Graniterock named Peter Lemon its new president and chief executive officer effective Jan. 1, 2023. Lemon, an energetic and effective business leader, brings nearly 25 years of experience in heavy civil construction and aggregate mining to the CEO position of the family-owned company. He succeeds Tom Squeri, who has served as CEO since 2012 and led Graniterock through some of…
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Welding Alloys Develops Flex e.bot Collaborative Robot
Many rail company revenues were hard hit during the COVID-19 lockdown and today face increasing pressure on the maintenance, efficiencies and on the network expansion front. Add to this the goal of reduced global emissions of carbon dioxide by 2030, and that means less freight by road and more emphasis and pressure on rail networks, said Welding Alloys Railways Services…
Read MoreFord Pro Moves Business Owners Into the Digital Age
Ford Pro Fleet Management Software is the latest tool added to its Intelligence suite of fleet management solutions, expanding on the one-stop shop of vehicles, software, charging, service and financing. The affordable, always-on software program gives office admins and fleet managers a new tool to combat drawers and file folders brimming with paperwork. Powered by fleet management software provider Fleetio,…
Read MoreFleetWatcher Integration Enhances Functionality of Software Programs
As heavy construction contractors increasingly adopt technology to operate more efficiently, FleetWatcher offers seamless integration with popular software programs, providing a flow of data to further enhance the functionality of programs like Viewpoint, B2W, OnStation, and many more. Data from e-ticketing, cycle counts, tonnage and more automatically flows from FleetWatcher’s Materials Management Solution (MMS) into the appropriate areas within the…
Read MoreBosch Provides Off-Road Vehicles With Tech Solutions
Electronic assistance systems make a crucial contribution to increasing safety on the construction site and make work easier for the drivers of off-highway construction vehicles. Bosch offers various assistance functions for construction vehicles. These functions lighten the challenging workload for the driver and make the construction site safer. The different functions provide direct assistance to workers, such as load sensing…
Read MoreABB Delivers Power Management System to Potash Project
ABB has been selected by BHP to deliver a power management system for the Jansen Potash Project in Canada, which will provide nutrient-rich potash fertilizer to enable more sustainable farming globally. BHP is progressing the $5.7 billion project, which is expected to achieve first production in late 2026. The order includes ABB Ability System 800xA Power Control Library, a digital…
Read MoreCDE Screening and Cyclone Technology Benefit Canadian Plant
Vicdom Sand & Gravel has been supplying a wide variety of aggregate products to customers in southern Ontario, Canada, since 1976 from its sand and gravel pits and limestone quarry in the Kawartha Lakes, Brock Township and Uxbridge areas. With more than 1,000 acres of land licensed for aggregate extraction, Vicdom, from its central pit located only 30 minutes northeast…
Read MoreConveyor Components Company Offers Tilt Level Control
The Model CT, manufactured by Conveyor Components Company, is comprised of a Control Unit and Tilt Probe, which senses the presence or absence of material. The intrinsically safe cULus Listed Control Unit is enclosed in a rugged cast aluminum housing with external red and green LED status indicator lights and surface mount printed circuit boards. Weatherproof, dust-ignition-proof and explosion-proof models…
Read MoreOrica Expands Fragmentation Monitoring to Real-Time Oversize
Orica released its most innovative fragmentation monitoring solution yet, FRAGTrack Gantry. A market-first haul truck measurement solution combining real-time oversize detection alerts and accurate Particle Size Distribution of fragmentation on all models and sizes of haul trucks. Combining the success of the existing suite of automated post-blast fragmentation monitoring solutions and the feedback from customers experiencing loss of production due…
Read MoreCanpotex Acquires 1,300 Railcars From National Steel Car
Canpotex Limited acquired 1,300 custom railcars from National Steel Car (NSC) in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. These new custom railcars from NSC will be added to Canpotex’s fleet of existing railcars, increasing the total fleet to 8,000 cars by June 2023. The railcars will be used to help transport potash to overseas customers by delivering potash from land-locked Saskatchewan to three…
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