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Immersive Technologies celebrates record year
Immersive Technologies, a provider of mining equipment simulators and operator training solutions, is celebrating their most successful year in the company's nearly 20-year history with projections for another banner year in 2013. Revenue growth of 30.3 percent in 2012 follows ... Read More...
Smooth Moves
Tips for keeping your belt conveyor running predictably and profitably.
Keeping a belt conveyor running for long, predictable periods of time is essential to high productivity when processing sand, gravel, crushed stone, or other minerals. Here are some insights on how ... Read More...
Reassessing Pre-Assessment
Operators should be prepared for the return of pre-assessment conferences.
By Kristin R. White
On Dec. 1, 2011, the Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) announced it will begin implementing pre-assessment conferencing procedures in January 2012 in an effort to reduce the backlog ... Read More...
Room to Grow
Plant upgrade opens custom crushing opportunities across the state for a Wyoming operator.
by Mary Foster, Contributing Editor
With just under 533,000 people, Wyoming has the smallest population of any of the United States, although last year it ranked 14th in the ... Read More...
Hard Surfacing Tips
When done properly, hard surfacing can save you money and extend the life of your buckets and other equipment.
By Chris Monroe
Whether hard surfacing old equipment or new, when completed properly, the result is the same: less downtime for replacing worn ... Read More...
AGG1 Preview
What’s on the Must-See List for AGG1 2012 Aggregates Forum & Expo
Here’s a preview of some of the products and equipment you’ll find on display at the show in March.
By Kerry Clines, Senior Editor
McLanahan Corp. Booth 6421
McLanahan plans to display ... Read More...
Making Your World Go Round
Using the right tires and wheel systems on your mobile equipment can help keep things moving and operating by reducing downtime.
By Kerry Clines, Senior Editor
Titan Tire Corp.
Long tread life
Titan Tire says its DTE4 tire offers radial construction and a deep ... Read More...
State and Province News February 2012
To keep up to date with this breakdown of news in the United States and Canada, visit www.AggMan.com for daily updates.
By Therese Dunphy, Editor-in-Chief
Arizona
El Mirage City Council members, who allowed an earlier annexation proposal to expire, took the first step ... Read More...
Stop Slips and Falls
Train workers to use proper safety equipment and take proper preventive measures.
Compiled by Therese Dunphy, Editor-in-Chief
The accident: On June 30, 2000, a 33-year-old supervisor with two years of mining experience was fatally injured at a sand and gravel operation. He ... Read More...
Rollouts February 2012
Your complete guide to new and updated equipment and supplies in the aggregates industry.
By Kerry Clines, Senior Editor
Three control options
The new Mustang 2056 Series II skid-steer loader features a Yanmar Interim Tier IV, 68-horsepower, 180-foot-pound diesel engine and a lift ... Read More...
Information Library
By Kerry Clines, Senior Editor
Mining safety DVD
The new Mine Safety & Health DVD helps increase awareness about the dangers of mining and offers safety sign and label solutions. The DVD is viewable in both Spanish and English, educates viewers about ... Read More...
A Clean Sweep
By Therese Dunphy
Settlements on alleged Clean Air Act (CAA) and Clean Water Act (CWA) violations are cleaning the pockets of a growing number of construction materials producers. In recent months, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and U.S. Department of ... Read More...
