Archive for June 2021

BMC Enterprises

BMC Enterprises expands Midwest footprint

June 30, 2021 By

BMC Enterprises acquired Missouri-based Stewart Concrete Products and established a strategic partnership with Stewart-Morrison Redi-Mix.

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2021 Pit & Quarry Roundtable & Conference Photo: PamElla Photography

Quarry Faces: July 2021

June 30, 2021 By

The 2021 Pit & Quarry Roundtable & Conference took place June 2-3 at the Omni Grove Park Inn in Asheville, North Carolina. Here’s a glimpse of the event.

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MSHA is intensifying its approach to workplace health. Photo by Joe McCarthy.

Where the industry stands with MHSA – and what’s ahead

June 29, 2021 By and

It has been more than five months since the Biden administration took office, and while there is still a lot to learn about the potential enforcement focus of the MHSA, much has become clearer.

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Sponsored: What a new infrastructure bill could look like

June 29, 2021 By and

At June’s Pit & Quarry Roundtable & Conference, aggregate producers and equipment manufacturers speculate on how a new infrastructure bill could be passed and what it might look like.

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Haver & Boecker Niagara NIAflow

June 29, 2021 By

Haver & Boecker Niagara offers its NIAflow plant simulation software to help producers optimize quarry and mining operations. NIAflow analyzes existing or proposed processes, records plant statuses, monitors input, output and waste piles, and recognizes potential for plant optimization.

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Chereb: Potential wrinkle surfaces in nonbuilding

June 28, 2021 By

Although passage of a major infrastructure bill this summer remains an unknown, the outlook for aggregate demand remains fairly positive. P&Q contributor David Chereb explains.

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Sandvik will showcase the DR410i rotary blasthole drill rig at MINExpo International 2021. Photo: Sandvik

Sandvik to showcase electrification, automation at MINExpo

June 25, 2021 By

Sandvik will introduce new products and services at mining’s largest trade show, including battery-driven equipment to enable emission-free underground mining.

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Modifying a concrete mix design to replace higher carbon materials with lower carbon ingredients is one way to reduce an environmental footprint. Photo: Thomas Northcut/DigitalVision/Getty Images

PCA leaders make the case for carbon neutrality

June 25, 2021 By

While some environmental policymakers push for fewer construction materials, Portland Cement Association (PCA) leaders say concrete and cement are the solution to a more sustainable world.

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The STP 61 touchscreen pneumatic conveyor control system is available from Gericke. Photo: Gericke USA

Conveyor control system offers easy operation, reduced maintenance

June 25, 2021 By

Gericke USA says its STP 61 pneumatic conveying control system presents a variety of benefits.

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