Pit & Quarry, November 2012

www pitandquarry com North Coast Media LLC 1360 E Ninth St Suite 1070 Cleveland OH 44114 Phone 216 706 3700 Fax 216 706 3711 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 PRINT ELECTRONIC ADVERTISING PUBLISHER Rob Fulop 216 706 3741 rfulop@ northcoastmedia net NATIONAL SALES MANAGER Dino Vitanza 216 706 3744 dvitanza@ northcoastmedia net CLASSIFIED ADVERTISING SALES MANAGER Dino Vitanza 216 706 3744 dvitanza@ northcoastmedia net PRESIDENT AND CEO Kevin Stoltman 216 706 3740 kstoltman@ northcoastmedia net V P FINANCE AND OPERATIONS Steve Galperin 216 706 3705 sgalperin@ northcoastmedia net V P GRAPHIC DESIGN PRODUCTION Pete Seltzer 216 706 3737 pseltzer@ northcoastmedia net ART DIRECTOR Kim Traum PRODUCTION SERVICES MANAGER Debbie Parker 216 978 9622 dparker@ northcoastmedia net AUDIENCE DEVELOPMENT MANAGER Antoinette Sanchez Perkins DIRECTORY INQUIRIES Fry Communications Inc 800 334 1429 pitquarry@ frycomm com LIST RENTAL Antoinette Sanchez Perkins 216 706 3750 asanchez perkins@ northcoastmedia net REPRINTS Mike McSorley Wrights Media 281 419 5725 mmcsorley@ wrightsmedia com SUBSCRIPTIONS CUSTOMER SERVICE Phone 847 763 4942 Fax 847 763 9694 Web www pitandquarry com subscribe Looking back and ahead C aterpillar Inc has opened a new 50000 sq ft visitors center in Peoria Ill and the company gave the press a sneak peek The center is a look back at the companys long and storied history and a look ahead at the ever expanding cutting edge technology that makes Caterpillar a global giant The Caterpillar Visitors Center is a beautiful facility inside and out Upon entering the lobby visitors are greeted by a time capsule which will be sealed by Doug Oberhelman company chairman and CEO The capsule is scheduled to be opened in 2050 the 125th anniversary of Caterpillar The center is a blend of old and new showcasing pieces of equipment from Caterpillars early days as well as impressive new machines My favorite feature of the facility is the Mining Truck Theatre a videopresentation room housed in the bed of a reproduction 400 ton capacity 797F mining truck The 797F is about the size of a two and a halfstory house and the full scale reproduction inside the center is a dead ringer for the real thing Although its made from drywall I found myself knocking on it expecting to hear the sound of metal Welding seams were reproduced using caulk and the enormous tires twice the height of an average person are molded plastic The 62 seat surround sound theater sits inside the bed of the truck and each seat vibrates giving moviegoers the sensation of riding in a Caterpillar vehicle The center has achieved LEED Gold status Solar panels on an adjacent parking deck provide about 10000 kilowatt hours of electric energy per year about 10 percent of the centers projected annual energy usage On sunny days the solar panels can fulfill up to 75 percent of the centers power needs Caterpillar invested more than 52 million into the Caterpillar Visitors Center and Peoria Riverfront Museum projects More about the center and other Caterpillar developments will be part of a special report in the December Pit Quarry And more information about the Caterpillar Visitor Center can be found at www caterpillar com visitors center My favorite feature of the Caterpillar visitors Center is the 797f Mining truCk theatre Darren Constantino EDITOR IN CHIEF dconstantino@ northcoastmedia net 4 PIT QUARRY November 2012 www pitandquarry com