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The program for the Annual Meeting of the Construction Materials Recycling Association (CMRA), Lisle, Ill., has been announced.

The 2003 meeting, scheduled for Jan. 19-22 at the Wyndham Resort & Spa in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., will be the 10th annual gathering of C&D recyclers from across North America.

According to CMRA executive director William Turley, the CMRA meeting is the best place to learn about the recycling of concrete, wood, asphalt, gypsum, asphalt shingles and metals generated at construction and demolition sites. The Annual Meeting also provides the best opportunity for C&D recyclers to interact with each other, says Turley.

The schedule includes a number of sessions and speakers as well as an exhibit hall with information from industry equipment and service providers. A golf outing and a tour of the JR Capital Corp. C&D recycling facility have also been scheduled.

Speakers lined up for the event include:

• Thomas Kacandes of TKM Materials Inc. of Montgomery, N.Y., on dealing with regulations

• an economic forecast by David Czechowski of the Portland Cement Association, Skokie, Ill.

• an update on off-road diesel engine emission standards from Cleophas Jackson of the U.S. EPA

• a presentation on marketing C&D products from Michael Gross of Zanker Road Landfill, San Jose, Calif.

• a review of innovative portable C&D recycling systems from Robert Brickner of GBB Inc., Fairfax, Va.

• an overview of C&D recycling’s future in Florida by William Hinckley of the Florida Department of Environmental Protection.

The event kicks off Sunday evening, Jan. 19, with a welcome reception that will take place in the Exhibit Hall.

Programming runs throughout Monday and into Tuesday morning, while the golf outing is Tuesday afternoon and the JR Capital Corp. tour is Weds., Jan. 22.

Those seeking more information about the CMRA Annual Meeting can contact Michelle Jones at (800) 225-0899 or William Turley at (630) 548-4510.

Eliminating production bottlenecks was the foremost thought of engineers who designed the Irock Magnum Series of crushers, according to the Wooster, Ohio-based company.

"Every major component—from the vibrating grizzly feeder/hopper and feed opening to the impact crusher size and power source—is properly sized and matched to each other to optimize performance and eliminate bottlenecks," a company press release states.

The company credits large feed openings capable of handling material up to three-feet wide as a key first step in the design of its Magnum 4043, Magnum 4056 and Magnum 5060 models. The machines can crush from 250 to 800 tons per hour of material, depending on the model chosen.

A two-bar rotor design allows the impactor to reach higher rotating speeds, according to the company, developing a crushing force from 680,000 to almost 2 million ft./lbs., delivering a reduction ratio of 30:1 or even higher.

The company is also touting its "external key" blow bar wedge locking system as one that eliminates weak spots common to some other blow bar designs. The design "allows contractors to use higher chrome alloys in hard rock or tough recycling applications, lowering wear costs," according to the company.

Komatsu America Corp., Vernon Hills, Ill., has opened its new assembly facility in Newberry, S.C.

The $20 million facility is initially serving as the assembly site for four backhoe loaders. The 200,000 sq. ft. facility, about 35 miles from Columbia, S.C., is Komatsu’s fifth major manufacturing plant in North America.

"The facility furthers our dedication to the utility market in North America," says Komatsu America Corp. chairman and CEO David Grzelak. "It showcases Komatsu’s focus on our customers’ success and is a sign of dedication to producing high-quality Komatsu products in North America."