production
Aggregate production up nearly 10 percent in 2016
According to the U.S. Geological Survey, aggregate production in 2016 equaled about 2.49 billion tons, an increase from the previous year of nearly 10 percent. Keep Reading
Hanson Aggregates’ Ardmore Quarry: An operational overview
Hanson Aggregates' Matt Dawes discusses the history of the company's Ardmore Quarry. Keep Reading
USGS: Quarterly aggregate production up 6 percent
An estimated 646 million metric tons of construction aggregates were produced and shipped for consumption in the United States last quarter. Keep Reading
Scheduling production to match sales forecasts
All aggregate producers must plan production to some degree. But how thorough are their methods, and how accurate are their plans? Because different plants can make products in different combinations and at different rates, operations need to have a plan… Keep Reading
USGS releases full third-quarter production report
About 697 million metric tons (Mt) of total construction aggregates were produced and shipped for consumption in the third quarter of 2015. That's a 5 percent increase compared with that of the third quarter of 2014, reports the U.S. Geological… Keep Reading
Eriez names Gland director of Erie operations
Eriez promoted Tim Gland to director of Erie operations. Gland joined the company one year ago as facilities director and previously worked for Lord Corp. as director-chemical and mechanical operations. In his new position, Gland will be responsible for all… Keep Reading
Filtration for heavy-duty equipment
The North American mining industry demands reliable filtration in order to meet strict production demands. If you think about it, nearly every single product anyone comes into contact with during the course of a day contains some sort of mined… Keep Reading
Open territory: Boosting uptime with synthetic media
Producers boost throughput and uptime with the maximum open area and wear life of synthetic media. Myth or fact – if you switch from wire cloth to modular synthetic media, you lose open area? Some may say it is fact;… Keep Reading
U.S. construction machinery exports decline midyear 2014
Compared with midyear 2013, U.S. construction machinery exports dropped 17.3 percent during the first half of 2014. According to the Association of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM), citing U.S. Department of Commerce data, $8.93 billion in exports were shipped to global markets… Keep Reading
