Pit & Quarry, May 2016

ROUNDTABLE CONFERENCE YANIK Moving on to NSSGA Passage of a multi year federal surface transportation bill was the primary focus of the association in recent years With a longterm bill passed what should NSSGAS next priorities be LANKER It seems nobody really seems to know about some of these ridiculous regulations that the EPA U S Environmental Protection Agency is trying to force for whatever reason I know NSSGA has been actively fighting those which we all appreciate Lanker ALEXANDER Lobbying is kind of their thing helping out with environmental issues and with MSHA Also we cant lose sight of the fact that the highway bill just got approved How long did it take to get that It is almost an ongoing process We need to lobby for that and maybe help the state association get a gas tax or a funding mechanism for more roadwork It all goes back to lobbying GREEN I think if they continue the efforts on the local level it would help to increase the efforts at the state level where they can work with state associations to get state funding mechanisms in place I think that is really the long term solution to start taking care of themselves and to stop relying on the federal government to provide funding YANIK One last topic new equipment and technology Equipment and technology have accelerated in recent years and we hear of new and innovative products being used What have you observed from an equipment and technology standpoint that has impressed you and or advanced aggregate operations SANVILLE We have USGS U S Geological Survey available on iPads That has helped us in the field on both the technical side and with actual end users in the field ensuring that we dont have mistakes that were at one time a little more common with regard to over mining or not being exactly where you thought you were going to be on an area rectified That has been a great thing for us Sanville SWANK Some technology we see thats really exciting is the free standing technology being taken out to the clients facility doing a scan to see how increasing equipment will interact with that existing equipment not just spec equipment on the shelf that has never been used that you have through your operation Also the rapid prototype technology being able to come up with an idea put it into CAD computer aided design and spit out a design in a couple of days This allows the client and engineer to be intimate You see what they are going to be getting and how it is going to interact with their facility SCHULTZ From the equipment side advanced monitoring is helping producers run their plants more efficiently We put a lot of focus on this P Q MORE ONLINE Schultz Pit Quarry Roundtable Conference participants weigh in on the state of the aggregates industry new technologies sales growth strategies and more in exclusive videos from the 2016 event in Coral Springs Fla Visit www youtube com pqtv3 and click on our playlist featuring videos from the 2016 Pit Quarry Roundtable Conference LOADING PROBLEMS SOLVED WEIGHLOG VUE WEIGHLOG 3030 Color Touchscreen Wheel Loader Scales Accumulated loads Target loads Customer and Material Management Save Data to SD Card or USB Memory Full Featured Scales for any Operation NEW WIRELESS LOADING DATA TRANSFER loupelectronics com or 877 489 5687 46 PIT QUARRY May 2016 pitandquarry com