Masonry Magazine September 2007 Page. 27
"I strongly feel that the future of the mason industry will have a stronger focus on ergonomically designed equipment to help combat labor-related injuries and continue to improve efficiency on the masonry job site," said Damian Lang, president of EZ Grout Corporation and Lang Masonry in Waterford, Ohio. EZ Grout recently introduced new mixing and delivery systems.
"I've been a mason for most of my life, and I know firsthand how hard it is; it can age you fast," Lang said. "With that in mind, I've focused on innovations that will help make a mason's work a little easier and to help improve the masonry industry as a whole." He recommends investing in quality equipment and checking out the features being purchased.
"According to the studies on equipment purchases, only 30 percent of the cost of a piece of equipment is incurred the day it is purchased. The other 70 percent is incurred during the usage and life of the equipment," he said. "In other words, you get what you pay for."
Bulk Materials with Silo Systems
SILO SYSTEMS offer two advantages: They eliminate labor, and they make sure each batch of grout or mortar is mixed precisely the same.
"The benefits of silos are labor savings and increased productivity," said Nick Blohowiak, regional manager for Mendota Heights, Minn.-based SPEC MIX Inc. "The goal of the industry is to reduce labor. The major benefit of the silo systems is the tremendous labor savings. Nobody is breaking bags and shoveling sand. You reduce and eliminate labor by utilizing the system, which is the most expensive cost on the job. All the contractor has to do is place the desired amount of water into the mixer, pull a handle and the material drops into their batch mixer."
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