Through extensive research and development, Best Blasting Mats manufactures three styles of blasting mats from recycled passenger and light truck (PLT) or medium truck (MT) tires.
Read MoreDay: October 15, 2018
CM Labs Releases Innovative Excavator Simulator Training Pack
CM Labs Simulations announced the release of an Excavator Simulator Training Pack that features the world’s first commercial application of an innovative new method of soil simulation.
Read MoreOn The Road Again
Here Are Some of the Latest Road-Building Products Introduced This Year. By Mark S. Kuhar
Read MoreThe Emission-Free Quarry
Efficiency, Safety and Environmental Benefits Could Impact Both Customers and Society at Large. By Mark S. Kuhar
Read MoreElectric Vehicles: More Fleets Going Green
Electric vehicles (EV) are a growing trend both on and off the jobsite – and now manufacturers are offering new equipment, while users are demonstrating how fleets can go green.
Read MoreVirtual Reality in Design Engineering
Caterpillar is using artificial intelligence in its product-development process to simulate how operators might use a machine, cutting time out of the entire process, said chief analytics director Morgan Vawter in a recent Cat podcast.
Read MoreHere’s Dave
In this issue, we feature an exclusive op-ed written by David G. Zatezalo, assistant secretary mine safety and health. As the head of MSHA, he has the important job of overseeing that agency’s enforcement efforts and industry outreach.
Read MoreFIRST LOOK – OCTOBER 2018
TOP NEWS Cemex Makes Acquisition Cemex USA acquired a Blue Star Materials II aggregates operation in Chico, Texas, positioning the company for expansion in the Dallas-Fort Worth area. The 122-acre site and quarry plant is about 45 miles northwest of Fort Worth in Wise County and has more than 25 years of limestone reserves. U.S. Concrete Expands in Texas U.S.…
Read MoreBKT Tires Offer Exceptional Traction
BKT offers a number of tire options for aggregates producers, including the Earthmax SR 49 (L-4), an all-steel radial tire that has been engineered for loaders and dozers. Earthmax SR 49 provides optimum performance in severe mining operations requiring exceptional traction. The Earthmax SR 53 is an all-steel radial tire specially designed for loaders or dozers operating in severe rocky…
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