ACCURATE MEASUREMENT OF INVENTORY CAN SAVE AGGREGATES PRODUCERS TIME AND MONEY. By Mark S. Kuhar Aggregates producers are quickly finding out that automated drone systems can improve how a company measures aggregate stockpiles, and save them a lot of money. Like many aggregate companies, Whitaker Contracting and Madison Materials have measured stockpiles for decades using a combination of employees on…
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Headwaters MB Aggregates Market Report
IN THIS UPDATED ANALYSIS PREPARED FOR ROCK PRODUCTS, HEADWATERS MB LOOKS AT FIRST-QUARTER 2016 AGGREGATES-INDUSTRY TRENDS SUCH AS MERGERS, STONE PRODUCTION AND PRICING. By Brian Krehbiel In Q1 2016, average valuation multiples for the publicly traded aggregates industry declined 4.3 percent and average EBITDA margins during the period increased from 16.7 percent to 17.4 percent compared to Q4 2015 (Figure…
Read MorePrecision Presplitting – Design Aspects
How To Effectively Calculate The Explosive Load For A Precision Presplit On 24-In. Spacing Along With The Stemming, Loading And Timing Of The Holes. By Anthony Konya and Dr. Calvin Konya
Read MoreCounty Tyrone: Ireland’s Heart of Crushing and Screening
NORTHERN IRELAND IS HOME TO MANY QUARRIES AND MANUFACTURERS OF EQUIPMENT FOR THE GLOBAL AGGREGATES INDUSTRY. By Mark S. Kuhar As a result of its varied geology, Northern Ireland has a diverse aggregates base around which industry manufacturers, aggregates producers and the construction industry has developed. This is especially prevalent in County Tyrone. According to the Quarry Products Association Northern…
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BIG CREEK SAND AND GRAVEL IN BORGER, TEXAS, FOUND A WAY TO ACHIEVE THE HIGH PRODUCTION NEEDED TO MEET DEMAND. By Mark S. Kuhar The recent passage of Texas’ Proposition 7 – the single largest increase in transportation funding in Texas’s history – means one thing for aggregate producers in the Lone Star State: Focusing on production is more critical…
Read MoreCrushing and Screening: The Big Payback
CRUSHING, BREAKING AND SCREENING CASE STUDIES, NEW PRODUCTS, INDUSTRY ADVICE AND MORE. By Mark S. Kuhar Aggregates producers are looking closely at their operations these days. With production predicted to increase in the wake of the passage of the Fixing America’s Surface Transportation (FAST) Act, it will be critically important to have the plant hitting on all cylinders. Yahara Materials…
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NEW YORK ARMY NATIONAL GUARD QUARRY DETACHMENT READY FOR WORK. By Master Sgt. Raymond Drumsta After some fast repair work on their crusher in mid-May, the New York Army National Guard’s 204th Engineer Detachment (Quarry) is set to turn big rocks into fine-ground construction materials during their annual training (AT) period here in July, according to 1st Lt. Matthew Mansfield,…
Read MorePortable Plants: The Path to Production
Kleemann Mobirex Impactor Highly Productive One of two new impact crushers from Kleemann – the Tier 4 final-compliant Mobirex MR 110 ZSi EVO 2 – was shown at AGG1 2016 in Nashville. The MR 110 ZSi EVO 2 is the slightly smaller version of the MR 130 ZSi EVO 2. EVO 2 represents the continuing evolution of the successful EVO…
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PRECISION PRESPLITTING IS BEING USED IN THE BLASTING INDUSTRY TO INCREASE SAFETY AND PREVENT OVERBREAK IN WEAKER ROCKS. By Anthony J. Konya and Calvin J. Konya This is the first in a two-part article about Precision Presplitting. –Ed. Figure 1 – Normal Presplit Driving through the mountains you may look up and see a wall nearly falling over with hanging boulders…
Read MoreWhat is Your Company Worth?
FOR ANY PRIVATE BUSINESS OWNER, CHANGE IS INEVITABLE AND A GOOD VALUATION CAN HELP YOU BETTER RESPOND TO THAT CHANGE. By Chuck Eaton You’ve put years into building a quality aggregates business, but the economy and markets have been on a roller coaster ride the past 6-8 years. Are you curious about what your company is worth now? Do you…
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