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Polydeck adds West Coast sales and service tech

Polydeck Screen Corp. added Ken Walker as its West Coast sales/service tech, with responsibility for California. Walker has more than 20 years of experience in the aggregates industry, working in both maintenance at plant sites as well as sales. Prior… Keep Reading

Wheel loader coolant maintenance

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When someone realizes during the summer that the coolant level in a cooling system is low, it may seem to make sense to add a jug of water to top off the system when the correct fluid is not available.… Keep Reading

How to maximize wheel loader uptime and productivity

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Wheel loaders take a pounding. They work in material that wears away the very steel from which they’re built. Wheel loaders lift and carry enormous loads across uneven terrain for hours on end. They fight dust that is determined to… Keep Reading

Web Exclusive: Innovations in bearing technology

By James A. Oliver and Joe Esmoer At one operation of a global aggregate producer, sand is moved from its source uphill to processing facilities via 11 vertical and 11 horizontal conveyors. Each conveyor came equipped with four open spherical… Keep Reading

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

Web Exclusive: Oil analysis made easy

The Shell LubeAnalyst oil analysis program from Shell Lubricants is designed to help customers improve equipment and vehicle reliability and reduce maintenance costs. The program provides an online user interface that offers a worldwide sample history and failure trends on various types… Keep Reading

Web Exclusive: Extend the life of motors and gearboxes

Bearings operating in harsh environments such as mining must perform well at higher speeds with heavier loads. Traditional ball bearings, depending on their position and load, may not offer optimal performance in extreme applications like this. Sometimes, reliability can be… Keep Reading

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