Aggregates Manager Digital Magazine
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AGGREGATES MANAGER / September 2017 7 Corrects belt slippage and premature wear Asgco rolls out a Semi-Ceramic Pulley Lagging that features 40-percent coverage. Available as an option to full ceramic coverage with its Arrowhead line on high- tension drive pulleys, the new pulley lagging offers a solution when conventional rubber lagging fails to correct belt slippage and wears prematurely. The ceramic tiles are embedded in rubber on all sides and separated by a horizontal groove for dispelling water and dirt and are suitable for use in dry, wet, or muddy applica- tions. The lagging is available in 15-inch by 32.81-foot rolls for customized use. Asgco | www.agsco.com Tablet tracks truck location and load status Trimble introduces the Trimble ConnectedTa- blet, a ruggedized mobile computer for fleets in the aggregates and ready-mix industries. The Android-based tablet connects wireless- ly to the Trimble Vehicle Gateway. It includes features such as in-cab navigation with CoPilot Truck from ALK Technologies, Hours of Service, daily vehicle inspection reports, and text and push-to-talk voice communica- tions. The gateway uses GPS technology and cellular data to provide vehicle tracking with real-time updates on location and events us- ing a combination of automated geo-based statuses for site arrival and departure, and sensor-based automated statuses for load and unload events. Trimble | www.trimble.com Suitable for stockpiling and load-and-carry Caterpillar's 950GC Wheel Loader features its Z-bar linkage for strong dig- ging capabilities and breakout force with the use of its Cat Performance Series buckets. The unit, which has a 241-horsepower, Tier 4 Final en- gine, is suitable for stockpiling, load-and-carry work, hopper charging, and truck loading. The Cat Fusion quick coupler and controls are also available, and the quick-coupler control arrangement includes a dual tilt kick-out system for bucket return-to-dig and fork operations, selectable from the cab. The Engine Idle Management System, Engine Idle Shut- down, and on-demand cooling fan are said to optimize fuel efficiency while lowering operating sound levels. Caterpillar | www.cat.com Quality. Performance. Reliability. Materials Testing Equipment you can depend on! Stainless Steel Sieves Micro-Deval Apparatus Gilson Silent Sifter® II 800.444.1508 • www.globalgilson.com MD-2000 SS-22