Pit & Quarry, February 2016
and producing nearly five million tons of material according to Daniel Rowzee operations manager Our growth has just multiplied tremendously Smarter stockpiling One of the companys most significant cost saving measures was switching from stockpiling material with dump trucks and scrapers to stockpiling with a telescoping stacker Rowzee says He was familiar with them from past experience as general manager of concrete paving for APAC Tennessee Theres no doubt that its the best way you can stockpile material The road portable SuperStacker is designed to increase stockpile capacity by 30 percent and is designed for building a desegregated stockpile and ensuring the quality of in spec product This prevents the costly expense associated with reprocessing materials and it helps eliminate re blending and product discounting By controlling the extension of the stinger conveyor producers can build layered windrows to minimize stockpile segregation Rowzee says the SuperStacker is capable of significant cost savings because there is no longer a delay from the haul trucks when stockpiling the material The trucks arent your limiting factor anymore Rowzee says The crusher is the only limiting factor So as a result of getting rid of the dump trucks your costs go dramatically down Its just a smart way to do it The switch to a telescoping stacker led to a savings of 150 per ton Rowzee says which at five million tons of production equates to 75 million in savings each year Equipment selection When CSA Materials was formed it started with crushing and screening spreads that included four used portable crushers but the rapid growth demanded a newer more powerful alternative says Wesley Coleman production and PORTABLE PLANTS equipment manager for CSA Materials who manages the purchasing decisions for the company Coleman tested a variety of industry leading brands of mobile crushers For months he trialed rental units tracked production and then compared figures His top priorities in equipment selection were production mobility service and parts availability but he CSA Materials is a subsidiary of construction and paving firm Reece Albert Inc based in San Angelo Texas also wanted to find a one source supplier that would simplify training and limit the number of stocked parts I wanted to find something that I could use throughout the company that would keep everybody on the same page Coleman says And I found that buying American made meant I could get my parts a lot quicker and a lot Adam Smith left service manager for Texas Bearing Co talks with Chris Duplooy plant foreman for CSA Materials www pitandquarry com February 2016 PIT QUARRY 19
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