LUCK STONE IS CREATING ITS OWN FUTURE WITH A VISIONARY APPROACH TO BUSINESS. This is the first in a new series of personal accounts called “Quarry Stories,” written by the editor of Rock Products, bringing you perspective and insight gleaned from more than 20 years of covering the equipment, technology, plant operations and people that make the aggregates industry…
Read MoreMonth: June 2014
Wabash MPI Offers Proppant Crush Test Press
Wabash MPI offers the Genesis Series Proppant Crush Test Press for use with sand, resin coated sand and ceramic proppant used in the “fracking” process. The Model G28-12-PCR-X press offers compression force ranging from 2 to 28 tons within a ± 2.5 percent deviation and 12-in. L-R x 12-in. F-B full guided hardened plates with adjustable stops for crush die centering.…
Read MoreSullenberger Joins Atlas Copco
June 6, 2014 – Atlas Copco Mining and Rock Excavation appointed David Sullenberger to the position of product specialist for Surface and Exploration Drilling (SED) equipment. Sullenberger joins the SED technical support team and will be primarily responsible for machine startups and demonstrations. He will also be a source for technical and troubleshooting assistance for SED products. Sullenberger comes to Atlas…
Read MoreStone Production Strong in First Quarter
The estimated U.S. output of construction aggregates produced and shipped for consumption in the first quarter of 2014 was 370 million metric tons (Mt), an increase of 7 percent compared with that of the same period of 2013, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. “The revised estimated annual output produced for consumption in 2013 was 2.03 billion metric tons (Gt),…
Read MoreSuperior Industries Acquires GreyStone
Superior Industries, Inc., Morris, Minn., purchased GreyStone Inc., a manufacturer of washing, classifying and dewatering solutions. The company has operations in Columbus, Neb., and sells through a network of dealers in North America, Europe, Africa and Australia. GreyStone manufactures a full line of washing/screening plants, sand classification tanks and systems, dewatering screws, coarse material washers, log washers, computer control systems,…
Read MoreMidwestern Screen Features End-Tensioned Panels
The new Model MR-7 Screener from Midwestern Industries features a compact, highly efficient design engineered for conveyor-type installations. The double-deck MR-7 allows materials to be separated from an approximately 1-in. opening on the top deck to a separation down to 1/8-in. opening on the bottom screening deck. This deck combination with end-tensioned panels provides a screening unit that can effectively…
Read MoreNew Home Sales Rise Again
Sales of newly built, single-family homes rose 6.4 percent to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 433,000 units in April, according to newly released data from HUD and the U.S. Census Bureau. The gain builds on an upward revision of sales numbers reported for the previous month. “Builders are gradually increasing sales, but tight credit conditions, particularly for first-time home…
Read MoreConstruction Spending Ticks Upward
April construction spending was estimated at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of $953.5 billion. Find out how highways fared.
Read MoreMemphis Stone’s Parks Testifies Before Congress
Alan Parks shared his company’s experiences with water permitting regulations. Find out about the caution he issued regarding regulatory overreach.
Read MoreMSHA Announces Results of April Impact Inspections
The U.S. Department of Labor’s Mine Safety and Health Administration today announced that federal inspectors issued 147 citations and 15 orders during special impact inspections conducted at 12 coal mines and four metal and nonmetal mines in April. The monthly inspections, which began in force in April 2010 following the explosion at the Upper Big Branch Mine, involve mines that…
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