Pit & Quarry articles from March 2001

Pit & Quarry archives from March 2001

John Deere program focuses on the future.
March 1, 2001... According to the Associated Equipment Distributors Foundation in Chicago, there will be a need for 25,000 new technicians over the next five years. "Recruiting and retaining good service technicians is a challenge right now," says Mick...

Caterpillar offers solutions to critical energy situations.
March 1, 2001... C urrent power shortages in the western United States underscore how completely society depends on electricity. Caterpillar Inc. says it is well positioned for a revolutionary change in the way energy is produced and distributed. Globally,...

Fleet awareness program.
March 1, 2001... Hendrickson launched its Fleet Awareness program with the mailing of a folder and the first four in a series of 12 bulletins addressing industry issues and maintenance topics relating to trailer suspension systems. Hendrickson designed the...

Rotary hammer.
March 1, 2001... Bosch Power Tools offers the 11245EVS rotary hammer. It features hardened drive teeth a two-in. spiral bit capacity, a six-in. core bit capacity and a 3 1/8-in. through-hole capacity. Its 14-amp motor delivers 120-250 rpm and 1,100-2,250 blows...

Operator training kit.
March 1, 2001... Vista Training Inc. offers a complete instructor kit for basic or refresher training for wheel loader operators. Part of the new tool kit contains two videos created specifically for wheel loader operator training. Also included is an...

Vibratory rollers.
March 1, 2001... Sakai offers the SW900 vibratory roller with 4,000 vpm capacity and 84-in. drums. Two main features of the SW900 are the counter rotating vibration system, which directs forces downward in the material, and the Sakai patented isolator system,...

Motors.
March 1, 2001... WEG Electric Motors Corp. has made several improvements to its Top Premium Efficiency line of motors. WEG improved the performance of this line of motors so that all ratings now meet the efficiency levels set by the Consortium for Energy...

High-speed feeder.
March 1, 2001... Eriez Magnetics Model HSB-4 High Speed Feeder offers a quick-stopping feature that eliminates product waste. An elastomeric spring in the feeder assures accurate handling of materials for economy and efficiency in mixing, weighing, batching,...

Poly-fender.
March 1, 2001... Spray Control Systems Inc. now offers an Auxiliary Lift Axle Poly-Fender in its Minimizer line. The Auxiliary Lift Axle Poly-Fender was developed with the cement mixer industry in mind. This lightweight fender provides protection from rocks and...

Remote capacitance sensor.
March 1, 2001... BinMaster Level Controls' Pro Remote 25 Capacitance Sensor can be used to detect high or low material levels in a variety of solids, liquids and slurries. The electronics can be located up to 25 ft. from the sensor, making this unit ideal for...

Truck chassis.
March 1, 2001... Oshkosh Truck Corp. offers a heavy-duty, all-wheel-drive truck chassis. The chassis, which is called the Highland, features a sleek, modern cab that provides a comfortable, quiet environment that insulates the driver from the bumps, jolts and...

In-line mixers.
March 1, 2001... ConProTec Inc. offers all-steel, removable-element in-line mixers. Ideal for industrial markets, the in-line mixers are designed to mix two-component synthetic resins and materials with fillers including silicones and silicone foams....

Training guide.
March 1, 2001... Kolberg-Pioneer Inc. has released a new 19-in. x 27-in. four-color poster that reflects in detail the MPR Series Horizontal Shaft Impact Crusher. This cross section view illustrates the internal assembly and components that make up the impact...

Lube filters.
March 1, 2001... Baldwin Filters' Vortex line includes three patent-pending dual-flow lube filters to be used on Cummins ISM, IXS and Series 600 engines as replacements for the Fleetguard Venturi filter line. Baldwin Filters Vortex lube filters provide improved...

Spherical roller bearings.
March 1, 2001... Rockwell Automation offers a brochure featuring Imperial mounted spherical roller bearings. The six-page, four-color brochure details the numerous features and benefits of the Imperial adapter system as it applies to IP and ISAF mounted roller...

Screen plants.
March 1, 2001... Grasan mobile and stationary wet or dry screen plants are available in two- and four-bearing units up to 8 ft. x 24 ft. in size in horizontal and inclined configurations. Standard and custom designs are available for applications with crushed...

Portable plant.
March 1, 2001... Greystone Inc.'s portable Aggre-Washer and Screening Plant can be relocated and ready for processing fine materials in a single production shift. Greystone has five portable models with horizontal screens to choose from and also manufactures 10...

Rock cutting head.
March 1, 2001... Tramac offers the TCH Cutting Head, a rotating double-drum rock cutting head that allows precise excavation of rock and concrete in trenching, scaling and tunneling operations. The TCH Cutting Head represents an alternative approach to...

Jaw plant.
March 1, 2001... The Nordberg NW3055 portable plant is an open-circuit, wide-jaw plant equipped with a C3055 jaw crusher for processing any feed material. The Nordberg C3055 jaw crusher is 63 in. long and has a feed opening of 30 x 55 in. The CSS for the C3055...

Idler.(Brief Article)
March 1, 2001... Superior Industries has expanded its Components Division Idler line to include a patent-pending 50 Series CEMA B idler. Less raw material is required for the 50 Series Idler, resulting in shorter weld and assembly times, thereby reducing...

Specifications guide.(Brief Article)
March 1, 2001... Dana Corp.'s Spicer Heavy Axle and Brake Division has published a Dana Spicer Condensed Specifications Guide, providing customers with a tool for specifying Spicer products in a wide variety of drivetrain applications for the heavy truck...

Loader/handler.
March 1, 2001... Environmental friendliness, operator comfort, productivity and attention to safety are the key benefits of John Deere's 38,300-lb. 644H four-wheel-drive loader and 644H MH material handler. Both units feature faster cycle times in every gear...

Getting Electronic : Electronic detonators are gaining favor as a means of providing timing delay and initiation energy.
March 1, 2001... Travel to almost any mine site today and you will encounter the same type of technology that is changing the fundamental way other industries compete. It is common for the visitor to encounter the latest forms of communication technology,...

The Hard Hat Photographer.(Brief Article)
March 1, 2001... 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...

Full-Use Fleet : P.A. Landers puts its fleet of trucks to full use hauling a variety of quarry materials.
March 1, 2001... Depending on the quarry or gravel-pit operation, it can be cost-effective for a company to own tractor-trailers, rather than contracting out for delivery of its products. Massachusetts-based P.A. Landers Inc., for example, finds ownership of a...

QA: The Next Generation -- A new software program can help quarry operations take a high-tech approach to quality assurance.
March 1, 2001... A long time ago, an old friend of mine -- a state champion marksman -- told me one of the secrets of his success. "Bill, you don't aim at the bull's-eye. Instead, you aim at the center of the center of the center of the bull's-eye." He...

Radians.(Brief Article)
March 1, 2001... The new, patented Radians A.V. combines safety glasses and earplugs in one convenient unit. The non-evasive Jelli earplugs attach directly to the temples of the glasses. Radians A.V. features an adjustable temple offered in black, red and blue....

Tecweigh.(Brief Article)
March 1, 2001... The WY-10 belt scale features LVDT load sensors that cannot be overloaded. Self-storing weights and digital weigh processors provide simple calibration and self-diagnosis. Rigid, heavy duty, all-welded construction make it ideal for use in...

Simplicity/Gruendler Crusher.(Brief Article)
March 1, 2001... Simplicity Engineering and Gruendler Crusher, both Terex Companies, offer new product literature for their complete line of portable and stationary screens, feeders, grinders and vertical shredding equipment. The full package consists of nine...

MCR Technologies Group Inc.(Brief Article)
March 1, 2001... MCR Technologies offers a complete line of conveyor safety products, including the LRS 004 single-pull safety switch, designed for conveyors 65-ft. or less in length, and the HEN 001 dual-pull safety switch, offering 40-percent greater coverage...

Superior Industries.(Brief Article)
March 1, 2001... Superior Industries PowerStacker Conveyor provides quick and easy conversion between transport or stockpiling modes. Complete hydraulic operation enables you to fold and unfold the power folds, raise and lower the conveyor, and move the...

Crusher Rental & Sales.(Brief Article)
March 1, 2001... 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...

Pullswitch.(Brief Article)
March 1, 2001... 4B Elevator Components offers the 4B Pullswitch, a taut wire pullswitch that provides failsafe emergency stop protection along the length of the conveyor. A compact, double-ended design with five changeover relay contacts allows shutdown of the...

Impact bed.(Brief Article)
March 1, 2001... Continental Conveyor & Equipment Co.'s Impact Bed extends belt life and reduces downtime by supporting the conveyor belt and cushioning it against the shock of heavy loads and impact. Its modular design allows multiple units to be closely...

IDEA belt-scale system.(Brief Article)
March 1, 2001... Thermo Ramsey's IDEA belt scale system is specifically designed for operations where economy and ease of installation are important considerations. It is ideally suited for applications in processes involving either non-critical or lower-value...

Repair kit for belts and elastomers.(Brief Article)
March 1, 2001... Martin Engineering's EZ-Patch Elastomer Repair Kit is a quick-curing system for the repair and reconstruction of damaged conveyor belting and other elastomeric components. The EZ-Patch Repair Kit can be used to fix holes, tears, cracks and...

Drag conveyors.(Brief Article)
March 1, 2001... SCC Industries offers the Enduro-Flo Drag Conveyor Catalog #194B. This catalog features the Enduro-Flo Drag Conveyors for Standard Duty (SD) and Heavy Duty (HD). Some of the features and advantages include: sprockets -- split construction (HD),...

Eliminator belt-cleaner accessories.(Brief Article)
March 1, 2001... Three new accessories for Eliminator conveyor-belt cleaners recently introduced by Flexco include access doors and inspection doors for servicing head-pulley pre-cleaners installed inside conveyor discharge chutes, plus a spray pole system for...

Pressure tank systems.(Brief Article)
March 1, 2001... Fuller Bulk Handling Corp. offers a range of standard pre-engineered Dense Phase Pressure Tank Systems for the pneumatic transport of dry bulk solids. The Modu-Dense range offers 10 tank sizes from five to 100 cu. ft. The tanks are pre-piped...

Conveyor belt software.(Brief Article)
March 1, 2001... Goodyear Engineered Products is making it even easier to design conveyor belt systems, thanks to a new version of its popular Minuteman 2000 computer software program. Available on 3.5-in. diskettes, Minuteman 2000, version 4.1 helps Goodyear...

Disc couplings.(Brief Article)
March 1, 2001... An advanced-design disc coupling, the first to be introduced by Lovejoy Inc., features discs with an optimized profile and thickness to provide a higher torque-to-OD ratio, higher service factors and up to 50 percent greater misalignment...

Talkin' TCSD.(Brief Article)
March 1, 2001... Georgia Duck-Enerka and nine other distributors in the conveyor supply business have launched the Total Conveyor Service Distributor (TCSD) Network. Increasing business and operational pressures sometimes mean that maintenance of conveyor...

Conveying a Message.(Brief Article)
March 1, 2001... Ennstone Inc.'s Morie Quarry, near Fredericksburg, Va., is capable of producing in excess of a 400 tph of high quality sand and gravel. While the overall plant design is fairly impressive, visitors to the site will immediately notice one big...

CEMA B idler.(Brief Article)
March 1, 2001... Superior Industries has expanded its Components Division idler line to include a patent-pending 50 Series CEMA B idler. Less raw material is required for the 50 Series idler, resulting in shorter weld and assembly times, thereby reducing...

Portable stackers.(Brief Article)
March 1, 2001... Grasan road-portable radial stacker conveyors come in 24-in. to 48-in. widths and up to 125-ft. lengths. The units can be set up and torn down quickly by one person without tools or crane assist. Features include all-hydraulic operation,...

Getting a handle on Conveyors.(Brief Article)
March 1, 2001... This is the second in a series of special equipment sections that will appear in Pit & Quarry. The Maximum Production Series focuses on individual equipment groups, and is designed to help producers get the most out of technology. This edition,...

Nowhere but net.(Brief Article)
March 1, 2001... Now available on Pit & Quarry's Web site (pitandquarry.com) is a monthly, Web-exclusive feature story. In addition to the Web-only articles, visitors can still read many of the print magazine's monthly features and columns. Other new Web-site...

Chain-belt tensioners.(Brief Article)
March 1, 2001... By some estimates, as many as 80 percent of industrial chain and belt PT drives may be operating with no tension-maintaining device other than adjustable motor bases. Many plants forgo drive-tensioning adjustments altogether and simply accept...

Distributor network.(Brief Article)
March 1, 2001... Distributor network -- Komatsu America International Co. (komatsuamerica.com) has deployed its Virtual Distributor Network, a uniform e-business environment that distributors can utilize to sell Komatsu parts, equipment and services to existing...

Deere's e-v.p.(Brief Article)
March 1, 2001... Deere's e-v.p. -- Deere & Co. (deere.com) has created the position of vice president for e-business to support the company's aggressive plans for improved operating performance. Kirk Siefkas has been named to that position.

Terex announcements.(earthking.com)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2001... Terex announcements -- Terex Corp. has launched EarthKing's Internet site (earthking.com). Over the next several weeks, EarthKing will roll out its e-commerce capabilities as an independent marketplace for the contruction and mining equipment...

New name - new address.(National Stone, Sand & Gravel Association. )(Brief Article)
March 1, 2001... New name - new address -- As announced at its convention in San Diego, the merged National Aggregates Association/National Stone Association has become the National Stone, Sand & Gravel Association. The new Web address of the industry group is...

Four for one.(www.valitura.com)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2001... Four for one -- RAG Coal International AG will join the Valitura e-commerce marketplace. RAG Coal plans to participate as a founding member, along with the Peabody Group, Arch Coal Inc. and Amvest Corp. Valitura (valitura.com) is an independent...

Surfing for safety's sake.(web-based training)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2001... Web-based training can be an important element of a company's safety training processes. These safety-training processes include equipment-operation training, safety-decal training and hazard-awareness training. With higher retention rates,...

Four more for one.(Brief Article)
March 1, 2001... Four more for one -- INA Holding Schaeffler KG, Rockwell Automation, The SKF Group and The Timken Co. have entered into an agreement to provide shared Web-based services that will offer distributors a shopping site for the companies' industrial...

Classifying tank maintenance guide.(information services)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2001... Kolberg-Pioneer Inc. has released a 19-in. x 27-in. poster, which is a detailed, 3-D rendering that shows the internal components of a sand classifying tank. With the use of vivid colors, the assembly and the material flow is shown in detail to...

Mini machine with bigger comfort.(Brief Article)
March 1, 2001... Mini-machines are undergoing a design metamorphosis as they strive to equal their larger cousins. Some of the recent advancements in mini-machines have come out of Karl Schaeff GmbH & Co., Lagenburg, Germany. This year, the company received...

Pool problems require cool solution.(polyurethane classifier shoes )(Brief Article)
March 1, 2001... Gunite is an admixture of cement, sand and water, which is mixed at a job site and spray-applied on a steel reinforced framework to form an in-ground swimming pool. The admixture is combined with water in a steel trough using a 10-in. screw...

Pumping prowess.(Goulds Pumps, Sunbelt Rentals Inc.,)(Godwin Pumps of America Inc.)(Buyers Guide)
March 1, 2001... * Hard metal and elastomer lined pumps, engineered to solve slurry handling problems are available from Goulds Pumps. The Model 5500 hard metal pumps fill a wide range of mining applications. These severe-duty pumps feature extra-thick wet end...

Preventive maintenance keeps project on road.(Brief Article)
March 1, 2001... George Mezey, executive vice president for Trumbull Corp., flashed back to October 1998, to a construction site near Elkins in central West Virginia. Then, Trumbull faced a 300-ft. vertical cut through a rocky mountain. Today, standing in the...

Reclamation: Taking the Right Steps -- Planning and purpose are two goals of a successful reclamation strategy.
March 1, 2001... Part Two Following is Part Two of a two-part special report on reclamation in the aggregates industry. To read Part One, visit the Pit & Quarry Web site at www.pitandquarry.com and click on the February 2001 issue link. -- Ed. A...

National report.(Congress and the National Stone, Sand and Gravel Association)
March 1, 2001... Washington continues to be preoccupied with alleged scandals in the final days of the Clinton administration, a development that helped push George W. Bush's approval rating 10 points (to 55 percent) in the opening month of his presidency. ...

Deep-seated concern.
March 1, 2001... On Friday, the owner of the company gave the shop foreman a sketch of how he wanted the tables and chairs set up. Saturday morning the whole shop was clean and the training area was comfortably close to the heaters. The heaters only ran at...

The Kentucky Crushed Stone Association's Kentucky Aggregate Technician Program.(Brief Article)
March 1, 2001... * The Kentucky Crushed Stone Association's Kentucky Aggregate Technician Program is preparing to finish its second year of qualifying aggregate technicians to meet FHWA guidelines. The courses offered include Aggregate Technician Level I,...

New Enterprise Stone & Lime among top places to work in Pennsylvania.(Brief Article)
March 1, 2001... New Enterprise Stone & Lime Co. Inc. has been rated as one of the 100 best places to work in Pennsylvania. The company ranked 28 among 50 top companies with 250 employees or more. The other 50 companies honored had fewer than 250 employees. ...

The Pennsylvania Aggregates and Concrete Association.(Brief Article)
March 1, 2001... * The Pennsylvania Aggregates and Concrete Association (PACA) completed its 19th Annual Meeting at the Hotel Hershey in Hershey, Pa. At this meeting, several employees from PACA-member companies were the first-ever inductees in the Ambassadors...

Florida Rock Industries elects new board member.(Tillie Fowler)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2001... Florida Rock Industries Inc. announced that former U.S. Representative Tillie Fowler has been elected to its board of directors. Fowler represented a portion of Jacksonville, Fla., in Congress from 1992 until January of this year, where she...

The Ohio Aggregates & Industrial Minerals Association.(Brief Article)
March 1, 2001... * The Ohio Aggregates & Industrial Minerals Association (OAIMA) held its Annual Meeting in Columbus, Ohio. Association President Bob Mill opened the meeting by introducing Bill Conley, assistant football coach with The Ohio State University,...

Martin Marietta Materials purchases quarries in Missouri, Tennessee.(Brief Article)
March 1, 2001... Martin Marietta Materials Inc. completed two acquisitions - Parkville Stone Co. located in the Kansas City, Mo., area and Ten Mile Stone Co. Inc. located north of Athens, Tenn. Parkville Stone is an underground limestone mine located in the...

Concrete home showcases best in home building.(Brief Article)
March 1, 2001... The Safe Haven Show Home gives builders an up-close look at the latest in concrete home-building systems. Built with insulating concrete forms (ICFs), the 6,383-sq.-ft. home also showcases other concrete products, including a precast,...

Atlantic States Materials acquires Russell Minerals Pennsylvania.(Brief Article)
March 1, 2001... Atlantic States Materials of PA, a trading division of Ennstone Inc., has acquired the assets of Russell Minerals Pennsylvania Inc. The business, comprised of two sand and gravel quarries with reserves of 10 million tons, is located to the...

Mineta sworn in as U.S. Transportation Secretary.(Brief Article)
March 1, 2001... Norman Y. Mineta was sworn in as the 14th U.S. Secretary of Transportation, following a unanimous confirmation by the U.S. Senate. The Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee approved Mineta's nomination and sent it forward...

Aggregate industry consolidation expected to continue.(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
March 1, 2001... The ongoing consolidation of the U.S. construction materials industry will continue in 2001, driven by increased spending on major highway projects and strong demand from large, multi-national companies seeking to acquire additional production...

New construction contracts rise one percent in December 2000.(Brief Article)
March 1, 2001... The value of new construction starts edged up one percent in December to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of $456.3 billion, according to the F.W. Dodge Division of The McGraw-Hill Companies. A surge of nonresidential building offset declines...

NAA/NSA will be called National Stone, Sand & Gravel Association.(the National Aggregates Association and National Stone Association)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2001... At the first convention of the merged National Aggregates Association/National Stone Association (NAA/NSA), taking place in San Diego, the group announced it would change its name to the National Stone, Sand & Gravel Association. The name...

Nothing should stop you now.(the merger of the National Stone Association and National Aggregates Association)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2001... I have just returned from the first convention of the merged National Stone Association and National Aggregates Association, which, by the way, will now be known as the National Stone, Sand & Gravel Association (NSSGA). I think if you pronounce...

Lafarge Corp.(Brief Article)
March 1, 2001... * Lafarge Corp. has purchased substantially all of the assets of Buffalo, N.Y.-based Pine Hill Materials Corp. and American Ready-Mix Concrete Corp.

wire.(Brief Article)
March 1, 2001... B Norman Y. Mineta was sworn in as the 14th U.S. Secretary of Transportation, following a unanimous confirmation by the U.S. Senate . . . , White House Chief of Staff Andrew Card announced a "Regulatory Plan Review" that halted the promulgation...

RED FLAGS.(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
March 1, 2001... * Construction machinery shipments in the third quarter of 2000 indicated a slowing of growth, according to the Construction Industry Machinery Association. While shipments were 17.7 points higher than the year previous, they were only 4.4...

STOCK watch.(Brief Article)
March 1, 2001... (at press time) This Month Last Month Centex Construction Prod. f 29.56 30 11/48 Florida Rock Industries d 41.02 40 31/416 Hanson Plc f 32.50 33 51/48...

ESSENTIAL economics.(Brief Article)
March 1, 2001... MONTHLY CONSTRUCTION CONTRACT VALUE SEASONALLY ADJUSTED ANNUAL RATES, IN MILLIONS Dec. 2000 Nov. 2000 % Change Nonresidential Building $175,624 $154,098 +14 Residential Building ...

According to the U.S. Census Bureau.(Brief Article)
March 1, 2001... * According to the U.S. Census Bureau, construction put in place in November was $816 billion, a 5 percent increase over a year ago.

According to the Portland Cement Association.(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
March 1, 2001... * According to the Portland Cement Association, cement consumption in October increased 3.4 percent over last year's levels. The association also says it expects a continued growth market for cement through 2004, with consumption expected to...

U.S. Concrete Inc. acquired Blue Circle Materials Inc.(Brief Article)
March 1, 2001... * U.S. Concrete Inc. acquired Blue Circle Materials Inc. (BCM), a ready-mixed concrete company with operations at seven locations in northern New Jersey and one location in southern New York. BCM produced revenue during 2000 of approximately...