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Breaker Technology Inc.
Breaker Technology Inc. (BTI) is touting the TRX64, weighing more than 110,000 lbs., as the largest rock breaker in the world. The TRX64 has a breaker impact force of 12,000 ft. lbs. and represents the company's 2,000th system produced. According to BTI, TRX Series booms range in length from 48 to 64 ft., carrying breakers ranging from 8,500 to 20,000 ft. lbs. Additionally, BTI says its boom systems can cover any breaking application, from a 12-ft. plant-mounted system on a mobile crusher to a 64-ft. system with the new TRX64. www.rockbreaker.com Photo: Breaker Technology Inc. Keep Reading
Congress takes action to finance Highway Trust Fund through May
The House and Senate took steps to replenish the Highway Trust Fund before it runs out of money. According to NSSGA, bills from both the House and Senate will transfer about $10.8 billion to the Highway Trust Fund immediately upon enactment. About $8.8 billion will be devoted to the Highway Account and another $2 billion will go to the Mass Transit Account. The bills reportedly include enough money to support baseline highway and mass transit spending through May 2015. Keep Reading
Xylem relocates North Carolina facility
Water technology company Xylem relocated its Garner, N.C., facility, which features Godwin products and Flygt pumps for mining and construction. The new location has a larger office and shop with more than 10,000 combined sq. ft. It includes a yard for the storage of additional pumps, HDPE pipe, and accessories. Personnel at this location remain the same, as do the telephone number and all cell phone numbers. Because the facility is located midway between the company’s southernmost branches and its New Jersey headquarters, it will serve as a regional hub. The company says the location is ideal for staging equipment in response to severe emergency weather events anywhere on the east coast. "This new facility will allow us to continue to provide the high level of service local customers expect when they call Xylem,” says Dave Donahue, branch manager. “Our continued growth in Garner year after year needs a new space for this continued growth and effort. We look forward to even more efficient customer service that this new facility… Keep Reading
Astec names new head of its Aggregate Mining Group
Astec Industries appointed Jeff Elliott group vice president of the Astec Aggregate Mining Group. He replaces Group President Joe Vig, who retired. He will oversee all operational aspects of the company’s Kolberg-Pioneer Inc. (KPI), Yankton, S.D., and Johnson Crushers International (JCI), Eugene, Ore., and Astec Mobile Screens, Sterling, Ill. units. KPI-JCI and Astec Mobile Screens make equipment for the aggregate, recycling and construction industries. He also will be responsible for Telestack Ltd., a mobile bulk handling equipment manufacturer in Northern Ireland. Previously, KPI-JCI and Astec Mobile Screens and Telestack were under the direction of Vig, who retired after more than two decades in the industry. Keep Reading
Hillhead attendance up for 2014 show
Organizers of the Hillhead quarry exhibition say more than 17,559 attended this year’s event, which was held June 24-26 at Lafarge Tarmac’s Hillhead Quarry in Buxton, England. Event director Jack Berridge said attendance was up from last year’s figures, exhibitor space on the enlarged site layout sold out and the weather was dry and not too hot during the show. “It doesn’t get much better than that,” he said. About 450 equipment manufacturers, contractors and suppliers from the mineral products, construction and recycling industries took part, promoting and demonstrating their latest plants, equipment, materials and services at the event, which is held indoors and out. Hillhead was bigger this year, organizers say, due to a new layout and additional exhibit space inside the Registration Pavilion. In addition, a new working demonstration area near the entrance to the quarry site was added to provide more space there. The dates for Hillhead 2016 will be announced soon, according to the event’s organizers. Photos: Pit and Quarry Magazine Keep Reading
Stedman Machine Co.
Stedman's H Series multi-cage mill is available in a two-, four- or six-row design and in four sizes up to 300 tph. The design features include air cannons, heaters and hydraulic ram. The air cannons are mounted at the intake and discharge to help prevent buildup of wet, sticky material, while the heaters are installed on the grinder housing to retard buildup of wet material. The hydraulic ram eliminates the gear head motor and rack and pinion that are used on other Stedman cage mills. The mill is available in stainless steel construction. www.stedman-machine.com Keep Reading
Road Choice Truck Parts adds products, boosts distribution
Road Choice Truck Parts, a private label all-makes parts brand, extended its distribution in North America to more than 100 authorized retail locations and added five product categories. The new products include alternators/starters, brake drums, clutches, windshields and wiper blades. Road Choice already offered such high-demand parts as air conditioning, air springs, air/electrical coils and accessories, brake chambers, exhaust products, lights, shock absorbers and universal joints. “We are pleased to expand our parts offering for customers seeking high-quality parts at a value price,” says Dan Bambrick, private brand manager, Road Choice. “Adding these new parts to our product lineup also allowed us to add new retailers, who came on line as a result of our additional offerings, enabling customers to have more options for their Road Choice-branded parts. It’s a win-win for our customers.” Road Choice says its all-makes parts are value-priced to compete with heavy-duty manufacturers’ and warehouse distributors’ private brand parts. They are designed to offer owners of out-of-warranty trucks quality and reliability with parts covered under a… Keep Reading
MSHA can take control after mine accidents
Companies subject to OSHA are inspected after accidents, but employers are under no legal obligation to shut down all or part of their operations. In addition, companies are not required to correct conditions unless a citation is issued. And even then, if companies file a legal contest, there will be no legal requirement to abate conditions until the case is resolved. When MSHA responds to an accident, the situation is drastically different. The Federal Mine Safety and Health Act empowers the secretary of labor (MSHA) to issue any orders deemed necessary to protect any person. This power is immediate and can be exercised even if the cause of the accident is not yet known. MSHA can order removal of miners, cessation of operations and immediate changes in conditions to which workers may be exposed. Such orders may remain in effect for days, months and occasionally years. A Senate report from the passage of the Mine Safety Act explains why Congress gave such plenary power to MSHA. The unpredictability of accidents… Keep Reading
AZFAB
AZFAB's plate frame press is a dewatering device that's typically used in high solids filtration applications. The press is hydraulically operated and designed to operate with a continuous press pressure of up to 15 bars while producing up to 50 tons of cakes per hour. According to AZFAB, some advantages are the ability to eliminate settling ponds, shorter cycle times and that wash water is recovered. www.azfab.com Keep Reading
