Hi-Crush Partners LP reported second quarter 2016 results and the completion of an acquisition.
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Kalenborn Abresist Elevates Frendewey
Kalenborn Abresist Corp. announced that Craig Frendewey, senior vice president, will take full responsibility of its North American operations. These operations include Kalenborn Abresist, Kalenborn Canada and Kalenborn Technologies. Frendewey first joined the company in 2013 as sales manager and was later named senior vice president of sales and marketing. He is a graduate of Northern Michigan University and has…
Read MoreStedman Expands Testing and Toll-Processing Facility
The Stedman Machine Co. expanded its testing and toll-processing facility with two horizontal-shaft impactors and a vertical roller mill fine grinding system. Other full-size equipment includes cage mills, vertical shaft impactors, hammer mills, vertical roller mills and lump breakers. Open, closed circuit, and air-swept systems can be used for pre-purchase testing, process development and toll processing. “Save time and money by having…
Read MorePolaris Materials’ Aggregates Sales Up 42 Percent
Polaris Materials Corp. reported financial results for its second quarter ending June 30, 2016. Aggregate sales for the current quarter were 946,000 tons, a 42 percent increase over sales of 668,000 tons in the second quarter of 2015. Shipments of the company’s products increased compared to the prior year due to both increased delivered shipments into San Francisco and ex-quarry…
Read MoreNSSGA Names Wendt Scholarship Winner
Ian Reynolds, a rising senior at the Missouri University of Science & Technology, was selected as the recipient of the National Stone, Sand and Gravel Association’s (NSSGA) 2016 Barry K. Wendt Memorial Scholarship.
Read MorePoll: Infrastructure Unites Voters in Divisive Election Year
With 90 days left before Election Day, a national poll released by the Association of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM) found that half of registered voters say the nation’s infrastructure has gotten worse over the last five years, and a majority of voters said roads and bridges are in “extreme” need of repair.
Read MoreHirschmann Names New Premier Dealer
Chambersburg, Pa.-based Hirschmann Automation and Control named Stevenson Crane Service, Inc. as the new premier dealer for Illinois, Indiana and Wisconsin. Stevenson Crane Service offers Hirschmann’s entire line of Hirschmann, PAT and Krueger branded crane operator aids. These systems include load moment indicators (LMI), wireless and hard-wired indicators, anti-two block systems and a complete line of sensors.
Read MoreMINExpo Preview: Superior Industries
Superior Industries Inc. plans to launch several new products at MINExpo International 2016. At booth #19100 in the Silver Lot, the manufacturer will display its new Patriot Cone Crusher, TeleStacker Conveyor, mine duty idlers, mine duty pulleys, conveyor drive package solutions from it’s Core Systems Design group, Chevron Pulley and a brand new mine duty Exterra Belt Cleaner. Patriot Cone CrusherLast…
Read MoreDodge Momentum Index Inches Higher in July
The Dodge Momentum Index moved slightly higher in July, increasing 0.5 percent to 134.7 (2000=100) from its revised June reading of 134.1. The Momentum Index is a monthly measure of the first (or initial) report for nonresidential building projects in planning, which have been shown to lead construction spending for nonresidential buildings by a full year.
Read MoreExcavator Operator Killed at Tennessee Quarry
On July 25, a 59-year-old excavator operator, with 17 years of experience, was killed at Vulcan Materials Savannah Quarry in Tennessee. Prior to the accident, the victim was loading shot rock into haul trucks. While waiting for the haul trucks to return, the victim was separating out oversized rocks when the cab of his excavator was struck by falling material…
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