Astec Debuts BreakerBOSS 5D

Astec Industries’ Materials Solutions Group has launched its newest mobile rock breaker, the BreakerBOSS 5D. This new mobile mining product is used for breaking oversized rock in underground mines; typically broken at draw points and grizzly stations where rock must keep flowing.

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The Best of ConExpo-Con/Agg 2023

Rock Products’ Spring Product Roundup Focuses On The Equipment, Technology And Services Displayed At North America’s Largest Trade Show. By Mark S. Kuhar and Josephine Patterson Look for additional reports featuring equipment and technology seen at ConExpo-Con/Agg in upcoming issues of Rock Products. – Ed. After five jam-packed days of innovative product launches and major company announcements, enlightening education sessions…

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Astec Industries to Feature High-Frequency Screen Plant

For its aggregates customers, Astec Industries’ Materials Solutions Group has designed and launched its newest portable high-frequency screen plant, the PTSC 2818VM, which will be on display at ConExpo-Con/Agg at booth C30235. The plant’s innovative design and size is the first of its kind for the industry, featuring an 8-ft.-wide high frequency screen.

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ConExpo-Con/Agg 2023 Showfloor Showcase

Powerful Products, The Hottest New Equipment, High-Tech Solutions And More Await Aggregates Producers At This Year’s Show, March 14-18 In Las Vegas. By Mark S. Kuhar and Josephine Patterson Rock Products Grand Lobby, Booth GL12594Stop by the Rock Products booth to pick up print copies of the magazine, learn about Women in Aggregates and our new Construction Materials Carbon Management; web portal; and…

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Astec Appoints New Members to Board of Directors

Astec Industries Inc.’s board of directors elected Mark Gliebe and Nalin Jain each a new independent director, effective as of Nov. 10, 2022. The election of Gliebe and Jain increases the size of the board to 12 directors, 11 of whom are independent directors. Gliebe and Jain will serve as members of the Audit Committee of the board. In addition,…

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Astec Industries Launches New Mobile High Frequency Screen Plant

Astec Industries’ Materials Solutions Group has launched its newest mobile high frequency screening plant, the GT2612V. The plant features a 2612V Vari-VibeTM high frequency screen. The two-deck, 6-ft. x 12-ft. (1.8 x 3.7 m) screen uses a unique rotary tensioning system that allows for some of the quickest screen media changes on the market, giving producers more uptime.  The 2612V…

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Screening: Mastering the Art of Sizing and Separation

Strategies and Products To Accelerate Productivity And Efficiency. By Mark S. Kuhar Screening can be a bottleneck in aggregate production. Cases of quarries operating with high rates of return and contamination of materials in their screens are not uncommon, as are stoppages in times of higher humidity and rain. According to Metso Outotec, one solution is to analyze the feed…

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Astec Industries Launches New Portable Screen Plant

Astec Industries’ Materials Solutions Group has designed and launched its newest portable high-frequency screen plant, the PTSC2818VM. The plant’s innovative design and size is the first of its kind for the industry, featuring an 8-ft.-wide high-frequency screen. Astec’s newest PTSC plant is equipped with an 8- x 18-ft. (2.4 x 5.5 m) top deck and an 8- x 12-ft. (2.4…

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Astec Industries to Expand Facility in Ireland

Astec Industries Inc. announced plans for a $5 million factory expansion at its Omagh location in Northern Ireland to better serve growing market demands in the mobile crushing and screening industry. The expansion comes a year after the original facility was built to support the increased demand for mobile material handling products and was closely followed by the introduction of…

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