Kevin Yanik
Feeder fix: Eliminating material bridging
Time dedicated to cleaning out a vibrating grizzly feeder and prying out rocks wedged between grizzly bars adds up. Especially when work crews must address pegging and plugging issues within a grizzly feeder multiple times per week. Will Pyatt, general… Keep Reading
Mind shift: Using telematics for data management
Machine hours, location and health. Fuel consumption and idle time. Emissions. Payload. The number of areas telematics covers grows with each new generation of the technology. Aggregate producers are among those positioned to benefit from telematics, but the amount of… Keep Reading
Help wanted: Industry response to the labor shortage
Demand for aggregate workers is on the rise as retirements pile up. A job ad on Craigslist or Monster generally won’t attract the candidates aggregate producers seek to fill highly technical positions within their quarries. Not by a long shot.… Keep Reading
Publication exhibits poor judgment in attack on industry
People trespass into abandoned quarries every now and then. Occasionally, trespassers get injured or killed because of the risks they take. Yet, the property owners are to blame. At least that's the logic of the opinion staff at The Express-Times… Keep Reading
The value of volume
Load scanning technologies are positioned to deliver a more accurate profile of material loads. A load of sand arrives to the construction site. As Carey West and his colleagues observe the load, they realize it’s smaller than the 80 cu.… Keep Reading
Stay on the cutting edge
When it comes to equipment to run an aggregates operation, Pit & Quarry helps producers stay on the cutting edge. For 99 years, we have been the industry’s source for information about equipment innovations, and that is especially true this… Keep Reading
Safe and sound: Crusher safety
A rock the size of a dining room table is plugged in the jaw crusher. After assessing the situation, a few people decide to wrap a chain around the rock and lift it out with a wheel loader. After securing… Keep Reading
Old meets new: Custom fabrication
A pair of crushers are repositioned with a heavy-duty screen in a custom-fabrication job that’s providing productivity and portability. Keith Hagedorn had a unique set of characteristics in mind as he pursued a new screen for his contract-crushing company last… Keep Reading
Martin Marietta-Texas Industries deal approved with conditions
The U.S. Department of Justice approved Martin Marietta Materials Inc.’s $2.7 billion purchase of Texas Industries Inc., Bloomberg reports. Part of the approval is a requirement that Martin Marietta sell a few assets. According to Bloomberg, Martin Marietta will sell… Keep Reading
