Pit & Quarry, February 2016

ble crushing plants active throughout Ohio and Michigan having added a third plant in 2015 Concrete recycling represents the majority of Cardinal Aggregates business related to its portable plants but asphalt recycling is a significant part as well Cardinal Aggregate finds opportunities to contract crush for other aggregate producers as well The portable part of it is exciting to me because you can bid on the job get the job go see the client be in and out of there in three or four weeks and Ill see the win or the loss Eisel says Shuffling assets According to Eisel Cardinal Aggregate has carved a niche for itself as a portable producer in the 25000 to 75000 ton job range with a few 200000 plus ton jobs mixed in The 25000 to 75000 ton range is a little too big for small concrete recyclers Eisel says We carry enough power to handle that range he says One thing people forget about is all the support equipment you need to buy Theyll buy the plant but they dont buy the right equipment to get the material to the plant or the right equipment to stockpile the finished product they forget you need to put the finished product somewhere Cardinal Aggregate prides itself on offering a turnkey operation Eisel adds When we move in we dont bother or borrow things from the client he says They get what they pay for If we crush 30000 tons theres 30000 tons not 25000 We cross reference with a belt scale and a survey of the pile The main thing is not to short a client material Eisel adds Cardinal Aggregates diversity helps the company serve clients The quarry operation for example can be a source of manpower for custom crushing jobs when needed The quarry and portables really work hand in hand Eisel says You almost cant survive without both I can move people around You may have a portable crew with a down week Well Cardinal Aggregates quarry plant consists of several components including a Deister Machine Co 6x20 triple deck scalping screen a 1515 Hazemag impact crusher a Pioneer vertical shaft impactor a bivi TEC 6x20 two deck screen and an 8x24 Terex Simplicity screen Ill bring them into the quarry and absorb them into the operation because there are always extra production or repair needs here Similarly quarry workers can be transitioned into the field as needed This winter for example if were not going to be as productive Im going to go run my portable plants around the clock Eisel says Ill push some experience from the quarry to the portables Its really nice having that Bradley Miller president of MBC PORTABLE PLANTS Holdings says employee flexibility has been a key to his companys success Our employees have been willing to travel with our portables and our construction activities Miller says Asphalt producers have to sit where their asphalt plants are But guys being willing to travel a little bit creates new opportunities The majority of Cardinal Aggregates employees are versatile adds plant foreman Matt Wehner Some employees are specific to their task but most are able to Portable plants in action Pit Quarry had the opportunity to visit a Cardinal Aggregate contract crushing jobsite this fall in Portage Ohio where the company was preparing an additional quarry on a jobsite According to Cardinal Aggregates Matt Wehner his company is expanding the greenfield site to a point in which the client can fix its own crushing screening and conveying equipment in the quarry Cardinal Aggregates job is to crush about 250000 tons all of which is 304 aggregate base The company is processing the stone with a plant that consists of a Powerscreen XR400S jaw crusher a Lippmann 4800 impactor and a Terex Simplicity M Series screen www pitandquarry com February 2016 PIT QUARRY 27