Aggregates Manager Digital Magazine
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Aggregates Academy The School of Operations and Production — covers virtually every aspect of plant operations, production, and equipment maintenance, from beginners-level courses to the latest technologies, processes, and products that aggregate producers are using to produce aggregates and manage their fleets in creative and innovative ways. Tuesday, March 19 • T41: Maximizing Belt Conveyor Performance – Industry Standards vs. Real World Applications (7:30 a.m. – 9 a.m.) • T42: Everything You Always Wanted to Know about Crushing but Were Afraid to Ask (7:30 a.m. – 9 a.m.) • T46: Applying Lean Manufacturing Principles in the Aggregates Business (7:30 a.m. – 9 a.m.) • T53: Operation and Tuning of Vertical Shaft Impact Crushers (9:30 a.m. – 11 a.m.) • T54: Lowering Costs in Stockpiling and Unloading Systems (9:30 a.m. – 11 a.m.) • T55: Plug into the Grid and Save – Electrification of Diesel Dredges & Boosters (9:30 a.m. – 11 a.m.) • T56: Maximizing Plant Productivity by Benchmarking & Evaluating Performance (9:30 a.m. – 11 a.m.) • T62: Crusher Maintenance: Best Practices (2 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.) • T65: Installation and Commissioning of a 700-tph Modular Aggregate Plant (2 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.) • T66: Maximizing Conveyor Component Efficiency (2 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.) Wednesday, March 20 • W42: Screening 101 (7:30 a.m. – 9 a.m.) • W43: The Andreas Impact Crusher – Helping you Achieve More (7:30 a.m. – 9 a.m.) • W44: Managing High Hour Mobile Equipment Fleets and Practical Best Practices (7:30 a.m. – 9 a.m.) • W53: Lean Screening – Maximizing Production and Average Selling Price (9:30 a.m. – 11 a.m.) • W54: Fleet Production Cost (9:30 a.m. – 11 a.m.) • W55: The Centrifugal Pump – the Heartbeat of a Wet Processing Circuit (9:30 a.m. – 11 a.m.) • W63: Thickening and Dewatering Fine Aggregate Waste Streams (2 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.) • W64: Crushing & Screening Tips Designed to Help Maximize Productivity (2 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.) • W65: Pros & Cons of Contract Drilling & Blasting (2 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.) Thursday, March 21 • TH42: Production and Delivery of High Volume of Embankment to Fort Lauderdale International Airport (7:30 a.m. – 9 a.m.) • TH46: Cone Crusher Attrition Crushing (7:30 a.m. – 9 a.m.) • TH52: Production of Hydraulic Fracturing Sand (7:30 a.m. – 9 a.m.) • TH55: Plant Upgrade Yields High-Cost Reductions and Increases Capacity (9:30 a.m. – 11 a.m.) • TH56: Reducing Material Segregation and Contamination (9:30 a.m. – 11 a.m.) The School of Automation, Technology, and Software — classes help companies improve efficiency, employee safety, product quality, information management, and cost reductions within the aggregates industry. Attendees of these sessions can learn automation basics, discover new ideas and technologies being applied to aggregate production, and find out how emerging technologies are changing the way companies do business. Tuesday, March 19 • T43: Monitoring and Advanced Evaluation Designs for Aggregate Mining (7:30 a.m. – 9 a.m.) • T44: Simple, Effective Automation (7:30 a.m. – 9 a.m.) • T47: For OEM Representatives and Equipment Dealers/Consultants; Improve Equipment Selection & Plant Productivity Using Modern Simulation and Analysis Techniques (7:30 a.m. – 9 a.m.) • T52: Social Media in the Stone Age (9:30 a.m. – 11 a.m.) Thursday, March 21 • TH44: Technology Assisted Sales (7:30 a.m. – 9 a.m.) • TH45: Monitoring and Production Analysis Using Conveyor Belt Scales (7:30 a.m. – 9 a.m.) The School of Business Management — classes focus on the business of the operation, including understanding business and financial principles, dealing with the surrounding community, and ways to market and sell product. Wednesday, March 20 • W45: Low-Risk/Affordable Community Relations Programs (7:30 a.m. – 9 a.m.) • W46: Business and Finance Basics for Plant Leaders – Session 1 (7:30 a.m. – 9 a.m.) • W56: Business and Finance Basics for Plant Leaders – Session 2 (9:30 a.m. – 11 a.m.) • W61: Case Study – Modern Day Mining (2 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.) • W66: Beyond Golf and Hunting (2 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.) Thursday, March 21 • TH51: Effectively Countering Community Opposition to Your Project (9:30 a.m. – 11 a.m.) • TH53: The Great Myths of Sales and Marketing (9:30 a.m. – 11 a.m.) The School of Environment, Safety & Health — sessions demonstrate best practices and techniques for the aggregates industry to be efficient, safe, healthy, and environmentally responsible. Tuesday, March 19 • T45: Three Steps to Create Successful Reclamation Projects (7:30 a.m. – 9 a.m.) • T51: Conveyor Safety – Training, Guarding, and Best Practices (9:30 a.m. – 11 a.m.) • T61: Planning for the Future Inspections – MSHA's Rules to Live By (2 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.) • T63: How to Control Dust (2 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.) • T64: Essential Program Elements for Successful Energy Management (2 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.) Wednesday, March 20 • W41: The Journey to Zero (7:30 a.m. – 9 a.m.) • W51: How to Kill Safety Culture Excellence (9:30 a.m. – 11 a.m.) • W52: Stone, Sand, and Gravel National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System Permitting (9:30 a.m. – 11 a.m.) • W62: Legally Effective Safety Incentive & Disciplinary Programs (2 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.) Thursday, March 21 • TH41: Defending Against MSHA Elevated Enforcement and MSHA Special Investigations – A Strategic Primer (7:30 a.m. – 9 a.m.) • TH43: Noise and Dust – A Sound Approach to a Cloudy Issue (7:30 a.m. – 9 a.m.) AGGREGATES MANAGER March 2013 7