Serving the Industries That Build Our World
From crushing and screening to washing and conveying, our systems power the production of aggregates for roads, bridges, and utilities, as well as the extraction and processing of minerals critical to mining operations worldwide.
Our Values
Serving Others
We prioritize needs of colleagues, customers, and stakeholders, fostering a culture of support, empathy, and service.
High Integrity
We have an unwavering commitment to rigorous honesty and always doing what we say we will do.
Strong Work Ethic
We gain satisfaction through the pursuit of goals and the sense of accomplishment that comes with hard work.
Culture of Opportunity
We support environments where ideas are shared, heard, and developed, while personal growth is encouraged.
Long-Term Relationships
We genuinely desire to help others, while investing in lasting connections that are built with trust and respect.
A Living Legacy of Service
Rooted in rural Minnesota, our privately-owned company has grown from a small, innovative workshop to a global leader, delivering bold solutions and opportunities for our customers, team members, and the industries we proudly serve. Superior’s spirited culture ensures every partnership is built to last as we move materials and ideas forward… together!
Our History
Neil Schmidgall builds his first portable plants in his dad’s gravel pit, then decides to bet on himself and start Superior Machinery.
Neil and his wife, Linda, fire up their International tractor and crawl to Kansas to haul home secondhand idler equipment—at a blazing 20 MPH.
After a winter that buried the region in 20-foot snowdrifts, Superior builds its first indoor warehouse. Because progress doesn’t hibernate.
With their sand and gravel operation sold, Neil and Linda go all-in on manufacturing. No more juggling, just full-time focus on building something big.
Superior builds its first paint line using equipment salvaged from Arctic Cat. A bankrupt snowmobile maker helps power the next chapter.
Superior starts leasing gear and space to employees, encouraging them to launch their own businesses. A supplier network is born in-house.
The first professionally trained design engineer joins the team, giving Superior professionally-trained brains to match all that ambition and elbow grease.
Final assembly moves indoors for the first time with a new facility dedicated to conveyors and portable plants. No more battling the wind, rain, or snow!
Superior’s first patent lands with the FD axle, which takes portable conveyor setup time from minutes or hours to seconds. Dealers and customers take notice.
A King Air plane is added to the fleet, slashing travel time and helping Superior show up for customers faster than ever before.
The first TeleStacker® Conveyor rolls out. It's a hit, goes global, and introduces Superior to customers around the world.
A fire torches the old paint system, but the rebuild upgrades everything including fiber-optics, powder coat, and infrared curing.
Superior gets acquired by Astec Industries. For the first time, the company operates under corporate ownership.
Plans for facility growth kick off as Superior adds conveyor pulleys to its product lineup. It’s time to play a bigger game.
A tragic plane crash takes the lives of two young engineers and a pilot. The loss marks one of the most difficult moments in company history.
Ownership returns home when employees and local investors buy the company back from Astec. Private again, and more determined than ever.
To serve the booming Southwest United States and Latin America, manufacturing expands to Prescott Valley, Arizona, Superior's first move beyond Minnesota.
Superior shakes up the pulley market with the Chevron® Wing, the first-ever V-shaped wing pulley. A new industry standard is born.
Loganville-based Fesco Systems joins the team, giving Superior a foothold in the Southeast for stationary plant customers.
A weld training center opens to skill up new and current employees. No shortcuts, just better welders and stronger equipment.
Five years after the iPhone is invented, Superior builds the first conveyor calculation app. Now, pocket-sized math is just a tap away.
The 2020 Vision is introduced, calling for full-process solutions from Rock Face to Load Out®. It’s bold. It’s big. And it sticks.
A 60,000 square-foot expansion replaces old space at the Minnesota components plant. Capacity jumps 60% and the team fills it fast.
Superior acquires GreyStone, a Nebraska washing equipment manufacturer. It’s the first move that connects directly to the new vision.
Crushing and screening join the lineup after acquisitions like Clemro, MFE, Parcan, and FLSmidth’s Raptor cone. Superior is no longer just conveyors.
Superior expands its Nebraska plant—already home to washing—to now build screens. One site, two big-time product lines.
The full Rock Face to Load Out lineup is unveiled at CONEXPO-CON/AGG. Superior brings the biggest new product display in the show’s history.
Just before COVID hits the U.S., Superior launches its toughest idler bearing seals yet. Tested, proven, and application-specific.
Jason Adams becomes President, bringing operational strength and a hands-on approach to Superior’s next chapter of growth.
Legacy VSI maker CEMCO is acquired in New Mexico, adding 150,000 square feet of manufacturing and deep vertical shaft expertise.
Construction begins on a dedicated crushing facility at headquarters in Minnesota. Built for scale and built for good.
OptimizeU launches, a digital training platform for dealers, distributors, and end users who are looking for new ways to train up the next generation.
Culture of Opportunity
In the workplace, culture is the character and personality of an organization. It makes a business unique and is a summary of its values, beliefs and behaviors. At Superior, our culture is foundational to everything we do.
A successful employee at Superior is humble about accomplishments, hungry to learn more and intelligent about their emotional effect on others. Those who come to the company with these ethics or commit to learning them along the way will thrive!
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