Practical guides on dust control, conveyors, and bulk material handling — from the crew that does the work.
The MSHA silica rule is tied up in court, but waiting for a final answer is a bad bet — here is what aggregate and quarry operators should be doing now.
Rubber and polyurethane conveyor skirting compared on wear life, sealing performance, belt friendliness, and total cost — plus the install details that decide whether any skirting actually seals.
Carryback is material that clings to the belt past the discharge pulley, and it drives cleanup labor, component wear, and dust problems that most plants underestimate.
NFPA 660 consolidated six combustible dust standards into one, killed grandfathering, and strengthened DHA requirements — here is what changed and what to do about it this quarter.
A plain-language walkthrough of the DHA process — who needs one under NFPA 660, what actually happens during the study, and the mistakes that make plants redo them.
Silo cleaning at Rio Tinto’s Boron and Wilmington facilities with ACT’s specialty Whip — built-up material removed with zero confined space entry, keeping product flowing under the industry’s strictest safety standards.
Applied Conveyor Technology — bulk material handling experts. Dust control, conveyor services, silo cleaning, parts, and engineering.
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