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Komatsu America Corp.: WA500-7 wheel loader
Komatsu America Corp.'s WA500-7 wheel loader has a 353-hp engine and is Interim Tier 4 emission certified. The WA500-7 comes standard with the company's CARE program, which provides complimentary factory scheduled maintenance for 2,000 hours or the first three years. Komatsu CARE also includes two complimentary diesel particulate filter exchanges within the first five years. The WA500-7 has an operating weight of 76,611 lbs. when equipped with a 7.3-cu.-yd. general-purpose bucket, and it runs at a max speed of 22.1 mph. Enhanced operating performance, lower fuel consumption, improved operator comfort and easier serviceability are other features that provide increased productivity and lower operating costs, according to Komatsu. www.komatsuamerica.com Keep Reading
Boart Longyear: LS 600
According to Boart Longyear, the LS 600 sonic rig delivers more accurate core sampling, less than 1 percent hole deviation, reduced waste and faster penetration than conventional methods. The rig's technology incorporates sonic frequencies that match the resonant energy of the ground, allowing the core barrel to advance in unconsolidated and difficult overburden formations. During drilling, boreholes are cased continuously by first allowing the core barrel to advance into the substrate, followed by the outer casing. The LS600 can reach a drilling depth of up to 600 ft. The sonic head of the drill produces frequencies of up to 150 hertz through a robust oscillator assembly. An innovative air spring system protects the rig from extreme vibrations and redirects the energy down the drill string to the bit face. www.boartlongyear.com Keep Reading
Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co.: G741 MSD
The G741 MSD, a new truck tire from the Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co., has a deep 33/32-inch tread with a wide footprint to help provide high mileage and traction. Goodyear says the tire also has an aggressive, self-cleaning tread design to help resist mud buildup and enhance grip. A cut- and chip-resistant tread compound helps provide longer-lasting performance on tough terrain. Tread block sipes to enhance traction in wet, snow and icy conditions while helping to maintain dry traction. www.goodyear.com Keep Reading
ConExpo-Con/Agg 2014 Preview – If It’s New, It’s Here
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p7A7SWdRCaM ConExpo-Con/Agg will represent an immense unveiling of all the newest equipment, technology and product breakthrough in construction. From earthshaking big iron to groundbreaking innovations, it's all assembled in one place to help you work smarter. ConExpo-Con/Agg 2014 -- If it's new, it's here! ConExpo-Con/Agg 2014 will feature: • 2,400 exhibitors showcasing new products and technologies from for every major construction industry including asphalt, aggregates, concrete, earthmoving, lifting, mining, utilities and more. • Over 130,000 attendees that range from contractors, to dealers & distributors, to service providers, engineers, producers, municipalities, and more. • A comprehensive education program during the five-day exposition with sessions emphasizing industry issues and trends, management and applied technology. Get the latest show updates by pre-registering today. http://www.conexpoconagg.com/Attendees/ Keep Reading
W.S. Tyler: F-Class vibrating screen
The F-Class vibrating screen from W.S. Tyler offers a solution for challenging screening applications that require minimal vibration transmission during operation. According to W.S. Tyler, the F-Class is ideal for screening situations that require consistent, load-independent performance at constant G-Force in all operational modes. The vibrating screen, which features four-bearing technology, minimizes structural vibration and delivers a consistent stroke. It is also designed and built for scalping and classifying ores, minerals, stones, sand and gravel. An advanced eccentric shaft design is supported by four double spherical roller bearings. The double eccentric shaft creates a constant positive stroke that handles material volume spikes without losing momentum. www.wstyler.com Keep Reading
Paul C. Mellott Jr., Mellott Co.
Paul C. Mellott Jr., chairman and CEO of Mellott Co., has been involved in his family-owned company for nearly 40 years. Mellott began handling contract-crushing leadership duties upon his father’s retirement in the 1990s, and he was later instrumental in the launch of a new equipment-manufacturing group. Mellott has been highly visible within the aggregates industry away from his company, as well, working closely with different associations to build political clout for aggregates. Mellott is also fundamental to the success of NSSGA’s political action committee, ROCKPAC. Keep Reading
Arthur Taggart, Columbia and Yale Universities
Two of Arthur Taggart’s works, the “Handbook of Ore Dressing” and “Handbook of Mineral Dressing” are essential text for nearly every aspect of aggregates processing, as nearly every piece of equipment involved in processing is based on his research. Taggart gained mining experience as a machine operator, mill sampler and surveyor early in his career. But the classroom is where Taggart shined most, teaching at Yale University’s Sheffield Science School for most of the 1910s as an instructor and assistant professor of mining. His career shifted in 1919 to Columbia University, where he became an ore-dressing professor. Keep Reading
Samuel Calvin McLanahan, McLanahan Corp.
Samuel Calvin McLanahan designed nearly all of the equipment that came out of the foundry from the time he purchased one-sixth of McLanahan Corp. in 1880 to the conclusion of his tenure as general manager in 1902. Around 1890, Samuel conceived a way to wash clay from the rock in his family’s phosphate deposits in Florida. Inside a long wooden box, he mounted wooden logs and attached cast-iron paddles to them. Shortly thereafter, Samuel realized the need for a simple primary crusher that could handle wet, sticky feeds containing pieces that were too large. So in 1894, he invented the single-roll crusher to deal with the problem. Keep Reading
Charles Luck Jr., Luck Stone
In 1923, Charles Luck Jr. purchased the Sunnyside Granite Co. in Richmond, Va., and he ran the company that is currently the 11th largest crushed-stone producing company in the U.S. over four decades. Luck’s company started as a single quarry on the west end of Richmond. Today, Luck Stone operates more than 15 plants in Virginia and North Carolina, and it’s still in the family’s hands. “Our company’s success is based on people, not necessarily machines,” says Charles S. Luck III, current chairman of he board for Luck Cos. “My dad taught me that if you treat people fairly, then they’ll treat you the same.” Keep Reading
