Pit & Quarry articles from November 1999

Pit & Quarry archives from November 1999

Saving a life.
November 1, 1999... It's the story of an amazing rescue. A man accidentally falls backward into a hot discharge pond at an asphalt plant located two hours north of Mexico City, Mexico. Tom Del Signore was completely submerged in extremely hot water and suffered...

A Growing Cloud of Concern.
November 1, 1999... Producers can improve their work environment and comply with industry regulations with proper dust control. The 1974 Clean Air Act and increased residency near mining operations have prompted more concern about dust suppression. Mining...

Farr Co.
November 1, 1999... Farr's new Gold Series dust collectors are designed to improve the key benefits of cartridge collection - high-filtration efficiency, excellent energy performance and long element life - while eliminating some of the servicing drawbacks...

Martin Engineering.
November 1, 1999... The Martin Fog Dust Suppression System produces microscopic water droplets - typically one micron to 100 microns in diameter - that join with dust particles and prevent their escape. By keeping moisture to a minimum, the system prevents added...

Nalco Chemical Co.
November 1, 1999... DustFoam is a fugitive dust control agent formulated to eliminate costly baghouses and high-maintenance misting systems. DustFoam is used to control dust at crushers, and the residual effect lasts for several hours through downstream transfer...

Sternvent Co. Inc.(Brief Article)
November 1, 1999... The Sternvent Co. offers various oil mist and cabinet-style collectors and high-efficiency cyclone and compact shaker units for collecting dust. The 47-year-old company specializes in small- to medium-sized industrial dust collectors in the...

Western report.
November 1, 1999... Stone producers in the western region of the United States are enjoying a brisk market and expect it to continue into the new millennium. Fueling growth are a solid domestic economy, federal largess brought about by TEA-21 legislation,...

Regional production outlook.
November 1, 1999... The good times are rolling for the Western United States, and the aggregates industry as a whole. Val Tepordei, crushed-stone specialist for the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), estimates that stone production nationally reached 414 million tons...

Making noise.
November 1, 1999... Iget a big kick out of it whenever MSHA comes up with a new idea for rulemaking. They propose some nonsense, it gets put into writing, they solicit comments from industry, and then ignore them anyway. Finally they get it in a form that doesn't...

Side-dump trailers.
November 1, 1999... SmithCo Mfg. has added a new High Volume (HV) Series to its growing line of side-dump semi trailers. The HV Series is designed for payloads that require additional cubic capacity. The standard 36-ft. tub in the HV Series has a water-full...

Polyurethane tension screen.(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
November 1, 1999... W.S. Tyler offers a tensionable polyurethane screen section that features increased open areas. Tyrethane Ty-Max screen sections allow quick changeover from wire mesh, with no costly and time-consuming modifications to existing frames. These...

Rotor and table for VSIs.
November 1, 1999... Cedarapids' open-sided cast rotor and double-bolt table give producers improved wear cost savings, speed and tonnage/gradation ranges, says the company. The design offers wear cost savings up to 50 percent and allows up to 4-in. feed material....

Crushers.(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
November 1, 1999... Lippmann Milwaukee Inc. offers complete, two-stage crushing solutions to meet most crushing and screening needs. The impact crusher line is an Andreas-type design and models include a 4248, 5165 and 5196. The machines are available as...

Finishing screens.
November 1, 1999... Johnson Crushers International Inc.'s (JCI) three-shaft oval-motion aggregate finishing screens feature a smaller stroke and faster rpm, increasing fine-screening production up to 20 percent, says the company. The 6-ft. x 20-ft. and 7-ft. x...

Grizzly feeders, Backhoe.
November 1, 1999... New Holland Construction's Model LB75 loader backhoe offers the same design and one-piece steel mainframe as the company's E-Series backhoes, but is an entry-level model. The LB75 is comparable in size to New Holland's Model 555E, with a few...

Blasthole drills.(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
November 1, 1999... Ingersoll-Rand Co.'s Rotary Drill Division offers the DM45, DM50 and DM-L blasthole drills. All models feature a powerful diesel engine with the power channeled directly to the rotary head, feed system, track system, and Ingersoll-Rand rotary...

Portable plant.(crusher, screen, and conveyor)
November 1, 1999... Nordberg's NW300CC portable plant is fully equipped with a Nordberg HP300 cone crusher, 6 x 20-in. triple deck screen and conveyors. This equipment allows for the production of one to three products from the same plant configuration. This is a...

Compact rubble plant.(concrete and asphalt rubble crusher)(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
November 1, 1999... Grasan's KRH1013 concrete and asphalt rubble crushing plant combines the features of a compact, highly mobile machine with the benefits of a hydraulically-controlled primary impactor for greater control of product size and up to 20 percent...

Trommel.
November 1, 1999... Finlay Hydrascreens' 798 double-Skin trommel offers a three-way material split and consists of two screening drums. The inner drum is designed with variable aperture straps and discharge chasers. The outer drum is designed with a discharge...

Combination target/bracket/guard.(from 4B Elevator Components)
November 1, 1999... 4B Elevator Components offers the Whirligig (patent pending), a three- in-one target/bracket/guard for speed and motion sensors. It is available for all industry-standard cylindrical or DIN inductive sensors. The sensor bolts to the base plate...

AC motor brochure.(alternating current)(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
November 1, 1999... Rockwell Automation - Dodge/Reliance offers a brochure featuring the Reliance Electric XE Premium Efficient AC motor. This full-color, six-page brochure provides written information, photographs and figures. Reliance Electric XE cast iron and...

Crushing and screening plant.(Eagle Crusher Company Inc.)
November 1, 1999... Eagle Crusher Co. Inc.'s portable UltraMax 1000-15CC crushing and screening plant delivers complete crushing and screening for all-in-one processing with easy-in and easy-out capability. Its versatility includes the capability to produce two...

Nordberg acquires Centric.
November 1, 1999... Nordberg Group, the rock processing group of Metso Corp.'s Machinery business area, has entered into an agreement to acquire the assets and operations of W.S. Tyler Inc., also known as Centric, a screen and crusher manufacturer. The acquisition...

Nordberg holds Customer Days '99.
November 1, 1999... Nordberg Americas' Customer Days '99 attracted more than 300 customers, distributors, reps and trade press, including Pit & Quarry magazine. Taking place October 6-7 in Milwaukee, the event highlighted the latest developments in the company's...

Breaker Technology Inc.
November 1, 1999... Frank D. Cargould was named president of Breaker Technology Inc., an Astec Industries company. The fomer Teledyne company was purchased by Astec in August.

Rocbo-Rockmore International.(Review)
November 1, 1999... Rocbo-Rockmore International GmbH has changed its name to Rockmore International GmbH.

Lippman Milwaukee Inc.
November 1, 1999... Robert Turner was named president of Lippman Milwaukee Inc.

Barlow Marketing Group.
November 1, 1999... Barlow Marketing Group, Fort Wayne, Ind., hired Rick Zettler as vice president of marketing services. Zettler was formerly with Cedarapids.

Bridgestone/Firestone.(opens training center in Bloomington, ILL.)
November 1, 1999... Bridgestone/Firestone Off Road Tire Co. opened a $500,000 training center in Bloomington, Ill. BFOR will offer three- and four-day training sessions at the facility, says President Manny Cicero.

For BTI, change is good.(Breaker Technology Inc.)
November 1, 1999... What's in a name? Plenty. That's certainly the case for Breaker Technology Inc. (BTI), formerly known as Teledyne Specialty Equipment/CM Products. The Solon, Ohio-based manufacturer of hydraulic breaker systems has established a new identity in...

Part 46: Countdown to October 2000.(first in a series af articles)
November 1, 1999... This is the first in a series af articles by Pit & Quarry Contributing Editor Terry Wolf examining the new Part 46 training requirement. - Ed. The industry has more or less, gotten what it wanted - a safety training regulation with...

USS Holdings acquires Commercial Stone Co.(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
November 1, 1999... USS Holdings, the parent of U.S. Silica Co., the $200 million privately held producer of industrial silica and aggregates, has acquired Commercial Stone Co. Inc. (CSC), a privately held producer of aggregates and asphalt paving materials from...

Southdown acquires import terminal.(Brief Article)
November 1, 1999... Southdown Inc. acquired an import terminal in Brunswick, Ga., as well as exclusive marketing rights to an import terminal in Mobile, Ala. These facilities, together with existing operations in Wilmington, N.C.; Tampa, Fla.; and West Palm Beach,...

Sentinels of Safety award goes to Tarmac plant.(award co-sponsored by the National Mining Association and the Mine Safety and Health Administration)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
November 1, 1999... Tarmac's Puddledock Minerals operation in Prince George, Va., has been awarded the Sentinels of Safety trophy for outstanding safety performance of no lost-day injuries in a total work time of 98,399 employee hours in 1998. Co-sponsored by...

Aggregate Industries Plc buys U.S. concrete company.(Concrete Service Co. Inc.)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
November 1, 1999... British heavy building-materials company Aggregate Industries Plc says it has purchased the U.S. company Concrete Service Inc. for $20.8 million. Concrete Service is one of central Massachusetts's largest ready mixed concrete producers with...

Rogers Group acquires quarry site in Bedford County, Tennesse.(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
November 1, 1999... Rogers Group has acquired a quarry and asphalt plant site in Bedford County, Tenn., from Hamilton Haulers Inc. This is Rogers' tenth new business addition in as many months. David Denton, vice president of Southeast Tennessee operations, says...

Construction activity in August slips 2 percent.(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
November 1, 1999... August construction contracts settled back 2 percent to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of $403.0 billion, it was reported by the F.W. Dodge Division of The McGraw-Hill Companies. Both housing and the public works sector posted moderate...

Where to go for help.(Brief Article)
November 1, 1999... NSA and NAA have developed a variety of tools that either help with the understanding of Part 46 directly, or facilitate the training operators need to do to be compliant. As we went to press, both associations were working on model...

NSA's Government Affairs Conference: A Vertically Integrated Success.
November 1, 1999... With the many producers in the aggregates industry vertically integrated into the asphalt, concrete and cement business, it makes sense for the national associations representing a large segment of the construction materials industry to speak...

No more extensions.(Brief Article)
November 1, 1999... Congressman Bud Shuster, R-PA, addressed the NSA Government Affairs Conference conference attendees at the event's Kickoff Luncheon on the outlook for TEA-21 and the flight of AIR-21. "If we don't address the very serious problems we have...

New MSHA training.(Brief Article)
November 1, 1999... Save this article! It is the first of three to help you comply with MSHA's new mandatory training regulations. In September 1999, new "Part 46" Training Regulations were added to the Code of Federal Regulations enforced by MSHA. All affected...

Doing It All.
November 1, 1999... Holnam Cement looks to a new loader to provide maximum versatility at its Midlothian, Texas, quarry. With expansion planned for the near future, Holnam Cement, Midlothian, Texas, realized the need for a new wheel loader that would be...

From Square One.
November 1, 1999... A new, $4-million sand and gravel operation in Wisconsin is designed to maximize the production of multiple products. Picture a deposit, rich in resources but devoid of processing equipment. You have the opportunity to design an entire sand...

Nordberg Group.(planned acquisition of W.S. Tyler Inc.)(Brief Article)
November 1, 1999... Nordberg Group, the rock processing group of Metso Corp.'s Machinery business area, has entered into an agreement to acquire the assets and operations of W.S. Tyler Inc., also known as Centric, a screen and crusher manufacturer.

Kolberg-Pioneer Inc.(sales and marketing consolidation with Johnson Crushers International)(Brief Article)
November 1, 1999... Kolberg-Pioneer Inc., Yankton, S.D., and JCI, aka Johnson Crushers International, Eugene, Ore., plan to consolidate their sales and marketing efforts into a single operation. Mike Johnson, Kolberg sales manager, will head the sales team, while...

Martin Marietta Materials.(Brief Article)
November 1, 1999... Martin Marietta Materials reported financial results for the third quarter. Sales for the quarter increased 13 percent to $353.8 million from 1998 third quarter sales of $312.4 million. Net earnings for the quarter decreased 4 percent to $44...

Redland Stone Products Co.(Brief Article)
November 1, 1999... Redland Stone Products Co. acquisition, and other smaller acquisitions in 1998 and 1999. Earnings declines are due to weather-related problems that have effected key markets.

Part 46 safety-training regulation.(Brief Article)
November 1, 1999... In remarks delivered at a U.S. Department of Labor event marking publication of the Part 46 safety-training regulation, National Stone Association President Joy Wilson says, "Part 46 is not everything we asked for, but it is far better than the...

Wire.(Bill Clinton signs transportation bill)(Brief Article)
November 1, 1999... President Clinton signed a $50 billion transportation bill into law that funds a variety of transit and infrastructure projects. The bill includes $26.7 billion for highways, a 10-percent increase from last year, and 5.8 billion for...

Sierra Club.('Urban Sprawl' study released)(Brief Article)
November 1, 1999... The Sierra Club released its latest study on "Urban Sprawl," which ranks government programs in four states - Maryland, Rhode Island, Vermont and Oregon - in regard to how they deal with livability issues.

Pat Robertson.
November 1, 1999... The aggregates industry has a new high-profile critic: religious broadcaster Pat Robertson. In a speech to the Christian Coalition, Robertson took Republicans in Congress to task for passing a "bloated $215 billion transportation bill."

EPA Stormwater II.
November 1, 1999... A proposal in EPA Stormwater II regulations would require temporary construction projects that disturb five acres or less to obtain a storm-water permit.

Essential economics.
November 1, 1999... August construction contracts settled back 2 percent to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of $403.0 billion, it was reported by the F.W. Dodge Division of The McGraw-Hill Companies. Both housing and the public works sector posted moderate...

American Vulkan Corp.
November 1, 1999... With a variety of designs and materials, American VULKAN can supply a coupling for new or existing applications. Flexomax Jaw Couplings feature rubber or urethane elements and handle up to 428,000 lb.-ft. torque. Shaft-to-shaft and...

Rice Lake Weighing Systems.
November 1, 1999... Rice Lake Weighing Systems TransAct Plus is designed to make new scale management installations or upgrades effortless. From point-of-sale, to customer billing and payment tracking, TransAct Plus is a full accounting support package designed to...

Warman International.
November 1, 1999... Dredge pumps from Warman International are designed to provide continuous pumping of highly abrasive slurries containing large particles at high-maintained efficiencies with low maintenance and ownership costs. The Heavy Duty Gravel Pump is...

Simplicity Engineering.
November 1, 1999... Simplicity Engineering's grizzly feeder is typically used in the feeding and scalping of run-of-quarry and run-of-mine material prior to crushing and conveying. The heavy-duty grizzly feeder is particularly strong in applications involving...

WEG.
November 1, 1999... WEG announces its new Crusher Duty Soft Starter. Rated at 500 percent for 30 seconds, 6 times per hour, the unit is housed in a dust-tight enclosure, with Circuit Breaker, full-size pushbuttons and door-mounted keypad with either current,...

McKay Welding Products.
November 1, 1999... McKay offers a new catalog featuring its entire filler metal line of hard surfacing products, stainless steel products, low alloy electrodes, and mild steel electrodes and wires. The 72-page directory is organized into the six separate product...

Change for the Better.(Cadman Inc.)(Statistical Data Included)
November 1, 1999... A dealer's expertise helps a Washington producer expand its operation. Producers who seek to expand their operations, either through increases in volume or through creation and marketing of new products, are often faced with a number of...

World of Concrete 2000 is February 20-24.
November 1, 1999... World of Concrete 2000 - the industry's largest annual international show - will be held Feb. 20-24 at the the Orange County Convention Center, Orlando, Fla. The event encompasses a four-day product showcase, three days of live-action Mega...

Maryland builder develops innovative technology.(Bruce Davis rediscovers insulated concrete forms)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
November 1, 1999... When Bruce Davis, founder of Bruce Davis Inc., a Charles County, Md., builder was searching for a better system to build homes that would increase value for the buyer, his research led him to a century-old invention - building with concrete....

Novocon steel fibers used to reinforce taxiway.(at airport; Synthetic Industries Inc.)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
November 1, 1999... Synthetic Industries' (SI) has used its Novocon Xorex steel fibers for concrete reinforcement on a taxiway at one of the world's busiest airports, O'Hare International Airport, Chicago. Because of grade restrictions on the airfield, the...

Equipment sales to increase.(concrete machinery, forecasts)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
November 1, 1999... Sales of concrete equipment is expected to increase in 1999 and 2000, according to The Construction Equipment Manufacturers Association. The association predicts sales will increase 15.7 percent in 1999, and 10.2 percent in 2000. Equipment...

Portland Cement Association.(offers vieotape)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
November 1, 1999... The Portland Cement Association (PCA) offers "Your Insulating Concrete Home," a video describing the benefits of living in a house built with insulating concrete forms (ICFs). The video is available for $4.95 plus shipping and handling. To...

Alby Materials.(Brief Article)
November 1, 1999... Alby Materials, Delavan, Wisc., employees recently celebrated 30 years of memorable service at their annual Employee Appreciation Extravaganza. The employee event celebrated safe driving, years of individual service, and perfect attendance.

American Concrete Paving Association, the Portland Cement Association and the National Ready Mixed Concrete Association.(form Concrete Alliance)(Brief Article)
November 1, 1999... The American Concrete Paving Association, the Portland Cement Association and the National Ready Mixed Concrete Association (NRMCA) recently joined together to create the Concrete Alliance. The mission of the alliance is to identify, plan and...

New Jersey Concrete and Aggregate Association.(report on industry activity)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
November 1, 1999... New Jersey Concrete and Aggregate Association's more than 100 members are enjoying one of their busiest seasons ever, according to the group. The industry is laying the foundation for road construction this year throughout New Jersey, including...

National Ready Mix Concrete Association.(report on truck feet usage)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
November 1, 1999... The National Ready Mix Concrete Association released a study of fleet costs. The results indictated Ready Mix fleets average 7.4 years of service, average load size is 7.73 cu. yd., average fuel useage is 3.86 miles per gallon and average PM...

Reed Manufacturing.(concrete boom pump)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
November 1, 1999... Reed offers the XT36 truck-mounted 36-meter boom pump. The Mack truck 350-hp, 44,000-ft./lb. Steibel PTO-driven concrete pump includes Reed's proven S-Valve as well as the Power-Flo dual Rexroth A4V125, closed- loop, over-center hydraulic...

Sterling Truck Corp.(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
November 1, 1999... Sterling Truck Corp.'s L-Line Conventionals are vocational trucks from the ground up - not reinforced highway trucks. Sterling's L-Line has frame options available to fit any need, including two 120,000-psi double-channel frame options, one...

Helco Co.(mix concrete batch plant)(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
November 1, 1999... Helco Co.'s mobile SBS-10 central or transit mix concrete batch plant features low-cost setup - no foundations required. With a low overall loading height, aggregates can be charged using a front-end loader with minor ramping and no expensive...

Elkin Manufacturing.(custom mobile concrete mixers)
November 1, 1999... Elkin Manufacturing Inc. offers advanced custom mobile concrete mixers. Mixers include a custom, 4-cu.-yd. truck-mounted mobile mixer and a 2- cu.-yd. trailer-mounted mobile mixer that produces concrete on site, on demand and to customer specs....

Sioux Steam Cleaner Corp.(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
November 1, 1999... Sioux Steam Cleaner Corp. features a complete line of hot water heaters for cold weather pouring. Sioux's water heaters can help produce a high-grade concrete for cold weather pouring, by providing an almost instantaneous and continuous supply...

Command Data.(truck to dispatch communications)
November 1, 1999... Command Data offers the Auto Statusing capability for CommandSignal. CommandSignal provides advanced communications and status reporting for ready mix, aggregate, asphalt, and block truck fleet operations. CommandSignal's Auto Statusing...

Grace Const. Products.(corrosion protection and water reducer)(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
November 1, 1999... Grace Construction Products introduces two products - Impass, the next generation in corrosion protection and Mira, Grace's newest mid-range water reducer admixtures. Impass is designed to impact both anodic and cathodic reactions. Featuring...

Rexworks.(Redi-Reach truch concrete mixer)
November 1, 1999... Rexworks' Redi-Reach is a unique combination of a truck mixer to transport concrete and a boom pump to efficiently and precisely place concrete using a versatile three-section boom. The unit reaches far beyond front-discharge mixers, offering a...

Mitsubishi Fuso Truck of America Inc.(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
November 1, 1999... Mitsubishi Fuso Truck of America's concrete mixer is the only medium- duty, cabover concrete mixer of its size in the United States. With a gross vehicle weight ratio of 14,500 lb., the Mitsubishi Fuso concrete mixer holds 1.2 cu. yd. of...

Multiquip Inc.(vibratory screed)
November 1, 1999... Multiquip Inc. continues to diversify its Whiteman line of concrete equipment with the introduction of the DuoScreed. This one-man vibratory screed features a unique reversible blade that enables the unit to be used with or without forms. The...

Agatec Construction Lasers.(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
November 1, 1999... Agatec Construction Lasers offers a low-cost laser system for grade control. The system includes a visible rotating laser with dual grade, a 3600 laser receiver and is designed for small excavating contractors. The Agatec AM200 dual grade laser...

Follow-up, follow-up, follow-up.(paying diligent attention to safety precautions can help avoid accidents)
November 1, 1999... Some folks will deny it, but the acute problems we face are fun and exciting. Acute problems are relief from the tedium of the chronic. A serious property damage incident gets everybody excited and people say the right things about learning...

Keeping a Clean Screen.
November 1, 1999... Western Rock Products achieves improved wear and eliminates blinding with special screens. In Davis, Okla., Western Rock Products, a subsidiary of Hanson America, was having a terrible problem with blinding on its screens. Not only was...

Link-Belt handler is high producer on river.
November 1, 1999... Up and down the rivers throughout the world, barges are unloaded every day. Terrell River Service is a boat and barge company that unloads rock from barges on the Red River between Alexandria and Natchitoohes, Louisiana. Recently, Terrell...

Leica introduces GPS-based machine guidance system.
November 1, 1999... Leica's new satellite-based machine guidance system permits a bulldozer operator to control the vehicle and blade with a high degree of precision without the need for survey stakes. Leica's new Dozer 2000 system uses signals from the U.S....