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Submit Tools, Tips and Tricks ideas

Organizers of the Marine Fabricators Conference 2022, being held Jan. 13–15, 2022, at the Wild Dunes Resort, Isle of Palms, S.C., are seeking tips, how-to ideas and DIY techniques that benefit the marine fabrication industry. Qualified entries appear in Marine Fabricator magazine, and prizes for first, second and third place are presented at the Awards [...]

By |2021-12-14T13:35:58-06:00December 22, 2021|

Forty-year-old Texas Reinforced Earth dam gets artistic facelift

Photograph courtesy Steve Lewis Woodhollow Dam in Austin, Texas, was built between April and December of 1979 to control flash flooding in an Austin, Texas, neighborhood. This first dam constructed of Reinforced Earth MSE Retaining Walls in the United States created a buzz in the community and even had a visit from the inventor of the [...]

By |2022-01-06T10:48:34-06:00December 22, 2021|

Steve Fredrickson joins Rainier Industries

Industry veteran Steve Fredrickson is joining Rainier Industries as the National Sales Director for Rainier Shade. Frederickson has more than 25 years of experience in the textile industry, with several different companies. Most recently, he was sales director at Sattler Corp. "I started working with Rainier Industries in 1997; loved my time here and am [...]

By |2022-01-12T10:24:41-06:00December 21, 2021|

GEOKON announces GeoNet cellular data loggers

The Model 8920 Series includes the Cellular Addressable Logger, Cellular VW Logger and Cellular Tilt Logger (top, left to right), and the 4- and 8-channel Cellular VW Loggers (bottom, left to right). Photograph courtesy of GEOKON GEOKON of Lebanon, N.H., released Model 8920 Series Cellular Loggers with stand-alone cellular options for the GeoNet family of [...]

By |2021-12-16T13:38:58-06:00December 21, 2021|

IFAI Expo 2022 call for presentations

The Advanced Textiles Association is now accepting proposals for presentations at IFAI Expo 2022. IFAI Expo will take place Oct. 12-14, 2022, at the Charlotte Convention Center in Charlotte, N.C., with education Oct. 11-14. ATA is accepting proposals for 50-minute classroom sessions in several categories: Advanced TextilesShade & Weather ProtectionSpecialty FabricsMarine FabricationGeneral Business Also available [...]

By |2022-05-13T13:49:14-05:00December 20, 2021|

Easier bimini deployment hardware

Accon Marine’s 415-TB Bimini Release hardware make biminis and sunshades easier to deploy and stow. Accon Marine’s 415-TB Bimini Release hardware make biminis and sunshades easier to deploy and stow. Built from polished 316 stainless steel, the low-profile surface-mount base installs with two #10 screws; a cutout isn't needed. Unlike some marine shade solutions that [...]

By |2021-12-14T13:59:38-06:00December 20, 2021|

Analysis shows Canada’s proposed luxury tax will have heavy impact on marine industry

A recent economic analysis, “An Economic Evaluation of the Proposed Luxury Boat Tax,” conducted by Jack Mintz, Ph.D., at the School of Public Policy at the University of Calgary, in conjunction with Fred O'Riordan at EY Canada, concludes that Canada’s proposed luxury tax on new boats will collect little revenue while threatening middle-class jobs across [...]

By |2021-12-14T13:32:51-06:00December 20, 2021|

Seaman Corp. launches XR-FR, a fire-retardant flexible geomembrane

A reinforced flexible geomembrane for secondary containment of spills is a good choice because they don’t leak, are less expensive and don’t require costly subgrade consideration and amendment. Widely used for oily wastewater and fuel containment, the XR-FR Fire Retardant Flexible Geomembrane is suitable for use with flammable liquids. Photograph courtesy of Seaman Corp. Seaman [...]

By |2021-12-16T13:40:16-06:00December 20, 2021|

Geosynthetics Conference 2023 opens Call for Proposals

Jie Han, Ph.D., of the University of Kansas, delivers the Koerner Award Lecture “Geosynthetic-reinforced column-supported embankments: Bridging theory and practice" at GeoNashville 2021. Photograph by Mark Skalny/Mark Skalny Photography Start making plans to be part of the technical program at the Geosynthetics Conference 2023, Feb. 5–8, 2023, in Kansas City, Mo. This is your chance [...]

By |2021-12-20T08:17:17-06:00December 17, 2021|

FHWA delivers largest federal highway apportionment in decades as part of infrastructure law funding

The Arizona Department of Transportation used geosynthetic reinforced soil–integrated bridge system (GRS–IBS) technology to accelerate replacement of the Interstate 40 bridge at Meteor City Road, 15 miles (24 km) west of Winslow in northern Arizona. Photograph courtesy of FHWA The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) announced Dec. 15, 2021, that it is [...]

By |2021-12-17T09:35:44-06:00December 17, 2021|
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