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ContiTech releases conveyor belt design manual
ContiTech released an extensively revised edition of its “Conveyor Belts - System Design Calculations” manual. Written to provide readers with optimum conveyor belt design information, the book is used by engineering companies and plant manufacturers and operators, as well as… Keep Reading
AEM seeks participation, support for highway funding bill
The Association of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM) wants you to head to Washington, D.C. to help support a new federal highway bill and is offering a $500 incentive to get you there. Through I Make America, the organization is looking for… Keep Reading
CEMA offers new edition of belt conveyors book
The Conveyor Equipment Manufacturers Association (CEMA) released the 7th edition of “Belt Conveyors for Bulk Materials, with Metric Conversion,” a source book for end-users, designers, engineers, manufacturers and consultants. Although the first edition of the “Belt Conveyors for Bulk Materials”… Keep Reading
Superior names conveying equipment territory manager
Superior Industries Inc. named Kevin Krieger territory sales manager throughout the Mountain and Northwest regions of the United States. He will work with the company’s dealers in the region to bring innovative conveying equipment to bulk material producers in Oregon,… Keep Reading
Transportation bill gains traction with ‘agreement in principle’
An agreement in principle has been reached on the reauthorization of the transportation bill entitled Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century, also known as MAP-21. Senator Barbara Boxer (D-Calif.), chairman of the Environment and Public Works Committee; Senator… Keep Reading
MSHA issues 2013 preliminary mine safety data
MSHA released preliminary mine safety data for calendar year 2013. Although the overall injury rate improved compared with 2012 figures, fatality rates increased, driven by a high number of mining deaths in the 4th quarter of 2013 when 15 miners… Keep Reading
2017 ConExpo-Con/Agg dates set
The next ConExpo-Con/Agg international exposition will be held March 7-11, 2017 at the Las Vegas Convention Center in Las Vegas, Nev. ConExpo-Con/Agg is held every three years for the construction and construction materials industry. It is co-located with the IFPE… Keep Reading
Atlas Copco Construction Equipment names distributor
Atlas Copco Construction Equipment named Stewart & Stevenson a distributor for its generators, portable air compressors, boosters and associated equipment throughout various territories in the United States. “Stewart & Stevenson has a great leadership team who makes their customers a… Keep Reading
‘Dreducation’ class open to the industry
DSC Dredge LLC is hosting its 10th annual Dreducation Class, taught by Charles Johnson, on June 13. The class will take place from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Omni Royal Orleans in New Orleans. According to a press… Keep Reading
