Moxa’s new AWK-3131A wireless AP/bridge/client delivers exceptionally fast, ultra reliable wireless performance in industrial settings by supporting IEEE 802.11n technology with a maximum net data rate of 300 Mbps, plus AeroLink Protection redundancy to prevent a single point of failure from bringing down an entire network. With AeroLink Protection, a network has two or more protected wireless client nodes connected to…
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Weir Minerals Celebrates Durex Golden Anniversary
Weir Minerals North America announced that the Durex wire screen media product line is celebrating its Golden Anniversary in 2015. The Durex product facility, based in Luck, Wis., is proud of the reputation it has earned during the past half-century of successfully meeting and exceeding customer needs in the aggregates and mining industries. To commemorate the achievement, Weir Minerals is…
Read MoreNORD Screw Conveyor Drive Compact, Reliable
The NORD Screw Conveyor Package offers a compact and cost-effective alternative to traditional screw conveyor drives. Closely stepped speed reduction ratios combined with a directly coupled gearmotor or NEMA C-face input design eliminates the need for top motor mounts, pulleys, belts or guards. Minimizing parts and eliminating the belted input systems provides for easier system maintenance, increased reliability, and superior…
Read MoreRexnord Launches Industry Solutions Website
Rexnord launched a new “Industry Solutions” website at www.rexnord.com/industrysolutions to offer customers an engaging experience when searching for specific product solutions within high profile industries. Featured on these pages is Rexnord product information and where each product is incorporated within these industries, as well as how the products work together to provide production solutions. The industries showcased within these pages…
Read MoreWeir and Trio Merger Offers Customer Solutions
Thanks to the merger of Weir Minerals and Trio Engineered Products, customers are benefitting from the ease and convenience of sourcing complete solutions from a single supplier. The combination of the Trio product range with Weir Minerals’ expertise, superior materials technology and service capability is expected to deliver customers a lower total cost of ownership. The acquisition also means Weir…
Read MoreVolvo Crawler Excavator Has New Features
The new EC160E crawler excavator from Volvo Construction Equipment is designed with a range of new features that boost fuel efficiency without sacrificing power. Incorporating a Volvo Tier 4 Final D4 engine, the EC160E boasts an 8 percent improvement in fuel efficiency, and 5 percent improvements in tractive force and engine power compared to previous-generation models. For further efficiency, the…
Read MoreSandvik Offers Radio Remote-Controlled Drill Rig
Engineered from its conception to combine all the best features in one unit – drilling performance with high hole quality, easy maintenance and excellent maneuverability, as well as attractive exterior – Sandvik Construction’s new Dino DC400Ri is ready to take the lead in surface drilling excellence. The Dino DC400Ri is a hydraulic, self-propelled, self-contained, crawler-based surface drilling unit with full…
Read MoreAtlas Copco’s SmartROC T45 Features Site-Navigation System
Quarry and mine drillers now have the advantages of total-site positioning available as standard features in a top-hammer drill rig for line drilling and blastholes up to 5 in. in diameter. Atlas Copco’s fuel-efficient SmartROC T45 comes with its own site-navigation system. Any drilling company that uses computerized features based on the Global Navigation Satellite System can see a benefit.…
Read MoreLuck Says Contact Your Senators
Sept. 16, 2015 –NSSGA Chairman Charles S. Luck IV, recently asked each and every U.S. Senator to support S. 1140, a bipartisan bill that would require the Environmental Protection Agency to withdraw and re-propose their controversial Waters of the U.S. rule. This new regulation that went into effect in late August drastically expands the EPA’s jurisdiction over areas that do not…
Read MoreRock Products 120th Anniversary – Part 3
IN THIS SPECIAL YEAR-LONG SERIES CELEBRATING OUR 120TH YEAR PUBLISHING MILESTONE, ROCK PRODUCTS PRESENTS A HISTORY OF THE AGGREGATES INDUSTRY. In This Issue, We Cover The Years 1920-1930. While production was on the rise in the early 1920s, it seemed that no one could find a way to make a sizeable profit. For instance, the average price of aggregate rose…
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