Pit & Quarry, September 2016
If an aggregate producer is interested in developing an IT department Perry suggests cross training a few people in the company on IT basics so they can support the IT department and promote it to other people in the company He adds that these people should be early adopters of new technology and have a fairly broad knowledge on whats happening in the company Producers can also benefit if there is good communication between the IT department and owners IT workers need to feel welcomed at the company Too often Berlekamp says companies fail to listen to their IT departments This creates friction She advises owners or someone in upper management to occasionally meet with the head of the IT department to learn about ongoing projects If there is good communication between IT and the operations side of things more production will come out ANNA BERLEKAMP KALLEO TECHNOLOGIES Dont just call when somethings broken she says Take the person to lunch and talk to them about what you want to accomplish as an organization In turn ask for ideas They may be shocked if you do this because they probably have ideas nobody asked them about yet Regular communication with management and users is important to Perry in his daily work he says According to Perry he shares a weekly IT forecast to let users know about any glitches that might occur at each location Plus when the workday is done he sees value in meeting with What Difference Does 6 Make In A Word TONS On a good day you crank out a couple thousand tons of crushed product But what if the crusher jams Shutting down the entire operation to remove lodged material takes at least an hour Thats more than 10 of your output for the day each and every time Only Screen Machine Crushers offer our patented Crusher Relief System It lets you raise the crusher lid and aprons up to 6 while the machine is in operation The result Fewer jams less downtime and improved productivity Its just another way Screen Machine products help you Crush Every Job Patented Crusher Relief System 5256T Impact Crusher CST Cone Crusher 4043T Impact Crusher Limited Tier III engines available JHT Jaw Crusher 516T Spyder 514TS Spyder 107T Scalper American Made Innovation Since 1966 800 837 3344 740 927 3464 email@ screenmachine com See how it works at www screenmachine com pitandquarry com September 2016 PIT QUARRY 41
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