Pit & Quarry, February 2018
CRUSHING choice to all customers in the metro area During summer months Knife River quarries can overproduce their basalt cubical product and stockpile the processed material against the winter slowdown Throughout the busy season the portable crushing plant can add production to the companys existing crushing plant We dont have much production area at this location Gullickson says The crushers small footprint gives us more stockpile room so we can reach our goal of stockpiling for winter The company also seeks to have four or five years of good production before making an investment according to Gullickson The portable units allow the quarry to accommodate expected market growth without the company prematurely making a larger capital investment in a large stationary plant From left Mark Tormey territory sales manager at Elrus Aggregate Systems Barry Proctor senior sales representative at Elrus and Stephen Dobler sales manager at Sandvik Mining Rock Technology ENVIRONMENTAL PERKS Knife River views managing the environmental impact of its mining operations as a way to give back to communities In this case purchasing equipment that minimizes the environmental disruption was paramount The new cone crusher helps to achieve one of Knife Rivers core values which is to minimize the environmental impact of aggregate production The Sandvik CH550 high speed cone has no plastic backing to hold the liners in place says Stephen Dobler sales manager at Sandvik Mining Rock Technology Furthermore the crusher has the highest energy efficiency classification which minimizes carbon dioxide emissions from the diesel generator per ton of aggregate produced Also the cone crusher produces less dust compared to the sites existing crushers The reduction in dust and noise in the crushing operation was improved as well With the Elrus platform Angell Quarry produced more product than the existing spread with less equipment a smaller footprint and a smaller but more efficient screening area with two crushers Now with just two crushers Angell Quarry is meeting higher production numbers and producing the same high quality cubical aggregate says Mark Tormey Oregon Washington area sales representative for Elrus Aggregate Systems It is doing more with less This is a huge cost per ton advantage you could reduce time required for bearing changeout The Time Saving performance mounted ball bearing allows Visit us at AGG1 removal Scan to view informational video Regal Sealmaster and Time Saving are trademarks of Regal Beloit Corporation or one of its affiliated companies 2017 2018 Regal Beloit Corporation All Rights Reserved MCAD17007E 10124E for easier bearing Booth 1740 18 PIT QUARRY February 2018 pitandquarry com
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