Magazine Issue: Q2 2023

Self-consolidating concrete – commonly referred to as SCC – has been available throughout North America for more than 20 years. […]

Ask precast concrete products manufacturers about concrete strength, water-to-cementitious ratio or air content, and they immediately can provide accurate details. […]

Questions from the Field is a selection of questions NPCA Technical Services engineers received from calls, emails, plant evaluations and […]

The U.S. economy continues to experience inflation levels that have not been seen in 40 years. While inflation has fallen […]

There’s been a lot of talk in the nation’s capital about Buy America, also referred to as Buy American or […]

A picture is worth 1,000 words. In precast concrete engineering, it easily could require 1,000 words to describe a single […]

A quality control department is an important element in any precast concrete manufacturing operation. Considering the potential pitfalls that can […]

Employee engagement in the United States is at an all-time low. This should be motivation enough for companies to get […]

Safe operations in the precast concrete industry encompass a wide variety of factors and situations. Cranes, heavy equipment and massive […]

Situated on the U.S. Eastern Seaboard midway between Boston and Cape Cod, Mass., Scituate Concrete Products is a third-generation, family-owned […]

Q. You don’t come from a family with a long history in the precast concrete industry. How did you find […]

Regular communication and coordination were crucial at every step for a precast arch culvert bridge that stands as a key […]