CheckProof Blog

AggNexus 2026 in Austin was the biggest edition yet. After a year of AI first steps, the focus shifted to how to get people to change. Here are CheckProof’s key takeaways on change management, fast-moving AI, compliance and passing on know-how.

Rohrdorfer, a leading construction materials producer in five countries, has used CheckProof for years to streamline safety, maintenance and quality work and to sharpen its customer focus.

Paper forms, scattered systems, and knowledge locked in one person’s head all delay the same thing: catching crusher problems before they become breakdowns. This piece covers the four biggest challenges in crusher operations and how CheckProof brings inspections, maintenance, and issue tracking into one place.

Most facilities have an FMEA — but it’s collecting dust in a binder instead of driving decisions on the floor. Here’s how to turn your risk analysis into a living tool that actually protects uptime.

When something breaks on site, the fix gets most of the attention, but it’s rarely where things go wrong. What’s just as critical is everything around it: who reported it, who picked it up, what got missed between shifts, and how long it sat before anyone acted. In many operations, that whole flow is still held together by paper forms, radio calls, and memory.

At CheckProof’s recent Industry Summit, three experts—Tim Copping (Breedon Group), Matt Dare (Power X Equipment), and Tom O’Boyle (Heidelberg Materials)—shared their experiences implementing digital maintenance strategies in a panel discussion on “Digital Maintenance – Lessons from the Field.”

Quarries have been part of human infrastructure for centuries – from ancient stone blocks to today’s crushed gravel for roads, concrete, and construction. But running a modern quarry is is an altogether different proposition. Regulations are strict, equipment is complex, and every hour of production matters.

Launched in 2024, AggNexus has rapidly become a key forum for digital innovation in the aggregates, concrete, and broader construction materials industries. The 2025 Digital Innovation Forum took place from September 17–19 at the University of Texas at Austin, Thompson Convention Center, bringing together producers, vendors, and thought leaders to explore emerging technologies, operational improvements, and practical strategies for digital

Among the biggest challenges for a plant is downtime; it hits more than just production, impacting safety, trust, and margins. Yet the tools many teams still use for inspections and repairs, such as WhatsApp, spreadsheets, radio calls, or clipboards – slow them down.

You’ve likely heard of Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE), but do you really understand how it works or why it’s crucial for operational performance? In this article, we explain how to calculate OEE, what counts as a good score, and what to consider when choosing OEE tracking software.