ATTACHMENT NEWS –
January 2026
Volume 3, Issue 1
January 2026
New year, fresh start.
2025 was a strong year for A&D Equipment. We hit key goals, we grew, we navigated change, and we kept moving forward.
The start of every year is our chance to step back and reset what drives us. While our mission, vision, and core values remain constant, the focus that guides us shifts as our company evolves. Every January we are in a different place—and that calls for a different guiding purpose.
In the past, our annual themes have been Poised & Ready, Lean & Refined, and Growth & Change
Our 2026 guiding theme is: Relationships & Worth.
This reflects our most central core value:
We build relationships that last a lifetime.
When our customers’ businesses thrive, our business thrives. The relationships we have with our customers, our colleagues, and our vendors are what truly move us forward—and they are what create real, lasting value for everyone involved. We will continue to respect our own worth as well as everyone we deal with in 2026. We’re ready to build a year rooted in trust, partnership, and shared success. Bring it on!
Connections & Collaborations: Company Cam visits A&D
A&D Equipment and LaFata & Son both rely on an incredible app called CompanyCam—just ask Anthony: if it’s not in CompanyCam, it didn’t happen. The platform allows us to organize our jobs and every piece of serialized equipment we sell into clean, easy-to-navigate projects with photos, documents, and checklists.
In December, the CompanyCam team spent several days with us in Connecticut capturing content, and they were just as impressive as the app itself—engaged, organized, fun, professional, and fully committed to relationships.
Stay tuned as we begin sharing their great work over the next few months.
ASK ANTHONY: ”How long do those stars last?”
One of the most common questions we get at A&D is about polyurethane star wear. A simple way to think about it is like the tires on your truck—used properly, they’ll last for years. Abuse them, and they won’t.
In real terms, the lifespan of the polyurethane stars depends entirely on the material being screened. The more rock, demolition debris, and abrasive waste you run through the machine, the faster the stars will wear. Polyurethane stars are engineered to be both durable and flexible, allowing them to absorb impact and vibration—something steel stars cannot do. Under typical operating conditions, most customers see many years of star life.
The stars wear from the tips of the fingers inward. This is normal and does not reduce performance—in fact, it increases output over time as the openings become slightly larger.
Wear also occurs first on the bottom shafts, where the material is subjected to the most load. Many operators extend star life even further by rotating or swapping the bottom shafts with the center or top shafts.
When replacement is eventually needed, the process is straightforward—simply remove the shaft and replace the stars. An added benefit: polyurethane stars run extremely quietly compared to steel.
Partner Spotlight: Blattner Energy, Ripping Rock out in the Wild West
The Xcentric Mining Rippers are built for one thing: ripping rock—and doing it all day, every day.
Blattner Energy currently has multiple Xcentric Mining Series Rippers working in the field in the Midwest on the $11 billion SunZia wind and transmission project, the largest renewable energy project in the Western Hemisphere.
As we know, it’s always about having the right attachment for the conditions. In their rock, conventional methods weren’t cutting it, with crews averaging about 300 feet per day. After switching to the Xcentric Rippers, production jumped to 1,000 feet per day—a massive increase in output and efficiency.
A&D Equipment and Boss Attachments getting it done!
