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NMA names MINExpo 2016 chairperson
The National Mining Association (NMA), sponsor of MINExpo International 2016, named Denise Johnson, president of the Resources Industries Group for Caterpillar, as chairperson for the event, which will be held Sept. 26-28 in Las Vegas. “As the sponsor of MINExpo,… Keep Reading
Our industry in 3-D
It was just a matter of time. Just a matter of time before 3-D printing went from being a novelty to becoming a practical tool. And just a matter of time before 3-D printers became affordable to businesses. Well, the… Keep Reading
Operation’s owners preserve, refurbish historic equipment
Bulldozers. Cranes. Crushers. Dump trucks. Equipment is seemingly everywhere at Lakeside Sand & Gravel, a family-owned operation in Mantua, Ohio. Only a handful of the machines on site are the kind you’ll typically find operating in a modern-day sand or… Keep Reading
Safety consultant: Speak up to achieve safety excellence
Zach Knoop, a senior safety consultant at Caterpillar Safety Services, asked two straightforward questions to aggregate producers at the start of an AGG1 Academy educational session he led in Nashville, Tenn. The first: How many of you want your employees… Keep Reading
Atlas Copco surface drill designed to optimize efficiency
Atlas Copco’s SmartROC D60 surface drill was designed to increase productivity and consistency. According to the company, the SmartROC D60 drills accurate quarry, construction and surface mining blastholes from 4 1/2 to 7 in. in diameter. The SmartROC D60 is… Keep Reading
Caterpillar to withdraw from vocational truck market
Caterpillar will discontinue production of its on-highway vocational trucks. Cat chose to discontinue production because of the current business climate in that market, the company reports. Cat launched its first vocational truck in the North American market in 2011, and… Keep Reading
Caterpillar names new group president
Caterpillar named Denise Johnson as group president of Resources Industries. The appointment follows the retirement of Group President Ed Rapp. Johnson currently serves as vice president with responsibility for Cat's Material Handling & Underground Division. Johnson joined Caterpillar in 2011… Keep Reading
