Pit & Quarry, July 2012

www pitandquarry com IMG Center 1360 East Ninth St 10th Floor Cleveland OH 44114 216 706 3700 Fax 216 706 3710 EDITOR IN CHIEF Darren Constantino 216 706 3747 dconstantino@ northcoastmedia net MANAGING EDITOR Kevin Yanik 216 706 3724 kyanik@ northcoastmedia net SAFETY EDITOR Carl R Metzgar cmetz46840@ aol com LAW EDITOR Michael T Heenan michael heenan@ odnss com AGGREGATES FORECASTER David Chereb dc@ davidcherebgroup com WESTERN U S CORRESPONDENT Bill Elverman@ yahoo com NCM PRESIDENT Kevin Stoltman 216 706 3740 kstoltman@ northcoastmedia net PRINT ELECTRONIC ADVERTISING PUBLISHER Rob Fulop 216 706 3741 rfulop@ northcoastmedia net SALES MANAGER Dino Vitanza 216 706 3744 dvitanza@ northcoastmedia net CLASSIFIED ADVERTISING SALES MANAGER Dino Vitanza 216 706 3744 dvitanza@ northcoastmedia net ART DIRECTOR Kim Traum PRODUCTION SPECIALIST Lynn Erdahl 218 206 2211 lynn erdahl@ superiormediasolutions net DIRECTORY INQUIRIES Fry Communications Inc 800 334 1429 pitquarry@ frycomm com PRODUCTION DIRECTOR Jamie Kleist SENIOR AUDIENCE DEVELOPMENT MANAGER Antoinette Sanchez Perkins SUBSCRIPTIONS BACK ISSUES CUSTOMER SERVICE Phone 866 344 1315 or 847 763 9594 if outside the U S Fax 847 763 9694 Web http questex sub halldata com pqland Our annual directory W elcome to our 2012 Pit Quarry Buyers Guide issue A lot of work goes into putting together this directory designed to help those aggregate producers looking to buy equipment Each year the directory team contacts hundreds of equipment manufacturers and distributors to gather updated information Our Buyers Guide is also an online tool and we plan a redesign of it soon We hope its a useful resource when you make purchasing decisions A common thread running through the rest of this issue is community relations With the arrival of summer comes the opportunity to show off your aggregates site to the public and to hold events for school children Reaching out to the community goes a long way in developing a good relationship that can result in fewer complaints and less opposition to your operation In our Industry Snapshot news section beginning on page 6 youll read about some recent industry events helping to educate school children On page 14 Toning it down is a feature story about Memphis Stone and Gravels efforts to keep noise at a minimum and keep neighbors happy The company uses a three phase strategy that incorporates site planning noise barriers and noise source reduction Memphis Stone and Gravels vice president Alan Parks details the high level of sophistication in the companys noise reduction initiative part of which involves the use of broadband alarms that have a more neighbor friendly tone than the usual beep beepbeep were accustomed to Also in this issue our Pit Stop maintenance section page 24 focuses on vibratory screens feeders and conveyors Author Matt Schorr explains that when these units are not performing well a number of factors should be checked including stroke magnitude stroke angle direction of rotation and stroke consistency Schorr details the process and says these simple checks will tell you how efficient the machines are performing and if any modifications are required And dont forget our monthly insights from safety and law columnists Carl Metzgar and Michael Heenan on pages 28 and 30 EACH YEAR THE DIRECTORY TEAM CONTACTS HUNDREDS OF EQUIPMENT MANUFACTURERS AND DISTRIBUTORS TO GATHER UPDATED INFORMATION Darren Constantino EDITOR IN CHIEF dconstantino@ northcoastmedia net 4 PIT QUARRY July 2012 www pitandquarry com