Aggregates Manager Digital Magazine
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AGGREGATES MANAGER / January 2018 15 ME Elecmetal rises to the challenges of the demanding crushing stage. ME Electmetal produces the best crusher liners using the optimal blend of ultra-alloys and never taking shortcuts in the heat-treating and quenching processes. Our 100-year history has taught us to make only one type of liner, that is one with our perfected blends of aluminum, nickel, chrome, and molybdenum to provide our customers with the optimal wear resistance and liner performance. Crusher Wear Parts ME FIT SYSTEM | ME FIT CRUSHING | GRINDING MILL LINER | GRINDING MEDIA | CRUSHER COMPONENTS | LINER FASTENER SYSTEMS Ask our engineers about the ME FIT CRUSHING SOLUTIONS. ME Elecmetal 4500 S. Lakeshore Drive Suite #150 Tempe, AZ 85282 Tel. (480) 730-7500 www.elecmetal.com Gyratory Crushers Jaw Crushers Cone Crushers • Through hardened alloy steel concaves • Fixed & moving jaws • Bowl liners • Primary mantles • Cheek plates • Mantles • Spider cap • Secondary wear parts • Secondary wear parts • Arm shield • Rim liners Untitled-19 1 12/4/17 10:01 AM aggregates industry, and 2018 appears to be shaping up similarly. When asked about their major challenges, responses underscore the expectation of strong demand. After peaking as a top concern in 2013, competition for sales hit a fi ve- year low in this year's survey. Rather than competing against peers for work, fi nding workers to meet demand seems to be a more signifi cant concern for most aggregates managers. Nearly 30 percent described it as a major challenge for them in 2018. Respondents noted that they are recruiting heavily at technical schools, considering increases in pay and benefi ts, and focusing more steadily on personnel tasks such as succession planning and developing young talent. Operators also have an eye toward future production needs as they rated aggregates availability and permitting as their second signifi cant challenge in 2018. In anecdotal responses, many noted that they were actively conduct- ing exploration activities and working to either acquire or permit new reserves. While the impor- tance of growing a qualifi ed work force and identifying greenfi eld sites cannot be under- stated, these are the best types of challeng- es for the industry to face — ones predicated on strong demand and healthy business condi- tions. AM Methodology, Objectives, and Sources The objective of the 2017-2018 Aggregates Manager Forecast Survey was to determine business, production volume, spending, and workforce trends. In November 2017, Aggregates Manager emailed questionnaires to a random selection of readers in the crushed stone and sand and gravel, crushed stone-only, and crushed gravel-only industries. A total of 117 useable sur- veys were completed. North Central Region Southern Region Northeastern Region Western Region