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Use Plant Downtime to Improve Uptime

Scheduled maintenance at the asphalt plant helps to prevent failure while also ensuring the facility is running at peak performance

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Compaction 101 for New Professionals

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New to construction or roadbuilding? We’ve all been there! Join us October 14 at 12:00pm EDT as we break down the fundamentals of compaction in a simple way. You’ll learn important terms, key factors that affect compaction, how to avoid mistakes to get better at your job and more.

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Oxford Construction Completes Plant Upgrades Piece by Piece

The Georgia-based highway contractor turned to ALmix to help them regain efficiency at their Albany plant

Haydon Materials Takes Aerial Control of Inventory Management with Drones

Kentucky-based hot mix producer and paving contractor finds great uses for drones around their quarry and asphalt plant in addition to slashing stockpile-measuring costs compared to third-party surveyors and getting more accurate data

Haydon Materials has four quarries, so surveying stockpiles is a big job that requires continual knowledge and awareness of foundation patterns and distribution processes. Using drones has helped the company save both time and money.

Why Your Baghouse is Important

A properly functioning baghouse will not only help you meet emission requirements, but also help your asphalt plant operate efficiently

It’s the responsibility of the plant operator to ensure they are not exceeding dust limitations at the plant in order to comply with the Federal New Source Performance Standards (NSPS). Therefore, installing a baghouse that not only works efficiently, but also operates properly at all times, is paramount to mix production success.

PlantDemand Launches API Integration for Software Scheduling Tool

The asphalt plant scheduling software released a new feature with API integration giving users the ability to integrate documentation and create custom dashboards with the company data

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Solar-Powered Rocks

O&G Industries uses the power of the sun to run their quarry location in Southbury, CT

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New Technology from Ammann Helps to Reduce Asphalt Plant Operating Costs

Ammann America Inc.

All asphalt production businesses want to minimize the cost of ownership. The lower those expenses, the more competitive asphalt prices can be – and the higher profits can go.

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How to Leverage Data at Your Asphalt Plant for More Efficient Production

Automation helps asphalt producers track what’s happening at their plant in real time so they can better understand their operations

At the end of the day, the more time you put in to understanding the data your asphalt plant can provide you, the more you will end up getting out of it. Work with software companies to find out where your plant should start investing and obtain onsite training for your data packages to get the most out of your investment.

How Do You Decide When to Upgrade Your Control House?

Cliff's advice on this is simple: If a control house is costing you down time, FIX IT.

Sometimes rebuilding means fixing the issues which have caused the control house to become a “rat’s nest” of loose and frayed wiring due to so many people trying to fix this and that problem.

Causes & Cures for Segregation in Asphalt Pavements

By identifying where segregation can occur, asphalt producers and paving professionals can work to prevent this problem

Segregation in asphalt has detrimental effects on the final performance of a roadway. The pavement will have reduced fatigue life, rutting, raveling and moisture damage. These effects can cause a severe reduction in pavement life. While there are many of causes for segregation, there are also many way to avoid it.

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