Superior Industries
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| Superior Industries, LLC | |
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| Type | Private company |
| Founded | 1972 (Morris, MN) |
| Headquarters | Morris, Minnesota, USA |
| Key people | Paul Schmidgall, CEO |
| Industry | Manufacturing |
| Products | Conveyor equipment, conveying components, petroleum and liquid-handling equipment |
| Employees | 500 |
| Website | (Corporate Division) www.superior-ind.com (WestMor Division) www.westmor.biz |
Superior Industries is an American manufacturing company founded in Morris, Minnesota, in 1972. The company engineers and manufactures conveyor equipment and conveying components. In 2008, Superior acquired WestMor Industries, a Morris-based manufacturer of petroleum and liquid-handling equipment.
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[edit] History
- 1972: Founded by former president, Neil Schmidgall.
- 1974: Begins manufacturing conveyor idlers.
- 2000: Sold to Chattanooga, Tennesse-based Astec Industries.
- 2001: Begins manufacturing conveyor pulleys.
- 2004: Reacquired from Astec Industries.
- 2006: Southwest regional manufacturing facility opens in Prescott Valley, Arizona.
- 2008: Acquired Westmor Industries.
[edit] Equipment
Superior manufactures portable and stationary conveying equipment used in construction aggregates, mining, concrete, asphalt and recycle industries. The company markets its equipment globally, but in North America products are sold through a network of dealers in the United States and Canada. Products in the equipment line include telescopic conveyors, truck dumps, overland conveyors and stationary conveyors.[1] Equipment is manufactured in Morris and Prescott Valley.
[edit] Components
Like its equipment, Superior's conveying components serve a variety of industries like construction aggregates and mining. Components are sold through a large distribution channel from Canada to the U.S., through Mexico and into Central America and South America.[2] Products include idlers, pulleys, belt cleaners, impact beds and sensors.
[edit] WestMor Industries
On May 1, 2008, Superior announced it acquired WestMor Industries, a manufacturer of petroleum and liquid-handling equipment.[3] WestMor's corporate headquarters and manufacturing facilities are located in Morris, Minnesota, the same community as Superior's corporate offices. The company was founded in 1972 and manufactures fuel transportation, refueling and stationary handling equipment.
