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New masonry products for June 2014

Words: Dan Kamys

Set Paving Units and Stone With the Best

SPEC MIX, Inc.
Eagan, Minn.

SPEC MIX Setting Bed Mortars are pre-blended products specifically engineered for constructing horizontal surfaces using natural and manufactured pavers. The Standard Setting Bed Mortar is designed for dry-pack application projects, whereas the Polymer Modified Setting Bed Mortar is precisely formulated with a proprietary blend of polymers and performance enhancing admixtures. This allows it to be used as a thick, fortified setting bed material or as polymer modified dry-pack mortar. Now stone masons have high-quality, consistent paver bedding materials that increase daily productivity and long-term durability, every time.

www.specmix.com

New Thin-Clad Brochure

Arriscraft
Fort Valley, Ga.

New Thin-Clad Brochure
New Thin-Clad Brochure
Arriscraft, a General Shale Co., manufacturer of all-natural products that emulate actual quarried stone, has produced a new brochure showcasing its thin-adhered veneer products and explains the extensive benefits in great detail. It is available upon request and as a free download from arriscraft.com to those in the architectural and design, builder, specifier, masonry, and developer sectors. Arriscraft Thin-Clad products include ARRIS.tile, ARRIS.stack (units that adhere to a suitable solid substrate) and ARRIS.clip (units “clipped” to a substrate using a channel system).

www.arriscraft.com

M-1 Structural Adhesive/Sealant in Squeeze Tubes

Chem Link
Schoolcraft, Mich.

M-1 Structural Adhesive/Sealant in Squeeze Tubes
M-1 Structural Adhesive/Sealant in Squeeze Tubes
Chem Link Products’ M-1 Structural Adhesive/Sealant is now available in a 5-ounce squeeze tube packaging. The 5-ounce squeeze tube packaging is available in 36-tube Master Packs each consisting of six, six-pack cartons. Also available with the new packaging is a table top display for convenient merchandising for your showroom counter. The new inventoried item is listed as M-1 White 5oz Master Packs. Please note that all other colors are currently made-to-order items. Please allow four to six week lead time for manufacturing.

www.chemlink.com

MEGA HIPPO Portable Mixing Station

CS Unitec, Inc.
Norwalk, Conn.

MEGA HIPPO Portable Mixing Station
MEGA HIPPO Portable Mixing Station
CS Unitec’s MEGA HIPPO PMH 80F-RL features an integrated dust extraction port to reduce airborne dust, while mixing when connected to an industrial vacuum. Multiple batches of construction compounds can be mixed easier and faster using its removable liner and rimless bucket system. Consecutive batches can be mixed without downtime for cleaning the bucket. Alternating liners allows mixing without cross contamination. The resilient, pliable liner is easily removed and cleaned and extends bucket life. The MEGA HIPPO’s 16-amp/1,800-watt, two-speed motor is optimal for mixing cement screeds, grout, mortar, textured coatings, sealants and adhesives.

www.csunitec.com

HB-1430 Low-Level Scissor Lifts

Custom Equipment
Richfield, Wis.

HB-1430 Low-Level Scissor Lifts
HB-1430 Low-Level Scissor Lifts
With Custom Equipment’s Hy-Brid HB-1430 low-level scissor lifts, contractors and maintenance technicians can complete nearly any project at working heights up to 20 feet. The lifts allow end-users to handle jobs that include multiple applications from start to finish in industries like construction, drywall, electrical, HVAC, industrial manufacturing, painting and plumbing. HB-1430 lifts are heavy-duty, safe and lightweight, with low wheel loads that allow users to maneuver them over delicate floors and get onto green concrete sooner. They have platforms 25 inches wide by 60 inches long, and 30-inch slide-out extensions for increased platform length.

www.hybridlifts.com
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