BROKK NEWS

Throughout history, early adopters who take the risk to use innovative technologies and techniques are often the most successful. It’s a big reason Herb Duane is a Brokk Star.

There’s no fast way to add more than four miles of track, most of it underground, to the Sound Transit Link Light Rail system in the Seattle area. That’s the challenge a joint venture of several tunneling contractors faced when starting its portion of the $1.9 billion Northgate Link Extension in 2013, and the project is still keeping them busy three years later.

The process industry isn’t for the faint of heart. You face the dangers of high heat, molten metal, dust, harsh chemicals and equipment-related dangers daily. Innovative remote-controlled demolition technology provides a safe, productive solution and allows you to stand at a safe distance during hazardous work.

High heat and heavy handheld tools constantly threatened injury at a North Carolina copper plant. Wieland Copper Products in Pine Hall, North Carolina, manufactures copper tubes for a variety of applications, including air conditioning units and plumbing. The plant melts the copper with furnaces as hot as 2,200 degrees Fahrenheit.