Portable Plants
Superior launches technology to assist in plant installation
Superior Industries launched a new technology, Level Assist, which automatically levels a plant once the machinery is raised to a desired height. To use the new technology, an operator must hydraulically lift the machine to a desired height, then engage… Keep Reading
KPI-JCI and Astec Mobile Screens names sales, marketing VP
KPI-JCI and Astec Mobile Screens promoted Ron Earl to vice president of sales and marketing. In his new position, Earl is responsible for leading the KPI-JCI and Astec Mobile Screens sales and marketing departments to achieve their growth objectives for both… Keep Reading
Eagle Crusher names sales manager for West
Eagle Crusher Co. Inc. added Timothy D. Miller as Western regional sales manager. Miller is located in Salt Lake City and responsible for crusher sales and the development and support of distributor relationships for the western portion of the United… Keep Reading
New, improved products emerge from dealer conference
KPI-JCI and Astec Mobile Screens hosted 65 North American dealers at its annual National Dealer Conference this week at the Kolberg-Pioneer Inc. manufacturing facility in Yankton, S.D. KPI-JCI and Astec Mobile Screens launched new products and sales tools for its… Keep Reading
Wirtgen Group hosts Mineral Technology Days in Germany
The Wirtgen Group hosted 2,300 customers, dealers and media at its Mineral Technology Days 2015 event in Wittlich, Germany. It was the company's eighth annual get together, and participants came from more than 100 countries. Highlights included demonstrations of crushing… Keep Reading
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
P&Q Hall of Fame Profile: Neil Schmidgall
Superior founder’s willingness to team with customers revolutionized portable equipment. Neil Schmidgall didn’t invent the portable conveyor, but his customers and employees say he made significant advancements to perfect them in the 1990s. Schmidgall, founder of Superior Industries in Morris,… Keep Reading
Atlas Copco discontinues mobile crushing, screening business
Atlas Copco plans to discontinue manufacturing its crushers and screeners, the company reports. Johan Halling, president of Atlas Copco’s mining and rock excavation technique business, says that the mobile crusher and screener business did not “fit strategically” for the company.… Keep Reading
Superior adds AIS Construction Equipment as new dealer
Superior Industries named AIS Construction Equipment as its sole conveying equipment dealer in Michigan. As Superior’s new dealer, AIS will market, sell and service Superior’s full line of conveying equipment, including stacking conveyors, transfer conveyors, feed systems and portable plants.… Keep Reading
