Aggregates Manager Digital Magazine
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COLUMNS & DEPARTMENTS FEATURE ARTICLES 21 Preparing for Winter Whether temporarily shutting down operations or working through the winter, colder weather requires some advanced care and maintenance throughout your plant. OPERATIONS ILLUSTRATED Before opting for fabricated parts, consider hidden costs of not using OEM parts. Volvo's A60H is based on the same design and layout as its smaller trucks, but offers a 44.5-cubic-yard capacity. 14 Getting Bullish on Stone Luck Stone's Bull Run Plant prepares to service northern Virginia. 27 Fabricating Failure Are OEM parts worth the cost? Take a look at the lifetime costs of fabricated parts for vibrating screens. 30 Drill Down on Uptime Systematic inspections and scheduled maintenance can keep drill rigs running for thousands of hours between major overhauls. 36 Weighs and Means To keep track of the profi ts fl owing through your operation, consider strategic placement of scales. 3 Editorial Keep your customers fi rst. 5 Data Mining The latest fi nancial analysis of issues impacting in the industry and Aggregates Manager's exclusive aggregates industry outlook. 8 State and Province News A roundup of the latest news in North America. 10 RollOuts Sandvik's updated QJ341+ portable crusher, and other new equipment for the aggregates market. 39 Rock Law Following up on reactions to substantive changes in its Program Policy Letter, MSHA issues a proposed rule on workplace exams. 42 Advertiser Index See who's who and where to fi nd their products. 43 Classifi ed Ads Aggregate industry classifi eds. 44 Carved in Stone A conference in Hungary shows that geological explora- tion can have interesting, and unexpected, rewards. PAGE 27 PAGE 10 On Our Cover: Luck Stone invests in a major upgrade of its Bull Run Plant. Cover photo by Kerry Clines. SEPTEMBER 2016 | VOLUME 21, NUMBER 9 TABLE OF CONTENTS