The wireless Eye Trax Ranger Series Construction Camera is a cellular-based surveillance camera for remote security monitoring of a quarry or a construction jobsite. This camera boasts a lightweight design that makes it easy to install in various locations, such as at the scalehouse, maintenance garage, the quarry office or in the vicinity of the primary crusher. Indefinitely powered by…
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Doosan Wheel Loader Provides Increased Power, Performance
Designed specifically for quarry, mine and other large material-handling applications, the Doosan DL550-3 wheel loader boasts an operating weight of 69,655 lb., a breakout force of 58,450 lb. and a dump height of 11 ft. 2 in. Controlled via a switch or a programmed preset time frame, the new automatic reversing cooling fan helps keep the machine’s cooling system clean…
Read MoreWeir-Jones Engineering Unveils Innovative Grease-Dispensing System
An intelligent automated grease-dispensing system (AGS) developed by Weir-Jones Engineering of Vancouver, B.C., Canada, significantly reduces operational and maintenance costs and lowers the potential for human error in operations that deploy submerged pumps or equipment requiring regular lubrication that must be remotely verified. The AGS was developed in 2013 for use in the tailings ponds by a multinational operator in…
Read MoreHaving a Good Year
March 7, 2014 – Goodyear is displaying many of its construction and quarry application tires at this week’s ConExpo-Con/Agg show. Goodyear is exhibiting at booth #11649 in the convention center’s North Hall. Among those tires are the GP2B and RT3B, for general service applications; the TL3A+ and GP4D, which offer enhanced traction for articulated trucks and loaders; and the RL5K, which…
Read MoreOntario Group Pushes for Responsible Aggregate Standards
The Cornerstone Standards Council (CSC) has released draft standards for “responsible aggregate extraction” in Ontario, Canada. CSC is reaching out to individuals and groups interested in the role voluntary certification can play in Ontario’s aggregate sector. The group is seeking feedback on its draft Responsible Aggregate Standards and want to know if they accurately reflect achievable expectations for progressive quarry…
Read MorePermitting – January 2014
Conveyor Approved for QuarryLehigh Cement Co. is expected to meet all of its federal and state requirements for air pollution emissions under a draft permit for its proposed conveyor belt transportation system, at its Carroll County, Maryland plant. The proposed conveyor belt system would move limestone from a quarry in New Windsor to the company’s plant in Union Bridge, according…
Read MoreIROCK’s Sidewinder Secondary Crusher Reduces Wear, Boosts Production
IROCK Crushers offers its Sidewinder series of crushers, which are designed to screen out a high percentage of the feed material that is already at the required size before reaching the crusher. This minimizes the amount of material that runs through the crusher, increasing production and reducing wear.
Read MorePowerscreen Trakpactor Features Enhancements
The Powerscreen Trakpactor 320SR is a mid-sized horizontal impact crusher redesigned with some key enhancements to offer operators and contractors excellent reduction and high consistency of product shape for performance in quarry and recycling applications. The crushing chamber features a 1,130- x 800-mm feed opening, hydraulically assisted CSS adjustment, four-bar rotor and twin-apron design, and hydraulic overload protection as standard.…
Read MoreReporting from the Field
By Mark S. Kuhar At Rock Products, I believe in reporting from the field, not from behind a desk.
Read MorePermit Discussion Pulled
According to the York Dispatch, discussion of a proposed expansion of York Building Products’ quarry has been pulled from a York City, Pa., Planning Commission agenda. The company requested to have the matter deferred to the commission’s Nov. 11 meeting, said Jennie Sherry, the city’s planner. York Building Products wants to expand its limestone-mining operation onto 16 acres of land…
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