Please see below for the Quarry Academy 2022 Program Agenda
Monday, November 14, 2022
| 4:00 - 7:00 PM | Registration Registration Deck |
| 5:00 - 7:00 PM | Reception | River Terrace and Patio |
Day 1 - Tuesday, November 15, 2022
| 7:00-7:45 AM | Registration (For those who didn’t check in last night) |
| 6:45-7:45 AM | Breakfast (Alamo D-F) |
| 7:45 AM | Welcome – Opening Remarks - Raphael Carmona & Russ Lamont (Alamo A-C) Poll Everywhere - Logistics |
| 8:00 AM | QA 100 Introduction - Concept & objectives for the attendee Pillar Talk - Raphael Carmona & Russ Lamont (Alamo A-C) |
| 8:15 AM | General Safety items/issues - Dave Anderson / Anderson 360 (Alamo A-C) |
| 8:45 AM | QA 101A Process Improvement - David Walker / Dyno (Alamo A-C) |
| 9:15 AM | QA 102 Quarry Planning & Metrics - Mike Kotraba / Dyno (Alamo A-C) |
| 10:00 AM | Break & Simulator Time (Alamo Ballroom Foyer) |
| 10:30 AM | QA 103 A - Drilling - Avery Martin / Sandvik (Alamo A-C) |
| 10:50 AM | QA 103 B - Blasting - Alex Tyson / Dyno (Alamo A-C) |
| 11:10 AM | QA 103 C - D & B Combined to get Chemical Crushing - Alex Tyson & Avery Martin (Alamo A-C) |
| 11:30 AM | QA 104 Fragmentation Management for the Downstream Value Chain - Mike Kotraba (Alamo A-C) |
| 12:00 PM | Lunch (Alamo D-F) |
| 1:00 PM | QA 105 Understanding Fundamentals of Vibration Control - Tristan Worsey / Dyno (Alamo A-C) |
| 1:45 PM | QA 106 Load & Haul: Practical Cost Improvement - Tony Spake / Volvo (Alamo A-C) |
| 2:30 PM | Break & Simulator Time (Alamo Ballroom Foyer) |
| 3:00 PM | QA 107 – Behaviors that Lead to Accidents & Lessons Learned - Dave Anderson (Alamo A-C) |
| 3:45 PM | QA 108 – Handling Complaints - Tristan Worsey (Alamo A-C) |
| 4:30 PM | Survey, Evening Instructions - Raphael Carmona & Russ Lamont |
| 6:00 PM | Dinner at THE ALAMO |
Day 2 - Wednesday, Nov 16, 2022
| 6:45-7:45 AM | Breakfast (Alamo D-F) |
| 7:45 AM | Opening Remarks - Raphael Carmona & Russ Lamont (Alamo A-C) |
| 8:00 AM | QA 200 Principles of Compressive Crushing & Raw Materials - Anders Lindstrom / Sandvik Sweden (Alamo A-C) |
| 8:45 AM | QA 201 H.S.I. & V.S.I. Crushers - Lance Van Hoof / Sandvik (Alamo A-C) |
| 9:15 AM | Break & Simulator Time (Alamo Ballroom Foyer) |
| 9:45 AM | Workshop Period #1 (Choose One Workshop) |
| 10:45 AM | Transition to Main Room |
| 11:00 AM | QA 202 Getting Control for Optimal Plant Performance - Stephen Dobler / Sandvik (Alamo A-C) |
| 11:40 PM | QA 203 Making the Right Stuff: Screening and Sizing - Lance Van Hoof (Alamo A-C) |
| 12:15 PM | Lunch / Simulator Time (Alamo D-F) |
| 1:15 PM | Workshop Period #2 (Choose One Workshop) |
| 2:15 PM | Transition to Main Room |
| 2:30 PM | QA 204 Plant Performance Crushing & Screening - Marcus Johansson / Sandvik Sweden (Alamo A-C) |
| 3:15 PM | QA 205 - Analytics & Business Intelligence - Matt Slezak / Dyno (Alamo A-C) |
| 4:00 PM | Day 2 Course Ratings Survey (Alamo A-C) |
| 4:15 PM | Transition to Workshops |
| 4:30 PM | Workshop Period #3 (Choose One Workshop) |
| 5:30 PM | Free Time |
| 6:00-7:00 PM | River Walk Boat Cruise - Groups 1-3 (River Terrace Patio) |
| 6:15-7:15 PM | River Walk Boat Cruise - Groups 4-6 (River Terrace Patio) |
Day 3 - Thursday, Nov 17, 2022
| 6:45-7:45 AM | Breakfast (Alamo D-F) |
| 7:45 AM | Welcome and Opening Remarks - Raphael Carmona & Russ Lamont (Alamo A-C) |
| 8:00 AM | Workshop Period #4 (Choose One Workshop) |
| 9:00 AM | Transition to Main Room |
| 9:15 AM | Simulation Awards |
| 9:30 AM | QA 301 – QA Concept Summation - Raphael Carmona & Russ Lamont (Alamo A-C) |
| 9:45 AM | Orientation to Quarry - CEMEX Balcones Quarry |
| 10:00 AM | Disperse / Pickup Box Lunch & Safety Gear Load Buses (Alamo D-F for lunches and safety gear pick up, Market Street for buses (exit rear of hotel) |
| 10:20 AM | Buses Leave for Quarry (eat lunch on bus) - Meet at Market Street (exit rear of hotel) |
| 11 AM - 3 PM | CEMEX BALCONES QUARRY |
Concurrent Sub Group Station Rotations:
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Full Group Activity:
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| 3:00 PM | Load buses and depart for hotel |
| 4:00 PM | Arrive back at the hotel (estimate depending on traffic) |
WORKSHOPS
Choose 1 workshop for each workshop session. Sessions 1-3 are on Tuesday and Wednesday, Session 4 is on Thursday. You do not need to select which workshop you attend in advance.
| QA 500 Drilling in Depth - Smart Drills - All sessions - Avery Martin (Bowie) | |
| QA 501 Blasting 101 - Sessions 1 & 3 - Alex Tyson (Travis) | |
| QA 502 Blasting in Depth - Sessions 2 & 4 - Alex Tyson (Travis) | |
| QA 503 Optimization of Final Crushing Stage - All sessions - Magnus Franzen (Valero) | |
| QA 504 Putting the Plant Together - All sessions - Dan Melosso (Bonham) | |
| QA 505 Site Efficiency Class - All sessions - Wade Turlington & Tony Spake (Alamo Ballroom Foyer) | |
| QA 506A Process Improvement - Tools & Methods - All sessions - David Walker (Alamo A-C) QA 506B Process Improvement - Change Management - All sessions - David Walker (Alamo A-C) | |
| QA 508 Analytic Methods - All Sessions - Matt Slezak (Milam) | |
| Drill Simulator Activity - All sessions - Dusty Rinderknecht and DJ Marthini / Sandvik (Alamo Ballroom Foyer) | |
Load & Haul Simulator Activity - All sessions - Wade Turlington (Alamo Ballroom Foyer) |