History
- 1917: Henry Schmidgall moves to Hancock, Minnesota after purchasing a small concrete drain tile manufacturer.
- 1940: Henry's son forms Schmidgall Sand and Gravel from the aggregate division of Hancock Concrete.
- 1942: Hancock temporarily moves its production machinery to Lincoln, Kansas during construction of the Smoky Hill Air Force Base in Salina.
- 1972: Henry's grandson, Neil Schmidgall, founds the Superior Machinery Company after building conveyors and plants for Schmidgall Sand and Gravel.
- 1974: Hancock manufactures the state of Minnesota's first ever precast box culvert.
- 1974: Superior begins manufacturing conveyor idlers after acquiring the presses and tooling to Ersham Manufacturing of Enterprise, Kansas.
- 1997: Superior applies for and is granted its first ever technology patent.
- 1999: Superior is acquired by Chattanooga, Tennessee-based Astec Industries.
- 2001: Superior begins manufacturing conveyor pulleys.
- 2004: Superior Industries is reacquired from Astec Industries by local investors in Morris, Minnesota.
- 2006: Southwest satellite manufacturing facility opens in Prescott Valley, Arizona.
- 2008: Superior acquires propane and CO2 fuel tank, truck and trailer builder, Westmor Industries of Morris.
- 2008: Superior acquires conveyor manufacturer, Fesco Systems of Norcross, Georgia.
- 2011: Superior acquires precast concrete builder, Hancock Concrete. Hancock's aggregate supplier gave birth to a need for Superior conveyors back in the 1960's and 1970's.
- 2011: Superior acquires petroleum truck builder, Trans-Tech Industries of Brewer, Maine.
- 2012: Superior's Westmor Division acquires Determan Brownie, Inc of Fridley, Minnesota. The new business becomes Westmor Fluid Solutions.
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