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AUG 2016

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products www.rockproducts.com PROCESSING TECHNOLOGY, MANAGEMENT ISSUES AND MARKET ANALYSIS FOR AGGREGATES PROFESSIONALS FEATURES ——————————— EQUIPMENT & TECHNOLOGY ——— ————————— EDITORIAL ———————————— NEWS By Mark S. Kuhar and Josephine Smith ————————— KEY ISSUES ————————— BACK PAGES Drilling & Blasting Review Your Blasting Security Program Loading & Hauling Fuel Management 101 Crushing & Breaking Weir Minerals Launches Trio TP Cone Crusher Range Material Handling & Conveying Martin Washbox Conveyor Belt Cleaner Removes Difficult Carryback Screening & Sizing Dust Control Technology Offers Trailer-Mounted Dust Control System Automation & Energy Revere Control Systems Targets Aggregates Industry Loadout & Transportation Ritron Radio Callbox Provides Wireless Communication from Cab Maintenance & Wear Parts How Big is Too Big? Repairing Super-Sized Injuries in OTR Tires 54 55 57 58 59 60 61 62 Here Comes MINExpo Every Four Years the Largest Mining-Specific Show in the World Hits Las Vegas. What is in Store for Attendees? By Mark S. Kuhar Idler Misalignment on Belt Conveyors If Your Belts are Misaligned, You are Likely Wasting Power and Money. By Allen V. Reicks Precision Presplitting – Spacing Variations Calculating the Explosive Load Based on Spacing. By Anthony Konya and Dr. Calvin Konya The Rock Products Interview: Hal F. Williford Jr. The President and CEO of Memphis Stone and Gravel Co. Talks About Leadership, Communications, Industry En- gagement, Young Leaders and the Best Business Advice He Ever Received. 17 44 48 ON THE MARK Get Off the Phone! By Mark S. Kuhar FIRST LOOK The Industry at a Glance 4 IN THE KNOW News, Events, Stats and More 1 6 MANAGEMENT By Steve Schumacher 64 COMMUNITY RELATIONS By Thomas J. Roach 65 PERMITTING By Mark S. Kuhar 66 ECONOMICS By Mark S. Kuhar 71 ENVIRONMENT By Mark S. Kuhar 70 FOCUS ON HEALTH & SAFETY Best practices, advice, opinion and legal high- lights by Randy Logsdon and Ellen Smith 73 ADVERTISERS INDEX 79 LAST CALL Caterpillar Sponsors NASA Robotic Mining Competition By Mark S. Kuhar 80 #YOUNGLEADERS The Future Is Now 16 FRAC SAND INSIDER News and Market Opportunities 14 52 Cover Photo Courtesy of Superior Industries. LAW By Brian Hendricks 68

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