Aggregate Equipment Articles

Behind Ireland's Final Rebellion and … an American Dream →

Construction people like to read about machinery and many of them like to read about other subjects, too — like history and war and such. Some people who make and sell machinery also like to write books and sometimes a writer comes out of this mix who can combine history, war and actual machinery into their books. I am such a writer — I played Cowboys and Indians around sandpit machinery as a child in my native Ireland. Click for more...

Multi-Purpose Sennebogen 875 Is Purpose-Built for Broussard Coastal Restoration Projects →

"Mobility" isn't the first quality that comes to mind when you're talking about a 300,000 lb. machine, but that's what attracted Chip Broussard to his new Sennebogen 875 R-HD material handler. The Broussard family is one of the leading marine and land construction contractors on the Gulf Coast. Coupling oilfield and pipeline projects with marine towing, dock and crane services, Broussard Brothers Inc. Click for more...

Avery Carter Compost + Soils Expands With Powerscreen →

Avery Carter Compost + Soils purchased its first truck to haul tailing materials to landfills from nearby organic facilities. When it noticed the amount of sellable material that was being discarded, the company purchased a 9-acre piece of vacant land, and, after accumulating material for years, decided to pursue the possibility of processing the material to recover the sellable fines products. Powerscreen Mid-Atlantic's Adam Logan was well-known in the area, and the dealer has a large presence, so the company reached out to him for an education and guidance on the best machine for processing. Click for more...

Metso Outotec Completes Reorganization of Its Metals Business →

Metso Outotec has completed the reorganization of its metals business as part of the turnaround program announced in Q4/2020. As a result, the segment's operational model has been adjusted to better meet customer needs, as well as the scale and nature of the business today, according to the company. When the negotiations related to the reorganization started on Dec. 9, 2020, the estimated need for reduction was a maximum of 160 permanent redundancies in the metals operations globally, including up to 60 redundancies in Finland. Click for more...

Cameron River Logistics Finds a Log Handler it Can Rely On →

Nothing much has changed over the past three years here at Cameron River Logistics (CRL), and that, in itself, is a good thing. The huge transload facility in BC's Peace River district still receives up to 50 truckloads a day of 16-ft. CTL spruce logs. Dozens of train cars leave the yard every week, moving the logs to the Dunkley sawmill five hours south. And the Sennebogen 830 M-T log handler shows up to work every day to keep the wood moving. Click for more...

Horton Supply Joins Team Screen Machine as Dealer for Portions of Missouri, Illinois →

Horton Supply Company, a supplier of quarry and aggregate wear parts, is now a Screen Machine dealer of southeast, central and northwest Missouri, as well as southern Illinois. Horton Supply Company will now offer the full Screen Machine crushing and screening product line and will provide parts and service in both areas. Screen Machine Industries has manufactured and delivered a complete line of American-made crushers, screening plants and trommels since 1966. Click for more...

Working on the Ports is a Breeze With Sennebogen 895 E-Series Material Handler →

Shipping and logistics company Danubia Speicherei Ges.m.b.H was in search of a machine that would positively impact its bottom line. With Sennebogen, it made that a reality by commissioning the world's largest material handler, the "big green one." The Danube Port is one of the most important and vital ports in central Europe with more than 8,200 ft. of dockside space. And in 2020, the dock welcomed an impressive landmark giving the landscape a new look. Click for more...

VIDEO: Werk-Brau Introduces Extreme Duty Excavator Buckets →

New Werk-Brau extreme duty excavator buckets feature an aggressive dig angle, rugged construction of abrasion resistant AR400 through AR500 steel, and horizontal wear strips, to effectively excavate in the toughest conditions. Designed for durability and effectiveness, even in brutal conditions, they are made in the USA with industry leading lead times. Standard sizes available from 3/8 to 10 cu. Click for more...

LaBounty Launches Full Line of MSD Legend Series Shears →

Stanley Infrastructure announced that LaBounty's full lineup of MSD Legend Series Shears is now available. These additions round out LaBounty's mobile scrap shear portfolio and can be equipped with InSite, which provides real-time data to optimize shear performance and productivity. Maximizing productivity and uptime, the MSD Legend Series shears are equipped with full-protection, indexable piercing tip, Dual Max Indexable Protection, defending the shear from wear and preventing maintenance and downtime. Click for more...

Soosan America Takes Different Approach to Rock Drilling →

Just because technology makes it possible to automate a system, doesn't mean that the system will function better automated. The current trend in the drilling industry is to mimic the automotive makers in attempting to automate every function in a rock drill. While automation will suit a few applications, the majority of rock drilling projects require operators and blasters with experience and skill to complete the tasks at hand. Click for more...

IROCK Crushers Welcomes GT Mid Atlantic →

IROCK Crushers has partnered with GT Mid Atlantic to be its exclusive dealer in Delaware, Maryland and New Jersey. The leadership team at IROCK was keen to strategically partner with GT Mid Atlantic to represent its full line of products in this key region. "In 2020, IROCK's laser focus was on creating strategic partnerships throughout the United States that would support the aggressive business plan that had been implemented. Click for more...

Stowers Machinery Named ALLU Group Dealer →

ALLU Group Inc. announced Stowers Machinery Corp. , headquartered in Knoxville, Tenn., as its newest dealer of the full line of ALLU Transformer and ALLU Crusher material processing attachments. The company has six locations in Tennessee, and provides sales and rental of ALLU's attachments, as well as complete aftermarket service and spare parts, for customers throughout the state. The partnership with Stowers Machinery as its Tennessee distributor reinforces ALLU's commitment to providing the greatest level of customer focus in the industry — combining local expertise and support with the benefits of ALLU's influence and prominence as a global company, ALLU said. Click for more...

Sennebogen Delivers Customized Port Solutions in Northern Germany →

ATR Landhandel GmbH & Co. KG has invested in a new Sennebogen material handler at the Port of Husum in Germany for loading/unloading ships with feed, synthetic fertilizers and grain. This particular machine is bright red to match the company's colors, unlike the trademark green that you'll see on most Sennebogen products. But, the unique features don't stop with just the color. Once again Sennebogen has demonstrated its material handlers truly are purpose-built to meet the precise requirements of each customer. Click for more...

Sennebogen's 875 Hybrid Provides Gantry Solution to Basel, Switzerland →

As a logistics company at the Port of Basel, Birsterminal AG benefits from its perfect geographical location at the border triangle of Switzerland, France and Germany. Three Sennebogen material handlers have been in full-time use and have operated since being commissioned in late 2019. The go-to machine is an electrically-powered Sennebogen875 E Hybrid material handler. This machine is tasked with moving materials safely and efficiently from barges to rail or storage facilities and vice versa. Click for more...

Rockster Impactor Contributes to Sustainability of Hawaiian Paradise →

After a long cruise over the Atlantic Ocean through the Panama Canal, and across the Pacific, Rockster's mobile impact crusher R700S reached Hawaii — more precisely the island of Oahu. Arist de Wolff and his team of 25 motivated employees were very excited about the arrival of their brand new Austrian crushing plant. Alakona Corp., founded in 1982 by de Wolff's father Mervyn de Wolff, is an asphalt paving and paving maintenance contracting firm, situated in the Hawaiian capital, Honolulu. Click for more...

LaBounty Launches Expanded Line of Mobile Hydraulic Pulverizers →

Stanley Infrastructure, a partner for industrial tools and attachments, announced that LaBounty launched an all-new line of MHP mobile hydraulic pulverizers. This update to LaBounty's suite of demolition solutions offers peak efficiency for secondary demolition and concrete recycling applications, according to the manufacturer. The LaBounty MHP platform offers industry-leading power-to-weight ratio and large jaw capacities. Click for more...

Rebuilding Roads: When Reclaimed Asphalt Makes the Difference →

Anyone with an ongoing road construction project knows the industry's hurdles on any job scale, from the reconstruction of a main road to a small side road. The industry faces many challenges with high hauling and material disposal costs while also protecting the environment. The same restrictions also affect those who process and distribute bituminous conglomerates. Main obstacles? The high costs of hauling and disposal of removed pavement material and the subsequent cost of new aggregate. Click for more...

Edge SM186 Wheel Mounted Screener Is a Versatile Solution →

Edge Innovate's E SM186 wheeled mounted screener is a highly efficient screening solution designed for the most difficult and demanding of applications including recycling, soils, aggregates, compost and demolition waste, according to the manufacturer. With increased throughput, high efficiency and quality end products the Edge SM186 mobile screen incorporates a robust 18 by 6 ft. (5.4 by 1.75 m) two deck screen with interchangeable flip flow and conventional scalper bottom decks. Click for more...

Superior Industries Appoints EESSCO as Its Exclusive New England Distributor →

From Construction Equipment Guide... For 20 years, aggregate producers in search of plant supply, including conveyor systems, retrofit crushers, manganese and wear parts, wash plants, portable crushing and screening plants, or a complete crushing spread, have been confident that they could work with the team at EESSCO. EESSCO takes pride in supplying the best equipment brands, which has enabled them to satisfy a wide variety of needs within the aggregate and recycling industry. Click for more...

Granite Construction Opens New California Facility in Arvin →

Granite recently opened their Solari aggregate plant in Arvin. Solari will safely and sustainably provide aggregate and asphalt to private and public customers in the Bakersfield market. The new facility sits on 700 acres. Designed with efficiency and sustainability in mind, Granite said automated plant controls maximize the plant feed rate and crusher production. Also, a new wash plant produces concrete aggregate while minimizing the demand for fresh water with its engineered three-stage water management system. Click for more...

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