aggregates
Web Exclusive: Conveyor belt repair
A large longitudinal rip and grooving was noticed in the center section of a long overland steel cable conveyor belt at a cement and aggregates operation. This was caused by a faulty bearing on a belt turnover pulley that allowed… Keep Reading
Disaster dollars
Money for highways means money for aggregate producers, and 2012 brings hope of a new highway-funding bill. For the first time since the previous bill expired in 2009, I’m optimistic that a reauthorization will finally get passed. But in a… Keep Reading
Web Exclusive: Tailings management
Rheomax from BASF is an innovative tailings-management technology that allows the aggregates and mining industries to rapidly restore mine sites to their natural state. The Canadian patent office recently granted the company a patent for this technology. Rheomax offers a… Keep Reading
Web Exclusive: P&Q Roundtable – Part 2
Participants John Bennington, GreyStone Jim Brown, Breaker Technology Inc. Darren Constantino, Pit & Quarry Michael Duffy, Dyno Nobel Rick Everist, L.G. Everist Inc. Rob Fuller, Power Transmission Solutions Jeff Gray, Telsmith Michael Heenan, Ogletree Deakins Mike Hinrichsen, Caterpillar Mark Krause,… Keep Reading
