Tips for Preventing Fires in Heavy Construction Equipment

December 24, 2015 Shane Hedmond

Fires are never expected to happen, but when they do, you better be prepared. Komatsu America recently put together a quick video that highlights a few easy ways to prevent fires from starting in your rolling construction equipment on the job site. Most fires can be prevented by conducting simple checks, so requiring periodic checks on your job site can not only save lives or injury, but save tons of time and money in the future.

[Infographic] The World's Largest Construction Projects

December 23, 2015 Shane Hedmond

It’s no secret that people like to be the biggest and the best. Companies and workers in the construction industry are no different. While areas like the United Arab Emirates (UAE) are building gigantic structures at an incredible rate to increase their tourism, the United States is again left behind, which has been a trend in the past couple decades.

Milwaukee Now Lets You Customize Power Tool Settings by Using a Smartphone App

December 22, 2015 Shane Hedmond

Milwaukee Tool has had a busy year in 2015. They’ve expanded many of the M18 Fuel Power Tool lines to drilling and driving products, released an industry first cordless breaking grinder, released a new 3-in-1 heated ripstop jacket, and released the start of their powerful new tool reporting and customizing application One-Key. Milwaukee has already released phase one of One-Key, the inventory management portion (which you can learn more about here) and have released a set of One-Key enabled crimpers that allow tool reporting, which is phase 2.

Terrifying Video of Electrical Explosion After Jackhammer Hits Live 11,000V Wire

December 21, 2015 Shane Hedmond

Two construction workers were treated for serious burns after an electrical explosion caused by their jackhammer hitting a live 11,000V electrical wire while prepping a job site to lay bricks. Though the incident happened in Millbank, London back in 2013, video has just recently surfaced and the construction companies involved have been hit with large fines for exposing their workers to safety risks.

[Infographic] Concrete Production Process

December 18, 2015 Shane Hedmond

Most people think of concrete as a solid grey material. True, that is how it ends up, but it doesn’t begin that way.

Excavator Operator Who Survived Smoke Stack Collapse is Having a Terrible December

December 17, 2015 Shane Hedmond

When it rains, it pours, so they say. No person knows that more right now than Tim Phifer, an Alabama demolition contractor.

Point of View Video Shows What It’s Like to Operate a 300 Foot Tall Tower Crane

December 15, 2015 Shane Hedmond

Tower crane are a staple of many city skylines, but there are only a few lucky people that get to operate them. For the rest of us, there’s always Youtube videos.

Will Autodesk’s New BIM 360 Docs Make Construction’s Software Problem Better or Worse?

December 14, 2015 Shane Hedmond

For decades, the construction industry operated strictly off of paper forms and drawings, but with the quickly rising popularity of tablets and the increasing power and abilities of smartphones, those documents are becoming more accessible by the minute. Because of that, there are many companies looking to become “the” construction document management software.

Cool Tools: DeWalt to Release Their First Cordless Full Size Band Saw

December 11, 2015 Shane Hedmond

As battery power continues to get more and more efficient and powerful, contractors are getting closer to becoming fully cordless. In January of 2016, DeWalt will add another cordless tool to their large catalogue: a full sized deep cut band saw.