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Mining tailings management with geosynthetics
June 30th, 2021
Tailings are by-products, the materials that remain after the process of separating the target mineral from the uneconomic fraction of an ore. They are different from the waste rock or other material that overlies an ore or mineral body, which are displaced during mining without being processed. Tailings can be liquid, solid or a slurry […]
GSI to host webinar on hydraulic applications
June 30th, 2021
The Geosynthetic Institute (GSI) will sponsor a webinar, “Geomembranes in Hydraulic Applications (dams, canals, reservoirs, tunnels, pipes),”on July 14, from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. EDT. Geosynthetic Materials Association (GMA) member companies and their employees receive discounted rates on all GSI webinar and short course registrations. By 2040 it is estimated that two billion people […]
Beaver Paper Group installs largest robotic arm in U.S.
June 30th, 2021
Beaver Paper Group, a manufacturer of sublimation media and cut and sew papers, has added one of the largest, state-of-the-art robotic arm and precision perforator to its newly remodeled production division. The Dalmec Robotic Arm Manipulator will allow operators to pick up and move large-scale paper rolls with minimal effort and maximum safety. The Dalmec […]
Standard Textile and Küçükçalık announce joint venture
June 29th, 2021
Standard Textile Co. Inc. and Küçükçalık have entered into a joint venture agreement. The agreement brings together the specialized expertise and knowledge of two leading textile manufacturing companies to expand their product portfolio and accelerate growth in the healthcare, hospitality and consumer markets. Küçükçalık is a global textile manufacturing company with key operations in Turkey […]
Saunders joins Champion Thread Company
June 28th, 2021
Champion Thread Company (CTC), a producer and marketer of industrial sewing threads, engineered yarns and other textile and sewn products accessories, has hired John Saunders as its manufacturing manager. Leveraging decades of industry experience and knowledge, Saunders, a third-generation thread and yarn expert, will participate in and provide guidance to all CTC product and manufacturing […]
Innovation in the construction industry
June 28th, 2021
By Bryan Gee, director of education and training, Tensar International The construction industry has a long history of innovation. From the Romans paving the way for our modern road infrastructure to technological breakthroughs like the building information modeling (BIM) system, we have come a long way from breaking the wheels of our horse-drawn carriages in rutted dirt roads. […]
ASCE 2021 Infrastructure Report Card: Five segments where geomembranes offer cost-effective solutions
June 25th, 2021
By Felon Wilson, Geomembrane Consultant for Seaman Corp. Every four years, the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) releases a report on the state of infrastructure in the U.S. The report is in the form of a report card with an A to F grade and includes details on the overall grade in the 17 […]
Core & Main signs agreement to acquire L & M Bag & Supply
June 25th, 2021
St. Louis-based Core & Main LP, a leading specialized distributor of water, wastewater, storm drainage, fire protection products, and related services, announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire substantially all the assets of L & M Bag & Supply Co. Inc., and certain of its affiliates. The acquisition will mark Core […]
Polartec produces innovation timeline
June 25th, 2021
Polartec®, a creator of innovative and sustainable textile solutions, has announced the launch of its innovation timeline as part of Polartec’s Peaking Since ‘91 campaign. The timeline begins with the 1981 invention of PolarFleece, highlights the 1991 founding of the Polartec brand and continues through to present day. Hosted on Polartec.com and available for publications […]
PFEIFER Structures launches new website
June 24th, 2021
Starting this month, fabritecstructures.com officially becomes pfeifer-structures.com, the new website for the global PFEIFER Structures brand. The change of website is an important milestone of FabriTec’s incorporation into PFEIFER Structures, the global partner for innovative lightweight structures. Previous visitors of the fabritecstructures.com website will find pfeifer-structures.com has a familiar interface with key additions that include […]