Exhibit 23.2
CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
We have issued our reports dated March 7, 2006, accompanying the consolidated financial statements and schedule and management's assessment of the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting included in the annual report ofAstec Industries, Inc. on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2005. We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference of said report in the Registration Statement.
| /s/ Grant Thornton LLP |
Greensboro, North Carolina
May 23, 2006