Concrete pipe and precast box producers work with suppliers to advance the technology of their products to maintain a competitive edge, while suppling rigid products for drainage systems and culverts […]
ACPA President, Russell Tripp, P.E. comments on experiential learning and the role of concrete pipe plants in that learning model. Tripp notes that the editorial in the CPI 5-2017 (October) […]
America`s infrastructure owners continue to face challenging times when facing needs to expand and improve existing transportation modes, while maintaining elements of existing systems. Proper inspection, management, and maintenance of aging […]
Steel fiber reinforced concrete pipes are currently used as an alternative to conventional steel reinforced concrete pipes in some regions of the world, such as Europe and Australia. However, there are […]
The American Concrete Pipe Association introduced its Chairman’s Quality Award in 2015 to recognize member plants and/or companies that have implemented successful innovations resulting in higher quality products and more efficient […]
The North American concrete pipe industry is rapidly expanding its knowledge base of all materials, products, design and production technology for drainage pipeline systems. Driving this expansion is the globalization of […]
The concrete pipe industry takes its commitment to safe production so seriously that it established a national award to recognize plants that excel in safety, along with the companies that develop […]
The need to improve quality and production of concrete pipe was formally recognized in 1907 when a group of 150 concrete pipe producers from the USA and Canada formed the Interstate […]
Concrete pipe associations and their corporate members understand that successful concrete pipe production facilities are largely dependent upon modern plants, products that can be easily specified in a highly competitive marketplace, […]
Automated and fully robotic concrete pipe plants, the Quality Cast certification program, a culture of plant safety, and continuous technical training combine to assure owners, contractors, specifiers and designers that they […]
Over the 170-year plus history of the American concrete pipe industry, precast concrete pipe products have not been the only choice for specifiers. Alternative materials have ranged from wood to clay […]
It would be ideal if underscoring the value of concrete pipe was as simple as pointing to legacy pipelines and culverts that have performed as designed for decades and even centuries. […]