This e-newsletter will now be sent from pitandquarry@ncm-insights.com. Please add us to your email contacts or ask your IT department to whitelist us.
Metso to acquire McCloskey Metso signed an agreement to acquire McCloskey International, the Canadian mobile crushing and screening equipment manufacturer. Get details on the purchase, valued at $316 million.
Momentum building for 2019 M&A construction materials market The first quarter of 2019 was relatively quiet for construction materials mergers and acquisitions (M&A). FMI Corp.’s George Reddin and Scott Duncan offer an overview of what we can expect for the rest of the year.
Get Xtralloy® for longer crusher wear part life where it matters most Since it became a production alloy in 1988, Columbia Steel’s Xtralloy® 24 percent manganese steel has provided aggregate producers and ore processors with a way to reduce downtime costs. Xtralloy is designed for longer wear life, savings in labor and backing material, and lower cost per ton of material crushed.
Real-Time Dust Monitoring: Every Day, Every Season. Are you controlling the dust and silica levels generated at your mining sites? Keeping dust levels low can help protect employees and the surrounding communities from the negative effects of fine particle matter. Learn how TSI can help!
Terex Cedarapids adds crusher series to lineup Terex Cedarapids, a Terex MPS brand, introduced the TG Series to its range of cone crushers. Read more about the Spider Bearing range, which includes the TG120, TG220, TG320 and TG420 crushers.
Is the local quarry endangered? Zoning and permitting aggregate reserves is significantly more difficult these days, as the internet and social media empower a “digital mob” to derail projects that may have faced opposition from only a neighbor or two a decade ago. Industry leaders discuss this challenge at the 2019 Pit & Quarry Roundtable & Conference.
Rethinking mobile equipment power Two outside-the-box projects demonstrate how electromobility and automation are where excavator and loader tech may be headed.
The latest on legislative & government affairs Michael Johnson, president and CEO of the National Stone, Sand & Gravel Association, discussed developments in Washington at the 2019 P&Q Roundtable & Conference.
Dissecting MSHA’s 2019 agenda The tone coming out of the Mine Safety & Health Administration shifted under the current administration, but frontline changes are slow to surface.