Specrete is expanding its support for deep foundat ions cont ractor s through distribution of two key material groups throughout the U.S. – Baroid’s Industrial Drilling Products and Eqiom’s Spinor line of Microfine Cements. That means Specrete is a single source for Baroid’s bentonite and polymer products; the Specrete sales team is backed by the technical support and expertise of Baroid’s group of field representatives. Eqiom’s Spinor line of microfine cements products are used in soil and rock grouting and are composed of a slag-based binder and are manufactured with optimized grain size distribution. They range from fine to ultra- fine and are 100% passing in each grain size classification. Meever USA has announced the hiring of new territory managers, and new product lines and services. Sarah Honeyman and Dawn Kieffer, who bring over 31 years of experience to Meever USA, will lead the expanded Southeast USA sales force as Southeast territory sales manager and Southeast territory rental manager, respectively. Roderick Olds and Paul Jaquillard were appointed as Midwest territory sales manager and West Coast territory sales manager, respectively. A Southeast USA service facility in the Jacksonville area will be opened to stock and support rentals and sales of new and used s teel sheet pi le, including reconditioning and fabrication. In addition, Meever USA announced its association with Steel Piling USA, which is a new facility in Erie, Michigan, dedicated to manufacturing domestic steel sheet pile, domestic spiral weld pipe and heavy wide flange beams. Steel Piling USA is a joint venture between American, Chinese and European specialists in the global deep foundation industry. In addition, Meever USA has developed and is distributing a new and unique "bracing system" that can be custom designed, providing safe, efficient, economical solutions for all size trenching and cofferdam projects. CZM Foundation Equipment introduced an ultra-short mast (USM) option to its popular EK160 and a long reach (LR) option to its fleet. The EK160USM allows rpm, 41,000 lbs (182.4 kN) of effective main winch line pull, and 45,000 lbs (200.2 kN) of crowd force with an operating weight of 110,000 lbs (49,895 kg). Training and service support are provided by CZM and equipment is available for rental, direct sale or rental/purchase options. contractors to drill under 20 ft (6.1 m) overhead obstructions, up to a depth of 55 ft (16.8 m) and a diameter of 10 ft (3.05 m). This makes it an ideal machine for drilling under transmission lines. With a torque of 167,350 ft-lbs (226.9 kN-m), it can drill through very hard soil layers and rock. The EK160USM is mounted on a Caterpillar 330F L Tier IV Final, with extendable crawlers for 360-degree stability. With an operation weight of 103,500 lbs (46,950 kg) and a transport weight of 83,000 lbs (37,650 kg), it is a very transport friendly piece of equipment. The machine is equipped with a self-erecting counter- weight – by means of hydraulic cylinders installed in the back, the operator can pick up the counterweight from ground level and install it in place eliminating the need for a crane or forklift to set up the machine at the jobsite. The LR machines will serve applications such as sound bearing walls, transmission lines and utilities, drilling on a steep slope, and difficult to reach holes. These machines will be offered on Caterpillar and John Deere bases. The LR65 will be mounted on a CAT330 (or equivalent) and the LR125 and LR160 will be offered on a CAT 336 (or equivalent). The machines also have a special designed boom with 2 lift cylinders that allows for a higher torque and crowd force to be applied to the tool, which aligned with locking interlock Kelly bars makes it efficient on rock and hard soil drilling. Round Friction bars are also available for high production on softer soils. All these models will have extendable and longer undercarriages. This makes a big difference on the stability and performance of the machine. The largest model, the EK160, will have a torque of 155,000 ft-lbs (210.2 kN-m), max. drilling speed of 32 rpm, max. spin-off rate of 120 Hubbell Incorporated appointed Allan Con- nolly as group president, Hubbell Power Systems (HPS). As group presi- dent, Connolly will lead all business units within the HPS Group. He previously served as president of Aclara, coming to Hubbell as part of the acquisition of Aclara by HPS in February 2018. He was instrumental in executing the company’s strategic plan that positioned the brand for growth. Connolly previously served as COO of Culligan International, a world leader in the water treatment industry, and prior to that, he was a general manager for systems engineering with GE Energy. He earned B.S. and M.S. degrees in electrical engineering from the University of Wollongong in Australia. He also holds a doctorate in control systems engineering from the Australian National University. HeliCAP Helical Capacity Design Soft- ware, version 3, a proprietary engineering software for confident helical engineering. It performs powerful calculations on site soil parameters to aid engineers designing foundations, tiebacks, soil nails and heavy guyed loads. The software gives prompts to maintain control over essential criteria to affect the same process HPS application engineers employ daily to analyze problems and specify solutions. HeliCAP version 3 is cloud-based and can be instant ly accessed from any web- connected device. Improvements from previous versions include: Hubbell Power Systems (HPS) released ® • Allowing collaborators to view or edit shared jobs • Ability to create up to 10 soil profiles in a single job • Better correlation between blow count and soil profile DEEP FOUNDATIONS • SEPT/OCT 2019 • 117
