At Material Sand And Gravel In Poland, N.Y., A Woman’s Place Is In The Quarry. By Thomas J. Roach
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Trimble to Bring Autonomy, Productivity Solutions to MINExpo
Trimble will be presenting a wide range of mining solutions to improve safety, productivity and efficiency, and to put mining operations on the path to autonomy at MINExpo 2021. Mining companies need to overcome challenges like rising costs and skilled labor shortages, and maximize opportunities from higher commodity prices.
Read MoreGetting to Know Your Team Again
People Are Coming Back To Work In Person And Leaders Need To Regroup. By Steve Schumacher As the pandemic eases, restrictions are lifted and businesses work to getting back to normal, people will be transitioning back into the workplace. As we all know, the face of work for most people will be different for a long time, if not forever.…
Read MoreA New Approach to Neighborhood Councils
Everything Is Bigger In Texas, Including Advisory Councils. Kerr County Is Eying A County-Wide Group. By Therese Dunphy Aggregate-producing operations, or APOs as they are often referred to in Texas, have been under intense scrutiny since 2019 when the Austin American-Statesman launched a six-month investigation into the growing number of state aggregate operations and asserted that “state regulators did almost…
Read MoreSee MagnaShear Motor Brakes Maintenance-Free Solution at MINExpo
MagnaShear motor brakes from Force Control Industries – which are ideal for mining applications where the motor is stopped, or reversed, each cycle such as loaders/unloaders, conveyors, rail car spotters and dumpers, overland and internal tripper cars, rotary coal sweep samplers, and more – will be featured in the Force Control booth (#25108) at MINExpo.
Read MoreSuperior, General Equipment Broaden Partnership
Superior Industries Inc. announced a growing partnership with its longest serving equipment dealer, General Equipment & Supplies Inc. The dealer will represent Superior’s full-line of equipment in two more states: Minnesota and North Dakota.
Read MoreFenner Dunlop Launches BIRDSi Web Application
Fenner Dunlop Americas has enhanced its conveyor monitoring services with BIRDSi, a digital tool that gives conveyor operators real-time, remote access to their belt performance. BIRDSi is powered by Fenner Dunlop’s proprietary EagleEye sensing system that has been successfully monitoring steel cord conveyors for the last several years. EagleEye is a permanent device affixed to conveyor belts that continuously captures…
Read MoreABB Launches Condition-Monitoring Digital Service for Conveyor Belts
ABB has launched ABB Ability Condition Monitoring for belts, an advanced digital service to enable mine operators to track speed, misalignment, damage, thickness and wear, slippage, and temperature of conveyor belts in real time, and therefore anticipate maintenance, avoid unplanned downtime and improve belt reliability and lifetime.
Read MorePeckham Materials’ Pleasant Valley Plant Resumes Annual Open House
Peckham Materials’ (a subsidiary of Peckham Industries Inc.) Pleasant Valley plant hosted its first open house and food drive since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. Between 175 and 200 Pleasant Valley residents and community members came out on the sunny July day to enjoy the festivities and learn about the day-to-day operations that take place at the plant.
Read MoreMcLanahan Offers Mineral Process Solutions at MINExpo
McLanahan Corp. is using MINExpo 2021 to focus on its complete range of solutions for the mining industry and to grow awareness of the complete range of end-to-end solutions that they provide to multiple industries.
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