Their is a difference between craftsman and artists. Our builders are artist in every sense of the word. When we have a difficult application some of our builders are able to look at a part and visualize the construction of the tooling before its made. Everyday we see parts with odd characteristics and challenges that cause chain Continue reading “Vibratory Feeder Bowl Builders FCI”
The first vibratory feeders emerged nearly 80 years ago. They are the workhorses of automation and are still praised to this day. Many have tried to develop systems as replacements, but nothing can compare.
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With the continued and growing emphasis on sustainability in construction we could be on the verge of a radical shift in how we think about the current stock of buildings. The time may be coming when we stop planning for building replacement, and instead plan for building reuse. That in turn would significantly change the roles of designers and builders.
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The housing industry has proceeded at a red-hot pace for several years running. An all-time record was set in 1998, when 886,000 new-site single family homes were sold. That represented a 10% gain from the robust total of 804,000 homes sold in 1997, and an 8.1% rise from the prior record of 819,000 units in 1977. Single-family housing construction accounted for $48 million of the total $125 million generated in the industry.
Last night, Construction was honored to accept a Best Builders Award from the Associated General Contractors of Vermont for the construction of the $31.3 million Vermont Public Health Laboratory. There is so much to celebrate about this project – from both a construction and community perspective – and it was so gratifying to have that impact formally recognized in the contracting community.