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Paving
Tough Terrain is No Sweat for Hat Creek Construction & Materials Inc.
BOMAG Americas Inc.
Operating in mountainous regions of Northern CA, one company relies on dealer to deliver a paver that can handle rural mountain roads
January 11, 2021
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Plants
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
January 4, 2021
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A Year for the History Books
2020 is certainly a year we will all remember and the long term impacts will be felt on the construction industry for years to come
December 1, 2020
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Plants
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
December 1, 2020
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Plants
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
November 2, 2020
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.
Plants
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
October 28, 2020
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.
Plants
Solar-Powered Rocks
O&G Industries uses the power of the sun to run their quarry location in Southbury, CT
September 1, 2020
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Milling
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
July 6, 2020
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Plants
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
June 20, 2020
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.
Plants
e-Ticketing Platforms Provide Contactless Option for Construction Trucking
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During the COVID-19 pandemic, the ticket delivery method is becoming just as important as the ticket collection itself. Companies are finding e-ticketing keeps workers safe while speeding up operations.
June 2, 2020
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Mix Design
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.
May 22, 2020
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.
Plants
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.
May 14, 2020
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.
Paving
Causes & Cures for Segregation in Asphalt Pavements
By identifying where segregation can occur, asphalt producers and paving professionals can work to prevent this problem
May 4, 2020
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.
Plants
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
April 27, 2020
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.
Milling
Oregon Completes First Foam-Treated Asphalt Project in the State
A 7-mile stretch of roadway was repaired using the process, saving a month of construction time and over $2.5 million in costs
April 13, 2020
Using foamed asphalt for this project saved over a month of construction time and $2.5 million from a more traditional method. And while coming in under budget was important, the amount of time the roadway was down to traffic was really what mattered for the project.
Plants
Should Your Asphalt Plant Conduct an Energy Assessment?
By creating a culture of energy efficiency at your production facility, companies can find easy ways to save big money through an energy treasure hunt
April 6, 2020
One of the best ways to cope with volatile energy costs is to reduce consumption at the plant.
Plants
V.A. Paving is Building a Future for Successful Asphalt Production
When the second generation of decided to upgrade their asphalt production capabilities in Cocoa, FL, they considered what the third generation would need to be successful
March 16, 2020
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Plants
Three Keys to Asphalt Plant Performance
At CONEXPO 2020, Ron Sines will help contractors better understand how they can properly monitor key performance metrics at their asphalt plant to improve performance and profitability.
February 24, 2020
'These metrics are going to have a direct impact on the cost of producing a ton of asphalt material,' Sines says. 'If you maximize RAP, maximize binder replacement, minimize waste and minimize energy, your cost to produce a ton of asphalt is going to go down which should make your business more profitable.'
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