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PROCESSING TECHNOLOGY, MANAGEMENT ISSUES
AND MARKET ANALYSIS FOR AGGREGATES PROFESSIONALS
VOL. 118 ISSUE 9 • September 2015
FEATURES ———————————
EQUIPMENT & TECHNOLOGY ———
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By Mark S. Kuhar and Josephine Smith
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Drilling & Blasting
Atlas Copco's SmartROC T45 Features Site-Navigation System
Loading & Hauling
Volvo Crawler Excavator Has New Features
Crushing & Breaking
Weir and Trio Merger Offers Customer Solutions
Material Handling & Conveying
NORD Screw Conveyor Drive Compact, Reliable
Screening & Sizing
Weir Minerals Celebrates Durex Golden Anniversary
Automation & Energy
Emerson Simplifies Wide-Area Plant Network Deployment
Loadout & Transportation
Michelin Offers Tires; Management Solutions
Maintenance & Wear Parts
Universal Flow Monitors' Variable Area Flowmeters Upgraded
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Loadout and Transportation
New Products and Innovations to Keep
Operations Moving Efficiently.
By Mark S. Kuhar
Material Handling
Troubleshooting Conveyor Malfunctions
To Keep Downtime in Check.
By Gary R. Loke
The Rock 100
The Nation's Top Crushed Stone Producers.
By Mark S. Kuhar
Rock Products 120th Anniversary
In This Special Year-Long Series Celebrating our 120th Year
Publishing Milestone, Rock Products Presents A History Of
The Aggregates Industry. In This Issue, We Cover The Years
1921-1930.
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ON THE MARK
Help Us Celebrate 120 Years of Rock Product
By Mark S. Kuhar
FIRST LOOK
The Industry at a Glance
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IN THE KNOW
News, Events, Stats and More
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MANAGEMENT
By Steve Schumacher
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COMMUNITY RELATIONS
By Thomas J. Roach
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PERMITTING
By Mark S. Kuhar
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ECONOMICS
By Mark S. Kuhar
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ENVIRONMENT
By Mark S. Kuhar
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FOCUS ON HEALTH & SAFETY
Best practices, advice, opinion and legal high-
lights by Randy Logsdon and Ellen Smith
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ADVERTISERS INDEX
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LAST CALL
If You Build It . . .
By Mark S. Kuhar
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#YOUNGLEADERS
The Future Is Now
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FRAC SAND INSIDER
News and Market Opportunities
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Cover Photo courtesy of Caterpillar.
LAW
By Mark Savit, Jackson Lewis P.C.
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