LJ Inc., a family-owned company whose services focus on turnkey plants and clamshell dredges, named Elliot Archibald (center) director of business development. Archibald, who resides in Montana, previously served Supreme Manufacturing as vice president of sales and marketing. Based in Michigan, LJ’s services involve turnkey plant design and build; plant upgrades; plant erection and construction; plant automation and electrical services; and clamshell dredge design, build, relocation and upgrades.
Komatsu hosted its Demo Days event in Georgia, providing customers an opportunity to operate dozers, wheel loaders, excavators, a haul truck and demolition equipment. Komatsu highlighted its Smart Quarry technology, which Adam White (left), Ron Schwieters (center) and Viola Kaeseberg demonstrated.
Also at Demo Days, Komatsu’s Andrew Casey (left), Adrien Clapp (center) and Michael Carranza highlighted how operators can utilize My Komatsu software.
TCI Manufacturing president Patrick Reaver (left) and marketing director Chad Colby provided P&Q with a tour of their facility in Walnut, Illinois. Established in 2000, TCI first ventured into conveyors. But along with its line of high-frequency screens, TCI has expanded into portable and stationary screening and crushing; wash plants and structures; vibratory feeders; bins and hoppers; sand screws; and custom fabrication solutions. The company also recently expanded with a new manufacturing facility in Oklahoma, and it’s eyeing more growth in the coming years. Says Reaver: “If we can prove [the Oklahoma facility] to do what I think it’s going to do, then we’ll do the same thing again.”
Peckham Industries hosted a special event at the American Museum of Natural History in New York City to celebrate its 100th anniversary. In remarks delivered at the event, CEO Damian Murphy touched on the role family businesses like Peckham Industries play across the U.S.
