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ticular need or be a worthwhile
investment.”
But Diteq is more than just a
matchmaker for products and niche
needs. From the very beginning, the
company built its reputation based on the
innovative diamond blades and related tools that
feature Diteq’s proprietary ARIX diamond arrangement
technology. Comparing the blades with high-quality
tyres used by racing cars, Steiner says the precise alignment
of ARIX blades increases their cutting speed by 50%, and
extends their life by 30%.
Steiner adds that ARIX technology’s complexity has so
far frustrated any attempts to decipher its secrets. “There
is truly nothing else like it, both in terms of its design and
the performance it provides users,” he says.
Diteq is now implementing ARIX technology into small
diameter blades, core bits, and stone cutting fabrication
tools. The company has also recently
introduced a new line of 100mm to
406mm vacuum bonded utility blades
that can cut both metal and concrete.
This has attracted interest not only
from its traditional construction
and demolition customers, but also
emergency services professionals.
“Up to now, using a diamond
blade to cut metal has been unheard,”
says Steiner. “Because
seconds count when it comes to
saving lives, many fire departments
and rescue squads are now discovering the value of these
versatile, time saving blades.”
Although DITEQ’s ARIX blades are produced in Korea,
they will not be severely affected by the outcome of the antidumping
suit against Chinese and Korean made blades.
“Prices on diamond blades across the industry will likely
go up, but we’re glad to see this issue resolved because it was
getting out of hand,” says Steiner. “Too many contractors
were treating blades like commodities and trying to cut their
costs for the wrong reasons.”
Diteq’s expertise in diamond blade applications is paying
off in other ways. The company’s newest partnership with
Cardinal Saws and Blades of Conshohocken, Pennsylvania,
has yielded new opportunities in the green concrete market.
Among the recently introduced products are the new
G-TEQ lightweight saw, the Liberty Bell blade, with its
distinctively shaped arbour hole that fits all Soff-Cut® saws,
and the C-TEQ crack chaser that can smoothly handle even
the most erratic fissures.
Finding such synergy in products and equipment
provides innumerable benefits in the field. At the World
Trade Centre site in New York City, CSDA contractor J.P.
Hogan of Staten Island, New York, is using the Shibuya
402 core drills and Diteq C-52 core bits to remove existing
east wall infrastructure and make way for construction of
the new Freedom Tower. Hogan, a subcontractor for the
multinational Phoenix Group construction consortium,
uses a specially crafted diamond wire saw, then core-drills
The Diteq headquarters in Lee’s Summit, Missouri, USA.
the panels for lift-out and removal.
Hogan quote about the project, and how the core drills
and bits have contributed.
Beyond cutting and drilling
Steiner notes that as a full-line supplier to CSDA, the company
supports all phases of a contractor’s operation. “We
also supply heavy-duty electrical cord, battery powered spray
systems, high-quality pump sprayers, and carbide drilling
steel and hammer bits,” he says, citing the new Concrete Destroyer
as an example. “This non-toxic, environmentally safe
biodegradable liquid dissolves Portland cement on contact,
making it ideal for cleaning up equipment and tools. It can
even remove concrete that is years old,” says Steiner.
So too is Diteq’s support of the concrete preparation
industry. The company’s expanded product line includes
200mm to 460mm grinders with diamond grinding heads
and Teq-Lok diamond inserts, and special diamond buttons
and PCD (Polycristaline Diamonds)
heads. “We also stock a full line of
abrasive blades, grinding wheels, and
sandpaper products,” adds Steiner.
Diversity and an eye for detail
will likely serve both Diteq and its
customers well as economic uncertainty
shrouds what was already
shaping up to be an uncertain market
for construction and demolition
services. “Money for construction
loans is only going to get tighter,”
says Steiner. “One hopeful sign
is that almost everyone agrees upgrading roads, bridges,
sewers, and other public infrastructure will be critical to
keeping the US economy going.”
Other issues are far more certain, such as the need for
contractors to take greater care in safeguarding their workers
and the environment from silicosis. “It’s a huge safety
concern that will receive much more attention, particularly
when working in confined spaces,” says Steiner. “We’ll also
see more manufacturers develop ways to separated slurry
into a material that can be safely disposed or reused.”
Regardless of what opportunities and issues
contractors are presented with, Steiner
has no doubts that Diteq has products
to help meet them. “We
want people to come to us
first,” he says. “We may
not immediately become
their primary tool and
equipment supplier,
but we’ll be happy to
be their number two or
number three supplier.
As they get experience
with our products and
learn more about what
we offer, we’re confident
they’ll keep coming back
for more.”
www.diteq.com
Below Bob Coats, VP Sales & Marketing
and Kevin Wilson, VP Operations.
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