Pit & Quarry articles from July 2000

Pit & Quarry archives from July 2000

TOP news.(crushed stone industry)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2000... Critical trends and topics for stone producers * Crushed stone production increases 7 percent, and sand and gravel production increases 3.8 percent in the first quarter of 2000, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. * The CSR Group...

wire.(briefs)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2000... B The National Aggregates Association is working to modify the floodplains restriction contained in the replacement permit program to Nationwide Permit 26, which went into effect in early June. . . . The National Stone Association has raised...

RED FLAGS.(meshed brief: tradeshow review, Midwestern fuel prices, and Disney farming attraction)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2000... * The ConExpo-Con-Agg show qualified as the largest trade show of the year in 1999 by trade magazine Tradeshow Week. It surpassed consumer electronics show Com-Dex, which has been the largest show in Las Vegas for a decade. * Escalating...

ESSENTIAL economics.(construction contract value rates)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
July 1, 2000... MONTHLY CONSTRUCTION CONTRACT VALUE SEASONALLY ADJUSTED ANNUAL RATES, IN MILLIONS Apr. 2000 Mar. 2000 % Change Nonresidential Building $170,512 $182,665 -7 Residential Building ...

STOCK watch.
July 1, 2000... (at press time) This Month Last Month Centex Construction Prod. 26 111/416 31 71/416 Florida Rock Industries 37 91/416 37 11/416 Hanson Plc 36 91/44 35 11/44 Lafarge...

Standing up for diesel fuel.(Brief Article)
July 1, 2000... These are tough times for diesel fuel. At retail, diesel is selling for about $1.40 per gallon, according to the U.S. Department of Energy. That's about 40 cents-per-gallon higher than last year. Escalating fuel prices are cause for concern...

Crushed stone production rises in first quarter.(U.S. Geological Survey)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2000... According to the U.S. Geological Survey, an estimated 292 million metric tons of crushed stone were produced and shipped for consumption in the first quarter of 2000. That's a 7 percent increase compared with the same period in 1999. The...

Metzgar's Part 46 seminar highlights NAA program.
July 1, 2000... THE NATIONAL AGGREGATES ASSOCIATION (NAA) held a series of events June 1-5 near Cincinnati, Ohio, highlighted by an MSHA Part 46 Training Program. The five-day schedule also included Dredging Seminars, an Aggregate Plant Operators Forum and...

April construction contracts slip 5 percent.(F.W. Dodge Co.)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
July 1, 2000... Contracting for new construction retreated 5 percent in April to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of $447.6 billion, according to the F.W. Dodge Division of The McGraw-Hill Companies. Reduced activity was reported for two of the industry's...

Two groups join NSA in wetlands permit challenge.(National Stone Association)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2000... The National Stone Association's (NSA) challenge to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' Clean Water Act Nationwide Permit (NWP) program was reinforced today by the formation of an alliance with two other national organizations concerned with...

EPA proposes sharp cuts in diesel pollutants.(Environmental Protection Agency)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2000... THE ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION Agency (EPA) proposed a 97 percent cut in the amount of sulfur in diesel fuel burned by large 18-wheel trucks and buses in a bid to cleanse the air of pollutants. EPA Administrator Carol Browner ended months of...

CSR America to buy American Limestone.(CSR Group, American Limestone Company Inc.)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2000... CSR Group is continuing its expansion into the U.S. construction materials sector with the agreement by CSR America to purchase American Limestone Co. (ALC) for US$211 million, subject to regulatory approval. ALC is an aggregates and...

Martin Marietta elects Shephard as vice president, treasurer.(Martin Marietta Materials Inc., Dan Shephard)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2000... MARTIN MARIETTA MATERIALS INC. ANNOUNCED THAT its Board of Directors elected Dan Shephard as vice president and treasurer of the corporation. Shephard joined the company in 1989 as a senior accountant. He subsequently served as director of...

Graniterock production plant achieves safety milestone.(Brief Article)
July 1, 2000... MAY 8 MARKED THE TENTH ACCIDENT-FREE YEAR FOR Graniterock's South San Francisco road materials production facility. The facility often operates 24 hours a day, seven days a week, supplying construction paving materials for jobs at San Francisco...

Blue Circle says in 'very early' Southdown talks.(Blue Circle Industries PLC and Southdown Inc. in early merger talks)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2000... British cement maker Blue Circle Industries says it had held tentative merger talks with U.S. counterpart Southdown Inc. "Blue Circle has noted press speculation regarding a possible combination with Southdown and confirms that it has held very...

Eight students win scholarships from National Lime & Stone.(National Lime and Stone Co.)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2000... EIGHT $2,250 SCHOLARSHIPS HAVE been awarded to children of National Lime & Stone Co. employees as a result of awards' judging for the C. Paul Palmer Memorial Scholarship Fund. The awards are based on academic excellence, school activities and...

Dallas-based TXI Chaparral Steel recently named Michael D. Ragan vice president, marketing and sales.(Brief Article)
July 1, 2000... * Dallas-based TXI Chaparral Steel recently named Michael D. Ragan vice president, marketing and sales. Most recently, Ragan was with WR Grace & Co.'s Construction Products division where he held the position of vice president of worldwide...

Rogers Group Inc. has announced six new appointments: Kim Lockhart, manager of systems integration.(Brief Article)
July 1, 2000... * Rogers Group Inc. has announced six new appointments: Kim Lockhart, manager of systems integration; Dawna Roberts, database administrator; Lynne Hall, manager of systems maintenance; Deb McCarver, communications manager; Alyson Robinson,...

State Association News.(briefs)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2000... The Arizona Rock Products is holding its 2000 Convention July 19-22 at the Vail Cascade Hotel & Club in Vail, Colo. * The Construction Materials Association of California (CMAC) held its Annual Conference in Sacramento. Highlights included...

Protect yourself from MSHA.(Mine Safety and Health Administration)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2000... The following memorandum was written by MSHA's administrators to its Assessment Office: "The failure to provide, maintain, or require the use of personal protective equipment has contributed to the fatality toll in the mining ...

South central report.(industry data for south central states)(Statistical Data Included)
July 1, 2000... With the summer construction season in full swing, producers in the South Central region of the United States report solid market conditions. Although some pockets aren't performing as well as the industry would like, markets aren't contracting...

Sweet home Oklahoma.(construction in Oklahoma)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2000... Andrew Skeith, executive vice president of the Association of Oklahoma General Contractors and a member of the Aggregates committee, says market conditions in the state are very good to excellent. "We have a pretty good road program going, and...

Urban sprawl strategies explored.(Brief Article)
July 1, 2000... The term Urban Sprawl gives one a perception of cities rapidly expanding to the point where they take over every piece of land much like a volcano's lava flow obliterates everything in its wake. Environmentalists have been able to use this...

Public: The operative word.(public relations for the aggregate industry)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2000... It is easy to understand why the industry is disillusioned with elected officials and the general public in how they are viewed by people. The aggregate industry is regulated very closely and placed under a microscope with each application made...

Pretty pictures and a code of ethics.(safety and health in the aggregates industry)(Brief Article)(Editorial)
July 1, 2000... For safety and health professional Philip Petersen, every picture tells a story. In some cases, the story is not a pretty one. He wrote to Pit & Quarry to complain that several pictures he saw in the pages of the magazine depicted unsafe...

Analyzing Injuries : What causes injuries -- and fatalities -- in an aggregates plant?(Statistical Data Included)
July 1, 2000... Are there any particular differences between injuries that result in fatalities and those that result in less serious injuries? The data published by MSHA are not detailed enough for causation analysis, but one significant observation can be...

10 Myths : Some misconceptions surround MSHA's new training standard.(Mine Safety and Health Administration)
July 1, 2000... Effective October 2, 2000, Final Rule 30 CFR Part 46 becomes effective. This new MSHA Regulation addresses mine safety and health record-keeping and training requirements for surface-mining operations that involve the recovery of sand, gravel,...

Protective eyewear.(from Uvex Safety)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2000... Uvex Safety offers the Uvex Skyper x2, protective eyewear that combines action-oriented styling with exceptional safety and comfort for light industrial use. Featuring an attention-grabbing appeal, the Uvex Skyper x2 will help companies...

Portable light tower.(from Ingersoll-Rand)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2000... Ingersoll-Rand's Portable Compressor Division offers the LightSource portable light tower. The LightSource is specifically designed to meet the requirements of the rental market and incorporates features such as a 6 kW generator; an extended...

Paving breakers.(from American Pneumatic Tool)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2000... American Pneumatic Tool's class of Airgo-Line paving breakers -- available in 40-lb., 60-lb. and 90-lb. classes -- are developed for extended operation markets that demand ergonomic, user-friendlier tools that minimize vibration and noise. The...

Shock-absorbing lanyard.(from Dalloz Fall Protection)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2000... Dalloz Fall Protection's Miller BackBiter lanyard with SofStop shock absorber is specifically engineered to withstand the forces that can occur during tie-back or choke-off. A feature of the tie-back lanyard is its convenience and ease of use....

Hearing protection/communication.(from Howard Leight Industries)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2000... Howard Leight offers its Savox Noise-Com device that allows users to communicate with portable radios or cellular phones in high noise environments without sacrificing hearing safety. The Noise-Com device slips easily into any earmuff providing...

Protective glasses.(from American Allsafe Co.)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2000... American Allsafe Co. offers the CudaSeven, a seven-base curved lens for wrap-around protection and no distortion in peripheral vision. It has adjustable temples, four lens colors to choose from and an RX frame insert is also available. ...

Anti-vibration glove.(from Ergodyne Corp.)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2000... Ergodyne offers the ISO-10819 certified ProFlex 9002 full-finger, anti-vibration glove. It is made with a polymer located in the palm, the fingers and thumb past the last joint, as well as on the side palm for added protection when the hand is...

Compliance program/videos.(Environmental Development Corp.)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2000... Environmental Development Corp. (EDC) offers an expanded, updated version of its Environmental and Safety Compliance Audit System (CAS) for vehicle maintenance and refueling operations. The 88-page, 900-question checklist and workbook covers...

Closed-circuit breathing apparatus.(Draeger Safety Inc.)(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
July 1, 2000... Draeger Safety Inc. offers the BG 4 closed-circuit breathing apparatus. Draeger's BG 4 supplies the wearer with breathing air for up to four hours, making the user independent of low-oxygen IDLH atmospheres. The positive pressure in the...

Safety and training videos/manuals.(Construction Industry Manufacturers Association)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2000... The Construction Industry Manufacturers Assn. (CIMA) has added to its line of safety videos by producing ones for cranes, graders, portable air compressors, pumps and roller compactors, and repair technician safety practices. The safety videos...

Solutions book.(from System Improvements Inc.)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2000... Systems Improvement Inc. offers the book, "TapRoot -- Root Cause Analysis, Problem Investigation, Proactive Improvement." With this book, readers can learn to identify the root causes of accidents or incidents; proactively spot and fix problems...

Headsets.(Brief Article)
July 1, 2000... Motorola offers its Noise-Canceling Headsets designed for two-way communication in extremely noisy environments. These dual-muff headsets are available in headband or hard-hat mount styles. With two microphones included on the outside of the...

Cashman introduces new truck to Nevada.(Brief Article)
July 1, 2000... The Cat 775D quarry truck has given a whole new meaning to the term "monster truck." Not only can this truck haul a bigger payload than its predecessors, its advanced electronics and ergonomics translate into increased performance, productivity...

Breaker/boom combo serves Luck Stone.(new equipment )(Brief Article)
July 1, 2000... Over a decade ago, Virginia-based Luck Stone Corp. made the decision to install pedestal booms and breakers to remove rock jams in their crushers. In 1997, the company purchased its 13th such installation, choosing a Tramac 900 breaker mounted...

Economical solution to wandering conveyor belts.(Brief Article)
July 1, 2000... To provide an effective and economical solution to mistracking belts on light-to medium-duty conveyors, Martin Engineering, Neponset, Ill., introduced the Martin Centralizer Belt Trainer. By keeping conveyors running in the proper path,...

Aggregate quality control.(Brief Article)
July 1, 2000... Mother Nature, as wonderful as she is, has a different idea about the consistency of aggregate in its natural home than what the producer and end user have. Producers go through a certain amount of work and expense to get materials into the...

Bringing together buyers and sellers.(Construction Industry Manufacturers Association offers the CIMA Product Locator)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2000... While several new auction sites have made shopping easier for buyers of used construction equipment, buyers of new equipment are left trying to track down equipment manufacturers. Serving as an online guide for these buyers, the Construction...

BTI (Breaker Technology Inc.), formerly Teledyne Specialty Equipment CM Products, announced its new location on the World Wide Web -- rockbreaker.com.(Brief Article)
July 1, 2000... * BTI (Breaker Technology Inc.), formerly Teledyne Specialty Equipment CM Products, announced its new location on the World Wide Web -- rockbreaker.com. The new site includes news and information about the company, as well as detailed...

Bridgestone/Firestone is celebrating its history by launching the Firestone Centennial Web site (firestone100.com).(Brief Article)
July 1, 2000... * Bridgestone/Firestone is celebrating its history by launching the Firestone Centennial Web site (firestone100.com). The site commemorates 100 years of the Firestone legacy by offering a look back at the Firestone brand and a look forward,...

Eagle Crusher Co. has a new Web site at eaglecrusher.com.(Brief Article)
July 1, 2000... * Eagle Crusher Co. has a new Web site at eaglecrusher.com. It provides detailed information on the company's full line of UltraMax and Stedman Grand Slam impactors and portable crushing and screening systems for the recycle and aggregates...

In order to expand its Web presence to a more powerful sales and customer-support device, Superior Industries has completed the redesign of its Web site at superior-ind.com.
July 1, 2000... * In order to expand its Web presence to a more powerful sales and customer-support device, Superior Industries has completed the redesign of its Web site at superior-ind.com. The improved site includes technical articles, conveyor maintenance...

Hookup.com, a provider of trucking e-commerce, and Taylor & Martin, the nation's leading truck remarketer, have teamed up.(Brief Article)
July 1, 2000... * Hookup.com, a provider of trucking e-commerce, and Taylor & Martin, the nation's leading truck remarketer, have teamed up to launch an online truck and equipment auction Web site (hookup.com). Auctions are held every Tuesday and Thursday, and...

Allied Construction Products Inc. (alliedcp.com) offers a new, user-friendly home page with 10 major links.(Brief Article)
July 1, 2000... * Allied Construction Products Inc. (alliedcp.com) offers a new, user-friendly home page with 10 major links: Equipment, Company History, Job Stories, Operating Tips, Reconditioned Equipment, Distributors, What's New, Upcoming Events, Directory...

Something to Wear : New wear-part products offer longer life.
July 1, 2000... Aggregates producers typically seek the most durable wear parts, but are also on the look-out for innovation, while never forgetting that cost is an ongoing consideration. Several new products that offer innovation, as well as safety and...

Rockwell Automation.(Brief Article)
July 1, 2000... Rockwell Automation introduces a severe-duty Reliance Electric high-torque motor designed for aggregate industry applications. The Torque Master motor is ideal for heavily loaded conveyor applications. It features a high starting torque for...

Lippmann-Milwaukee, Inc.(Brief Article)
July 1, 2000... The Lippmann 30x48 Portable Electric Jaw Crushing Plant offers a modular skid-mounted feeder hopper, extra heavy-duty VGF feeder, and 48" front discharge conveyor. An exceptional value, the plant is optimally engineered to deliver maximum...

The Hard Hat Photographer.(Brief Article)
July 1, 2000... John Boykin, The Hard Hat Photographer, offers photography services to aggregates-equipment manufacturers and stone producers. The Texas-based photographer's industry knowledge and in-the-field experience ensure the highest standard of...

QuickBlade.(Brief Article)
July 1, 2000... QuickBlade belt scrapers were designed to offer superior performance at a reasonable price. A compact, simple design makes QuickBlade the right choice for hard-to-reach locations and tight spots. They're easy to install and adjust, and blade...

Crusher Rental & Sales.(Brief Article)
July 1, 2000... The 4142 Closed Circuit Crushing Plant offers a solution for unusable, obsolete concrete and asphalt. The portable, fully contained plant features the Crush Boss 4142 horizontal shaft impactor, Simplicity vibrating grizzly feeder, 5-ft. x...

Nordberg.(Brief Article)
July 1, 2000... The NW1213CC is an all-in-one, closed-circuit portable plant that produces final sized products from recycled concrete, asphalt or quarry materials. The plant includes a Nordberg NP1213 impact crusher, a feeder, a 5-ft. x 16-ft. double-deck...

Good Vibrations : C&H Gravel doubles production using a high-frequency vibrating screen system.(Brief Article)
July 1, 2000... Producers often complain that they must sacrifice production when it comes to screening their material efficiently. But a Teutopolis, Ill.-based sand and gravel producer found a unique and efficient solution. It improved its screening...

Going Down the Hole : A Georgia drilling contractor serves stone producers using a new track-mounted, down-hole drill.(Brief Article)
July 1, 2000... According to one drilling contractor, a new product on the market is filling a void in the search for greater quarry drilling productivity. Since last year, Drilling & Blasting Systems Inc., Conyers, Ga., started using the Schramm T450WS...

Blasting for Productivity : Blue Circle Aggregates gains significant productivity with a new blasting system.(Brief Article)
July 1, 2000... "I think it is the best thing to happen in the aggregates industry in all my years in the business." This is what Bruce Golden, plant manager at Blue Circle Aggregates' Newton County Quarry, has to say about the new blasting program he is...

Portable crusher.(Brief Article)
July 1, 2000... Eagle Crusher Co.'s self-contained, portable Eagle Ultramax 1200-25CC crusher economically produces two cubical products in a single pass, says the company. The hydraulic lift-leveling system includes six hydraulic legs for machine leveling and...

Conveyor-belt cleaner.(Brief Article)
July 1, 2000... Flexco's latest addition to its Eliminator line of conveyor-belt cleaners, designated R-Type, offers a secondary cleaner for reversing belts, such as shuttle conveyors, trippers and stackers, and on inclined belts that sometimes roll back when...

Vertical shaft impact crushers.(Brief Article)
July 1, 2000... Kolberg-Pioneer offers two additional models to its existing line of vertical shaft impact crushing plants. Just released is the 1500 Ultra-Spec and the 4500 Ultra-Spec, joining the existing 2500 Ultra-Spec already in service. Pioneer vertical...

Crawler excavator.(Brief Article)
July 1, 2000... New Holland Construction's offers the EC215 crawler excavator, a 152-hp model with a dig depth of up to 23-ft., 7-in. This model boasts the highest horsepower offered by any excavator in the 20 to 22 ton class, as well as the longest...

Overburden body.(Brief Article)
July 1, 2000... Philippi-Hagenbuch Inc. (PHIL) offers an HIVOL overburden truck body for Caterpillar 793C haul trucks. PHIL's HIVOL Overburden Truck Bodies use the companies patent pending Load Profile Design Process for the modeling and building of...

Crushing plant.(Brief Article)
July 1, 2000... Nordberg offers the NW105, a wheel-mounted crushing plant ideal for hard rock, gravel, limestone or recycle applications. Available are two different model configurations: the VF model, which has a front discharge conveyor and the VFR model,...

Hydraulic crawler drill.(Ingersoll-Rand Co., product introduction)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)(Product Announcement)
July 1, 2000... Ingersoll-Rand Co. offers the ECM-590, a self-contained hydraulic crawler drill. The ECM-590, designed to meet the specific demands of today's drilling industry, features full engine enclosures, dust collector systems, vaposol, dual positioning...

Pressurized oil drain.(Graco Inc., product introduction)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)(Product Announcement)
July 1, 2000... Graco's Oil Ace is a portable pressurized oil drain unit. The unit features a 23-diameter collection bowl that is offset. When it swivels it provides a 31-in. range of coverage. The bowl is mounted on an adjustable neck allowing working heights...

Weighsystems controller.(Schenck Weighing Systems Disocont weighsystems controller)(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
July 1, 2000... Schenck Weighing Systems Disocont weighsystems controller features multilingual communications protocols with plant digital control systems. The Disocont Controller is used in conjunction with Schenck's line of weighing equipment applied for...

Hydraulic breaker.(Brief Article)
July 1, 2000... Tramac offers the V1600 hydraulic breaker, a heavyweight, variable impact hammer that can be mounted on excavators weighing between 22 and 45 tons. The attachment's dual-speed V-technology responds to the hardness of material and adjusts...

Hydraulic hammers.(Rammer 20 series models, specifications)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2000... Rammer's 20 Series models of hydraulic hammers feature the Uniram system that allows direct pin mounting to most loaders and backhoes. Larger models including the B Series and City models also feature sound suppression. Rammer,...

Metal alloy wire.(W.S. Tyler Inc. offers metal alloy with oil tempered wire characteristics)(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
July 1, 2000... W.S. Tyler offers a metal alloy that has the characteristics of an oil-tempered wire. Tyler Ty-Pro Wire was created to offer the wear life and toughness of Tyler's oil-tempered Tyloy 88 alloy but be economically priced as Tyler's high carbon...

Mobile plant.(Svedala Industri AB, offers mobile primary crushing plant)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)(Product Announcement)
July 1, 2000... Svedala Industries offers the DU 1208 jaw crushing mobile plant. The new DU 1208 is a mobile primary crushing plant consisting of a Svedala MV-55120 vibrating grizzly feeder, a Svedala JM 1208HD jaw crusher and a Svedala delivery belt conveyor....

Belt scale.(KiloWate 2000 belt scale, specifications)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)(Product Announcement)
July 1, 2000... KiloWate's KiloWate 2000 belt scale measures the electrical energy used to lift material, subtracting the energy lost to friction, and translating the rest directly into tons and tons-per-hour. For this reason, it works best on conveyors with a...

Link/tubular system.(Bucyrus International Inc. offers link and tumbler system)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)(Product Announcement)
July 1, 2000... Bucyrus International Inc. offers The Link for its 49R Blasthole Drill. The Link is a standardized, cleated link and tumbler system that improves durability, productivity and all-around performance for the 49R series drills, says the company....

Screen cloth.(Major Wire Industries Ltd. offers customer satisfaction guarantee)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2000... Major Wire Industries offers a 100-percent satisfaction guarantee to its customers on the initial purchase of a Flex-Mat self-cleaning screen cloth. If a customer is not completely satisfied with the performance, the cost difference between the...

Industrial helmets.(Mine and Process Service Inc. offers fully integrated personal industrial safety equipment)(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)(Statistical Data Included)
July 1, 2000... Mine & Process Service Inc. offers the Max System of Industrial Helmets. The Max System fully integrates respiratory, head/face and hearing protection in one lightweight unit. A powered air-circulation system with electrostatic dust filter,...

Radio remote control.(Stellar Industries Inc. offers radio remote control)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2000... Stellar Industries Inc. offers the use of radio remote controls as a standard feature on all Stellar cranes larger than 12,000 ft.-lb. The use of radio remote control will allow the crane operator to keep a safe distance from the crane and the...

Wear protection.(Kenco Engineering Inc., product introduction)(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
July 1, 2000... Kenco Engineering Inc. offers its tungsten carbide impregnated Half-Arrow Segments, which are designed to virtually eliminate abrasive moldboard wear that occurs between rock bucket teeth. In addition, the Half-Arrow Segments feature beveled,...

Deere names president Robert Lane CEO.(Deere and Co.)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2000... Deere & Co. says President Robert Lane was elected chief executive of the company in what was described as a planned leadership transition, putting the 18-year veteran in line to succeed Hans Becherer, who continues as chairman. Lane takes...

Ingersoll-Rand sells Northern Research & Engineering Corp.(Brief Article)
July 1, 2000... INGERSOLL-RAND CO. (IR) announced the sale of the assets of its Northern Research & Engineering Corp. (NREC) subsidiary to Concepts ETI Inc., based in Wilder, Vt. NREC, based in Woburn, Mass., specializes in the design and development of...

Conveyor industry reaches record level in 1999.(Conveyor Equipment Manufacturers Association)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2000... THE CONVEYOR EQUIPMENT MANUFACTURERS ASSOCIATION (CEMA) reports that, for the fifth consecutive year, record-setting growth occurred in booked and billed sales for the industry. Booked sales totaled $6.4 billion for 1999 and shipments totaling...

Cat acquires European road-construction equipment manufacturer.(Caterpillar Inc. and Bitelli S.p.A.)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2000... CATERPILLAR has acquired 100 percent of the capital stock of Bitelli S.p.A., a major European manufacturer of asphalt pavers, cold planers, compactors and other equipment for road construction and maintenance. The company has manufacturing...

Superior Machine signs as Kolberg-Pioneer rebuild facility.(Deere and Co., Kolberg-Pioneer Inc.)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2000... Kolberg-Pioneer Inc. signed Superior Machine Co. (Marion Machine Division) as its authorized rebuild facility for all areas of the United States east of the Mississippi River. Located in Marion, N.C., Superior Machine is the authorized...