aggregate equipment
Superior acquires Canadian portable plant manufacturer
Superior Industries acquired MFE Manufacturing, a manufacturer that designs portable plants for the construction, aggregates and material handling industries. The acquisition will expand Superior Industries' lineup of portable plant designs. MFE, based in New Brunswick, Canada, fabricates portable processing plants, including jaw… Keep Reading
Excavators, dozers showcased at John Deere event
John Deere Construction & Forestry capped its dealer and customer training series with a trade press event at its facility in Sacaton, Ariz. The event offered an up-close look at some of John Deere's latest equipment, including excavators, crawler dozers,… Keep Reading
McLanahan hosts frac sand educational event
McLanahan Corp. hosted its first frac sand educational event—the Frac Sand Processing School—on March 30 in Eau Claire, Wis. Over 60 people attended the event. The one-day event included three sessions, which featured presentations on wet frac sand processing, water… Keep Reading
East Manufacturing creates parts center
East Manufacturing redesigned its parts center into a modernized facility at its headquarters in Randolph, Ohio. The parts center provides aftermarket parts and accessories for dealer, fleet and owner-operator customers within 150 miles of the company. The company reported that… Keep Reading
Keeney Sand & Stone’s equipment in action
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QbpstH30Vkk Last month, Pit & Quarry toured Keeney Sand & Stone in Painesville, Ohio. We talked to Kevin Keeney, a third generation family member running the quarry, who told us a little bit about the history of Keeney Sand &… Keep Reading
Mellott launches CrushersPlus business unit
Mellott Co. launched a new business unit that offers new, rebuilt, or factory re-certified equipment in addition to a range of services. CrushersPlus features a website, crushers-plus.com, that lets customers search for the equipment they are looking for. It includes… Keep Reading
Bridgestone app to guide customers to right equipment
Bridgestone is putting the final touches on an app called Tire Advisor that will direct customers to the tire model that's most suitable for their particular piece of equipment. According to Michelle Lane, Bridgestone's channel marketing manager for mining, customers… Keep Reading
Mellott venturing into new territories
Mellott Co. has traditionally been a regional company focused on contract crushing, and one that has primarily sold new equipment. But Mellott, a Warfordsburg, Pa.-based company, is venturing into some new areas to accommodate customers' evolving needs, says Rich Blake,… Keep Reading
Cat 988H Certified Rebuild Revealed at ConExpo 2014
http://youtu.be/PDi5_bkF608 Watch as Caterpillar reveals the certified rebuild of a 988H for an aggregate production firm that needed new equipment. Keep Reading
