Kimball Equipment Expands With Two New Locations in Pacific Northwest

A nearly 80-year-old company specializing in aggregate equipment is expanding its footprint beyond the southwestern states where it has thrived since 1946.   The latest chapter in Kimball Equipment’s story comes with the opening of two new locations in the Pacific Northwest, one in Spokane, Wash., and the other in Eugene, Ore. This expansion signifies a bold step forward for…

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Conveyor Belting Basics to Keep Your Business Moving

By Mike Schroeder When it comes to things that keep aggregates operators up a night, the conveyor belt is generally not at the top of the list. But a belt failure can bring an operation to a standstill, resulting in costly downtime that, in most cases, could have been avoided with just a little more time and attention to belt…

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Continental Conveyor Belting Has Anti-Stick Compound

With a goal of expanding its product portfolio, technology company Continental is offering to its conveyor belting customers a more complete range of options by introducing a new non-stick compound solution – called ContiClean – for the North American market. “This product is especially suited to customers whose applications require aggressive or additional scraper systems to remove the buildup of…

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Phoenix Conveyor Belts, Solutions Reintroduced to North American Market

Phoenix, a well-known name in conveyor belting, reintroduced its premier Conveyor Belt branded products to the North American market at the 2016 SME Annual Conference and Expo. “Phoenix-branded conveyor belting has been very popular in Europe and the rest of the world with the exception of North America,” said Bret Hall, head of Phoenix and NBS Service-NAFTA. “With the recent…

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