Posts by HEM Paving
BCOA (Bonded Concrete Overlay)
– Whitetopping 2.0 Whitetopping, the process of a concrete overlay to resurface distressed asphalt pavement, has a long history of use and is a well-established process. However, recent advances in whitetopping techniques that rely on a bond between the concrete overlay and the existing asphalt pavement have rejuvenated the topic. Known as BCOA (Bonded Concrete…
Read MoreHEM Paving Receives GSA Approval
HEM Paving is excited to announce that HEM concrete paving products have received GSA Approval. GSA Approval is a status used to describe organizations and products that have been approved to sell to the United States Government through the U.S. General Services Administration (GSA). HEM Paving achieved this status through their partnership with FedHarmony,…
Read MoreStart-up & Training in Argentina
Heavy Equipment Manufacturing (HEM) Paving recently completed a start up and training of a Slip Form Paver (SFP) 8-15 for Jumi SRL Constructora in Jujuy, Argentina. This is HEM Paving’s first unit delivered to Argentina. After final assembly and quality assurance checks, HEM technicians provided initial training in the Jumi assembly yard. After transport to…
Read MoreHEM Paving Ships MP2500 to Russia
Heavy Equipment Manufacturing (HEM) based in Grundy Center, Iowa, recently completed the manufacture and shipment of an MP2500 Material Placer to Russia. The HEM MP2500 has a 4.8 cubic yard/3.66 cubic meter capacity hopper to receive concrete from dump trucks. The MP2500 then transports that concrete via a 35 foot/10.66 meter conveyor to the front…
Read MoreHEM Employee in the Spotlight – Liz
She welds like a girl (and that is a good thing)! Elizabeth Popejoy-Geiken started with HEM in March of 2018 after graduating from the Marshalltown Community College welding program. She discovered her love for welding and started developing her skill in high school, taking a MIG welding class. She found that she was pretty…
Read MoreHEM at the 2019 World of Concrete!
After a very successful return to the World of Concrete (WOC) in 2018, HEM will again be exhibiting at the 2019 WOC in Las Vegas, NV! This annual conference and exhibition for concrete professionals is the largest of its kind and will welcome approximately 100,000 visitors to the Las Vegas Convention Center Tuesday, January 22nd…
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