By Barry Kukkuk At Command Alkon’s recent Elevate Conference, one thing aggregates industry IT professionals spoke about was how 5G will interconnect plant operational frameworks. Look for a report in next month’s Rock Products. – Ed.
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Fragmented Software Systems a Roadblock to Digital Evolution
By Katherine James Fragmented software application landscapes are common in the mining sector and inhibit much needed business transformation. We often see enterprise resource planning (ERP) solutions with a variable mix of enterprise asset management (EAM), project management, and workforce planning and scheduling optimization systems. On top of that, we have scores of Excel spreadsheets to add to the complexity.
Read MoreAdvancing Automation: Workers Worry More About Site Safety Than Losing Their Jobs
Almost half of all construction workers fear safety could be put at risk on job sites when artificial intelligence (AI) and automation becomes the norm – a higher number than those worried about losing their jobs to robots, a new survey reveals.
Read MoreEchelon Front to Address Young Leaders at AGG1
The 2019 Young Leaders Luncheon, sponsored by Rock Products, will take place Tuesday, Feb. 12, from 12-1 p.m. in the 500 Ballroom, Indiana Convention Center, in Indianapolis. The event coincides with the National Stone, Sand and Gravel Association’s Annual Convention and the AGG1 Show.
Read MoreIntegrating Project Management Software With Cameras
What if your site camera could talk to your project management software, sharing project information with workers? Now, this is possible, as technology providers are partnering up to make it easier to manage images.
Read MoreLeveraging AI For Project Lifecycle Tracking
What if your team could leverage artificial intelligence (AI) to travel to an earlier phase of a project, such as a relocation of a primary crusher, or adding a new production line?
Read MoreDel Mar College Adds Vortex Simulator
CM Labs Simulations is helping Del Mar College’s Division of Workforce and Economic Development to narrow the skilled labor gap by implementing a Vortex Advantage simulator in its heavy equipment operator training program.
Read MoreMake Room for Millennials at the Jobsite
Construction has often been considered one of the last industries to embrace technology. That is starting to change, however, as aggregates and construction companies look for new ways to alter the mindset of those at the jobsite.
Read MoreVirtual Reality in Design Engineering
Caterpillar is using artificial intelligence in its product-development process to simulate how operators might use a machine, cutting time out of the entire process, said chief analytics director Morgan Vawter in a recent Cat podcast.
Read MoreSeen and Heard at the NSSGA Young Leaders Meeting
The National Stone, Sand and Gravel Association’s 2018 Young Leaders (YL) Annual Meeting, held April 25-28 at the Hilton La Jolla Torrey Pines in La Jolla, Calif., featured networking opportunities, community service and teambuilding projects.
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