Editors’ Blog
Eight tips to produce a consistent product
Metso's Matt Gerten, manager of application support and complex proposals, offered tips at his company's 2013 Quarry Solutions & Industry Knowledge Expo on how to produce a consistent product. Here are the eight must-do's Gerten suggested on behalf of Metso:… Keep Reading
Exploring a federal gas tax increase
Infrastructure proponents have used the 20th anniversary of the last federal gas tax increase, which occurred Oct. 1, 1993, as a platform to generate discussion about the need for another gas tax increase. The last hike raised the federal gas… Keep Reading
Swimming hole
I’ve seen mined-out quarries used in a variety of ways—from office parks to shopping centers to golf courses. But, until now, not for use as an upscale backyard swimming pool. Perhaps you’ve seen it on TV or you’ve watched the… Keep Reading
A few minutes with Metso
Metso hosted dealers and customers at its 2013 Quarry Solutions & Industry Knowledge Expo, a training and demonstration event in Columbia, S.C. This was the second straight year Metso hosted the event. Pit & Quarry sat down during the expo… Keep Reading
KPI-JCI and Astec Mobile Screens hold dealer conference
KPI-JCI and Astec Mobile Screens hosted more than 60 authorized North American dealers at their annual National Dealer Conference (NDC), held Sept. 16-19 in Eugene, Ore. Each year, KPI-JCI and Astec Mobile Screens launch new products and sales tools for… Keep Reading
Liebherr ADTs on the way
Liebherr introduced a 30-ton articulated dump truck (ADT) at its media open house Sept. 12 in Newport News, Va., and it offered performance comparisons of a crawler tractor and a wheel loader against competitive equipment. The 30-ton ADT the company… Keep Reading
Own a drone?
Not just for the military anymore, now just about any business, including your aggregates operation, can own its own drone. Lehmann Aviation offers the LA300, a new automatic drone for aerial photos and video, and it's targeted to the mining… Keep Reading
A $100 billion company without a finance department
Accounting. Finance. Human resources. Information technology. All four of these areas are vital for multimillion-dollar companies to function, but Cemex, as Fast Company reports, outsourced those functions last year to IBM as part of a 10-year, $1 billion contract. "What… Keep Reading
‘Pothole Robin Hood’
The infrastructure of the United States is deteriorating, and there are signs that the public is beginning to take notice. I see more and more stories in the mainstream media about the need for infrastructure improvements. My favorite was about… Keep Reading
