Aggregate Equipment Articles

CDE, Calgary Aggregate Recycling Unveil New Plant →

Washing experts CDE and Calgary Aggregate Recycling Inc. (CAR) recently hosted an open house event to showcase the company's new 250 tons per hour (tph) contaminated soils and construction, demolition and excavation (C,D&E) waste wash plant, the largest commissioned by CDE in Canada to date. The event was attended by approximately 100 industry representatives who gathered to learn more about CDE's innovative recycling process and the positive impact its technology is having on resource availability in the Calgary and Alberta areas. Click for more...

Cat 988 GC Wheel Loader Meets Production Targets at Low Cost Per Hour →

The new Cat 988 GC wheel loader delivers reliable and efficient operation, allowing customers to move more material at a lower cost per hour for a faster return on investment. The new loader offers up to 5 percent less fuel consumption and up to 15 percent lower maintenance costs than the Cat 988K. Designed to maximize life-cycle value in moderate production applications up to 2,000 hours per year, the 988 GC is capable of delivering production within 6 percent of the 988K in truck loading applications. Click for more...

VIDEO: Ruffridge Johnson Hosts First Ever Ecoverse Demo Day →

Ruffridge Johnson of Centerville, Minn., held its first ever Ecoverse product lineup demo day at the SMSC Organics Recycling Facility in Shakopee, Minn., on July 20. Beautiful weather led to great attendance as the event showcased various Ecoverse machines. The facility, an enterprise owned and operated by the Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community (SMSC), focuses on being a good steward of the earth. Click for more...

Simplicity Introduces MHS620X Screen Module →

Simplicity's MHS620X modular screen plant features the new "extra clearance" 6 by 20 ft. ESX horizontal screen launched earlier this year at ConExpo. This provides increased space between the screen decks, resulting in easier maintenance access to the media, therefore improving overall maintenance safety. Other key features of the MHS620X include an extra heavy-duty-I-beam frame, rigid diagonal truss construction and galvanized steel structure including walkways, stairs and guard rails. Click for more...

Kimball Equipment Adds Two Pacific Northwest Locations →

A nearly 80-year-old company specializing in aggregate equipment is expanding its footprint beyond the southwestern states where it has thrived since 1946. The latest chapter in Kimball Equipment's story comes with the opening of two new locations in the Pacific Northwest, one in Spokane, Wash., and the other in Eugene, Ore. This expansion signifies a bold step forward for Kimball Equipment and the aggregate industry in the region. Click for more...

Ohio Family-Run Firm to Increase Aggregate Production With CDE's Technology →

CDE, a supplier of sand and aggregate wet processing solutions for the waste recycling and natural processing sectors, announced that it is due to commission a wash plant for Duff Quarry. Headquartered in Huntsville, Ohio, and operating for more than 75 years, Duff Quarry produces quality stone, sand and gravel to serve customers, contractors and local communities from its current three sites across the state. Click for more...

Mobile Stackers MOBIBELT for Optimized Logistics →

Nowadays, modern crushing and screening plants regulate material streams within the plant to a large extent automatically. Nevertheless, machine operators still have a strong influence on the final product quality and the daily output. They control the input with their excavators and wheel loaders, i.e. the loading of stone or recycling material. Users also play the main role with regard to output: They co-ordinate the final products by means of building up stockpiles, intermediate storage areas and loading. Click for more...

Atlas Copco Breaker Cracks Down On Tough Underwater Project →

Rock breaking projects on land are tough, but nothing Atlas Copco handheld breakers can't handle. Fracturing rocks underwater, on the other hand... now there's a challenge of a much higher order. Just ask Pina Dalgıçlık İnşaat San and Trade (PDIST), a specialist underwater contractor based in Bakırköy, one of the oldest districts in Istanbul, Turkey. The company is currently using Atlas Copco's robust LH 390 pneumatic breaker for an intensive eight-month underwater electrical infrastructure project, as part of a wider effort to energize cruise liners and cargo ships across Turkey and Malta. Click for more...

New Impact Crusher MOBIREX MR 130(i) PRO With All-Electric Drive Concept →

With the mobile impact crusher MOBIREX MR 130i PRO, Kleemann presents a new family member from the PRO line. The plant is used as a primary and secondary crusher and combines output, precision and sustainability. Powerful in Natural Stone, Recycling The new impact crusher covers a very wide range of applications: from soft to medium-hard natural stone to the widest possible range of recycling applications, such as the processing of concrete, rubble and asphalt. Click for more...

Kleemann | Mobile Impact Crusher MOBIREX MR 100(i) NEO/NEOe Extends Product Portfolio →

With the mobile impact crusher MOBIREX MR 100(i) NEO/NEOe, Kleemann presents the first family member of the new NEO line. The machine is efficient, powerful and extremely flexible — and all-electric operation is possible with the NEOe variant. Flexibility for Widest Range of Applications Due to their compact dimensions and a low transport weight, the MOBIREX MR 100(i) NEO/NEOe can be used flexibly, quickly and in a very wide variety of applications, according to the manufacturer. Click for more...

SENNEBOGEN Selects Sound Heavy Machinery As North Carolina Authorized Service Provider →

Sound Heavy Machinery (SHM) has been named the official SENNEBOGEN authorized service provider of the Carolinas. The Wilmington, N.C.-based full-service dealer will represent SENNEBOGEN in offering warranty service, scheduled maintenance plans and service on SENNEBOGEN's current and legacy machines. SENNEBOGEN offers specialized equipment solutions for recycling and scrap metal yards, demolition, barge and port operations, log handling, transfer stations and waste facilities. Click for more...

Celebrating Aggregates, Industrial Minerals Awareness Week →

Limestone blocks for the outside of buildings; gravel and crushed rock for the bed of new roadways; pulverized limestone for cement — they are all products of Ohio's aggregates and industrial minerals industry, and all essential to the state's ongoing economic development. To celebrate the industry's contributions to Ohio, the Ohio General Assembly designated July 17-21 as "Ohio Aggregates and Industrial Minerals Awareness Week" to help educate the public and raise awareness of the industry's invaluable contributions to job creation and growth. Click for more...

Odessa Concrete, Aggregate Producer Keeps Biz Growing →

While oil and gas continue to be the main drivers in the West Texas market, up-and-coming entities are proving to be profitable, according to PB (Permian Basin) Materials LLC CEO Christopher Crouch. "We are becoming more of an energy center rather than just oil and gas," said Crouch. "Wind and solar are making significant gains. There's also gravity batteries and carbon capture. We probably have the largest AI mining or Bitcoin mining investment in the country. Click for more...

Ontario Construction Materials Firm Partners With CDE to Maximize Material Recovery →

Ontario-based sand and aggregate producer James Dick Construction has finalized a major new investment in an ultra fines recovery system, designed and engineered by wet processing industry experts CDE, as the company solidifies its position as one of the leading suppliers of construction materials in the local market. The James Dick group of companies has grown from its humble beginnings in 1964 to its current position as a leader in the supply of sand, gravel and limestone products in the Greater Toronto Area (GTA). Click for more...

Seppi M. USA Moves to New Facility in West Chester, Ohio →

Seppi M announced that effective July 1 it has moved to a new home. The company recently completed moving equipment and staff to the new facility at 8880 Beckett Rd. in West Chester, Ohio. The new facility features improved infrastructure for loading and unloading equipment and offers significantly more room for machines and parts. Seppi M will now host customer meetings and dealer training events on the premises. Click for more...

Is Construction Ready for Driverless Vehicles? →

In the mid-1990s Caterpillar changed its approach to automation in mining. A decade after it began a pioneering research program to drive the tech forward, the company realised that the sector was not ready for automation. Instead, it focused on the building blocks that would need to be put in place to make automation possible in future. Roger Brereton, head of sales at steering system manufacturer Pailton Engineering, assesses whether the construction sector is finally ready for autonomous driving. Click for more...

Firm Overcomes Slew of Challenges to Thrive in Decorative Stone Biz →

From Construction Equipment Guide... Christopher DeFeo started DeFeo Materials in 2016 with one tri-axle dump truck hauling bulk materials. Prior to starting the company in Connecticut, DeFeo had worked in the agricultural industry in the Midwest, where he gained exposure to many different types of equipment and the harvesting process for many different commodities that were shipped in bulk. Once DeFeo moved back to Connecticut, he started working in the construction industry, which laid the foundation for what would become DeFeo Materials. Click for more...

VIDEO: Kleemann Impact Crusher MOBIREX MR 130 Zi EVO2 Working in California →

At a storage site in Beaumont, Southern California, aggregates are recycled for the construction industry. The customers range from general contractors such as the government, cities and local authorities to homeowners and on to companies from the film industry. The extracted concrete and asphalt is crushed and processed at the storage site or on site at the customer's location. The impact crusher MOBIREX MR 130i EVO2 from Kleemann is used for the crushing process, the material is crushed from a feed size of around 19.7 in. Click for more...

Eagle Crusher Co. Names New Mid-Atlantic Crushing, Screen Equipment Distributor →

Eagle Crusher Co. Inc. announced Mellott as the new distributor of the states of Pennsylvania, Maryland and Delaware. Mellott will represent the full line of Eagle Crusher heavy-duty crushing and screening equipment for the recycled concrete, asphalt, aggregate, and sand and gravel industries in these states, as well as continue its Eagle Crusher distributorship in the state of Florida through its Mellott and KastRock partnership. Click for more...

Montabert USA Announces Expanded Rebuild, Distribution Facility →

Montabert USA, based in Nashville, Ill., announced the grand opening of its expanded distribution and rebuild facility. Working within the 50,000 sq. ft. of its existing distribution center — located at 12578 State Route 127, Suite F, Nashville, Ill. — Montabert began plans in late 2022 to add remanufacturing and repair capabilities to the facility. While these new capabilities are now offered onsite, the expanded facility officially opens on Sept. Click for more...

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