Pit & Quarry magazine

While the push to bring #manufacturing home is gaining momentum, P&Q’s Kevin Yanik argues the U.S. must get serious about #infrastructure and the workforce if this goal is to be achieved. As Yanik writes in his column this month: “If the U.S. is serious about reshoring microchips or the plethora of items we depend on, then we must also make real investments in infrastructure and manufacturing jobs. Why pivot from the current system if those two aren’t part of the discussion?” (Photo: P&Q Staff)

Explore developments in rock breaking equipment from FRD | Furukawa Rock Drill USA, Inc. and Toku America, plus a cone plant from Sandvik. (Photo: Toku America) #rockbreaking #aggregates

Take #ALookBack at this 1960 photo where two International Model 95 Payhauler trucks approach one another – one going up loaded, the other coming down unloaded – in General Dynamics Corp.’s Stearns Quarry in Chicago. (Photo: International Harvester Co.) #hauling

Freehaven Materials showcased its new CDE Group waste #recycling plant this spring during an open house at its operation in Brookhaven, New York. Says Tom Hayes, managing partner at Freehaven Materials: “Across Long Island we’re seeing more landfill sites close, which was limiting the options for how we got rid of this material.” (Photo: CDE) #aggregates

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Earlier this year, Konya Silica CEO Anthony Konya shared his strategic vision for capitalizing on demand in the industrial #silica sand market, which involves resurrecting sites that were abandoned or paused. Hear from Konya below. (Video: P&Q Staff) #mining

The Dutra Group upgraded its mobile #crushing and screening equipment at its San Rafael Rock Quarry with the help of Powerscreen of California, Nevada & Hawaii. The electric-powered fleet is providing the company with efficiency advantages and the ability to operate under tight legislation. (Photo: Powerscreen of California) #aggregates Learn more about the partnership below ⬇️

Have you tuned in to the latest podcast episode of “Drilling Deeper” yet? This week, hear from Allen Mathes, sales manager at PPI - Precision Pulley & Idler. Mathes provides insights about the latest developments in the #pulley market, explaining the basics of wing pulley use and how the modern-day PPI herringbone wing pulley came to be. #aggregates Watch below, or listen wherever you get your podcasts 🎧 https://lnkd.in/eRPQdpRj

Looking for a solution to manage trackout? Wheel washing is among the #equipment explored in the magazine this month, with solutions from MobyDick (FRUTIGER Company AG) and Wheelwash US among those presented. (Photo: MobyDick) #aggregates

Did you know just 10 percent of all sand and gravel operations supply nearly half of the nation’s total? P&Q offers analysis of new data from the US Geological Survey. (Photo: P&Q Staff) #aggregates #quarry