Heavy-Duty Vibrating Screens and Feeders Deliver Top Performance In Multi-Plant Upgrades. By Carol Wasson When Blue Water Industries expanded its market reach with the 2018 acquisition of five limestone quarries throughout Tennessee, its primary goal was maximizing efficiency and production capacities via a multitude of strategic plant upgrades. As such, Blue Water Area Manager Randy Dies sought out “beefy” components,…
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Bridgestone V-Steel M-Traction Deep Three-Star Radial Tire For Quarries
Bridgestone’s V-Steel M-Traction Deep three-star radial tire for haul trucks is ideal for quarry and mining applications. It is designed with an extra deep tread for maximum traction on rocky, gravel and packed earth surfaces, providing excellent wear performance and durability. Bridgestone’s first large size three-star rated tire with new casing structure. Delivers 8% more load capacity, offering excellent durability.…
Read MoreBridgestone’s IntelliTire Provides the Tool Kit
An advanced real-time tire pressure and temperature monitoring solution for nearly any off-the-road tire from any tire manufacturer that is 49-in. or smaller, Bridgestone’s IntelliTire provides the tool kit for commercial fleets in the quarry, aggregate, and construction off-the-road applications to reduce tire costs, increase labor productivity and improve fleet safety. IntelliTire helps technicians work smarter while improving transparency for…
Read MoreCDE Screening and Cyclone Technology Benefit Canadian Plant
Vicdom Sand & Gravel has been supplying a wide variety of aggregate products to customers in southern Ontario, Canada, since 1976 from its sand and gravel pits and limestone quarry in the Kawartha Lakes, Brock Township and Uxbridge areas. With more than 1,000 acres of land licensed for aggregate extraction, Vicdom, from its central pit located only 30 minutes northeast…
Read MoreSunroc Acquires J.K. Merrill & Sons
Sunroc, a subsidiary of Clyde Companies, has announced the finalization of its asset acquisition of Pocatello, Idaho-based company, J.K. Merrill & Sons. J.K. Merrill’s assets will facilitate aggregate expansion in the Eastern Idaho region of Sunroc. J.K. Merrill & Sons will rebrand and operate under the Depatco name. “J.K. Merrill & Sons is a natural fit to become part of…
Read MoreTACA Members Gather for Environmental & Safety Seminar
The Texas Aggregates & Concrete Association (TACA) welcomed 112 attendees to its Environmental & Safety Seminar on Oct. 27-28 at the Marriott Riverwalk in San Antonio. Industry professionals delivered topical presentations on managing environmental and safety regulations and other issues facing TACA members. One conference session, “Responsible Sourcing: Pathway to Sustainable Manufacturing,” explored how the world will double its building…
Read MorePattison Sand Announces Army Corp. of Engineers Project
Pattison Co. will assist the U.S. Army Corp. of Engineers in the Missouri River Recovery Program at the Lower Hamburg Bend Conservation Area in Atchison County, Mo. The company’s aggregate products, specifically rip-rap, are being used for stream bank reconstruction and stabilization along an old Missouri River chute that is crucial to the existence of the conservation area. The Lower…
Read MoreAstec Industries to Expand Facility in Ireland
Astec Industries Inc. announced plans for a $5 million factory expansion at its Omagh location in Northern Ireland to better serve growing market demands in the mobile crushing and screening industry. The expansion comes a year after the original facility was built to support the increased demand for mobile material handling products and was closely followed by the introduction of…
Read MorePermitting – July 2022
The United States District Court reinstated mining contracts for CEMEX’s Soledad Canyon operation in California, according to KHTS News. The ruling by the United States District Court vacated the Interior Board of Land Appeals (IBLA) decision in 2019 and the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) decision in 2015 that confirmed expiration of contracts on July 31, 2020. American Aggregates of…
Read MoreScreening Productivity and Process Flow
For Aggregates Producers, Efficiency Is The Biggest Link To Capacity On Demand. By Carol Wasson Efficient screening is one of the biggest links to high-capacity, multiple-product output. “Most producers want more tons per hour across the screen – but the key to optimum screening is maximizing capacity without losing efficiency – and that involves both art and science,” said Joe…
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