How Digital Mines Are Unearthing New Revenue Streams And Sustainable Goals. By Mark S. Kuhar The years of downsizing and cost-cutting have come to an end for the mining industry – global demand has soared, and mining companies and their ecosystem of suppliers have a ripe opportunity to seize the moment. The key is unlocking this opportunity as quickly as…
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Training With Tech
Using Technology To Address The Skilled Trades Labor Shortage. By Annette Kiesewetter The labor shortage is real and affecting the economy in every direction, from local restaurants to assembly lines to the quarries all over the country. The skilled trades shortage is especially impactful. Is your city or county hoping to expand or fix a road? Not without the skilled…
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A Chat With ChatGPT. By Stuart Burgess Recently I virtually sat down with one of the leading artificial intelligence (AI) platforms that is trained specifically in language models – you can interact with it conversationally. This platform, which became virally popular shortly after launch in late 2022 is known as ChatGPT. As AI continues to evolve, there is much speculation…
Read MoreRevolutionizing Aggregates Pricing
The Latest Aggregates Producer Price Index. By Denys Vasylenko This is the fourth in a series of articles on pricing. -Ed. In the February edition of Rock Products, the Aggregates Producer Price Index (APPI) was introduced. This index tracks the current pricing of various aggregate categories in the United States and is updated quarterly. The first edition of the index…
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By: Allen-Villere Partners and Rock Products.
Read MoreConveyance Systems: From Reactive to Preventive Maintenance
Reactive Maintenance Wreaks Havoc And Causes Unplanned Labor, Downtime, Extra Costs For Components. By Jason Crain Preventive maintenance (PM) is a concept we all know but may struggle with in our work and personal lives. In operations, it refers to scheduled maintenance tasks to maximize the life of wearable components. Often, there is not enough time for required daily tasks…
Read MoreDoing More with a Product Partner
Elkhart County Gravel Increases Screen Wear Life and Boosts Plant Efficiency With High-Quality Screens. By Mark S. Kuhar Elkhart County Gravel, headquartered in New Paris, Ind., operates four Indiana and Illinois Department of Transportation certified sand and gravel pits in northern Indiana that produce landscape stone, asphalt blends and concrete mined from a bench below water. As Plant Manager Arnie…
Read MorePeckham Industries Tackles Pricing
A New Plan Allowed The Company To Focus On Delivering Value To Its Customers – And Its Customers To Focus On Their Work. By Barry Hudson and Julia Georgi This is the third in a series of articles on pricing. -Ed. The year 2022 was an unprecedented year for inflation, and the speed of its onset. Headline inflation numbers were…
Read MoreIt Takes More Than Luck
Charlie Luck Talks To Rock Products About Luck Companies’ 100 Years Of Powering Possibilities. By Mark S. Kuhar In 1923, Charles Luck Jr. opened a crushed stone operation, Sunnyside Granite Co., in Richmond, Va. One-hundred years later, Luck Companies is the nation’s largest and fastest-growing family-owned and operated producer of crushed stone aggregates and environmental performance products through its Luck Stone, Luck…
Read MoreHere Comes ConExpo-Con/Agg
The Show, Now Nearly 5% Bigger Than The Record Set In 2020, Will Feature 1,800 Exhibitors And 150 Education Sessions. By Mark S. Kuhar and Josephine Patterson Here it comes again. The next ConExpo-Con/Agg will be held March 14-18, 2023, in Las Vegas. ConExpo-Con/Agg is the largest construction and aggregates trade show in North America and the premier event that…
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