Continuous particulate emission monitor and baghouse filter leak detector incorporates Automatic Self Checks (Zero and Span) to automate EPA MACT requirements for periodic instrument validation. Particulate Monitor also features Automatic Signal Diagnostics to improve performance and simplify setup.
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Belt Conveyor Idler Replacement Bracket
Mining operations have long dealt with delays resulting from conveyor maintenance issues. A down conveyor can result in the loss of thousands of dollars of production.
Read MorePlibrico’s Refractories Expands West with Guy Nelson
Plibrico Company, LLC, announced the appointment of the Guy Nielson Company to Plibrico’s exclusive network of refractory contractors.
Read MoreSafety Eyewear
Designed to look less like safety eyewear and more like popular, everyday glasses, Metro will help employers increase PPE compliance on the job. Plus, with its modern style, workers may even find themselves wearing Metro at home while mowing the lawn or fishing with friends. Metro offers a choice of four attractive frame colors that allow men and women to…
Read MoreLevel Sensor
BinMaster Level Controls introduces a newly designed weight-and-cable, “bob”-style SmartBob-TS1 continuous level sensor with a sealed electronics compartment to meet the challenges of dusty environments.
Read MoreEnvironmental Control Booths
The Tri-Flow Environmental Booth was designed for plant areas where dirty and/or noisy tasks need to be confined to their own workspace. The Control Booth provides HEPA level filtration performance and has a MERV 16 rating. It is 99.999% efficient on particles 0.5 micron and larger by weight.
Read MoreJudge denies Florida Cement and Concrete Antitrust plaintiffs class certification
An early-January ruling stands to significantly increase costs and complicate litigation burdens for In Re Florida Cement and Concrete Antitrust Litigation plaintiffs. Greatly streamlined from initial claims of a five-year scope and 10-defendant pool, the two-year-old case alleges a 2008–2009 concrete price-fixing conspiracy among Cemex Inc., Florida Rock Industries, VCNA Prestige Ready-Mix Florida Inc., and Tarmac America LLC.
Read MoreOutdated bidding polices for pavement costs taxpayers billions, says PCA Economist
As oil prices rise and refineries adopt new technologies, industry experts are seeing a direct impact on the costs for states to build and maintain roads and highways. The lower “initial bid” of asphalt roads has disappeared, yet industry experts say many state departments of transportation (DOTs) have not changed their bidding policies.
Read MoreFive Cemex sites certified by the Wildlife Habitat Council
Five of Cemex’s sites in the United States have earned certification with the Wildlife Habitat Council for superior management of wildlife enhancement and land conservation projects. The five sites are cement manufacturing plants in Fairborn, Ohio, and Louisville, Ky. and the FEC Quarry, 474 Sand Mine, and Brooksville Quarry in Florida.
Read MoreScott named PCA senior VP of Government Affairs
Portland Cement Association appointed Gregory M. Scott senior vice president of government affairs on Jan. 1, 2012. He will head the association’s Washington office and represent PCA and its members before Congress, the Administration and the White House.
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