Pinnacle Award Winners

2016 Pinnacle Award

Entries

• Lindsay Precast – Air Scrape 3000
  • The Air Scrape 3000 is a combination of an air wand and a scraper to combine the work of both at the same time.
• Arrow Concrete Products – 3-D Production Drawing
  • Take a production drawing and make it 3D using a cheap cardboard box.
    No need to spend thousands on 3D printer, a simple cardboard box does the trick.
• Vaughn Concrete Products – Staging Trailers and Decking with Confidence
  • Maximizing jobsite efficency by staging product at jobsite prior to installation time. Then removing multiple trailers using a single tractor. By decking (loading) trailers and other equipment marked with vibrant or contrasting paint to mark lifting locations and instructions. In some cases, making dedicated lift locations for specific rigging.
• Wilbert Precast, Inc. – Channel Master
  • The Channel Master is an adjustable device that fits inside any manhole, it features a swivel platform that allows a production worker to hover above the work area and safely design the perfect channel. Made of steel, the Channel Master is fully adjustable and will securely support the weight of a worker and their tools. The Channel Master creates a sturdy and comfortable environment to craft the best channels on the market today.

Pinnacle Award Entries by Year

2015

• Gainey’s Concrete Products – Tool Box Talk Tournament
  • Our entire company divided into five teams to present on a safety topic they felt needed special emphasis. The teams were comprised of all levels and responsibilites within our organization so that everyone could be involved. The teams prepared competitions, graphic demonstrations, and safety sketches about their topics and presented them at our Monday morning company safety meeting. At the end of the tournament, the company voted on their favorite presentation and the winning team received gift cards.
• Gillespie Precast – Pocket Pull
  • The Pocket Pull is a simple device that easily removes a cast-in bolt pocket former from the concrete without damage to the former or the concrete.
• Hanson Pipe & Precast – Reef of Opportunity
  • Concrete products have an infinite list of common uses in the construction of our communities but it’s when we think outside the box, or in this case, under the water, that true innovation can be achieved. Discover how Hanson Pipe and Precast is helping to build new underwater communities with its overage products.
• Leesburg Concrete Company – Systematic Custom Casting Solution
  • Casting multi-color / multi-texture architectural panels with reveal in a single cast.
• Lindsay Precast – Joint Gauges
  • Pre-pour and post pour joint gauges to check the bell and spigot end of box culvert sections.
• Panhandle Concrete Products – Foam Blockout Wrap
  • We have began to use a heat shrink wrap to cover our custom cut foam blockouts. A custom blockout is cut to size. Once cut, a plastic shrink wrap is placed over the blockout. Heat is then applied to shrink the wrap donwn and cover the blockout. The blockout is now ready to be installed.
• Wilbert Precast – Airline Hose Reel Safety Arm
  • Self retracting airline reel with a moveable swing arm.

2014

• Bartow Precast – “TPS” Report Database
  • Intranet database of all production & QC information. All batch information is linked to QC information at the click of a mouse. The plant manager and QC manager input data via wifi with an iPad.
• Behney Corp. – 3D Printing
  • Our entry consists of 1:12 scale models that are replicas of precast products that we produce. The models have been created using the latest 3D design software and a 3D Printer.
• Gainey’s Concrete Products – Interns: The Horsepower Behind Us
  • Through the use of college interns, Gainey’s has optimized the efficiency of its managers and executive team. Gainey’s employs interns in all areas of the company including: Safety, Marketing, Drafting, Sales, etc. By delegating day-to-day tasks to our energetic college interns, we are able to focus our efforts on strategic planning and growth.
• Oldcastle Precast – Anti-Clog Air Blow Off Valve
  • The Anit-Clog Air Blow Off Valve is a small device that can be made by the precaster. This device is then used wherever compressed air is needed to help release a precast concrete structure from a mold.
• Reading Rock Inc. – Your Challenge, Our Solution
  • Campbellsville University came to Reading Rock with a large scale project that had been turned down by others. Architectural design and engineered solutions all played a huge role in making the problem a workable solution. Reading Rock was able to turn the University’s vision into reality by the hard work and determination the the Reading Rock associates.
• Wilbert Precast: Light Pole Base Safety Tower
  • 48″ diameter manhole base with flatslab on top, and safety cable rail. Steps on outside to climb up. Chains mounted to it for stabilizing LPB forms.

2013

• Hy-Grade Precast Concrete – Plant and Equipment Visual Maintenance Board
• Western Precast Concrete Inc. – Management Module 46
• Mayer Bros., Inc. – Economical Cement Temperature Probe

2012

• Western Precast Concrete Inc. – The METRO Program
• StructureCast – CRM- Total Integration
• Wilbert Precast – Manhole Channeling Brackets
• Modern Precast Concrete – Rebar Cage Jig
• Hy-Grade Precast Concrete – SPQRC Communication Board
• U.S. Concrete Precast Group – The Len-Bob Step Puller
• Colorado Precast – The Need to Survive

2011

• Kistner Concrete Products – Magnet App.
• U.S. Concrete Precast Group – Moose Trowel
• Arto Brick – Do You Have a Picture of Your Company?
• Wilbert Precast Inc. – Lunch and Learn – Who is Learning from Whom?
• Garden State Precast – Segmented Hole Former

2010

• Wilbert Precast – 48″ Manhole Measuring Device
• U.S. Concrete Precast Group – Adjustable Catch Basin Lifting Device
• Norwalk Concrete Industries – Fall Arrest System
• Soil Retention Products – HVFA Mix
• U.S. Concrete Precast Group – Self Cleaning Coring Machine
• Milan Vault Inc. – WWR Wire Diameter Gauge