Aggregate Equipment
GE Mining acquires underground mine vehicles manufacturer
GE Mining has acquired Fairchild International, an underground mine vehicles manufacturer based in Glen Lyn, Va. The new business name for the entity acquired is GE-Fairchild LLC. GE-Fairchild will employ about 140 people and manufacture equipment like diesel- and battery-powered… Keep Reading
Caterpillar selling part of Bucyrus distribution business
Caterpillar Global Mining LLC and Hewitt Equipment Ltd. have signed an agreement for Hewitt and its subsidiary, Atlantic Tractors & Equipment Ltd., to acquire Caterpillar’s Bucyrus equipment distribution and support business in Quebec, Western Labrador and the Maritimes. Hewitt Equipment… Keep Reading
McLanahan introduces filter press line
McLanahan Corp. has launched its first line of filter presses, eliminating the need for slurry ponds and a full-time operator. McLanahan says the presses produce dry cakes and use fewer chemicals. The filter press technology treats the underflow of a… Keep Reading
International Equipment Solutions acquires CWS Industries
International Equipment Solutions LLC made its fourth acquisition since its formation last September in CWS Industries Corp., an attachment product manufacturer focused on tire manipulators, cable reelers, grapples buckets and a variety of excavator attachment products. IES was formed as… Keep Reading
Deister names exclusive equipment rep for three states
Deister Machine Co. Inc. has appointed Process Machinery Inc. as its exclusive equipment dealer and turnkey systems provider for Indiana, Kentucky and the Ohio region south of I-70. Among Process Machinery’s services are new and used equipment, parts and service… Keep Reading
KPI-JCI hires product application specialist
Chad Renken has joined the KPI-JCI sales and marketing team as a product application specialist. In the position, Renken will provide support to both domestic and international sales personnel in reviewing aggregate processing opportunities and by proposing equipment solutions for… Keep Reading
Schenck AccuRate, Mac Process forming single company
Sister companies Schenck AccuRate and Mac Process are joining forces to form a single entity called Schenck Process North America Inc. Schenck AccuRate, a dry material feeder manufacturer and weighing technology specialist, and Mac Process, a supplier of design pneumatic… Keep Reading
Former Martin Marietta employee joins Crisp Industries
Crisp Industries Inc. has named Doug Swoveland operations manager of the company’s branch in New Braunfels, Texas. Swoveland will oversee Crisp’s daily operations and service activities for the South Texas area. Before joining Crisp, Swoveland worked for Martin Marietta Materials… Keep Reading
New standard sought to distinguish safe, harmful fines
A proposed ASTM International standard will be used to distinguish between harmful and non-harmful fines in construction aggregate. A test method to rapidly determine the methylene blue value for fine aggregate and mineral filler is being developed by a normal… Keep Reading
