Up Front
2 An Inside Look
To the rescue in Fargo
BY DARREN CONSTANTINO, EDITOR-IN-CHIEF
pg 18
4 Industry Snapshot
Vital industry news and economics
EDITED BY BRIAN RICHESSON
Green Issue
8 One on one – An interview with Mark
Ellis, president of the Industrial Minerals
Association – North America.
BY MARK RISO
16 Green news and equipment – Ontario
considers green energy legislation; and more
Equipment Focus:
Conveying & Material Handling
18 Roll returns – Producers realize big ROI benefits
from new self-cleaning, abrasion-resistant urethane
return rolls.
EDI TED BY BRIAN RICHESSON
22 Equipment and technology – Conveying and
material handling equipment from the top
manufacturers.
32 Technology Solution
Buying a better belt: A Vulcan Materials producer
in Alabama looks for a solution to belt-splice failures
and short wear life.
EDI TED BY
DARREN CONSTANTINO
Columns
35 Safety
Suspicions confirmed
– almost
BY CARL R. METZGAR, CSP
pg 6
36 Law
A duty to supervise
contractors
BY MICHAEL T. HEENAN, ESQ
WEB EXCLUSIVE FEATURE
High attraction: A Utah aggregates producer
reduces costs and downtime using suspended
electromagnet technology.
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Classifieds &
Ad Index
37 Classified
Advertising
40 Advertiser Index
About the cover:
Aggregate material is
conveyed to a stockpile.
Photo courtesy of Istockphoto.com,
Rob Belknap
