Pit & Quarry, November 2015

THE LATEST ON EQUIPMENT TECHNOLOGY MSHA AEM renew alliance to promote safe use of equipment T he Association of Equipment Manufacturers AEM and the U S Mine Safety and Health Administration MSHA signed an agreement renewing their alliance with one goal in mind to promote the safe use and operation of mining equipment Through the alliance AEM and MSHA will work cooperatively to provide mine industry personnel with information guidance and access to training materials to emphasize the use and operation of equipment AEM and MSHA recently signed an agreement renewing their alliance at MSHAs offices near Washington D C AEM recognizes the benefits of joint efforts to create a safer work environment says AEM President Dennis Slater Our two organizations working together contribute to improved safe use of mobile equipment by those employed in the nations mining and milling operations Past projects undertaken by AEM and MSHA include a program and training materials concerning use of seat restraints contributions to the MSHA rules to live by program and targeted training supplements focused on the safe use of a number of machine forms Through the alliance a work group will identify important equipment related safety issues It will then develop and implement a plan to train stakeholders on the best practices to minimize risks in the maintenance and operation of the equipment involved New improved products emerge from dealer conference KPI JCI and Astec Mobile Screens hosted 65 North American dealers at its annual National Dealer Conference this week at the Kolberg Pioneer Inc manufacturing facility in Yankton S D KPI JCI and Astec Mobile Screens launched new products and sales tools for its dealers during the conference This year the company launched A GT104 track mounted screening plant a number of new and improved pieces of equipment including the 2056 Vanguard jaw crusher the GT104 track mounted screening plant the GT205 track mounted multi frequency screening plant the 6204QF screen the portable K300 6203CC crushing and screening plant the SuperStacker with an improved Wizard Touch automation system a portable hopper feeder the FT4250 with a tow behind conveyor and the GT125 track mounted jaw crusher The company also launched its new S Series parts line a brand of cone liners and jaw dies In addition 12 dealers were recognized for their sales excellence during a conference awards dinner MANUFACTURER BRIEFS Superior enters market Superior Industries Inc debuted its new Patriot cone crusher marking the companys entry into crushing technologies for bulk processing applications In the months leading up to the launch of our first crusher we have worked hard to arm ourselves with a group of bright experienced crusher service and parts professionals to provide our customers with world class support says John Garrison Superior director of crushing and screening Purvis acquires assets Purvis Industries headquartered in Dallas acquired all of the assets brand rights websites personnel and intellectual property of Industrial Mining Supply and Sun Belt Supply Industrial Mining Supply has locations in Phoenix and Elko Nev and Sun Belt Supply services the lightweight belting market in Phoenix Haver Boecker opens service center Haver Boecker formerly W S Tyler opened a new service center the Haver Service Facility in St Catharines Ontario Canada near the companys headquarters According to the company the service center will offer complete rebuilds machine monitoring and servicing and related services designed to maximize uptime for customers Liebherr names dealer Liebherr signed a dealer agreement with Orion Equipment that will give Orion responsibility for the promotion sales and service of Liebherrs line of earthmoving and material handling equipment 12 PIT QUARRY November 2015 www pitandquarry com