03 August 2010
I visited the Bauma 2010 exhibition at Munich and it was nice to see all the major manufactures of diamond products with some excellent displays of the latest equipment on show with a more relaxed and positive outlook for the future.
On Friday the 23 April 2010 the International Association of Concrete Drillers and Sawers (IACDS) put on their first seminar on the very best of diamond technology lasting some 3 hours with great presentations from the following companies: Hilti AG Martin Gödickemeir, Dry Coring and wire sawing in reinforced concrete. Husqvarna Thierry Gillet, Cutting methods using minimum of water.
Tyrolit Franz Zeindler, Remote Controlled underwater sawing. Tractive AB Johan Hartvik, Hydraulic versus high-frequency motor driven concrete cutting equipment. Tyrolit Franz Zeindler, Nuclear power plants- large decommissioning projects.
Hilti AG Dina Weichert, Post Installed Rebar-efficient methods of strengthening concrete structures. Husqvarna Thomas Nilsson Floor grinding and demolition markets. These talks were well attended and we underestimated how many people would attend and was in a situation where there was standing room only.
At the next Bauma in 2013 the IACDS international association intends to have a another seminar with expanded topics and my advice to all contractors where ever you are in the world to make every effort to attend as you will learn new methods, new equipment and how to tackle large and specialised contracts.
My personal and IACDS thanks to the companies for their sponsorship of the seminars and the champagne lunch provided for all attendees.
In 2011 there will be a top Diamond Award and the winners will be presented at the press conference at World of Concrete in Las Vegas, January 17 to 21 2011.
My advice to all contactors who are members of your national associations and are members of the international association to send their job stories into the IACDS for evaluation. One thing you must not assume is that this does not have to be a large contract it can be a small contract or a specialist contract. There is an excellent prize for the winners and also a second and third prize. If you are not in the top three you will still get world recognition for your skills and ability for your company.
Entry in English for this competition should be in no later than the 15 October 2010 with each winner being given a free flight to Las Vegas and accommodation for two people.
You can go to IACDS website, select Diamond Award download the flyer and file containing additional information and a template atwww.iacds.org/diamond-ward-2011.
At the 2009 awards we had some excellent reports and were amazed at the technical, invented and complicated submission of contracts that were carried out.
Even if you do not participate in the Diamond Awards I would still urge you to support the World of Concrete by visiting the show. The IACDS went on to Salzburg, Austria for the 18th annual general meeting and in my next article for the PDi I will give you a brief outline of what was said i.e. economic for each country and it is forecast for the future of our industry Drilling and Sawering and any forthcoming events.
Peter White, President, IACDS
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