Extend the Life of Your Convex by a Huge Amount | Great Discovery
Hello, everyone. This is Enta. The other day, one of our executives showed me this at a job site! It was one of those moments where I thought, “Oh, I see!!” It’s just a regular, run-of-the-mill tape measure. After using it for a long time, it tends to get rusty or stop rolling properly, right? …
Construction Fair 2020 in Chubu (Part 4) | Discover Great Products
Hello, everyone. This is Enta. I’m here to introduce some items that caught my eye at the Construction Fair 2020 in Chubu. It’s a camera with wireless capabilities. The monitor was connected to a computer behind it, but I wonder if future models will feature a transparent monitor right in front of the user? Like the one in Dragon Ball…
Construction Fair 2020 in Chubu (Part 3) | Discovering New Technologies
Hello, everyone. This is Enta. Can you believe the Construction Fair 2020 in Chubu is going on for three whole days! Well, I’m posting this for those of you who didn’t know, lol. Here’s what’s coming next!! It might be a little hard to tell, but do you know what this is?? That’s right! It’s a wedge. Grau…
Construction Fair 2020 in Chubu (Part 2): CCUS Edition | Career Development
Hello, everyone. This is Enta. This is a follow-up to the recent Construction Fair 2020 in Chubu. These are likely the terminals that will be used at major construction sites in the future. You tap your card here to clock in. The photo above shows a terminal designed for outdoor use at construction sites. For indoor use, you…
I Went to the Construction Fair 2020 in Chubu | Exhibition Report
Hello, everyone. This is Enta. I went for the first time in a year! That’s right! It’s that time-of-year event!! The Construction Fair 2020 in Chubu! Here’s what the Construction Fair looked like, held in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic. It seemed kind of sparse… There weren’t that many people, and the number of exhibitors…
Appearance Accounts for 90% of a Frame’s Appeal | The Importance of Finishing Touches
Hello, everyone. This is Enta. I’m sure you’re all doing centering (threading) in structural framing—how do you go about it? The standard method is to start by setting the vertical lines. For the vertical lines, you stretch the string vertically. It’s recommended that you align these vertical strings with the main measurement line, if possible…
Even the older guys in the construction industry—who’ve only recently started getting the hang of using smartphones—can they really master ICT devices? (The God of Construction)
Barriers to ICT Adoption: While the construction industry can achieve efficiency gains relatively quickly after adopting ICT, the reality is that small and medium-sized enterprises lack the financial resources to make such investments. Examples of these barriers include a lack of in-house personnel with the necessary skills and the high cost of ICT equipment. Personnel…
Clear Autumn Skies and Grade Adjustment | The Season for Slope Work
Hello, everyone. This is Enta. As you’d expect at this time of year, my schedule is really starting to fill up. I’m up on the scaffolding this fall. Man, it feels so good! Working on-site at this time of year is absolutely the best. It’s cool thanks to a light sweat, and it’s neither too hot nor too cold…
Experiencing Both the Good and the Bad | A Slope Engineer’s Outlook on Life
Hello, everyone. This is Enta. I was wondering what to write about for my blog, so I was looking through some old photos. I happened to come across a photo where I accidentally added the date, lol. It’s a photo from 2003, taken during a lift-off test and unloading operation—which were probably quite rare in the industry at the time! …