Aggregates Manager Digital Magazine
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COLUMNS & DEPARTMENTS FEATURE ARTICLES 17 Strategies for Reducing Noise From identifying and marking noise levels throughout the plant to offering a variety of hearing protection options, producers are pro- tecting worker hearing. OPERATIONS ILLUSTRATED Once the chamber of the sealed plates is full of solids, a fi lter press allows the plates to separate, and the dewatered cakes fall below. Caterpillar focused on improving six areas with its new F Series excavators. 12 Gold Rush Unleashes 'Godzilla.' Reality TV star Parker Schnabel invests in a plant upgrade to reduce costs, lower downtime, and achieve production goals. 22 Filter Press 101 As fi lter presses gain popularity among producers, it's im- portant to understand the basics on how to operate and maintain them. 26 Crushed It! When it comes to primary crushing, producers have lots of options to meet each operation's specifi c needs. 3 Editorial A new defi nition for 'critical habitat.' 4 Data Mining The latest fi nancial analysis of issues impacting in the industry and Aggregates Manager's exclusive aggregates industry outlook. 9 RollOuts John Deere's new 700K SmartGrade crawler, and other new equipment for the aggregate market. 31 Rock Law Coming spring and summer 2016: MSHA is likely to pay more attention to machinery and inspection hazards. 34 Advertiser Index See who's who and where to fi nd their products. 35 Classifi ed Ads Aggregate industry classifi eds. 36 Carved in Stone The Mendenhall Glacier shows that a lot can happen during a geologic blink of an eye. PAGE 22 PAGE 11 On Our Cover: Gold Rush's Parker Schnabel upgrades his plant and nicknames the beast 'Godzilla.' APRIL 2016 | VOLUME 21, NUMBER 4 TABLE OF CONTENTS