30 Tools to Cut Rebar (and still do it right!)
Cutting rebar is an essential task in any construction project that involves reinforced concrete. With the right tools, you can ensure that the job is done safely and efficiently. In this article, we will discuss the different rebar cutting tools from BN Products USA and how they can help you get the job done right. Read more…
The Construction Industry On Tour
by Ed Truxal, BN Products-USA™ Are the big tradeshows still big? Why we’re all-in, and refreshed with optimism BN Products-USA™ is wrapping a fast-paced winter tradeshow season this week at the massive, triennial CONEXPO CON/AGG 2023 show, widely known as the largest construction industry trade show in the western hemisphere. With over 100,000 attendees forecast, Read more…
Kicking off 2023 with Exciting New Products!
World of Concrete – January 17-19, 2023 Each year BN Products-USA™ makes a sizable investment in the annual World of Concrete show in Las Vegas, the world’s largest tradeshow dedicated to the concrete construction industry. While this is true for us once again in 2023, we are especially excited to showcase a number new products Read more…
How to Fix Cracks in Concrete
Published Originally in September 2017 by Falling Up Media, Updated August, 2022 The band-aid fix for repairing cracks in concrete is the simple mixing of a polymer-modified cement product in a bucket with water, then wiping the mud over the cracks with a trowel. Doing so is neither a structurally sound solution nor a long-term Read more…
The Cutting Edge™ of Cold-Saw Innovation
Looking at the future of the Cutting Edge Saw™ by BN Products-USA™ Ed Truxal, Business Development Analyst Cold-cutting metal saws are certainly nothing new in the power tools market or the construction industry. For decades, slower-RPM saws of varied shapes and sizes have been used to cut pipe, conduit, threaded rod, and rebar with precision, Read more…
A Contractor’s Key to Profit: Art of the Estimate
vCalc.com is a FREE website featuring hundreds of calculators, and thousands of equations created by engineers, university professors, students from around the world, and practical people like you. Topics range from complex scientific equations to useful, everyday, calculated solutions. For the contractor, vCalc’s tools provide highly accurate mathematical solutions to help you estimate the volume Read more…
Current Trends in Concrete Construction (2022)
As we consider the short and longer-term future of any industry, it’s only human nature to gravitate our thinking toward mind-blowing advancements in technology that have the potential to transform how we work (and play!). The construction industry and its subsets, including concrete construction, are really no different. Early in 2022, many of us have Read more…
New Inverter Generators by BN Products-USA™
By Ed Truxal, Business Development – BN Products-USA™ | Email Advancements in Generator Technology – at work on the job site (…and on your weekend adventure!) Chances are, if you made the choice to read this article, it’s likely that you’ve also seen numerous buying guides, and perhaps a sales-pitch or two around the topic Read more…
It’s About Supply & Demand
…A Reality Check in the 2021 Global Supply Chain by Ed Truxal, Business Development Analyst (BN Products-USA™) | Email There is little “news” in announcing the fact that supply chains affecting the U.S. economy are highly disrupted in mid-2021, particularly in Wholesale/Retail Trade, Manufacturing, and an industry very important to BN Products USA™ – Construction. Read more…
A “Conventional” Success
(…And a Look Ahead to 2022!) by Ed Truxal, Business Development Analyst (BN Products-USA™) | Email As the United States slowly migrate back to an active business culture during the COVID-19 pandemic, the success of the 2021 World of Concrete Show – our industry’s top international trade show – became a major milestone both for Read more…