Regardless Of Size Or Scale, All Conveyors Require Bearings That Are Properly Selected For The Load And Environment. By Brad Droegmiller and Michael Dunn
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Here Comes the Big One
ConExpo-Con/Agg is the international gathering place every three years for the construction industries, with a focus on construction, aggregates and ready mixed concrete. The event features exhibits of the latest technologies and innovations in equipment, products and services plus extensive industry-targeted education. Dates and Location Held every three years, the next ConExpo-Con/Agg is set for Tuesday, March 7 through Saturday,…
Read MoreASGCO Offers Super-Skalper HD
High-speed belts moving high volumes of material can create unique challenges for conveyor belt cleaning systems. In addition, many of these conveyors use large head pulleys, further complicating the application of an effective primary belt cleaner. ASGCO offers a solution to these challenges with the Super-Skalper HD.
Read MoreMartin Debuts Replacement Program for Conveyor Belt Cleaners
A new program from Martin Engineering assures customers of accurately sized and professionally installed replacement blades that are matched to their specific application, providing optimum cleaning performance and service life. The company’s exclusive Forever Guarantee specifies that users will experience better cleaning, longer service life and lower cost of ownership.
Read MoreKPI-JCI Showcases Kodiak Plus K500+ Cone Crusher
Johnson Crushers International showcased the Kodiak K500+, its 500-hp, remote-adjust cone crusher, at the recent MINExpo tradeshow held Sept. 26-28 in Las Vegas. The K500+ is part of the Kodiak Plus Cone Crusher family, which consists of three other models, the K200+, K300+ and K400+. The K500+ model fills the demand for larger secondary and tertiary cone crushers that are…
Read MoreCarmeuse Lime and Stone Donates Limestone for Park
Carmeuse Lime and Stone recently donated 4,000 tons of limestone to Wald Park, Inc., a nonprofit in Maysville, Ky., that is renovating a park into a modern, state-of-the-art sports complex for the surrounding community.
Read MoreGroups Press Candidates on Infrastructure Funding
Thirty-four of the nation’s leading business, labor, transportation and travel groups called on both major party presidential candidates to include long-term, sustainable funding measures as part of their infrastructure plans and are offering to help get those plans enacted in letters sent to both campaigns this week. The various groups said that finding ways to pay for future improvements to…
Read MoreHousing Starts Drop in September; Permits Rise
A sharp decline in multifamily production brought overall nationwide housing starts down 9 percent in September, according to newly released data from the U.S. Housing and Urban Development and the Commerce Department. However, both single-family production and overall permit issuance posted solid gains.
Read MoreForecast: Construction Starts to Increase in 2017
Dodge Data & Analytics released its 2017 Dodge Construction Outlook, a mainstay in construction industry forecasting and business planning. The report predicts that total U.S. construction starts for 2017 will advance 5 percent to $713 billion, following gains of 11 percent in 2015 and an estimated 1 percent in 2016.
Read MoreIronDirect Launches New Dealer Partner Program
IronDirect announced a new dealer partner program to expand the number and type of customers it serves. The program is available to all North American dealers interested in buying and reselling IronDirect premium and value-priced machines and parts. To join, dealers must place a minimum stock order for machines; no parts stock is required. Dealer sales are non-exclusive and not…
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