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Recycled Asphalt 101: Scratching the Surface

Asphalt’s ability to make meaningful economic and sustainable impacts makes the material ripe for opportunity and contractors should become familiar with how to properly use the recycled material

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The Importance of Screed Maintenance

A clean, level and well-adjusted screed helps ensure a quality mat

Screed maintenance is just like any other type of maintenance: if you ignore it, you pay in the long run. If the crew takes a little time in the morning to ‘zero’ out the screed adjustments and make a visual inspection of the screed condition, you start out the day giving your crew the best chance for success.

Quality Control

InstroTek AutoXtract Automatic Extraction System

Instrotek, Inc.

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Quality Control

InstroTek NoNuke Non-Nuclear Asphalt Density Gauge

Instrotek, Inc.

The InstroTek NoNuke is the first non-nuclear density gauge to offer system error warnings and advanced measurement technology which can result in a more accurate and precise density and percent compaction measurements.

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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.

Validating Innovative Pavement Performance

Cargill ANOVA Asphalt Solutions

Major effort underway to unify testing data and criteria validate innovative pavement performance across the 50 states.

There is a coordinated effort by Cargill, the National Center for Asphalt Technology at Auburn University and Minnesota’s MnROAD partnership to bring standardization and data equivalency across different pavement performance testing methods employed by individual states.

Behind Dynapac's THE High Compaction Asphalt Screed

Dynapac North America LLC

Dynapac's SD Asphalt Paver Range features "THE" High Compaction Screed

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.

[VIDEO] Six Ways to Improve Asphalt Plant Sustainability

Here are the top six ways you can improve asphalt plant sustainability.

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How to Combat Inadequate Flow of Your Asphalt Plant Hot Oil System

It's important to know how the system works and what can cause problems

If there was a simple, easy way to measure the flow rate of hot oil circulating through the coil, the heater could automatically shut off if adequate flow were lacking. Unfortunately, devices to measure flow rates directly are not well suited to hot oil systems. That’s why an indirect method is used that relies on pressure measurements.

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