New Year New Business

Over the next 2 months we’ll be exhibiting at several trade shows.  Our itinerary includes the World of Concrete January 23-27, The Rental Show February 5-8, and the Concrete Décor Show February 22-24.  Before you visit us in Las Vegas, New Orleans or San Antonio, get organized by asking yourself the following…

What equipment do I currently possess?

Spend some time reviewing what machines you currently carry in your fleet.  Be sure to record what power options you own (gas/electric/air).  Next, take inventory of the accessories you currently have on your shelves.

Where is my business going this year?

Think about new markets and opportunities to target.  Perhaps its time to start polishing concrete floors or sell hand tools or advertise in new publications.  EDCO can help you grow.

What do I need to learn?

Research these new opportunities and make a list of products you’ll need.

Bring this information to the trade shows and visit the Equipment Development Company booth.  We will explain every product and answer all your questions.  While visiting, use your cell phone to scan our Tradeshow Quick Response Code that gives you all the EDCO information you need without having to carry loads of paper literature.  We’ll help you prepare for 2012 and beyond.

Worldofconcrete.com

Therentalshow.com

Concretedecorshow.com

4 Common Uses for EDCO Concrete Floor Grinders

An EDCO Concrete Floor Grinder uses multiple accessories to complete many applications, making it one of the most versatile pieces of surface preparation equipment available. It’s the one machine you need to complete all kinds of tasks.

Here are 4 moneymaking uses for the EDCO Concrete Floor Grinder:

1 – LEVELING CONCRETE SURFACES
Fifty years ago this machine was invented to level concrete surfaces. Before EDCO, contractors were forced to level concrete by hand or with crudely modified floor buffers. Our invention freed them to grind concrete while standing comfortably. Concrete must be level before tile or carpet installation. Using the EDCO Dyma-Serts these grinders will level concrete floors, smooth rough surfaces, and remove concrete imperfections.

2 – REMOVING THIN AND HARD COATINGS
Again using the Dyma-Serts, the Concrete Floor Grinders quickly remove thinner, hard coatings like Paint, Epoxy Thin-Coats, Mastic, and Thin-Set. The Dyma-Serts smooth concrete while removing, thus creating level surfaces ready for new coatings.

3 – REMOVING THICK SOFT COATINGS
Trying to grind thicker, soft coatings is time consuming as these coatings smear. Instead of grinding, the carbide tipped Strip-Serts quickly strip away soft coatings by riding on top of concrete surfaces. Tacky surfaces of Tar, Fiberglass, Mastics, Ice, Paint and Tile Glue are no match for this accessory. Pour sand onto the concrete when removing Tile Glue. The sand balls up the glue after the Strip-Serts slice through it. The glue is then easily swept away.

4 – REMOVING INDUSTRIAL STRENGTH COVERINGS
Water-Proofing Membrane, Urethane, Pool Deck Coatings, Multi-Part Epoxy and thick Mastic are designed to permanently adhere to concrete surfaces. Unfortunately these coverings often fail. It takes an industrial strength accessory like PCDyma-Serts to remove these industrial coatings. PCD’s (Polycrystalline Diamonds) are 4 times stronger than carbide and are designed to aggressively rip through anything they contact. The PCDymas leave grooved concrete finishes.

Wet or Dry Hand Held Drills

EDCO Hand Held Core Drills with CARDI Smart Electronic Technology are capable of WET or DRY drilling and are designed to drill into any kind of compact materials:

• Hollow Bricks
• Gasbeton
• Poroton
• Ytong
• Tiles
• Marble Slabs
• Concrete Bricks
• Masonry and even mixed;

Wet hand held core drills use water to cool the diamond segments and remove coring dusts. Dry drilling requires specific core bits and can be performed into a narrowed range of materials compared to the wet drilling range.

Using a core drill stand, our hand held core drills, can also core into solid brick, stone and stone-like materials, concrete and reinforced concrete.

EDCO Hand Held Core Drills are an essential tool for:

• Construction Businesses
• Plumbers
• Electricians
• Fitters

NEW Quick-Change Turbo Grinder Accessories

EDCO Turbo Grinders are high-production machines enjoyed by rental storeowners and contractors because of their durability, aggressiveness and simplicity.  Our models TG10 and TMC7 are ideal for removing hard coatings and smoothing rough concrete surfaces.  They quickly grind uneven expansion joints, high spots and joint curls.

NOW, thanks to our new Quick-Change Diamond-Dots and PCD accessories these machines are much more versatile.  This new quick-change system eliminates the hassle of unbolting accessories every time a change is needed.  Simply fasten the new EDCO Quick-Change Plate and slide on the accessories.  When one job is complete, quickly slide the accessory off and retool for the next task.  This system drastically reduces machine downtime and rental store turnarounds.