Skip to content
24 articles

Engineering & Construction

Innovation on the jobsite: prefab, robotics, and project delivery.

Create content from your team’s expertise with free recording and AI writing tools. Qualifying companies also get one professional video edit a month. No credit card.

All Articles

How Can Pres-Flex Help You?

How Can Pres-Flex Help You?

Presco’s Pres-Flex Engineered Film is found in a wide variety of industries across the world. Flexible vinyl is a very versatile material, thus making it a part of our daily lives in more ways than you might know. Vinyl can be formulated to be flame retardant, durable in high UV environments, and remain flexible even…

Conveyor Systems, Assemble! with Kevin Howe of IntelliFinishing

Conveyor Systems, Assemble! with Kevin Howe of IntelliFinishing

Since the early 1900s, the assembly line has been a vital aspect of manufacturing cars and many other products. In 2018, there’s been a massive evolution from the simple one-way conveyor belt system used to manufacture the Model-T, to a more versatile, complex system created on a product by product basis. Joining us is…

Automation, Robots and the College Campus: A Case Study on the Future of Design

Automation, Robots and the College Campus: A Case Study on the Future of Design

Automation continues to find its way through manufacturing, service, and retail. The construction sector is also seeing a dramatic increase in robotic automation, drone usage, and machine learning to help complete projects, opening up new possibilities for architects and general contractors. In more countries around the world, factory built homes, through the help of robotics,…

Simple Ways to Make your Storage Facility More Competitive

Simple Ways to Make your Storage Facility More Competitive

The storage facility business has become increasingly competitive, and facility owners must stand out from the rest to acquire and maintain a thriving customer base. One key factor customers have when choosing a storage facility is security. A 2012 study by Sparefoot showed that 90% of self-storage customers considered security as “very” or “extremely” important….

A VIABLE ALTERNATIVE: IN THE ABSENCE OF CENTRAL AIR CONDITIONING, MOBILE COOLING PROVIDES ON-TARGET SOLUTION FOR EMERGING NATION

A VIABLE ALTERNATIVE: IN THE ABSENCE OF CENTRAL AIR CONDITIONING, MOBILE COOLING PROVIDES ON-TARGET SOLUTION FOR EMERGING NATION

When a warehouse, factory, or other industrial facility is too hot, it does affect productivity, impact employee safety, and lead to heat stress and heat-related injuries. Needless to say, the direct correlation to the bottom line can become an additional problem. With the brutal heat this summer, organizations all across the U.S. are impacted, but when your facility…

Re-purposed Buildings: Finding Success Before the Bulldozers

Re-purposed Buildings: Finding Success Before the Bulldozers

As long as cities continue to evolve, there will be issues of abandoned spaces. Ideas about what to do with them are as diverse as the cities themselves. Some have been temporarily repurposed as community kitchens, and there is even a movement pushing to transform old shopping malls into homeless shelters, as they can function…

How can Iron Fox help car wash entrepreneurs?

How can Iron Fox help car wash entrepreneurs?

Iron Fox prides itself on the growing success of it’s entrepreneurs. We help those foreign to the car wash industry build and brand their company. Read more at ironfox.co

Aesthetics and Kinetics: The Pivot Door is Here to Stay with John DeRosa of Bridgeport Worldwide

Aesthetics and Kinetics: The Pivot Door is Here to Stay with John DeRosa of Bridgeport Worldwide

Pivot doors have been around for millennia, first recorded in ancient Egypt, Greece and Rome. You’ve probably seen them in movies like Indiana Jones or TV shows like Atlanta as secret panel doors. They’re not a new technology, but in the United States, seeing them as the front door of a home feels pretty…

YOU ASKED, WE LISTENED! MYBREEZER.COM NOW LIVE!

YOU ASKED, WE LISTENED! MYBREEZER.COM NOW LIVE!

Breezer Mobile Cooling’s online customer service portal adds a new dimension of convenience and ease to the customer experience Breezer Mobile Cooling customers enjoy cooler, safer and more productive workplace conditions thanks to the incredible Power Breezer and O2 mobile cooling fans. And now, the experience of owning a Breezer Mobile Cooling product has gotten…

MVP’s Path to Innovation Built on Dedication to Customers

MVP’s Path to Innovation Built on Dedication to Customers

Magnum Venus Products (MVP) is known for its innovation and consistently high-quality fluid handling equipment and products for a variety of applications. To best meet the needs of its customers in the marine, RV and home construction industries and others, MVP pays close attention to where the market is going. By spending a lot of…

Listen: When Converting Energy, Work Smarter Not Harder with Ryan Carda of Dandelion Energy

Listen: When Converting Energy, Work Smarter Not Harder with Ryan Carda of Dandelion Energy

The sun has been beating against the Earth for billions of years, and this constant heat and energy has created a giant reservoir of around 50 degree Fahrenheit heat just below the Earth’s surface. Humanity isn’t a stranger to this energy; it’s been used as stable temperature in basements and wine cellars for centuries….

THE SOLUTION HOUSE FOR INDUSTRIES ALL AROUND THE GLOBE

THE SOLUTION HOUSE FOR INDUSTRIES ALL AROUND THE GLOBE

ARC Specialties furnishes one-of-a-kind machinery that utilizes its unique welding and material handling experience and knowledge. From machining and cutting to testing and final assembly, everything ARC does is vertically integrated—completed right in the buildings it owns. Furthermore, by having teams of engineers and software developers on-hand, ARC Specialties is able to create process-specific applications…

DATA CENTER MARKET TRENDS NECESSITATE VERSATILE ENCLOSURE DESIGN

DATA CENTER MARKET TRENDS NECESSITATE VERSATILE ENCLOSURE DESIGN

The data center market in the United States and all across the globe is growing at an astonishing pace. With 583.5 MW of absorption across the major regions of the United States, Canada, Europe, and Pacific Asia, 2017 was an incredible year for the business. In fact, according to research from Jones Lang Lasalle, mergers…

Call Before You Dig

Call Before You Dig

Did you know that planting trees and simple installation of mailboxes and decks can all lead to life-threatening injuries – all that could have been prevented by a quick phone call? If you strike a line, you are at risk of injury, paying repair costs, paying fines, and inconvenient outages. Regardless of the size of…

Tidel TR303 Cash Recycler Takes Automation to A Higher Level

Tidel TR303 Cash Recycler Takes Automation to A Higher Level

Take a look at the Tidel TR303 cash recycler. For more, visit Tidel’s website.

Watch: DevOps 7 Maturity Tiers

Watch: DevOps 7 Maturity Tiers

DevOps is a software engineering practice that unifies product development (dev) and operations (ops). It can create more frequent releases with shorter development cycles that result in more reliable products that aligns with your business objectives. On order to be truly effective, DevOps relies on techniques such a Continuous Deliver (CD), which, in turn, requires…

A Real Time Hidden Picture Puzzle: Solved with Jonathan Ramirez

A Real Time Hidden Picture Puzzle: Solved with Jonathan Ramirez

The best way to approach a workplace injury is to prevent it from happening in the first place. Traditionally, one of the most dangerous workplace environments can be found in the construction industry. Technology is helping reduce the perilous nature in various ways, but advancements in drone functionality are drastically improving the landscape. Sean…

How Concrete Jungles Are Turning Green

How Concrete Jungles Are Turning Green

Corporations and municipalities are taking steps to help curb their carbon footprint. From Starbucks eliminating plastic straw usage, to an increase in eco-friendly commercial and residential real estate, being environmentally conscious has evolved into a movement in the public and private sectors. Earlier this week, Commercial Café released a report on America’s most environmentally sustainable…

PRESCO AND THE SPIRIT OF GIVING

PRESCO AND THE SPIRIT OF GIVING

Presco has been going strong for 75 years, and for nearly 30 of that, we have belonged to an incredible community in Sherman, Texas, just a stone’s throw from our roots in Dallas. The Sherman-Denison family adopted us right away, and the partnerships that have grown through three decades are central to our development as…

Watch: Caesarstone Quartz Cleaning Tips

Watch: Caesarstone Quartz Cleaning Tips

Caesarstone quartz surfaces are hard and nonporous, making them a breeze to clean, so you can always maintain the Caesarstone shine.

An Insider’s Look at America’s Construction Worker Shortage

An Insider’s Look at America’s Construction Worker Shortage

With a rapid rise in construction and housing projects happening across the nation, the pressure is on construction companies to meet the demand and keep the momentum going. There’s just one problem; there are not enough construction workers. When asked about the future of the workforce in her industry, Colleen Boretto, a partner in a…

EMV Connectivity Comparison

EMV Connectivity Comparison

EMV, which stands for Europay, Mastercard, and Visa, authenticates transactions from smart cards equipped with microchips. These credit card companies will be shifting the liability for fraudulent transactions onto merchants, so fuel centers must convert to EMV payment infrastructure to protect themselves. But should fue center owners connect EMV supporting hardware with aging two-wire technology…

LEGOs Inspire Builders Brick By Brick

LEGOs Inspire Builders Brick By Brick

LEGOs have inspired generations of children to create and build. Many may even have gone on to careers in architecture and construction. Today, we look at that inspiration in action. These LEGO structures go far beyond the typical package instructions, resulting in some of the most detailed recreations of the world’s most famous landmarks. Before…

The Top Smart Cities In The World

The Top Smart Cities In The World

People are closer to each other than ever before. Now, any two people with a smart phone can see each others faces through their devices in a matter of seconds. It is only natural then, that the environments that people live in would become more connected. Smart cities are coming to fruition quickly, and some…

New to MarketScale?

MarketScale is the B2B media platform Engineering & Construction companies use to publish their own experts. Create a free workspace with no credit card, or book a demo to see how it works for your team.