Aggregate Equipment Articles

Roto-Screen USA Looks to Build National Dealer Network →

Sand Science Inc. , a Beaufort, S.C., supplier of screening, conveying, crushing and recycling equipment, is currently undergoing a major effort to expand the availability of the Roto-Screen portable trommel screening plant in the United States through the formation of Roto-Screen USA and the development of a full-service dealer network. As a long-time distributor of the product line, Sand Science has become the primary dealership of Roto-Screens in this country. Click for more...

Jersey Rents Thrives With Screencore Partnership →

As a relatively new manufacturer of mobile crushers, screens, trommels and pugmills, Screencore has quickly assembled a first-class network of dealers, distributors and sales partners throughout the southern hemisphere, through Europe and into the United States. One of the early adopters of Screencore equipment on the U.S. eastern seaboard is Jersey Rents, headquartered in Bayville and Old Bridge, N.J. Click for more...

Komatsu to Showcase Electrification Solutions at MINExpo 2024 →

Electrification is a critical step toward reducing emissions from mining equipment and helping mining organizations meet their sustainability goals. Komatsu is excited to introduce the industry to its latest electrification solutions at MINExpo 2024 in Las Vegas, from Sept. 24 to 26. Komatsu is committed to helping mining organizations reduce their environmental impacts by developing a range of products and solutions designed to meet their needs, wherever they are on the path to sustainability. Click for more...

MB Crusher's Drum Cutter: One Attachment, Multiple Applications →

MB Crusher's MB-R drum cutters are engineered to tackle a wide range of applications that demand accuracy when working with hard material. The attachments are compatible with existing excavators, loaders and skid steers, allowing construction companies to enhance their current fleet's capabilities without having to invest in brand new machinery. MB-R drum cutters are adaptable to various applications that require cutting or grinding tough material with precision such as concrete, rocks and asphalt which can help conclude complex projects accurately and ahead of schedule on urban and restricted job sites. Click for more...

Arcosa Announces Agreement to Acquire Construction Materials Business of Stavola Holding Corporation →

Arcosa Inc. has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire the construction materials business of Stavola Holding Corporation and its affiliated entities for $1.2 billion in cash, subject to customary post-closing adjustments. Founded in 1948, Stavola is an aggregates-led and vertically integrated construction materials company primarily serving the New York-New Jersey Metropolitan area through its network of five hard rock natural aggregates quarries, 12 asphalt plants, and three recycled aggregates sites. Click for more...

Heidelberg Materials Continues to Deepen, Expand U.S. Footprint With Acquisition of Carver Sand & Gravel →

Heidelberg Materials North America announced that it has entered into a definitive purchase agreement to acquire Carver Sand & Gravel, the largest aggregates producer in the Albany, N.Y., area. Included in this acquisition are four quarries, three sand and gravel pits, two asphalt plants, 70 million metric tonnes of aggregate reserves, a logistics business and approximately 200 employees. Heidelberg Materials and Carver Companies also have agreed on a strategic partnership in the Albany area for land and marine logistics. Click for more...

Komatsu Achieves Major Autonomous Milestones →

With a fleet of more than 750 autonomous haul trucks commissioned worldwide, Komatsu customers have hauled more than 10 billion metric tons of material and are adding to that milestone at a rate of more than 6 million metric tons per day. Additionally, 10 Komatsu autonomous trucks have achieved a benchmark of 100 thousand autonomous hours each, a first in the mining industry. Komatsu launched the FrontRunner Autonomous Haulage System (AHS) in 2008, marking the world's first commercial application of an AHS. Click for more...

Brandt Partners With Murphy to Bring Material Handler to Midwestern U.S. →

The United States' Midwest metal recycling industry now has access to the new, purpose-built Brandt material handler, due to a partnership between Brandt Industries and Murphy Tractor & Equipment Co. This partnership makes Murphy Tractor & Equipment Co. the first Brandt material handler dealer in the country. "We take great pride in finding partners, like Murphy Tractor & Equipment Co., who are committed to the industries we serve and to delivering exceptional customer service," said Jason Klassen, Brandt senior vice president sales — manufactured products. Click for more...

Thompson Equipment Adds Rubble Master's Mobile Impact Crushers to Its Offerings →

Thompson Equipment, a dealer of aggregate-processing equipment and solutions for more than 40 years, announced the addition of Rubble Master's mobile impact crushers to its offerings. This expansion includes Rubble Master's leading models: RM 90GO!, RM 100GO! and RM 120X, now available at Thompson's Lisbon, Maine, and Oxford, Conn., branches. With this partnership, Thompson Equipment is poised to offer additional mobile equipment alongside its established stationary options, empowering customers to achieve greater agility on the job, increase aggregate production, vertically integrate their aggregate supply and ultimately enhance profitability. Click for more...

NSSGA Receives EPA Grant to Advance Aggregates Sustainability →

The National Stone, Sand & Gravel Association (NSSGA) has been awarded a five-year, $9.65 million grant by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). With the EPA grant funding and support, NSSGA aims to provide the aggregates industry with essential resources to: robustly produce and release Environmental Product Declarations (EPDs); establish guidelines on best management practices for reducing CO2 emissions; and enhance the industry's capacity to sequester CO2. Click for more...

Optimize Your Washout Recycling Operation →

Discover how MB Crusher is transforming excess concrete washout with innovative attachments for the construction industry. Turn hardened concrete into recycled aggregates for your next project. MB Crusher jaw crushers provide contractors and ready-mix plants with the capability to turn leftover concrete into another revenue source. Challenges With Leftover Concrete Washout Ready-mix concrete is a pre-mixed concrete that is manufactured in a batching plant or factory and delivered to the construction site in a ready-to-use form. Click for more...

PacWest Machinery Acquires Miller Machinery →

PacWest Machinery LLC based in Kent, Wash., announced the purchase of Miller Machinery of Longview, Wash. Since its formation in 2007, Miller Machinery has served customers in Washington, Oregon and Hawaii who operate rock crushing and screening equipment primarily in quarry and sand and gravel environments. From six locations across the Pacific Northwest, PacWest Machinery serves customers who own both stationary plants and mobile rock crushing and screening operations. Click for more...

Runway Rubblization Saves 5,600 Truck Trips →

Replacing a worn-out runway at an airport used to be a tedious business. The concrete pavement would be broken and removed, then hauled off to a landfill or used as a base material in a new pavement. That's old school. At Norfolk International Airport in Norfolk, Va., engineers decided to take a different approach and rubblize the old concrete that was at least 40 years old. Photo courtesy of Virginia Paving Instead of removing the worn-out runway, a team led by Virginia Paving used rubblizing equipment to fracture the existing concrete pavement into a course base material for the new flexible pavement section. Click for more...

Terex Washing Systems Marks Five Years of Manufacturing Filterpresses →

Terex Washing Systems (TWS), a global leader with more than 60 years of expertise in the design and manufacture of washing equipment, celebrated five years of manufacturing filterpresses. This milestone underscores the team's commitment to environmental responsibility in quarry operations worldwide, with its filterpresses processing approximately 100 million tonnes annually across the globe. "Our journey in the design and development of our own filterpresses began in 2019 and today, we stand as a global leader in delivering complete ‘Feeder to Filterpress' solutions," said Mark Fisher, business line director of Terex Washing Systems. Click for more...

Newport Sand & Gravel Relies On Volvo Iron, ASCENDUM →

Any company in the business of mining stone, and then processing it for use by landscapers and homeowners, is going to need the toughest, most dependable heavy equipment on the market. That is certainly true of Newport Sand and Gravel Inc. in eastern Tennessee, a producer of Smoky Mountain and Cumberland Mountain rustic and decorative stone products for landscape, hardscape and road-building projects. Click for more...

Metso to Deliver Grinding Plant Equipment to South32's Critical Minerals Project →

Metso has been awarded orders for the delivery of grinding plant equipment for South32's greenfield Hermosa project in the Patagonia Mountains in southern Arizona. The order is booked in the Minerals segment's 2024 second-quarter orders received. Metso's scope of delivery includes a Premier primary autogenous grinding (AG) mill and a Vertimill VTM-4500 secondary grinding mill with the potential to supply other comminution and beneficiation process equipment technologies. Click for more...

Infrastructure: When MB Crusher Is About Building, Not Breaking →

Modern life is fast paced with full schedules and tight deadlines where people need better infrastructure, improved road systems, faster train connections and reliable utilities. To support urban development, there are MB Crusher units addressing the complex challenges of modern infrastructure projects by enabling the reuse of materials on site. MB Crusher attachments drastically reduce the need for transportation, lower construction costs and minimize environmental impact, according to the company. Click for more...

Komatsu Completes Acquisition of GHH Group GmbH →

Komatsu has completed its acquisition of GHH Group GmbH, a manufacturer of underground mining, tunnelling and special civil engineering equipment headquartered in Gelsenkirchen, Germany. GHH's wide range of equipment, focused on loaders (LHDs) and articulated dump trucks, will enhance Komatsu's growing underground mining product offerings. This includes aftermarket parts and service support through the entire lifetime of the equipment. Click for more...

Caterpillar, Thiess, WesTrac Collaboration Surpasses Autonomously Drilled Milestone →

In April, Caterpillar, Thiess and WesTrac officials gathered at the Mt. Arthur South coal mine in New South Wales, Australia, to celebrate a major autonomous milestone three years in the making. Leading global mining services provider, Thiess surpassed 1 million meters autonomously drilled using Cat MineStar technologies installed on a Cat MD6250 and two Cat MD6310 drills. Currently with Thiess at its mining operations at Mt. Click for more...

Tyler Rental Expands Sandvik Mobile Crushers & Screens Distributor Territory to Include Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Montana →

Sandvik announced the expansion of Tyler Rental's mobile crushers and screens distributor territory to include Washington, Oregon, Idaho and Montana. Tyler Rental will be responsible for selling Sandvik mobile crushers and screens in combination with full aftermarket support through the supply of spare and wear parts and local customer service. For more than 30 years, Tyler Rental has been providing a wide range of rental equipment from leading brands to the construction and industrial sectors. Click for more...

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