Pit & Quarry, December 2016

LEADING EDGE COMPANIES Austin Powder Company AUSTIN POWDER HAS BEEN MAKING EXPLOSIVES SINCE 1833 and we take great pride in playing a major role in Americas development And because of our growth we are even more relevant today than we were in 1833 Today we manufacture a full line of industrial explosives and accessories and provide technical and blasting services to customers throughout North America and around the world We also service customers in the quarrying mining construction and seismic industries For more than 180 years Austin has been in the business of helping customers break rock safely and efficiently Our long history of serving the quarrying industry reflects continuous development of new safer and more reliable blasting products and innovative technologies Today Austin serves quarrying operations throughout the Americas and around the world Our top priorities are to work safe and to blast safe Without blasting the aggregates industry would be incapable of meeting the crushed stone demand for building and maintaining the worlds infrastructure roads highways and bridges In addition quarried rock products are used in pharmaceuticals numerous household products cosmetics construction materials and a variety of necessities used by all of us every day Our commitment to the industry begins with our commitment to safety We employ certified blasters state of the art delivery systems and the safest and highest quality products We also place great importance on environmental concerns minimizing or eliminating any environmental impacts BLAST OPTIMIZATION Each quarry is different each bench in the quarry is different and every day the conditions in the quarry are different Getting the right sized rock while minimizing oversize and fines is the goal no matter the changing conditions Austin knows that the most cost effective place to break rock is at the face So here at Austin we begin with helping our customers choose the right product for the specific application Products such as Austin Powders E Star Detonators are critical not only to achieve maximum environmental control but also for the best possible fragmentation results And used with Austins 440 4100 Series gassed emulsions this level of control results in significant cost savings TECHNICAL SERVICES Austin provides services to our customers in three different areas The first service area is the most fundamental the safe delivery of quality products to customers who store their own products and perform their own blasting In addition to reliably delivering the customers products on time Austin is always available for technical support on a moments notice The second service area is daily delivery where Austin stores the product manages the regulatory burden and delivers the product to our customers internal blasting crew for the days blast Here again Austins technical support can assist our customers blasting crew in numerous ways to help them achieve their desired results Austins third service area consists of a complete shot service With this service Austin provides the highest value to our customers Through deployment of our own blasting crew supported by our world class technical services group Austin utilizes all of our collective experience and high quality resources to achieve the best results for our customers AUSTIN POWDER COMPANY 25800 Science Park Dr Cleveland OH 44122 PHONE 216 464 2400 EMAIL info@ austinpowder com WEBSITE www austinpowder com pitandquarry com December 2016 PIT QUARRY 69