The Heavy Equipment Operator III job description template includes the following job summary: This is a highly skilled position in the operation of heavy construction equipment. The employee in this class is responsible for the safe and efficient operation of heavy construction equipment with the ability to work to finish...
This paper provides information on Mixed Reality MR, and more specifically Augmented Reality AR and their potential applications in heavy construction equipment and operator training. Mixed Reality involves the use of special display and tracking technologies that are capable of seamlessly merging digital virtual content into a real environment. Conceptual...
Projected job losses in the road building and heavy construction sector this year will approach 6,000 direct jobs, and between 9,000 and 14,000 indirect jobs. This will result in business failures in the direct industry and related businesses such as fuel distributors, equipment and parts suppliers, and service providers. It...
Roll MoverTM allows single operator to safely move heavy rollable loads without tangled air hoses snaking across shop floor during or after manufacturing. Portable, tether-free, and battery-powered unit features toggle handle with variable-speed throttle that facilitates operating efficiency, rugged gearbox turns industrial-grade drive rollers that can push/maneuver any large product...
Heavy construction on the downtown transit mall ended last week, freeing traffic along the full lengths of Fifth and Sixth avenues for the first time in 30 years, according to TriMet. Workers building the new MAX green line have now moved on to the Steel Bridge, where they'll connect the...
Researched by Industrial Info Resources(Sugar Land, Texas) -- Egyptian power producer Middle Delta ElectricityProduction Company (Talkha, Egypt) has begun construction on a 750-megawattMW natural-gas-fired combined-cycle power station in the town of El Atfabout 60 kilometers west of Alexandria, Egypt. Mitsubishi Heavy IndustriesLimited (TYO:7011) (Minato, Tokyo), one of Japan's leading power-equipmentmanufacturers,...
Researched by Industrial Info Resources(Sugar Land, Texas) -- After the anticipated commissioning in 2010 of the500-megawatt MW prototype fast breeder reactor FBR in Kalpakkam, TamilNadu, India plans to build a cluster of 1,000-MW FBRs. The prototype FBR iscurrently in an advanced stage of construction, having recently received a$5 million 140-ton...
Engineered specifically for extended-length boring applications from 4:1 up to 6:1 diameter-to-length ratio, Heavy Metal-Boring Bars handle finishing and medium-machining ID turning, grooving, and threading tasks. They feature heavy metal construction with brazed steel heads and help reduce failure possibilities while in use. Bars are available in variety of sizes,...
Suited for moving large chassis or heavy vehicles during and after manufacturing, tether-free, battery-powered Roll MoverTM lets single operator move rollable loads without tangle air hoses. Toggle handle with variable-speed throttle facilitates operating efficiency, while rugged gearbox turns industrial-grade drive rollers. Quick-charge battery, combined with overall rugged construction, provides for...
Researched by Industrial Info Resources(Sugar Land, Texas) -- A consortium of Bharat Heavy Electricals LimitedBHEL (BOM:500103) (New Delhi, India) and General Electric (NYSE:GE)(Fairfield, Connecticut) has outbid Alstom (EPA:ALO) (Levallois-Perret,France) to win a $550 million engineering, procurement and constructioncontract from the hydrocarbons exploration giant Oil and Natural GasCorporation ONGC (Dehradun, Uttaranchal)...
WASHINGTON AFP — US employers shed 62,000 nonfarm jobs in June signaling that the world's largest economy is struggling to maintain momentum, a Labor Department report showed Friday. The unemployment rate held steady last month at 5.5 percent. The number of job losses was slightly worse...
JERUSALEM AFP — A Palestinian killed three Israelis and wounded 45 others as he rammed a bulldozer into buses and cars in Jerusalem on Wednesday before being shot dead by Israeli police who branded it a terror attack. National police spokesman Micky Rosenfeld described the rampage in the...
CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- Carlisle Companies Incorporated (NYSE:CSL) will release second quarter 2008 earnings on Tuesday, July 22, 2008 before the market opens. A conference call to discuss the results will be held the same day at 9:00 a.m. Eastern. This conference call will be webcast live in a listen-only mode...
The highly popular Outers Pistol Perch was a long-standing favorite among gun writers and handgun enthusiasts. Now renamed, it has found a new home under the Alliant Technosystems ATK umbrella, a product of Onalaska Operations with distribution by Shooters Ridge and the full-range of mail order and Internet sources. ...
A heavy winter snowfall forced Dave Lambert to delay four miles of highway construction work until next year, and recent floods might cost him another four miles. Lambert, Grant County's highway commissioner, said he removed from his construction docket this year's round of seal-coating to help...
Kaw Area Technical School has created a one-year Commercial and Heavy Construction training program with courses starting in August. The Commercial and Heavy Construction Program is being developed in response to multiple requests by the construction industry in Northeast Kansas, said a statement from KATS. ...
MARLTON, NJ & Dubai, UAE -- Hill International (NYSE:HIL), the global leader in managing construction risk, announced today the promotion of two of its professionals to the position of Vice President within the company's Project Management Group. Robert L. Burnett was promoted to Vice President in charge of...
Dear Jim: With all the severe weather and natural disasters recently, I want to build a superstrong house that is energy efficient. What is the most efficient, strong house construction method available? - Bill G. Dear Bill: It does seem as though this spring has had more...
NILES, Ill. -- MFRI, Inc., (NASDAQ NM: MFRI) announced today the following highlights of the June 19, 2008 Annual Meeting of Stockholders. During June, MFRI's new Perma-Pipe subsidiary in Mundra, India substantially completed its pipe insulation factory and began commercial production of insulation and jacketing for a 600...
NORDIC BUSINESS REPORT-27 June 2008-Aker Solutions ASA wins new orders for deck machinery from Samsung Heavy IndustriesC1994-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD http://www.m2.com Norwegian engineering, construction and technology group Aker Solutions ASA (OSE: AKSO) has secured new deck machinery contracts for a total of NOK70m from Samsung Heavy Industries Co...
