Astec Digital, a recently launched subsidiary supporting automation and controls for the Astec Industries Rock to Road Solutions suite, has formed a new division focusing on artificial intelligence, machine learning, advanced simulation, extended reality, plus research through academic partnerships. The Advanced Technologies Group will collaborate with aggregate, concrete, asphalt and construction product management teams, embracing Astec Digital’s “Built to Connect”…
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SEMCO’s AggNexus Digital Innovation Conference: A New Frontier
SEMCO Publishing, parent company of Rock Products, sponsored the first AggNexus Digital Innovation Conference Sept. 9-10 at the University of Texas, Austin. The event engaged representatives of technology-savvy multinational or independent cement, aggregate, concrete and asphalt producers plus allied software developers or service providers. SEMCO Publishing publications Rock Products, Cement Products and Concrete Products; and Route One Publishing Ltd.’s Aggregates…
Read MoreTACA Holds Annual Environmental, Sustainability & Safety Seminar
The Texas Aggregates & Concrete Association (TACA) – the leading Texas trade association for the aggregate, concrete, cement and associated industries – welcomed 120 attendees to its annual Environmental, Sustainability & Safety Seminar on Oct. 24-25 at the Plaza San Antonio Hotel & Spa in San Antonio. Attendees heard from industry experts about a variety of issues, including Environmental Product…
Read MoreSunroc Corp. Acquires Edge Excavation and Edge Trucking
Sunroc Corp., a subsidiary of Clyde Companies Inc., has acquired Edge Excavation and Edge Trucking. Sunroc specializes in construction services and supplies concrete, asphalt, aggregate, masonry and other construction materials. The company will operate under the Sunroc name as it expands operations in northern Utah. “Edge Excavation and Edge Trucking is the perfect addition to the Sunroc family,” said Mark…
Read MoreAggNexus Extra: Young Executives Digitalization Panel Discussion
The inaugural AggNexus Digital Innovation Conference was a huge success, attended by almost 100 industry professionals Sept. 9-10 on the University of Texas, Austin campus, and sponsored by SEMCO Publishing, parent company of Rock Products. The event engaged representatives of technology-savvy multinational or independent cement, aggregate, concrete and asphalt producers plus allied software developers or service providers. A Young Executives Digitalization…
Read MoreFirst Look – October 2024
SEMCO Debuts AggNexusThe live event – held Sept. 9-10 on the University of Texas, Austin campus, and sponsored by SEMCO Publishing, parent company of Rock Products – engaged representatives of technology-savvy multinational or independent cement, aggregate, concrete and asphalt producers plus allied software developers or service providers. Wendling QuarriesDeWitt, Iowa-based Wendling Quarries announced that it is “honored and humbled to…
Read MoreTACA Appoints Covar President and CEO
The Texas Aggregates & Concrete Association (TACA) – the leading state trade association for the aggregate, concrete, cement and associated industries – announced that Zak Covar has joined the association as its new president and chief executive officer (CEO). Covar comes to TACA with more than 15 years of experience in both the legislative and executive branches of government, having…
Read MoreMASABA Breaks Ground for New Facility in South Dakota
MASABA Inc. announced ground-breaking for a new state-of-the-art steel fabrication facility in Vermillion, S.D. Located adjacent to its existing 211,000 sq. ft. manufacturing facility, the new building will create an additional 125,000 sq. ft. of fabrication space and more than 20,000 sq. ft. of office space. The facility will house more than $15 million in new steel fabrication equipment and…
Read MorePPI Enters into Agreement to Acquire Continental Global Material Handling
Precision Pulley & Idler (PPI) has agreed to acquire Continental Global Material Handling (CGMH), a portfolio company of Stellex Capital Management. Continental, based in Winfield, Ala., has been “a leader in bulk material handling for decades,” PPI stated. The transaction is expected to close in the coming days. “Continental has earned its position as one of the most well-respected brands…
Read MoreEDGE ScreenPro S18 Offers High Production Rates
Transform even the toughest feed material into profit with the EDGE ScreenPro S18 heavy duty, tracked scalping screen. EDGE Innovate, a designer and distributor of a range of equipment used in the quarrying, port handling and recycling industries, has expanded its offering with a product that delivers high production rates and precision screening. The dynamic 18- x 6-ft. (5.4 x1.75…
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