Screen Machine announces president and CEO

Shane Terblanche has recently assumed the role of president and CEO of Screen Machine Industries, Etna, Ohio.

“I find the complexity of these machines both challenging and exciting,” Terblanche, who joined Screen Machine on March 12, says. “Screen Machine has a long history of producing innovative and durable crushing and screening equipment. We have a great team here, and we are all dedicated to designing, building and manufacturing the next great generation of Screen Machine equipment.”

Before joining Screen Machine, Terblanche served as general manager of the Hybrids Drives Systems Division at Parker Hannifin Corp., Cleveland. The Parker Hannifin division introduced hybrid technology to bus and delivery truck manufacturers, Screen Machine says. He also led Lisle, Illinois-based Navistar’s global introduction of electrical vehicles, which included relocating all manufacturing operations to the U.S. from the U.K.

A native of South Africa, Terblanche also previously was on the leadership team for a startup for Volvo Car Corp. in Sweden and was a chief engineer for BAE Land Systems, the Arlington, Virginia-based manufacturer of  mobile platforms for military weapons vehicles.

“This is a company with a proven track record of building and supporting high-performance, heavy construction machinery,” Terblanche says. “I see enormous potential for us to build upon the partnerships we already have with our dealers and customers and to expand into new markets as well, throughout North America and around the world.”

Founded in 1966, Screen Machine manufactures portable equipment, with a focus on material crushing, recycling, screening and stockpiling. Screen Machine combines its manufacturing capabilities at its Etna, Ohio, headquarters with brand-name components from companies such as Caterpillar, Peoria, Illinois, Dodge, Auburn Hills, Michigan, and Precision to create equipment for a variety of applications.

“The potential here is incredible,” Terblanche says. “We manufacture a world-class line of products for an industry that is booming right now, and we are one of a few doing it here in the U.S. Combine that with the fact that we have performance innovation like no one else, and the future looks very bright indeed.”