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Manufacturing Day offers opportunities to attract potential employees
September 6th, 2022
Manufacturing Day 2022 (MFG Day), happening October 7, is a workforce development opportunity for marine businesses to attract potential employees. With events hosted around the country by a multitude of industries, this is a chance to shine a spotlight on the recreational boating industry and its job opportunities. MFG Day is an annual opportunity to […]
GBA Council of Fellows appoints member
September 6th, 2022
GAI Consultants’ chairman and CEO Gary M. DeJidas, PE, MBA, has been named to the Geoprofessional Business Association’s (GBA) Council of Fellows. DeJidas began his engineering career in 1972 at the Pittsburgh office of GAI Consultants. In 1982, the firm selected him to open its first office outside of western Pennsylvania in Orlando, Fla. Starting […]
Avient completes acquisition of DSM Protective Materials
September 2nd, 2022
Avient Corporation, a provider of specialized and sustainable material solutions, has completed its purchase of the protective materials business of DSM (including the Dyneema® brand), which will now be called Avient Protective Materials and reported within the company’s Specialty Engineered Materials segment. “We proudly welcome our newest associates and valued customers joining us today,” said […]
IBEX 2022 will include session on electrification technology
September 2nd, 2022
The International BoatBuilders’ Exhibition & Conference (IBEX) will highlight advances in electrification technology through the addition of new education and product components, including a new seminar track for 2022. As part of the track on Wednesday, September 28, the National Marine Manufacturers Association (NMMA) and IBEX will hold a free special session: Next Generation Marine […]
Naue offers new erosion control software
September 2nd, 2022
To meet the growing demand for climate changes, which require adapted and robust construction methods, Naue offers a new design software so erosion control systems with temporary or permanent Secumat® solutions on slopes, trenches, and brooks can be easily planned and immediate results achieved. Naue Erosion Control Software enables the quick and easy dimensioning of […]
AASHTO issues materials standards maintenance guides
September 1st, 2022
The American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO) has released the 42nd edition of its “Standard Specifications for Transportation Materials and Methods of Sampling and Testing, and AASHTO Provisional Standards,” commonly referred to as the “Materials Standards” publication. Developed by the organization’s Committee on Materials and Pavements, the guide contains specifications, recommended practices, test methods, […]