiative that encourages involvement and action to create a more sustainable world in which all...
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Modern Methods of Construction and the new insolvency laws
Modern Methods of Construction and the new insolvency laws The focus on Modern Methods of Construction, or MMC, sharpened throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, with many wondering whether the outbreak and the consequential delays to existing construction projects would propel MMC forward as the future o...
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Audi A4 headlamps featuring Seoul Semiconductor WICOP bi-colour LEDs
Audi A4 headlamps featuring Seoul Semiconductor WICOP bi-colour LEDs Seoul Semiconductor Co., Ltd, a leading global innovator of LED products and technology, announced that it has supplied WICOP Bi-colour (2 colours in one package) LED products for the daytime running lights and front turn signals o...
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LafargeHolcim rebrands US cement portfolio and calls for solutions for a zero-carbon future
LafargeHolcim rebrands US cement portfolio and calls for solutions for a zero-carbon future In response to ever-increasing market demand for performance and sustainability, the LafargeHolcim family of companies in the US has rebranded its portfolio of blended cements and supplementary cementitious m...
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Blackline Safety launches world’s first direct-to-cloud Area Gas Monitor with 4G
Blackline Safety launches world’s first direct-to-cloud Area Gas Monitor with 4G ATEX certified and shipping to clients throughout Europe, G7 EXO marks a new era for area gas monitoring with drop-and-go setup and seamless connectivity Blackline Safety Corp is a global leader in gas detection a...
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Autonomous disinfection robots using ultraviolet light to keep COVID19 at bay
Autonomous disinfection robots using ultraviolet light to keep COVID19 at bay With the latest forecast by the U.S. Travel Association by Tourism Economics predicting $505 billion in losses globally through the end of 2020, UVD Robots has announced its autonomous disinfecting robot is being increasin...
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Optomec Aerosol Jet process used by Carnegie Mellon to develop 10-second COVID Test
Optomec Aerosol Jet process used by Carnegie Mellon to develop 10-second COVID Test Researchers at Carnegie Mellon University (CMU) have developed a low-cost sensor that can identify COVID-19 antibodies in approximately 10 seconds. The novel sensor is based on a special structure of tiny gold electr...
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Kumho wins IDEA Awards for ground-breaking airless and hybrid tyres
Kumho wins IDEA Awards for ground-breaking airless and hybrid tyres Kumho’s next generation e-NIMF and e-TOPS tyres have been honoured with 2020 International Design Excellence Awards (IDEA). Having already received iF and Red Dot accolades in February and March respectively, the company now has the...
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Centurion and the Headway brain injury association promote Hard Hat Awareness Week
Centurion and the Headway brain injury association promote Hard Hat Awareness Week Construction sites without the correct protection can potentially be very dangerous places, especially when it comes to head injuries. This is why Headway – the brain injury association and leading safety manufacturer...
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Suicide rate for construction workers in the UK is over three times the national average
Suicide rate for construction workers in the UK is over three times the national average Working in the construction industry is one of the deadliest professions in the UK, but not because of the dangers of heavy machinery; the suicide rate for construction workers is more than three times the natio...
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Wirtgen W 380 CRi recycling train goes full-depth in South Carolina
Wirtgen W 380 CRi recycling train goes full-depth in South Carolina In the United States, a Wirtgen recycling train rehabilitated a highway at a depth of 20 cm in a single pass and without blocking the flow of traffic. In the process, the new W 380 CRi demonstrated its unmatched capabilities. The fo...
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Hitachi Construction Machinery celebrates seven decades of innovation
Hitachi Construction Machinery celebrates seven decades of innovation 2020 marks a very special year for Hitachi Construction Machinery Co., Ltd. (HCM), as it marks seven decades since the start of full-scale production of its iconic excavators. Ever since the first mechanical excavator – the U05 –...
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RSTA encouraging adoption of a well-trained and competent highways workforce
RSTA encouraging adoption of a well-trained and competent highways workforce The need for a well-trained and competent highways workforce has never been higher as the impact of budgetary cutbacks, maintenance backlogs and extreme weather takes an ever increasing toll on the local road network. With...
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Ferrovial sells stakes in two Portuguese PPP roads to DIF Capital Partners for €171m
Ferrovial sells stakes in two Portuguese PPP roads to DIF Capital Partners for €171m Ferrovial has reached an agreement, through its toll-road subsidiary Cintra, to sell its 49% stake in the Norte Litoral availability-based PPP road and its 48% stake in the Via do Infante availability-based PPP road...
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Sandvik Digital Driller training simulator enables learning anywhere, anytime
Sandvik Digital Driller training simulator enables learning anywhere, anytime Sandvik Mining and Rock Technology is introducing a new version of its operator training simulator to safely train underground drill operators or maintenance teams. The new Digital Driller™ family – which now...
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Minnich 50 CC backpack Vibrator named in Top 50 New Products in Equipment Today
Minnich 50 CC backpack Vibrator named in Top 50 New Products in Equipment Today The Minnich Manufacturing 50 cc gas-powered back pack concrete vibrator has been named to Equipment Today’s 2020 list of Contractors’ Top 50 New Products. Superior comfort and reliable performance make the Minnich back p...
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