Pit & Quarry, December 2009
CEMA creates safety training video at Martin Engineerings global headquarters The latest segment of a safety training video produced by the Conveyor Equipment Manufacturers Association CEMA completed filming at Martin Engineerings global headquarters in Neponset Ill Industry briefs Change at the top Martin Marietta Materials Chairman and CEO Stephen P Zelnak Jr will retire mid year 2010 after leading the company for more than 27 years C Howard Ward Nye will become CEO effective Jan 1 and has been elected to the companys board of directors Zelnak will continue as executive chairman of the board until his retirement and then become non executive chairman of the board Press conference Joe Main new assistant secretary of labor for mine safety and health said he wants operators to take a heightened role in delivering a safe and healthy environment for workers Special delivery Komatsu America Corp held a delivery ceremony for its new PC200LC 8 hybrid excavator on Nov 12 at Montemayor Construction in Elgin Ill The company planned eight more delivery ceremonies as it showcases the PC200LC 8 hybrid to the North American market Young talent Girish Parvate Patil of Caterpillar Inc won the AEM Outstanding Young Engineer Award sponsored by the Association of Equipment Manufacturers for SAE International UK sales down Sales volume of aggregates cement ready mixed concrete and asphalt again fell significantly in the third quarter compared with the same period of 2008 according to the UKs Mineral Products Association Aggregate and cement were down about 20 percent in the quarter with ready mixed concrete down 26 percent and asphalt down 17 percent The video crew used the Process Simulation Conveyor System in the companys Center for Innovation CFI as a functioning backdrop for video scenes The system is a group of three production scale belt conveyors arranged to carry bulk material in a recirculating loop Martin Engineering uses this facility at CFI to evaluate the performance of products and prototypes on full size equipment under realistic operating conditions www pitandquarry com December 2009 PIT QUARRY 7
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