Aggregates Manager Digital Magazine
Issue link: http://read.dmtmag.com/i/420189
CONTENTS On Our Cover: An impressive array of new products hit the market in 2014. Cover photo courtesy of Caterpillar, Inc. 30 Earlier this year, Metso launched what it describes as the most compact track-mounted combination cone and screen plant ever made. 15 Inside a dewatering screen, slurry is fed into the screen. As solids move up the slope of the screen and over the end of the weir, water drains through the screen media. COLUMNS & DEPARTMENTS FEATURE ARTICLES 21 Community Relations 101 To keep neighbors satisfi ed, aggre- gates managers must deal with common con- cerns such as dust, noise, and truck traffi c. Our experts share how they do just that. DECEMBER 2014 VOLUME 19, NUMBER 12 OPERATIONS ILLUSTRATED 10 AggMan of the Year 2014 As a driving force behind AGG1, Rick Feltes puts industry educational goals on the fast track. 15 Demystifying Dewatering Wondering how to cut water in your product? Learn where and why dewatering screens may be the answere. 26 Top RollOuts of 2014 In a ConExpo-Con/Agg year, iron was king and new equipment rolled out at a steady clip. Here is Aggregates Manager's roundup of the year's best introductions. 36 Focus on Supervisors To most of your workforce, the supervisor is the boss and has the greatest infl uence on daily activity. 3 EDITORIAL Workforce development. 5 STATE AND PROVINCE NEWS A roundup of the latest news in North America. 9 DATA MINING The latest fi nancial analysis of issues impacting in the industry. 39 ROCK LAW The Occupational Safety and Health Administration eyes the creation of a new model for managing permissible exposure levels. MSHA could follow suit. 42 ADVERTISER INDEX See who's who and where to fi nd their products. 43 CLASSIFIED ADS Aggregate industry classifi eds. 44 CARVED IN STONE Our travels along Route 66 come to the end of the road near Santa Monica Pier's concrete pilings.