A New Live Event for the Aggregates Industry

SEMCO Publishing – parent company of Rock Products, Concrete Products, Cement Products, and North American Mining magazines – is pleased to announce a collaboration with On The Rocks Digital (a Social Media Management and AI company specializing in construction materials) on a new live event: AggNexus. The event will take place Sept. 9-10, 2024, at the Thompson Conference Center at the University of Texas in…

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Teleo Named One of Fast Company’s World’s 
Most Innovative Companies

Teleo, a company building autonomous technology for heavy construction equipment, announced it has made Fast Company’s prestigious list of the World’s Most Innovative Companies of 2024. Teleo has been ranked in the top 10 for the most innovative robotics companies. The company earned the honor based on introducing Supervised Autonomy, its proprietary blend of autonomy and long-range remote operations, for…

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Here Comes Smart Pricing

It’s Time For The Aggregates Industry To Unlock The Power Of CPQ 
And Shape A Future Of Efficiency, Profitability And Customer-Centricity. By Barry Hudson, Laura Georgi and Oksana Verbetska In the dynamic world of the aggregates industry, staying ahead of the competition is crucial. To thrive in this challenging landscape, companies must adapt to changing customer demands, streamline their operations,…

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Effective Idlers = 
Belt Protection

Protecting Conveyor Belts In Your Plant Is Essential To Overall Profitability. By Carol Wasson Most aggregate operations run effectively under a variety of abrasive conditions and equipment configurations – but none operate effectively without a reliable conveyor system. Protecting the belt is essential to overall profitability. Period. What’s the biggest factor behind belt protection? Bottom line, if the idlers last…

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Incline Conveying

Better Belts Yield Big Benefits In Incline Conveying. By Michael Schroeder Due to their very nature, aggregates operations often require conveying on an incline, typically on intricate conveyor systems with multiple belted conveyors running at once and at different heights and speeds. While many may think a conveyor belt is simply just a piece of rubber and fabric, that rubber…

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Crushing and Breaking

Mobile Productivity, New Systems, Solving Producer Challenges and More. By Mark S. Kuhar Aggregates producers are always looking at the latest product innovations and improvements. Here are some of the latest developments in the areas of crushing and breaking. KleemannThe intuitive SPECTIVE operating concept from Kleemann contributes significantly to efficient operability of the Kleemann crushing plants. The mobile application SPECTIVE…

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