USING REAL-TIME DIESEL PARTICULATE MATTER MEASUREMENTS TO OPTIMIZE THE IMPLEMENTATION OF ADMINISTRATIVE CONTROLS. By James Noll, Larry Patts and Roy Grau Figure 1: Airtec being worn by miner. Many underground aggregates operations use enclosed cabs as their mainstay control technology to protect workers from diesel particulate matter (DPM). However, some workers, such as blasters, do not always work inside a cab…
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Benchmark 2015: An Exclusive Survey
ROCK PRODUCTS’ ANNUAL SURVEY ON THE OPINIONS, CONCERNS AND BUYING INTENTIONS OF PRODUCERS REVEALS WHAT IS ON THE INDUSTRY’S COLLECTIVE MIND. By Mark S. Kuhar With the national economy improving and indications that the infrastructure gridlock in Congress may be beginning to thaw, aggregates producers are looking ahead to the 2015 production season. Aggregates production rose in 2014, and 2015 is…
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A SPECIAL ROCK PRODUCTS INTERVIEW WITH DAVE TURIN OF THE HIT DISCOVERY CHANNEL TELEVISION SERIES ‘GOLD RUSH.’ By Mark S. Kuhar Dave Turin of Discovery Channel’s “Gold Rush” television series will be the keynote speaker at the National Stone, Sand and Gravel Association’s Young Leaders Luncheon, sponsored by Rock Products and Superior Industries, at this year’s AGG1 Academy and Expo in Baltimore. Turin…
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Dave Turin of Discovery Channel’s “Gold Rush” television series will be the keynote speaker at the Young Leaders Luncheon at NSSGA’s 2015 AGG1 Academy and Expo, March 17, 12:30 p.m., in Baltimore. Turin will discuss the importance of attracting and retaining talented young leaders for the aggregates and mining industries. The Young Leaders Luncheon will take place in the Baltimore Convention…
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You’ll Find a Wide Variety of Innovative Products to Grow Plant Productivity at this year’s AGG1 and World of Asphalt Shows. By Mark S. Kuhar and Josephine Smith
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EDWARDS SAND AND GRAVEL RELIES ON VIBRATORY FEEDERS TO KEEP MATERIAL MOVING AT ITS PENNSYLVANIA QUARRY. By Mark S. Kuhar Aggregate operations require equipment that can perform well during high-volume production and also withstand dirt, dust and corrosive conditions. That is certainly the situation at Edwards Sand & Gravel where the six-decade-old company produces construction aggregate for customers in its market…
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AN ONTARIO QUARRY INCREASES PRODUCTION CAPACITY AND PLANT UPTIME WITH ANTI-PEGGING SCREEN MEDIA SOLUTIONS. By Carol Wasson Frequent plugging or pegging within a screening circuit is a costly maintenance downtime issue. Pegging is the result of near-sized material becoming wedged in the openings of the screen media – a situation which halts efficient aggregate processing and can often create a fines…
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THE AGGREGATES INDUSTRY’S BIG SHOW OF THE YEAR PUTS THE ‘MORE’ IN BALTIMORE. By Mark S. Kuhar AGG1 is right around the corner. The AGG1 Academy & Expo is geared to the decision-makers and buyers from the companies that produce the vast majority of crushed stone, sand and gravel in the marketplace, including company owners, senior managers, plant managers, superintendents,…
Read MorePlaying the Waiting Game: Outlook/Forecast 2015
IN 2014, CONGRESS WAS NO HELP IN ADDRESSING OUR TRANSPORTATION FUNDING CRISIS, HOWEVER THERE ARE ENCOURAGING SIGNS THAT 2015 WILL BE A GOOD YEAR FOR AGGREGATES PRODUCERS. By Mark S. Kuhar and Josephine Smith What can you say about 2014? It was a year when MAP-21 expired, and aggregates producers, state DOTs and transportation advocates waited with anticipation to see…
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PRAIRIE MATERIAL GETS A GREENFIELD OPERATION ROLLING IN INDIANA. By Mark S. Kuhar By any account, getting a greenfield operation up and running can be a daunting task. For Prairie Materials, it took 10 years from the time the company entered into an agreement with landowner Larry Workman to mine a 160-acre piece of property in Lowell, Ind., to finally…
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