Underground mining continues to be an early adopter of sustainable mobile equipment solutions, based on the need for a clean and safe working environment. The new Cat R1700 XE LHD, with its 16.5-ton payload features a battery electric design that delivers superior productivity in underground applications with the benefits of no engine heat or exhaust emissions. It offers an 11…
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Peckham Partners with Youth Apprenticeship Program
Earlier this year, Peckham Industries employees partnered with the Questar III’s Heavy Equipment and Maintenance Operation program to share hands-on construction industry work with local high school students. Questar’s Durham, N.Y., location houses the Columbia-Greene Heavy Equipment Operation & Maintenance program.
Read MoreConsidering Manufactured Sand
All Over The World There Are Signs That Sand Shortages Will Be a Reality. Is It Time To Get Serious About Manufactured Sand? By John Googins This is the second in a three-part series on manufactured sand. This article focuses on crushers used to manufacture concrete sand from rock. – Ed.
Read MoreCEMEX Balcones Presents
July 6, 2021 – On July 4th, CEMEX’s Balcones plant presented the 36th Infantry Division Band at the Brauntex Performing Arts Theatre in New Braunfels, Texas. The 36th Infantry Division Band was first formed on Apr. 1, 1937, in New Braunfels, as an element of the historic 36th Infantry Division, Texas Army National Guard. The band, along with the entire 36 Infantry Division, was federally activated for WWII, becoming the first…
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