Aggregate Equipment Articles

Kirby-Smith Machinery Promotes Matt White to General Manager, Road & Mineral Products →

Kirby-Smith Machinery Inc. (KSM) has promoted Matt White as its new general manager of road and mineral products. White brings more than 13 years combined OEM and distributor experience to the role for road construction and crushing/screening equipment, providing him with both a well-rounded knowledge of the market and the proper skill set to lead this important business segment for the heavy equipment distributor. Click for more...

RTL Equipment Acquires THECO, Expanding Service, Inventory in Iowa, Minnesota →

From Construction Equipment Guide... RTL Equipment Inc. has acquired heavy equipment dealership THECO Inc. , with locations in Big Lake and Brainerd, Minn. The purchase creates one of the most diversified construction equipment dealerships in Iowa and Minnesota, with increased sales territories, equipment inventory, service technicians and service locations that will provide support to customers across the Midwest. The acquisition of THECO gives customers in Minnesota immediate access to RTL's crane service and inventory that includes rough terrain, all terrain and crawler cranes from Tadano, Kobelco, Demag and Mantis. Click for more...

Ceasars Equipment Finds 'Sweet Spot' With 10-Ft. Screener →

Eric Johnson, president and founder of Ceasars Equipment, grew up around the aggregate business and has always had a passion for aggregate machines. "My family was involved in gravel beds and my dad was always involved in the construction business, so I was always around machinery and equipment," he said. "I had seen box screeners operated and I had this idea in my head that I could build an affordable, durable, transportable screening plant. Click for more...

First Powerscreen Premieretrak 600E in Ireland Goes to Collen Bros →

Collen Bros (Quarries) Ltd, a family owned and operated civil engineering company located in County Armagh, Northern Ireland, recently took delivery of a Powerscreen Premiertrak 600E (PT600E) jaw crusher, which is the first of its kind to be delivered in the UK and Ireland. With a company history dating back to the 1800s, Collen Bros specializes in the manufacture and laying of asphalt products, the production and supply of a wide range of quarry materials and the supply of high PSV aggregates. Click for more...

Keestrack Plug-In Electric Crushing, Screening Converts Demo Waste to Construction Material →

The German company Büscher started in 1961 as a concrete plant and its business grew with, among others, a container service. Today, so many years later, it is the first company in the world building a complete house out of 75 percent recycled construction and demolition waste. The load-bearing and non-load-bearing interior wall elements are made of 100 percent recycled aggregates. They didn't just proved it is possible but also got approval of the Deutsches Institut für Bautechnik (DIBt). Click for more...

Central Equipment Company Now Screen Machine/SMI Compact Dealer of Maine →

Central Equipment Company is now the exclusive dealer of Screen Machine and SMI Compact crushing and screening equipment for the state of Maine. Screen Machine Industries has manufactured and delivered a complete line of American-made mobile crushers, screening plants and trommels throughout the United States and beyond since 1966. The company is located in Etna, Ohio, just east of Columbus. "Central Equipment Company has a built a reputation for more than 50 years of delivering quality and service," said Kent Leonard, president of Central Equipment. Click for more...

VIDEO: Rokbak RA30 Delivers On All Fronts for Skene Group →

While Rokbak continues to build a global reputation for robust and reliable articulated haulers, just 50 mi. directly east of the company's headquarters in Motherwell, Scotland, Skene Group Construction Services Ltd has put a RA30 to work. Skene Group is a proud family business with a core group of long-term employees which was started in 1968 by the now-retired Donald Skene, with his son Neil later taking over as chairman and daughter Jill as a director. Click for more...

RAM's Surface Blasting Course Covers Latest Blasting Methods, Technologies →

R. A. McClure Inc. (RAM Inc.) will hold its premier Surface Blasting Course at the South Dakota School of Mines and Technology in Rapid City, S.D., from Sept. 26 to 28, 2023. The intense, three-day curriculum focuses heavily on the latest technologies and methodologies available to the mining industry for blast optimization. "Proper blast design is vital to optimizing downstream processing efficiency and lowering costs," said Robert McClure, president of RAM Inc. Click for more...

Liebherr LH 30 M, LH 60 M Material Handlers →

With the LH 30 M and LH 60 M Industry Litronic material handling machines, Liebherr has presented two models specifically designed for scrap handling. The handling of scrap steel and other metals is one of the toughest applications in industrial material handling. When it comes to material handling, especially when loading and unloading trucks and ships, loading shredder conveyors or sorting out different kinds of metals, robust, reliable, high-performance and economical material handlers are required. Click for more...

Mellott Announces Multi-Million Dollar Growth Initiative →

Mellott has been making strides in the aggregate industry for more than a century, and continues to push towards the future, for itself and, more importantly, its customers. With that mindset the company announced a muti million-dollar growth initiative at all its locations up and down the east coast, from Florida to Pennsylvania. Joe Kastner, president of KastRock, said, "The KastRock team members are excited to partner with Mellott. Click for more...

Terex MP Announces Purchase of MARCO Conveyors →

Terex MP, global manufacturer of materials processing and lifting machinery, announced the purchase of MARCO, a manufacturer of bulk material handling conveyors, based in Mt. Vernon, Mo. As part of the transaction, Terex MP will purchase a 100,000-sq.-ft. factory and office space set on a 15-acre site in Mt. Vernon. Terex MP plans to expand the site's manufacturing capacity to support the growing demand for mobile conveying equipment in North America. Click for more...

Cat Rotary Cutters Offer Precise, Controlled Breaking for Trenching, Tunneling, Demolition Applications →

Cat rotary cutters for excavators offer high production in hard material for various applications like trenching and demolition. With controlled breaking and high precision, rotary cutters are ideal for working in confined or urban areas. Rotary cutters can be used in sensitive areas such as neighborhoods or hospitals, since they produce a lower decibel of sound compared to other breaking tools. New Cat RC20 and RC30 models are available to be used with pin-on, S-type, Cat pin grabber or CW couplers. Click for more...

Autonomous Crushing With SBM Mineral Processing's REMAX 600 →

For years now, the Austrian processing specialist SBM Mineral Processing has been one of the technology leaders in economical hybrid drives and intelligent, interactive process controls for track-mounted crushing plants. Using the platform of its new REMAX 600 impact crusher, SBM is now taking the decisive step further towards "autonomous crushing". Due to worldwide access to specially developed, database-based IT solutions, the plant will for the first time independently analyze feed material and production grain sizes, optimize its own operation in real time, and thus support operators and machine operators from project planning to actual operation and predictive maintenance, the company said. Click for more...

SBM Mineral Processing: Hybrid 'By Nature' →

For almost 40 years, SBM Mineral Processing has been consistently using diesel-electric drive systems and is a supplier of cross-technological hybrids for track-mobile jaw and impact crushers from under 50,000 to 350,000 lbs. operating weight. Due to their sophisticated drive concept, the JAWMAX and REMAX plants rank at the top of their respective machine classes regarding crusher dimensions and production output without making any compromises concerning their mobility between sites or on the site, the manufacturer said. Click for more...

SBM Reports On Successful ConExpo Show →

After seeing 140,000 visitors and a positive mood in all participating industries, ConExpo-Con/AGG closed with an extremely positive result. This was confirmed by Austrian processing specialist SBM Mineral Processing, which presented its products for the American market in Las Vegas. "It was a very good show for us," said Erwin Schneller, managing director of SBM Mineral Processing, shortly after the show. Click for more...

Alta Helps L.A. Quarry Meet Growth Challenges →

L.A. Quarry, located in La Fargeville, N.Y., has been serving the north country of New York State with crushed limestone, sand and topsoil for the past 25 years. The company prides itself on its friendly, fast — sometimes the same-day— service to contractors, municipalities and local homeowners. A family-owned business, the company has been in the Thompson family for three generations, having originally purchased the property from Lane Construction back in the early '60s. Click for more...

Taylor Construction Equipment Partners With Screen Machine →

Taylor Construction Equipment, (TCE), a multi-line dealer of heavy construction equipment throughout the Mid-South and Midwest, is now the exclusive dealer of Screen Machine Industries in the states of Indiana, Kentucky, Mississippi and western Tennessee. Taylor Construction Equipment LLC. will now offer the full Screen Machine crushing and screening product line, and the SMI Compact crushing & screening line, from its locations in those states. Click for more...

VIDEO: MB Crusher Brings MB-HDS220 Padding Bucket to ConExpo →

MB Crusher's new MB-HDS220 padding bucket, which weighs in at 2,200 lbs. and has a load capacity of 0.8 cu. yd., is suitable for loaders and skid steer loaders from 9,900 to 24,000 lbs. Compact, versatile, and highly maneuverable, the new MB Crusher MB-HDS220 padding bucket is designed to make work easier, reduce processing time and save on operating costs, according to the manufacturer. The size of the mouth opening — 7.2 ft. Click for more...

VIDEO: ESCO PosiGrab II Hydraulic Coupler →

Developed for ease-of-use and operator safety, ESCO's latest innovation — the ESCO PosiGrab II hydraulic coupler — has undergone extensive testing and benchmarking against similar products. A key feature is independently secured front and rear locks that provide redundant retention security. The natural position of the coupler is locked and only opens when hydraulic pressure is applied. Click for more...

VIDEO: Weir Motion Metrics: Groundbreaking Solutions for Quarries, Aggregates →

Motion Metrics, a leading AI and machine vision technology center for The Weir Group, presented its latest portfolio of solutions for the quarry, mining, and aggregate industry at ConExpo 2023. With a proven history of innovation, Weir Motion Metrics holds several patents for the technologies that underpin its suite of advanced products. Weir Motion Metrics has designed smart monitoring solutions that work together to build a complete picture of productivity and performance for our customers without interrupting their regular workflow. Click for more...

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