Exhibitor Profile: VDG

VDG13771 Cavaliere Dr.Shelby Township, MI 48315www.vandergraaf.comPhone: 888-326-1476Fax: 888-326-0089 Level 3 – Exhibit Hall – 137VDG is the leader in the design and manufacturing of drum motors for all types of belt conveyor applications, including mining and aggregate, ship loading, and power generation. GrizzlyDrive Series Drum Motors are designed specifically to operate in harsh, dusty, abrasive and extreme environments where performance…

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The Quarry & Aggregates (Q&A) Forum

Rock Products Presents The 2023 Quarry And Aggregates (Q&A) Forum: Industry Thought Leaders Open Up About The Aggregates Industry, Market Conditions, Artificial Intelligence And More.  By Mark S. Kuhar and Josephine Patterson Each year, Rock Products reaches out to industry thought leaders to get their take on the aggregates industry. In this feature, manufacturers and service providers comment on the…

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The Rock Products Road Show

The Rock Products Road Show – an “Economics + Equipment” informational session – rolled into Thompsonville, Mich., on July 21 for the Michigan Aggregates Association’s (MAA) summer meeting, held at the Crystal Mountain Resort. I was pleased to be the ringleader of the event, serving as “chief cook and bottle-washer,” as the saying goes.  The session was a textbook demonstration…

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The Rock Products Road Show Rolls into Michigan

 The Rock Products Road Show – an “Economics + Equipment” informational session – rolled into Thompsonville, Mich., on July 21 for the Michigan Aggregates Association’s (MAA) summer meeting, held at the Crystal Mountain Resort. “The session was a textbook demonstration of ‘power-learning,’” said Rock Products Editor Mark Kuhar, who moderated the Road Show.  An all-star cast of presenters – including Pierre Villere, from Allen-Villere Partners;…

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The Rock Products Road Show

July 17, 2023 – The Rock Products Road Show – an “Economics + Equipment” informational session – will roll into Michigan on July 21 for the Michigan Aggregates Association’s summer meeting. Editor Mark Kuhar will head up an all-star cast of presenters including Pierre Villere, from Allen Villere, Mark Krause from McLanahan Corp., Vince Schlatter from Superior Industries and Matt Lepp from VDG. There will be…

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The Aggregates Atlas

A Preview of the Powerful New Digital Tool brought to you by Rock Products and Burgex. Rock Products’ Aggregates Atlas is now an online digital tool for aggregates producers. The print version of this industry standard “maps” issue served our readers for more than 20 years, but we believed there was an opportunity to deliver a better product to the…

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COVID-19: A U.S. Manufacturer’s Perspective

By Alex D. Kanaris VDG has been designing and manufacturing drum motors for belt conveyors used in food processing, supply chains, pharmaceutical, postal/parcel, aggregate and mining industries since 1985. All of the components used in our drum motors are manufactured in-house, using American materials and American labor.  How Did We Get Here? Our ongoing challenge is that although our product…

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