A neuro-research center at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis required 6,700 tons of rebar, a material currently in high demand. Photo courtesy of McCarthy Building Cos. September ...

The Fiber Reinforced Polymer (FRP) rebar industry is about thirty years old. The industry started by molding aramid and carbon fibers with various thermoset resins, and then expanded to glass fibers ...

Forget buying a standard hammer; building a Custom Rebar Hammer is a rite of passage for any metalworker. Rebar (reinforcing ...

Standing before a crowd of curious onlookers at a corner of the show floor at the World of Concrete trade show in Las Vegas, Advanced Construction Robotics president and cofounder Jeremy Searock made ...

When concrete contractors need rebar cut or bent, they have three choices. They can have a fabricator pre-cut or pre-bend the rebar to the specs. They can have their crews use manual tools to hand cut ...

TROY – A pair of professors at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute are working with researchers to develop hemp-based rebar, which is typically made as a steel reinforcement, that can be used for cement.

Ottawa, Oct. 28, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The global steel rebar market size was valued at USD 243.85 billion in 2024 and is anticipated to reach around USD 426.51 billion by 2034, growing at a ...

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