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Wyoming, RI, United States, 01/21/2010 – Edward M. Huff has a lot of fun working at VIBCO Vibrators, particularly when he gets to go out in the field and photograph a jobsite where VIBCO vibrators are in use. One of those photos appears in the prestigious Underground Construction Association 2010 Calendar.
"I'm thrilled that my photograph was selected for the UCA calendar," says Huff. "In my role at VIBCO Vibrators, I have the unique opportunity to go places and see things that the average photographer doesn't get to see. I've been 30 floors up on a construction site, I've been down in the bottom of a pit, I've been hanging off the back of a plow truck… and for this photo, I was about 120 feet underground in a tunnel. I love that I get to go places where our products help get the real work done."
About The Photograph
The image was shot at the Eastside Access Project, which will connect the Long Island Rail Road's (LIRR) Main and Port Washington lines in Queens to a new LIRR terminal beneath Grand Central Terminal, in Manhattan. Multiple exposures were taken on a tripod with a Nikon D300s and a Nikon 10.5 mm lense at F4. Exposures were 1/10 sec with an ISO of 200. The exposures were blended and stitched together to make a single extreme wide angle image.
About The Calendar
The 2010 UCA Calendar is a publication of the Underground Construction Association of SME (Society for Mining, Metallurgy & Exploration). More than 200 photos were submitted for consideration. The photos included tunnels and underground construction from around the world. A committee of three, led by Brenda Bohlke, Underground Construction Association of SME Past Chair, selected the photos. The final photos selected for inclusion highlight many of the various processes from underground construction. The calendars were distributed to 800 members of the Underground Construction Association of SME. Calendars are also available for $12.00 on the UCA website.
About VIBCO Vibrators
Founded in 1962, VIBCO Vibrators (vibco.com) designs, manufactures and markets a comprehensive range of electric, pneumatic and hydraulic vibrators for construction and industrial use. VIBCO Vibrators also designs, manufactures and markets a complete line of vibratory plate compactors and rollers. All standard VIBCO products are available from stock same or next day and the company is committed to quality, throughput and innovation. VIBCO is headquartered in Wyoming, RI, USA and all VIBCO products are Made in the USA.
VIBCO is committed to producing a complete product portfolio that is 100% Made in the USA. VIBCO is a winner of the Best Places to Work in Rhode Island by the Providence Business News and Best Companies, the Progressive Manufacturing PM100 Award, and is a past winner of a Providence Business News Business Excellence Award. The company is also the feature of a lean training video, "Vibration Nation: Learning to See" produced and marketed by GBMP (Greater Boston Manufacturing Partnership).
VIBCO Vibrators sponsors LeanRI – a collaborative effort of private citizens, business leaders, educators, government workers, and elected officials with the sole purpose of transitioning a fundamentally broken system into a highly productive engine of growth that is sustainable and continuously improving. Through education and the implementation of universally accepted best practices within a climate of continuous improvement, Rhode Island will dramatically differentiate itself and begin to retain and grow its existing workforce, attract new business, and provide more efficient services in the public and private sector.
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