Still going strong
June 1, 2005 By: Pit & Quarry Editorial Staff Pit & QuarryA new portable crushing plant continues a tradition of growth for Massachusetts-based Torromeo Industries.
Back in 1958, when he was only 18 years old, Henry "Red" Torromeo started his own business: hauling dirt for contractors. His equipment was a single dump truck. Period.
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Over the years, that little start-up business has grown to become Torromeo Industries Inc. with headquarters in Methuen, Mass. Torromeo himself carries the dual titles of president and CEO.
The company's equipment has changed, too. Instead of one truck, the family owned company now operates 76 trucks. Instead of just hauling dirt, the company is primarily a producer of concrete and aggregates, serving an area that stretches from northeastern Massachusetts up to southeastern New Hampshire. Torromeo Industries currently operates two concrete plants. "We're expecting our third plant to be delivered any day now," says Torromeo with just a little sign of impatience. "We could use it."
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After going through the process of building his business from the ground up, Torromeo has learned to appreciate certain aspects of equipment that enable people to do their jobs faster, easier and cheaper. So when the company's existing stationary crushing plant was not able to meet all of his goals, Torromeo took a close look at the portable crushing equipment that is available on the market, and he eventually chose a closed-circuit portable crushing plant made by a company in Wisconsin — the Telsmith 44CCP.
"Our stationary plant just couldn't keep up with our production needs for a particular product," says Torromeo. "It seemed like we always had a lot of oversize material to re-crush at one or more of our locations, so we bought the new portable Telsmith equipment to pick up the slack."
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Design features
According to Torromeo, the Telsmith 44CCP portable plant has a number of attractive design features that he appreciates. The most obvious feature was the plant's portability. The company operates one quarry and several gravel pits throughout the state of New Hampshire. Torromeo wanted to have the ability to move his crushing operations from one location to another in order to produce aggregate products where and when they were needed."Having a portable crushing plant will make it a lot easier for us," says Torromeo. "We'll just move the crusher to the pit, instead of moving the pit to the crusher. In other words, we can crush on site and deliver the finished product from there. That way, we don't have to move the rock twice."
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With its engineered design and expanded use of hydraulics, the Telsmith 44CCP met the easy-portability requirement. The unit includes hydraulically folding feed conveyors and a 6 x 20-ft. triple-deck screen module that hydraulically lowers into the chassis for travel.
"We used the portable plant quite a bit last winter," Torromeo says. "We missed a few days in the really cold weather and when it snowed. But it's going 12 hours a day now that spring is here."
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