Pit & Quarry, June 2014

EQUIPMENT NEWS Cat extends partnership with Immersive medium fidelity training simulator products and provide the technical information required to develop them Both companies say they will continue to offer products that enhance safety improve efficiency and increase productivity for those in the mining industry Processing dry and wet materials is difficult and potentially dangerous work Thats why safety is a core ingredient in every custom engineered processing solution from McLanahan Our team safety approach includes in house engineers fabricators machinists and assemblers all working together to ensure your operators can work confidently and productively in the toughest of environments Day in and day out After all what else would you expect from a company thats been family owned for nearly 180 years We are pleased to continue working together to ensure our customers receive the greatest value from Cat machines says Chris Curfman a company representative Immersive Technologies says operations using its simulation training are experiencing a 104 percent average improvement in tire life Our team approach to safety means any worker with an idea for making processing safer in the field is encouraged to bring it to our in house engineers immediately Treating future users of our equipment like a part of the family is the McLanahan way Joe Adams Director of Safety mclanahan com Caterpillar Global Mining renewed for another five years its exclusive agreement with Immersive Technologies a supplier of equipment training simulators to the mining and earthmoving industries Cat will exclusively recommend Immersive Technologies highand Manufacturer briefs Atlas Copco dealer adds crushing screening line Swanson Industries a distributor located in Morgantown W Va is now carrying Atlas Copcos Powercrusher crushing and screening line According to a press release Swanson Industries has been representing Atlas Copcos surface crawlers and rock drilling tools for more than 15 years Sandvik appoints general counsel president of mining division Asa Thunman was hired as executive vice president and general counsel of Sandvik and Scot Smith was named Sandvik Mining president Also Gary Hughes president of Sandvik Mining will assume the position of sales and marketing head W S Tyler names screen media applications specialist W S Tyler appointed Steve Fair applications specialist for its screen media division The company says it created the new role because it recognized the need to work with its customers to make screen media recommendations based on operation specific applications and goals Fair has worked for W S Tyler for more than 20 years Superior hires conveying equipment territory manager Superior Industries Inc added Bill Humphrey as a territory sales manager Humphrey will work closely with Superiors dealers in the Midwest to bring conveying equipment to bulk material producers in Illinois Indiana Kentucky Michigan Ohio and Tennessee www pitandquarry com June 2014 PIT QUARRY 11