Pit & Quarry, February 2012

THE LATEST ON EQUIPMENT MANUFACTURERS EQUIPMENT TECHNOLOGY McLanahan acquires Universal Engineering M cLanahan Corp has acquired Universal Engineering Corp of Cedar Rapids Iowa manufacturers of equipment for the aggregates and mining industries Universal Engineering was founded in 1906 For over a century McLanahan Corp Hollidaysburg Pa has manufactured roll crushers feeder breakers and rotary breakers to process soft minerals such as coal salt and trona The Universal Engineering acquisition will allow McLanahan Corp to offer hard rock crushing equipment It is our hope to grow the sales of Universal equipment around the world said George Sidney McLanahan president and COO We are excited to have Universals high quality respected machines in our line up but we are more excited to have a professional highly trained group of people join our team Universal NGS secondary impact crusher Atlas Copco to acquire GIA broaden offering for mining tunneling Atlas Copco AB will acquire the underground business of GIA Industri AB from Vätterledens Verkstad AB for an undisclosed amount the companies announced With the acquisition expected to close in the first quarter of 2012 Atlas Copco will broaden its product offerings including electric mine trucks utility vehicles and ventilation systems This is an important acquisition for the U S market noted Ed Tanner Atlas Copcos business line manager for Underground Rock Excavation equipment in the United States Were going to be able to support a greater portion of our existing customers operations as well as be able to enter new markets GIA Industri AB was founded in 1884 and has been owned by Vätterledens Verkstad AB since 1994 The GIA headquarters and production facility is located in Grängesberg Sweden The acquired business has 113 employees The seller will retain the operations of GIA that are not related to mining Haver Boecker W S Tyler Major Wire form screening alliance Germanys Haver Boecker owner of W S Tyler Canada Ltd and Major Wire Industries Ltd have established a global screening alliance Bringing together their expertise in screening and a broad product line that includes vibrating screens washing and pelletizing equipment and screen media the alliance seeks to expand growth opportunities while strengthening their current capabilities with customers throughout North America and globally Representing its parent company Haver Boecker W S Tyler will initially acquire a 40 percent share of Major Wire Industries on Jan 1 2012 and purchase the remaining 60 percent in 2016 In North America W S Tyler has Canadian facilities in St Catharines Ontario and Edmonton Alberta and a U S facility in Salisbury N C while Major Wire has operations in the Montreal area and a U S facility in Puyallup Wash W S Tyler management has asked Major Wire to manage its Salisbury woven wire facility with the intent to serve Major Wires extensive dealer network throughout the U S and in Latin America All remaining operations for both companies within North America and globally will continue to operate independently W S Tyler and Major Wire dealers and representatives throughout the world will continue to serve their respective customers and prospects the companies said Hagenbuch technology licensed to Hitachi Construction Machinery LeRoy G Hagenbuch chairman of Philippi Hagenbuch Inc and Hitachi Construction Machinery the HCM Group which includes Hitachi Truck Manufacturing and Wenco International Mining Systems Ltd expanded their existing license agreement to include collection of real time data The original license agreement from January 2000 encompasses various vehicle management systems patents Under the agreement LeRoy G Hagenbuch grants HCM a nonexclusive license in the United States and Canada to utilize the technology to produce HCM products covered by the patents 12 PIT QUARRY February 2012 www pitandquarry com