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Your Practical Guide to ConExpo-Con/Agg from the editors of Aggregates
Manager and
Better Roads |
In this edition:
February 29 Last Day for Advance Registration!
For the convenience of attendees, advance registration
has been extended for the ConExpo-Con/Agg 2008 and
co-located IFPE 2008 expositions. The advance
registration deadline has been extended to February 29,
2008, and fees will remain at the advance rate for
admission to the exhibits as well as education sessions.
In addition, registration through
the show website will remain open starting March 1 and
throughout the run of the shows (with the higher onsite
registration fees).
Show management notes that advance
registration is tracking far ahead of the last shows,
held in 2005, and it has extended the deadline to allow
more visitors to save time and money by registering in
advance.
If attendees do not receive their
badges before leaving for the shows, they can pick them
up onsite at the shows’ self-registration/badge pick-up
areas, exhibitor or attendee pre-registered visitor
counters or international badge pick-up counters.
For attendees who have not
registered in advance, streamlined registration
processes will include self-registration kiosks at the
shows and online registering during show days. One
registration allows access to the exhibits of both
shows.
For more information, phone 414
298-4141 or, toll-free in North America, 800 867-6060;
fax 414 272-2672 or check online at
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Rock Law Hits the Road
Aggregates managers attending ConExpo-Con/Agg '08 will
have the opportunity to meet Mark Savit and Brian
Hendrix. Savit is a partner at Patton Boggs, LLC, while
Hendrix is a counsel with the law firm. The two are
regular contributors to Aggregates Manager's Rock Law
column and are well recognized authorities in the field
of mining law. On Tuesday, March 11, from 10 a.m. until
noon, Savit and Hendrix will answer operator questions
about the Mine Safety and Health Administration's new
restrictions on scheduling conferences. As penalties
continue to increase, more operators are trying to work
out citations and penalties informally. Get advice on
how to deal with these issues at your site. On
Wednesday, March 12, from 1 to 3 p.m. Hendrix will
answer mine law questions on a variety of topics. Be
sure to stop by our booth (C-7155) and meet these legal
eagles.
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A Bit of History
ConExpo-Con/Agg is a living example of the incredible
advances made by the construction industry. It is a
culmination of the industry’s contributions throughout
our history and a showcase for our future.
ConExpo-Con/Agg began as two
separate events, ConExpo and Con/Agg. The first ConExpo
debuted in Ohio in 1909. The event started out as a
“Road Show” and was considered a “hazardous experiment.”
All forty exhibitors displayed “amazing new devices”
that could do the work of 15 horse-drawn units.
The early ConExpo shows were
sponsored by some of the forerunners of the Association
of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM) and the American Road
and Transportation Builders Association (ARTBA). ConExpo
became more comprehensive with each show, growing at a
record pace during the construction industry’s boom
years after World War II.
In the 1970s, ConExpo welcomed
overseas exhibiting companies. It also began to feature
an international business center. In the 1980s, the show
made Las Vegas its new home to make room for the growing
number of attendees as well as exhibits.
Just like ConExpo, the Con/Agg show
got its start in the early 1900s. It began as
manufacturers’ exhibits at annual conventions of the
forerunners of the National Ready Mixed Concrete
Association (NRMCA) and the National Stone, Sand &
Gravel Association (NSSGA).
In 1970, the event officially
became “The Concrete and Aggregates Show.” In 1996, Con/Agg
joined forces with ConExpo. Together, the shows became
an unprecedented showcase for equipment, products and
services for the construction industry. It also became
the definitive international industry gathering place.
Attendees and exhibitors saw they could save time and
money by attending one show every three years.
The 1999 show broke every record
for U.S. trade shows with 1.7 million net square feet of
exhibits (more than 157,000 square meters) and 124,000
attendees. ConExpo-Con/Agg 2005 became the largest show
ever, in terms of attendance and exhibit space. The 2005
show had more than 124,300 industry professionals attend
from around the world, with more than 1.8 million square
feet (more than 167,225 square meters) of exhibit space.
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Seminar Highlights
Education is a core element of the ConExpo-Con/Agg
experience, and the 2008 show will offer a comprehensive
education program that targets the business and personal
development needs of contractors, business owners,
construction materials producers, end-users and other
industry professionals.
Continuing education credits (CEUs)
will be available for all sessions. And, additional
seminar delivery methods using electronic technologies
are planned to extend the show’s educational value to
attendees.
Selected ConExpo-Con/Agg 2008
education modules will be conducted with simultaneous
interpretation into Portuguese, Spanish and Russian.
Industry organizations will administer certification and
examination programs in conjunction with the ConExpo-Con/Agg
education program for the convenience of show attendees.
Seminar tickets are available in
three different packages: a ticket for an individual
session is $75; a value pack good for four sessions is
$225; and a group pack good for 12 sessions is $525. The
IFPE Technical Conference has a $75 admission. Register
online at
http://www.ConExpoconagg.com/Attendee/Reg/index.asp.
Here’s a look at a couple of the
seminars that road and aggregates industry professionals
might find useful in their business. For a complete
schedule,
click here.
Thursday, March 13 9:30–11:00am
TH-23: Project Management Fundamentals
From the anxious rookie to the
seasoned veteran, the largest gains in project success
come with a focus on the fundamentals. Ron Black, of the
Mentor Group, will focus on the knowledge, insights, and
techniques project teams need to accomplish even the
most challenging projects, exploring what the project
management process is, what tools can help and how to
use them, and how standards and regulations should be
integrated into this process.
Friday, March 14 7:30–9:00am
F-16: Managing Multiple Projects, Priorities and
Deadlines
Today’s busy leader is challenged
with more roles and responsibilities than ever before,
from an unending flood of email, conflicting projects
and obligations to workgroup activities. Mentor Group’s
Ron Black will discuss why a manager’s understanding of
all of those factors is essential to the organization’s
and individual’s success by exploring strategies and
tactics that clarify priorities, improving the manager’s
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AEM hosts U.S. Commerce Department Manufacturing Head
Admiral Woody Sutton, the U.S. Department of Commerce
Assistant Secretary for Manufacturing and Services, will
join the Association of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM) at
ConExpo-Con/Agg 2008.
Sutton is charged with advancing
the interests of the manufacturing and service sectors
within the federal government. He took office in mid
2007. Key issues include fostering a strong economic
environment, competiveness, open markets and enforcement
of trade laws.
The Bush Administration has signed
three free-trade agreements that are still awaiting
Congressional approval: two for Colombia and Panama, and
one with Korea, which is the United States’ seventh
largest trading partner.
“ConExpo-Con/Agg is an ideal
showcase for Assistant Secretary Sutton to become
acquainted with the enormous size and scope of the
construction equipment industry,” said AEM President
Dennis Slater. “The show’s 2000-plus exhibitors
represent the full range of companies from multinational
giants to small start-up firms with a niche product or
service.”
AEM officials will discuss with
Assistant Secretary Sutton the challenges that equipment
manufacturers face competing in world markets, and the
importance of increased diligence to advance free trade
agreements and other trade-friendly legislation.
“Our industry’s companies, from
large to small, rely on exports to offset softness in
domestic business, and the ability to trade freely
across borders is more important than ever in today’s
economic climate,” noted Slater. “Free-trade agreements
such as those now pending expand markets for our
companies’ products so they can keep factories running
to support jobs and taxes in their communities.”
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Exhibit Sneak Peeks
With more than 2,000 exhibits
covering literally millions of square feet, the ConExpo-Con/Agg
extravaganza can overwhelm even the hardest-working
show-goer. As part of Better Roads' and
Aggregates Manager’s continuing series of show
highlights for road and aggregates industry
professionals, here’s a peek at some of the products or
services to be featured at the show.
Scraper attachment for compact
equipment
 Ashland Industries will feature its
new Ground Hog 2500 scraper attachment at booth N-2269.
Designed for small site preparation, the attachment
moves three to four times the payload of traditional
buckets. When combined with compact power units, the 2.5
cubic-yard-heaped-capacity unit combines the reliability
of a small self-propelled tracked earthmover and the
maneuverability of a skid steer – all with reduced
mobilization costs. Designed for use with 70+ hp compact
track loaders or skid steers with steel tracks, the
Ground Hog 2500 is mounted to the universal quick-attach
plate of its power unit and is engineered to utilize its
power unit for traction and hydraulics only. Its
oscillating front beam and large caster shoulder the
larger portion of the weight to minimize stress to the
loader arms. The Ground Hog’s front oscillating beam
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Mobile secondary crushing
 Sandvik Mining & Construction USA
will feature its UH440i, a highly flexible, mobile
secondary crushing unit that is said to provide a quick
return on investment. The “i” stands for built-in
intelligence designed to ensure smart and trouble-free
operation. The system features a Sandvik CH440 cone
crusher and the ASRi crusher control system. It can
operate independently or in a system with other units,
particularly the Sandvik CM1208i primary crushing unit.
The secondary is designed for quick setup and close-down
and has a hydraulically foldable feed conveyor. Easily
accessible maintenance items streamline regular
maintenance.
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Portable water clarifier allows
immediate recycle and reuse
 Designed for aggregate producers,
dredging operations or municipal treatment facilities
that require portability, the new Clearwater Model 2000
Portable Water Clarifier allows operators to produce
clean water immediately from a dirty water stream,
concentrating the fines or solids to a thick state.
Producers can eliminate the need for clean water ponds
or setting ponds, avoid trucking in large volumes of
water and operate at sites where there is little-to-no
water, or no place for a settling pond. The water
clarifier is a totally self-contained unit that delivers
up to a 2,000 gallon-per-minute capacity, at 20-percent
solids by volume. The system is complete with an
automated dry polymer feed system, hydraulic package,
control panels, a 40 HP drive and a hydraulically-driven
solids discharge pump that will move solids up to 800
feet. See it at booth GP-50830.
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 Flat-deck screen solution
Major Wire Industries will showcase
its newest innovation - Flex-Thane – a flat-deck version
of its Flex-Mat screen media that is said to increase
production. It combines the efficiency and performance
of the Flex-Mat technology with the easy replacement of
polyurethane and rubber panels to virtually nearly
eliminate blinding and plugging problems on flat-screen
decks. It features independently vibrating wires, bonded
in place with polyurethane strips, which provide more
open area for increased throughput, higher production,
and better efficiency in hard-to-screen applications.
Flex-Thane modular panels install easily on most
flat-surface screen decks. It is available in 1-
by-1-foot and 1-by-4-foot panel sizes.
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Finish concrete up to 156 feet
wide in a single pass
GOMACO will display its new C-750
finisher with the capability of finishing concrete up to
156 feet wide. The C-750 has many of the same features
as the award-winning C-450 cylinder finisher: automatic
advance, automatic self-widening carriage, powered
widening to maintain crown position on tapered decks,
and operator enhanced monitoring of the machine
functions with panel-mounted bogie and carriage circuit
pressure gauges. The automatic advance with preset
timing is electronically controlled at the end of each
finishing pass. As the machine advances, the
undercarriage can change attack angle and concrete
finishing resumes. A hydraulic power transition adjuster
allows the operator to make on-the-go crown elevation
changes automatically from the operator’s console. The
C-750 features an externally vibrated undercarriage that
allows vibration to be applied closer to the finishing
cylinders for the smoothest finish to the surface.
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 Waterless de-dusting
Sturtevant will feature live
demonstrations of crushed stone being de-dusted to minus
200 mesh fines without water during ConExpo-Con/Agg.
Sturtevant’s Whirlwind Air Classifier incorporates an
internal fan and rejecter blade classification system.
Its self-contained design does not require cyclones,
valves, dampers, ductwork, external fans, or the
additional supports required to handle these components.
The feed is belt conveyed into the classifier by
gravity. Rotating selector blades control the particle
size of the fines removed by the air to improve the
de-dusted product yield. Stationary units can produce up
to 800 tons per hour.
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Advanced wood waste processing
Morbark will use its Conexpo-Con/Agg
exhibit to educate everyone involved in wood waste
processing on its advanced grinders. Featured machines
will include the best-selling 1300B track tub grinder,
and two horizontal grinders, the high-production 4600XL
Track Wood Hog and the new 3800 Wood Hog. All of the
company's grinders feature digital feed and monitoring
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Custom crushing capabilities
 Grasan will highlight its custom
design capabilities in road-portable, pit-portable, and
stationary equipment and systems for crushing,
screening, handling and storage of aggregates; recycling
of concrete and asphalt rubble; conveying and stacking;
and special applications in bulk material handling and
processing. One of the company’s newest developments is
a line of large, track-mounted primary crushing plants
that will be largely custom designed and built to meet
individual customer needs and specifications. The plants
can be built around any crusher – impactor or jaw – that
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Let’s get
together at ConExpo-Con/Agg 2008!
Better Roads and Aggregates Manager
magazines, now part of Randall-Reilly Publishing Co.
Construction Media Group, and our sister publications,
Equipment World and Total Landscape Care,
will be at ConExpo-Con/Agg 2008. We welcome your
comments and suggestions about how we can make our
magazines even better for you, so please stop by our
exhibit located in the Central Hall, Booth C-7155.
We look forward to seeing you in
Las Vegas!
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Restaurant Reviews, The Sequel
After the Show: More of Our
Biased, Unofficial Restaurant Reviews
 After
a long day of seminars, meetings, and booth visits, some
downtime where you can enjoy some good food and some fun
is in order. Following up on our first installment in
the January edition of this ConExpo-Con/Agg newsletter,
here are some more restaurant reviews from Aggregates
Manager's and Better Roads' Publisher Mike
Porcaro to help tease and please the palate:
In the last 10 years, more
restaurants have opened in Las Vegas than in any other
city in North America. While many of these have famous
owners or well-known brand names, I personally enjoy
dining at restaurants that are somewhat off the beaten
path and frequented by locals.
click here for Mike's previous reviews of other
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Isla
Located in Treasure Island
3300 Las Vegas Blvd.
Las Vegas, Nev.
Phone: 702 894-7349
www.treasureisland.com
Cuisine: Mexican
Without a doubt, this wonderfully
appointed venue is one of the best fine-dining Mexican
restaurants that I have ever visited. It features a
variety of dishes from fish to marinated meats, but the
guacamole cart is a must for starters, along with a
selection of gourmet soups and salads from the Sandoval
Family recipes. If you want to get off the meat and
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Grotto
Located in the Golden Nugget
129 E. Fremont Street
Las Vegas, Nev.
Phone: 702 386-8341
www.goldennugget.com
Cuisine: Italian
A nugget located in one of the
better downtown hotels, this restaurant presents a
“little bit of old Italy” from its decor to the fine
Italian cuisine. The menu includes an excellent list of
fine Italian wines and an array of home-made
specialties, including veal and fish dishes along with
pastas made from scratch. Grotto also offers a variety
of oven-baked pizzas. This is one of the better downtown
restaurants in Las Vegas and should be on your list of
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The Range Steak House
Located in Harrah’s
3475 Las Vegas Blvd.
Las Vegas, Nev.
Phone. 702 369-5000
Cuisine: Steaks and Chops
The Range Steak House offers a
great view and a great meal. Located in Harrah’s
overlooking the Vegas Strip, it treats the diner to
succulent steaks and a slow-roasted prime rib. For those
who prefer seafood, The Range menu includes swordfish
steaks, shrimp scampi and, of course, lobster tail and
Alaskan king crab legs. In addition, the menu offers
free-range grilled chicken and double-cut pork chops.
It’s a favorite among those of us who often travel to
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Memphis Championship
Barbeque
Three locations in Las Vegas: Warm
Springs Ave. & Eastern; S. Rainbow Blvd.; Las Vegas
Blvd. & Craig Road
www.memphis-bbq.com
Cuisine: Barbeque
Founder and owner Mike Mills knows
one thing for sure, and that’s barbeque. From the Mills
family’s humble beginnings in Cape Girardeau, Mo., and
through his first restaurant in Murphysboro, Ill., Mr.
Mills has created a Las Vegas treasure: Memphis
Championship Barbeque.
To gain its sweet and smoky aroma,
the meat is cooked over applewood imported from southern
Illinois. Having attended college in the Little Egypt
area of southern Illinois, I can personally attest to
this style of barbeque. It’s unique from other types of
traditional barbeque flavor.
Featuring all the best in barbeque
meats, MCB boasts Mr. Mills’ award-winning sauce, a
winner of the Jack Daniels Best Sauce Award. Mills is
most famous for ribs, and he is the only BBQ chef
to be named Grand World Champion at the Memphis in May
barbecue competition three times.
Try the smoked turkey and ham with
a side of ribs or chicken, and top your meal off with
Mike’s strawberry shortcake piled high with berries and
whipped cream.
Do yourself a big favor and visit
one of the Memphis Championship Barbeque
locations while in Las Vegas. Mmmmmmmmmmmm, good!
click here for Mike's previous reviews of other
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We Bet You
Didn’t Know….
… It is estimated that 17
billion pounds of equipment and exhibit materials
will be on the show floor of the 2008 ConExpo-Con/Agg
and IFPE.
… ConExpo-Con/Agg will be the
largest show in North America for 2008 of any
industry, and IFPE 2008 is also a record breaker.
… ConExpo-Con/Agg 2008 indoor
and outdoor exhibit space combined is now more than
2.293 million net square feet - 52.64 acres, or nearly
48 football fields.
…U.S. Department of Commerce
representatives will be on hand to provide import
and export counseling for interested attendees and
exhibitors. In addition a CD-ROM listing all ConExpo-Con/Agg
exhibitors interested in international business
opportunities will be available at the International
Trade Center. |
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A Pocket Guide to CECA Show
Facts |
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The Show Basics |
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Dates: March
11-15, 2008
Place: Las Vegas Convention Center
Show Information:
www.conexpoconagg.com
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On-Site Registration |
- Advance: Exhibit Only - $40
- On site: Exhibit Only $70
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Conference &
Education fees: |
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Show Hours |
Tuesday, March 11
Wednesday, March 12
Thursday, March 13
Friday, March 14 |
9 a.m. to 5 p.m. |
Saturday, March 15
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9 a.m. to 3 p.m. |
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International Exposition for Power
Transmission (IFPE) Technical Conference |
Wednesday, March 12
Thursday, March 13
Friday, March 14 |
10 a.m. to 4:45 p.m. |
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In January, we passed along
information on how to get real results from virtual
planning at the show, how to move from one place to
another in Las Vegas, sneak peeks of new products to be
introduced at the show and reviews of some of the best
restaurants in town. If you missed it,
click here to catch up.
In February, readers learned
about new show features for 2008, how to get around at
the show, creative entertainment options away from the
show, some of the new products to be introduced at the
show, and highlights of the seminar program. For a
recap,
click here. |
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Compiled by Larry Green, news
editor, Better Roads. To contact Larry about
the Better Roads and Aggregates Manager
ConExpo-Con/Agg newsletter, send e-mail to
larrygreen@rrpub.com. |
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