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VOLUME 20, NUMBER 2 - 2015
DeSilva
Gates
Teams With Astec
to Meet Environmental
Requirements
PERVIOUS PAVEMENT
Stormwater Runoff Solution
SURPERB IRI SCORES
With Help of Roadtec Paver
THE 30° DIFFERENCE
Carlson Builds a Better
Paver Attachment
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5 Point of View
28 Pervious Pavement Delivers
6 Permission Granted
30 Astec Advanced Customer
Time provides proof of pervious pavement’s stormwater
runoff solution
Ready to Serve, Words from John Irvine
California company meets environmental requirements
with Astec plant
Schools Preview
12 Resurfacing Highway 92
Knowledge to the “X” power
16 The 30-Degree Difference
CEI’s Asphalt-Rubber Blending System scores big
for Matich Corporation
20 Production Ready
California company upgrades drum to improve efficiency
Roadtec asphalt paving machine helps achieve strong IRI scores
The Carlson Safety Edge attachment continues to lead the industry
Astec in the foothills of the South Urals
36 Design Matters
39 Mix Equipment News
22 Continuous Paving Advantage
What’s happening at Astec Industries
Airport runway reconstruction benefits from Roadtec MTV
26 A Customized Solution
34 Recycle, Reduce, Reuse
46 People are the Priority
Boral’s portable Astec asphalt plant provided greater capability
for projects
Astec’s Jimmy Engen tracks miles for customer
satisfaction
ON THE FRONT COVER
DeSilva Gates Aggregates, a division of DeSilva Gates Construction, completed
the install of a 500 TPH (454 MTPH), 9 ft x 47 ft (2.74 m x 14.33 m) Astec Double
Barrel ® plant at its Sunol, California, location in early 2015.
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POINT OF VIEW
Ready to Serve
Words from John Irvine
Executive Vice President of Astec, Inc.
Hello to all my friends in the
industry, I’m back!
For almost the last three years, I have been
working as vice president of operations
at Roadtec. Previous to this, I managed
Roadtec’s sales and marketing for nine years
as the vice president of sales; so I got to
know many of you in this capacity. I have
worked in the paving or paving equipment
manufacturing business for the last 40 years,
attending numerous NAPA Meetings, ConExpos, and industry events (domestically and
internationally). I look forward to seeing you all
again soon.
John Irvine
Executive VP, Astec, Inc.
elected officials know that “jobs” are the way
to strengthen America and all have pledged to
create jobs to get elected. At the same time,
our elected officials have agreed to be fiscally
responsible—we expect them to be. It is a fact
that Americans pay the least per gallon gas/
diesel tax of the civilized world today and that
our nation’s highway infrastructure was once
envied by the world. Today, the United States
of America is ranked below number 15 in any
survey. This is creating debt for our future
generations. Why then are those in Washington,
D.C. so afraid to raise the gas/diesel tax to
support our highway infrastructure and create
jobs?
ASTEC’S INNOVATIVE TECHNOLOGIES
LEARNING FROM THE PAST TO MOVE FORWARD
We have many new innovative products waiting for you at
Astec, Inc., including high-RAP mixing technology, temperature
monitoring of drum stack to save on fuel usage (V-Pack ™), and
the new super-portable Voyager ™ asphalt plants ideally suited
for small quarry operations, gravel pits, and mobile international
installations. These are just a few of the innovative ideas to
make you more competitive in today’s tough economic markets
and bid lettings. Our number one Core Value is: “Continuous
devotion to meet the needs of our customers.” Let us do that
for you.
America needs to lead the world out of this global recession.
Franklin Delano Roosevelt knew what leadership was; he knew
what to do when our country was ailing. You spend money on
sustained infrastructure, not stimulus packages that supplement
new car purchases, telephones for the less fortunate, etc.
Roosevelt spent money on projects that created assets for the
nation. Most of these are still in existence today, providing value
for taxpayers and their children.
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”
Continuous devotion to meet
the needs of our customers.
THE FOCUS ON AMERICA’S INFRASTRUCTURE
This brings me to the essence of this “Point of View.” I have
been writing to Washington, D.C. and our elected officials for a
few years in hopes of getting a long-term highway bill. I have
not become discouraged. I have committed to persevere. All
DON’T LET AMERICA DEAD END
We need a “user fee” increase. This is a not a tax. If you ride
the bus, train, or fly in a plane, you pay a user fee. When you
drive on the nations roads, you must do the same. Whether you
do it in the form of a license fee for hybrid or electric vehicles,
or a gas/diesel price per gallon, you must pay. Please “Don’t
Let America Dead End.” Get your employees and suppliers
involved. Don’t get discouraged; don’t give up. Keep writing
letters to your elected officials because your children and
grandchildren need safe roads. Future generations don’t need
to be burdened by the debt created by letting our infrastructure
decline further. Take 5 minutes and write your letter today! Go to
DontLetAmericaDeadEnd.com to get started.
Thank you for your business (to existing customers) and thank
you in advance to those who are new to Astec Industries. Let us
serve you.
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PERMISSION GRANTED
California
company
meets
environmental
requirements
with Astec
plant
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DeSilva Gates chose industry-leader Astec and its
Double Barrel® plant for its Sunol location.
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n addition to sunshine, California is
known for having the largest, tallest, and oldest trees in the United
States—and some of the most stringent air quality standards in the nation.
Doing business in California requires
patience and careful planning to complete the environmental impact process
and acquire the correct air quality permits for asphalt plant operations.
DeSilva Gates knows this process
firsthand.
INDUSTRY-LEADER ALIGNED
In early 2015, DeSilva Gates completed
installation of its first Astec asphalt
plant at its Sunol, California, location.
According to Alan French, general manager of DeSilva Gates Aggregates, a
division of DeSilva Gates Construction,
the company looked to Astec as the
leader in the industry to provide the
latest technologies to meet the requirements for an asphalt plant in the State
of California and Alameda County.
“The Sunol asphalt plant was threeplus years in the making. We aligned
ourselves with Astec, the industry
leader for hot- and warm-mix asphalt
equipment technology, support, and
training,” said French. “We are now
positioned to move forward and provide asphalt, in addition to aggregates,
from this location, supporting our customers and construction division in and
around the area.”
DeSilva Gates installed a 9 ft (2.74 m) Astec Double Barrel ® drum mixer with warm mix system.
UNIQUE DESIGN
DeSilva Gates installed a 500 TPH (454
MTPH), 9 ft x 47 ft (2.74 m x 14.33 m)
Astec Double Barrel® plant. The Double
Barrel®v drum mixer is designed to produce quality mixes while keeping the
operating costs per ton of mix low. Its
design meets the environmental codes,
even in a stringent state like California.
The entire drum is used for production
of RAP (reclaimed asphalt pavement)
up to 50 percent.
The California Department of
Transportation (Caltrans) determines
the amount of RAP that can be used
in various mixes for projects around
the state. For DeSilva Gates, having
the ability to use a high percentage of
RAP prepares the company for future
changes to Caltrans’ mix specifications.
A 95,893 CFM Pulse Jet baghouse controls particulate matter by filtering the plant’s exhaust through fabric filters before
it enters air space.
“We are running up to 40 percent
RAP in our mixes per CalTrans specs,”
said French.
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Six 300-ton (272 tonne) New Generation Storage
System silos allow DeSilva Gates to store a variety of
mixes to meet the needs of its construction division
and customers. The plant also has an Astec 36,000
CFM Blue Smoke Collection System with a fiberbed
filter to meet the emissions control requirement.
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INNOVATIVE TECHNOLOGIES
DeSilva Gates’ asphalt plant is equipped with
Astec’s warm mix system, which uses a multinozzle manifold to produce a foamed warmmix asphalt that is odorless and smokeless.
Another Astec technology incorporated into
the DeSilva Gates’ plant is the patented
V-Pack™ Stack Temperature Control System.
This system allows the operator to set an
optimum stack temperature for a particular
mix. For example, the V-Pack lowers the stack
temperature on high-RAP mixes, open-graded
mixes, and SMA (stone-matrix asphalt); the
stack temperature is raised on virgin mixes
and low-RAP mixes. The V-Pack makes it
possible to run SMA and high-RAP mixes
back-to-back with virgin mixes without flight
adjustments.
The V-Pack system has “V-flights,” unique
drum flights with a deep v-shape, and variable
frequency drives (VFDs), which provide control
of the drum rotational speed. V-flights create
uniformity of the aggregate veil during the
drying process, which results in better heat
transfer, a reduction of fuel use, increased
productivity, and longer bag life.
The DeSilva Gates asphalt plant is outfitted with a blue smoke system to help meet California’s stringent air
quality standards.
STATE-OF-THE-ART ASPHALT PLANT
“Our Sunol location has the most state-ofthe-art asphalt plant compared to any place,
not just in California, due to the air quality
standards we’ve had to meet,” shared French.
“We also had to meet the local seismic design
requirements as directed by the building code
in Alameda County.”
French continued: “Our Sunol facility has
been working day and night since about May
or June and we’ve currently run more than
100,000 tons (110,231 tonnes) through the
plant. The plant is still new, and after a few
more months of operating, we’ll feel more
comfortable with the Astec plant and its stateof-the-art technologies. We’re working up to
running 500 TPH (454 MTPH) and we’ll get
there soon. Right now, the Sunol plant is permitted for 1,000,000 tons (1,102,311 tonnes)
of asphalt per year.
When the process to install an asphalt plant
began, I believed Astec and its technologies and advancements were the best fit
for our company. We’re pleased so far and
look forward to a rewarding relationship with
Astec.”
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Norris Asphalt Paving
received delivery of the new
Roadtec RP-195e paver just
in time to use on the Iowa
highway rehabilitation project.
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Norris Asphalt Paving was responsible for the
paving portion of a 16.037-mile (26 km) stretch
of road on Iowa’s Highway 92.
L
ook up the average life of
stuff and one learns that a
major league baseball lasts
six to seven pitches before being
retired to the batting practice
bucket. The average life of a U.S.
currency $10 bill is 4.2 years and
a common goldfish—if properly
cared for—will last seven to 14
years before going belly up.
The Iowa Department of
Transportation (I-DOT) expects to
see a highway road surface that
will last 20 years. That’s one of
the reasons why I-DOT let the
contract for a 16.037-mi (26 km)
road-resurfacing project for Iowa
Highway 92 between Winterset
and Greenfield, Iowa. The approximate 25 mi (40 km) between the
two cities sees an average 1,365
cars travel that highway road surface daily. The highway was last
worked on in 1994.
Norris Asphalt Paving Co. based in
Ottumwa, Iowa, was selected for
the asphalt-paving portion of the
project. The company is a Sheldon
G. Hayes Award-winning paving
contractor. The Sheldon G. Hayes
Award is considered among the
most prestigious paving awards in
the asphalt industry and is granted
after a two-year detailed evalu-
Norris Asphalt received delivery
of its new paver, the Roadtec
RP-195e, just in time to use on
the Iowa Highway 92 project,
delivering a quality performance.
ation of the workmanship of the
subject roadway project.
Norris Asphalt had to close the
stretch to traffic for 17 days.
Norris Asphalt Paving has approximately 75 employees. On the Iowa
Highway 92 project an 11-person
crew was assigned. The six-week
project began at the end of May
2014. The company was responsible for the paving portion of the
highway rehab. The stretch of
Iowa Highway 92 is 28 ft (8.53 m)
wide—two 14-ft (4.27 m) lanes.
Plus, the highway was widened 2
ft (0.61 m) on each side.
“The rest of the highway project
was milled cold-in-place with
traffic flow maintained throughout
construction,” stated Bob Mobley,
paving superintendent for Norris
Asphalt Paving Co. “The milled
asphalt was recycled—we used
20 percent RAP in our HMA mix.”
For the highway project, Norris
Asphalt laid 12,230 tons (11,094
tonnes) of HMA for the base lift
and 24,840 tons (22,534 tonnes)
The milling and roadbed prep work for the intermediate and surface
was subcontracted by Norris to
layers. An additional 7,500 tons
other contractors. A 4.6-mi (7.4
(6,803 tonnes) of HMA was used
km) stretch on the east end of the for the widened roadway shoulproject posed a challenge due to
ders.
its concrete underlayment. For
On the project, Norris Asphalt
their contractor to mill the onused PG 58-28 paving asphalt—a
average 4.5-in (11.43 cm) depth,
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Performance Graded (PG) asphalt
derived from selected crude oils
via a carefully controlled refining process. The 58-28 refers to
a Celsius temperature range: 58
degrees C (136.4 degrees F) to
-28 degrees C (-18 degrees F).
“Our paving on this project went
quite well,” Mobley said. “We were
using a new machine—a Roadtec
RP-195e, which is a powerful,
rubber-track paver made for highway work.”
Norris Asphalt received delivery of
the new paver just in time to use
on the Iowa Highway 92 project.
“The Roadtec guys showed up
to train us on our RP-195e and
after a few minutes we basically
said, ‘Not to be rude, but get out
of our way … we have work to
be done,’” stated Mobley. “The
machine is that easy to learn and
operate.”
Mobley likes the way the paver
steers with its joystick steering and prefers the heavy 40-ft
(12.19 m) drag screed to nocontact screeds he’s seen on
other machines. He mentioned
that the dual operator stations
can move out beyond the sides of
the machine to give the operator
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a clear view down the sides of
the paver. And he likes that the
machine is a tread paver.
“Unlike wheel pavers, we get stability even when laying down asphalt
on 3-in (7.62 cm) of choke stone,”
Mobley stated. “We get more uniform results with a track paver
and there’s a smoother ride as a
machine operator. The RP-195e has
exceptional rideability.”
Norris Asphalt Paving owns a 2004
Roadtec RP-195 asphalt paver,
which probably helps explain the
crew’s immediate comfort with the
new paver.
“The new paver has some great
features our older model doesn’t,
but I will never give up the 2004
RP-195,” said Mobley. “We’ve
Highway 92 is 28 ft (8.53 m) wide with two 14-ft (4.27 m) lanes. The highway was widened 2 ft (0.61 m) on each side.
paved some incredible roads with
it—two of which ended up in the
top five for the Sheldon G. Hayes
Award; it hits all the critical factors
for quality paving results. I can see
already that our new Roadtec paver
will perform as well.”
As Norris Asphalt came to the end
of the Iowa Highway 92 project,
Mobley identified a few things
about the project he’ll remember
most:
• “This was our first time using
the RP-195e asphalt paver and
the machine helped us finish
quickly and with the quality
results we wanted.
• The new paver came to us from
the factory all set up—there
were really no adjustments to
be made.
• The machine comes equipped
with the Guardian Telematics
System, which already has
proven its worth. We start our
workday earlier than most and
one morning the machine started up and idled, but wouldn’t
rev up. I called, not expecting anyone to be available
that early, and got through to
Guardian support immediately.
Explained what was happening. They said: ‘Let us get into
your machine on our end and
see what the problem is.’ They
called back in 20 minutes and
said ‘Fixed.’”
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Paving superintendent Bob Mobley stated the Roadtec paver had a smoother ride and provided more uniform results.
The better than 16-mi (26 km)
stretch of Iowa Highway 92 is but
one chunk of the 275-mi (443
km) state highway that runs from
east to west across the state. The
work that Norris Asphalt Paving
Co. performed on the project
was subject to the Iowa DOT’s
Quality Management - Asphalt
(QM-A) program, which holds
the contractor responsible for
mix design, sampling, testing,
and making mix adjustments, if
necessary. In other words, contractors assumed start-to-finish
responsibility for the product they
produce and place. “Superb paving machine and darn
good crew!”
Norris Asphalt’s finished road
passed all of the I-DOT random
density core tests, which check
for voids. The finished asphalt
paved surface achieved impressive
profilograph-measured 12.61 to
12.9 International Roughness Index
(IRI) scores.
For the I-DOT officials signing
off on the work, there is a confidence that the highway section
is good to go for at least 20 more
years.
When asked how they were able to
achieve, what many would consider,
exceptional IRI scores on the finished paved surface, Mobley said:
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Contact Roadtec Sales
800.272.7100
sales@roadtec.com
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The 30-Degree
Difference
The Carlson Safety Edge attachment
continues to lead the industry
The FHWA and USDOT approached Carlson Paving at the 2010 World of Asphalt Show in Cincinnati with the challenge of designing and building a better class of attachment
to help create a safer pavement drop-off.
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nnovations are often born
out of necessity. For the U.S.
Department of Transportation
(USDOT) and the Federal Highway
Administration (FHWA) in 2010,
the necessity for a reliable and
easy-to-use device to institute the
Safety EdgeSM initiative was urgent.
Needing an innovative and reliable way to construct the roadway
safety feature, the USDOT and
FHWA approached Tom Travers,
sales and marketing manager for
Carlson Paving Products, with their
predicament. Accepting their challenge, Carlson Paving Products
created one of the most successful
safety-focused paving devices in
the Carlson Safety Edge, an attachment that continues to lead the
way five years after its debut.
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Carlson Paving accepted the
challenge to design and build a
better class of attachment for
creating a safer pavement edge.
A LIFESAVING INITIATIVE
Following years of studies by the
USDOT, FHWA, State Departments
of Transportation, and industry
groups, a correlation emerged
between the amount of roadway
accidents and fatalities due to
departure of the vehicle from the
roadway. A major contributor, they
found, was the existence of pave-
es by allowing easy transition
back onto the roadway without tire
scrubbing. While the evidence was
sound and a plan put in place, the
FHWA and the USDOT saw glaring
issues with the attachments prior
to the Safety Edge.
The most recurring issues with
Safety Edge attachments were in
adjustability, performance, and
ment drop-offs left by conventional mounting of the devices. Prior to
the Carlson Safety Edge, devices
paving methods. These drop-offs
were solely positioned inside the
created dangerous conditions
extension. This mounting position
when attempting to re-enter the
created many problems, most
roadway, resulting in injuries and
notably the buildup of asphalt
fatalities that could otherwise be
around and in the devices that
preventable.
disrupted adjustability and perforBy creating a compacted,
mance. The positioning also meant
30-degree roadway edge, the safe- that operators found adjusting the
ty of roadways drastically increas- device’s height difficult, a major
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Carlson Paving improved the Carlson Safety Edge endgate by incorporating heat into the design to improve material extrusion, narrowing the beveled shoe, and placing the
center jack inside a strengthened frame.
problem due to the need to lift the
device when approaching driveways and other obstacles.
It was the compaction issues, however, that the FHWA and USDOT
found most worrying about existing
devices. While the edges would
look adequate prior to compaction, once the rollers passed over,
the edges would deform. It was at
this point the FHWA and USDOT
approached Carlson at the 2010
World of Asphalt Show in Cincinnati
with the challenge of designing and
building a better class of attachment, one that could be relied
upon and help promote the safety
initiative.
THE CARLSON
SAFETY EDGE STORY
Immediately upon returning
from Cincinnati, Travers and the
engineering team at Carlson
set to work in creating a device
that would accurately produce
The Carlson Safety Edge was
named as one of only four
devices endorsed by the FHWA
for constructing a safer roadway
pavement edge.
30-degree roadway edges while
taking into account the issues with
the designs of the time. After just
30 days of design and build, the
first generation of Carlson Safety
Edge was born with immediate
contrasts to previous attachments.
“We placed it on the endgate
where it belongs,” recounted
Travers. “By placing it there, we
created a design that was more
comfortable to come in and out
with ease.” The endgate-mounted
Carlson Safety Edge incorporated
a center jack to raise and lower
the beveled edger from 30 degrees
to joint matching. Whereas the
devices before it were difficult to
adjust or inaccessible due to material buildup, the Carlson design
allowed operators to easily adjust
the exterior-mounted endgate jack.
The patented device was quickly
taken to jobsites for testing and
presentation before government
officials and paving contractors.
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The performance differences
between existing devices and the
Carlson Safety Edge became clearly
evident. While devices that were
mounted inside the extension acted
merely as strike offs, the Carlson
design extruded and sealed the
edge for a cleaner, more compacted edge. The added density to
the edge also drastically improved
the life of the edge when undergoing compaction. The edge produced
by the Carlson device continued to
hold and retain its 30-degree angle
after roller compaction.
Following the six tests performed
that year, Travers and the team at
Carlson knew they had a platform
for success. Yet while the first year
of testing had shown the superior
design and performance of the
Carlson Safety Edge endgate over
other devices, Carlson still saw
room for improvement. The following year, heat was incorporated
into the design to improve material
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The Carlson Safety Edge design extrudes and seals the edge for a cleaner, more compacted edge. The added density also improves the life of the edge when undergoing
compaction, allowing the edge to hold and retain its 30-degree angle.
extrusion, the beveled shoe was
narrowed, and the center jack
was placed inside a strengthened
frame.
Carlson sees the V3 platform
as a springboard in advancing
innovative and safety-driven
attachments.
As soon as the paving season
started up in 2011, the second
generation of the device was sent
out to seminars and jobsites across
the country. “Some of these seminars we participated in saw up to
projects while the Carlson Safety
150 participants,” recalled Travers. Edge was named as one of only
four devices endorsed by the FHWA
The volume of interest in the
safety initiative, combined with an for constructing the roadway safety
easy-to-use and reliable design in feature, a designation it continues
to maintain.
the Carlson attachment, continued to grow throughout the year.
AN EVOLVING PLATFORM
Following input from contractors
Always seeking ways to advance
and acknowledging the need to
make the platform universal for all innovation, safety, and perforscreeds for the good of the indus- mance in the industry, Carlson
try, minor modifications were made continued to look at different ways
to enhance the Carlson Safety
to create a third generation of
Edge and its platform. By 2013,
attachment. By this time in 2011,
most states had begun to institute the device had become a hugely
popular and successful attachment,
Safety Edge as a requirement on
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ners and be able to switch quickly
between a joint matching runner
and a Carlson Safety Edge runner.
The V3 drastically improved the
safety of crews and increased productivity, and the platform’s potential was quickly acknowledged as a
basis for future safety initiatives. In
2014, Carlson introduced longitudinal joint density attachments that
both commercially and in regards
to improving roadway safety. “The helps improve the overall lifecycle
only issue that we saw with the V2 of roadways, with the Sideload
platform,” Travers explained, “was Endgate Attachment utilizing the V3
platform. With a solid foundation
that the design was still bulky. As
a safety issue, we wanted to better upon which to build, Carlson sees
the V3 platform as a springboard in
protect crews from the weight of
the endgate. That is when we came advancing innovative and safetydriven attachments.
up with the V3 design.”
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Introduced in 2013, the V3 platform
was designed to replace runners that attached to the endgate
through use of an integrated bolt
system. Rather than replace entire
endgates, operators would be
able to replace much lighter run-
FOR INFORMATION
Contact Thomas Travers
253.278.9426
tomt@carlsonpaving.com
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Production Ready
Astec in the foothills of the South Urals
O
ne of the largest road construction enterprises in the
Orenburg Region of Russia
is GPDS Construction Company.
Founded in 1992 and working successfully ever since, the main business activities include construction,
reconstruction, and road repair;
construction of airport runway
surfaces and turn-off strips; production of concrete products and
paving slabs using new technologies; and performing main works
contractor functions.
EXPERIENCED ENTERPRISE
For more than 20 years, GPDS
Construction Company has produced and paved more than 2
MIX EQUIPMENT
Astec’s warm mix system on its
portable plant is ready to handle
the increased RAP usage in
HMA production.
million tonnes (2.2 million tons)
of high-quality asphalt. The total
estimated area of pavement built
and paved by GPDS Construction
Company is 20 million m2 (215
million ft2). The company performed general maintenance
and construction of more than
160 km (100 mi) of federal high-
ways, development of inhabited
areas, industrial facilities, and the
Gazprom Dobycha Orenburg road
network.
To accomplish the work, the company’s equipment fleet includes
more than 150 machines and 130
units of road construction equipment.
READY FOR RAP
Due to the growth in the Orenburg
Region and in the Republic of
Bashkortostan, GPDS Construction
Company needed reliable up-todate equipment for asphalt production with maximum performance.
In 2014, the company bought an
Astec portable 270 MTPH (300
TPH) Double Barrel® plant.
Alexey Krikovtsov, GPDS
Construction Company asphalt
production manager, remarked:
“In choosing the plant, we considered many key factors. First, we
needed a mobile plant with actual
production not less than 240 MTPH
(265 TPH). Second, we planned
production of large volumes of
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An observer control center is positioned near the
181-tonne (200 ton) New Generation storage
system and two, 90-tonne (100 ton) silos.
The Astec plant features a portable 10 ft x 12 ft
(3.05 m x 3.66 m) five-bin cold feed system and
a portable 51,955 ACFM Pulse Jet baghouse.
GPDS Construction Company commissioned an
Astec Portable 7 ft x 35 ft (2.13 m x 10.67 m) Double
Barrel® plant with warm mix system to position itself
for the area’s current and upcoming demand for mix.
SMA (stone matrix asphalt) so we
needed a plant that would not
lose performance while producing
mixes requiring extended mixing
time. Third, we needed to store the
mix within a couple of days. Astec
technology satisfied all our needs.
Moreover, being a company which
is determined to use new technologies, we took into account two
more important factors: the ability
to add RAP (reclaimed asphalt
pavement) and produce WMA
(warm-mix asphalt).”
PRODUCTION TO INCREASE
The plant was commissioned in
autumn 2014 and produced only
10,000 tonnes (11,023 tons).
“
GPDS Construction Company
expects that a significant
increase in RAP usage worldwide,
along with the benefits of RAP
usage, will positively impact its
long-term plans.
”
The production consisted of five
mix designs, including SMA and
Novachip, before operations
ended in winter. In 2015, GPDS
Construction Company plans to
increase its production to 240,000
to 250,000 tonnes (266,000 to
276,000 tons) of mix.
“In USA and Europe, all large companies are working with RAP. In
Russia, we are only beginning to
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consider recycle; we’re also seeing
the first standards for RAP usage
being issued here. We believe the
timing for consistent RAP usage in
HMA (hot-mix asphalt) production
in this part of the world is close
at hand. If RAP is used properly, it
will minimize the cost of mix and
improve its performance. That’s
why we bought an Astec warm
mix system with the plant,” said
Krikovtsov.
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FOR INFORMATION
Contact Sergei Dymov
011 7 921 967 3636
sdymov@astecinc.com
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Continuous
Paving Advantage
Airport runway reconstruction benefits from MTV
United Companies was responsible for the base course and paving of the new runway and the overall construction of the large apron and taxiway within an eight-month
timeline for completion.
M
eeker Airport is critical to
the residents and businesses in Rio Blanco County.
Located in Meeker, Colorado, the
airport is designated as a C-II
general aviation airport by the
FAA, which means the airport can
accommodate any aircraft with a
wingspan of less than 79 ft (24.07
m). Private aircraft for energy companies, the mining niche, ranchers,
and fishing and hunting outfitters,
are flown in and out of Meeker
Airport, which accommodates charter service for both passengers and
cargo.
Runway 3-21 at county-owned
Meeker Airport had reached a point
of wear and deterioration that
required full reconstruction and
upgrades to remain in compliance
with the FAA’s C-II requirements.
The project, awarded to Fiore &
Sons, Inc. of Denver, Colorado, was
a two-stage project with a contract
value of $12.5 million. Construction
MIX EQUIPMENT
Strict FAA requirements were no
match for United Companies and its
Roadtec SB-2500 Shuttle Buggy®.
consisted of the demolition of the
existing 60 ft x 6,500 ft (18.28 m
x 1981.20 m) runway and the construction of a new runway to meet
C-II runway safety area and longitudinal standards. The new runway
was widened to 100 ft (30.48
m)—nearly doubling its width—and
remained 6,500 ft (1981.20 m) long.
The runway ties into the existing
apron connector with a teacup style
turnaround on the 21 end of the
runway.
grading, and paving completed by
United Companies of Mesa County,
headquartered in Grand Junction,
Colorado. United Companies
employs approximately 400 workers. Between the dirt and paving
crews, the company had approximately 20 workers on the Meeker
Airport site.
“We were responsible for base
course and paving of the new runway and the overall construction
of the large apron and taxiway,”
said Jeff Boone, project manager
THE SCOPE
Fiore & Sons completed the demo- for United Companies. “We needed
to complete our portions of the
tion and removed 43,000 yd³
(32,875 m³) of roto-milled asphalt in combined projects within the eightpreparation for the site conditioning, month timeline for the whole project, so our timing was tight.”
United Companies had two major
responsibilities in the project: the
dirt and stonework to create the
subbase and the finish paving on
the runway, apron, and the aircraft
turnaround. In addition to the main
runway, United Companies paved a
650 ft x 320 ft (198.12 m x 97.53
m) apron and a 1,200 ft x 50 ft
(365.76 m x 15.24 m) taxiway.
After Fiore & Sons completed the
demo of the old runway, United
Companies arrived on site to move
100,000 yd³ (76,455 m³) of dirt
for the large apron and widened
runway. Between the two areas,
the company placed 70,000 tons
(63,5032 tonnes) or 35,000 yd³
(26,759 m³) of p154 and p209
crushed aggregate base course
in 6-in (15 cm) lifts with the company’s three motorgraders equipped
with machine control.
EXTREME PAVING
REQUIREMENTS
For the paving, United Companies
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placed 23,000 tons (20,865 tonnes)
of FAA-spec hot-mix asphalt (HMA)
in two lifts, 2-in (5 cm) deep. To
meet stringent FAA requirements,
the finished paving, after being leveled by a 16-ft (4 m) straight edge,
had to be within 3/16 in (.47 cm).
There was no room for variance.
“We’ve paved a lot of airports and
our crew understands the quality
standard we must reach,” said Rick
Bottenfield, paving manager for
United Companies. “The finished
paving is the final and most noticed
step in achieving the FAA tolerances.”
United Companies has four paving crews with four asphalt paving
machines. Additionally, the company
has a Roadtec SB-2500 Shuttle
Buggy® material transfer vehicle
and various vibratory compactors.
Bottenfield assigned the highway/
airport paving crew that uses the
SB-2500 Shuttle Buggy to the
Meeker Airport project, “because
I wanted the advantage of continuous paving the Roadtec Shuttle
Buggy provides.”
The Roadtec Shuttle Buggy MTV
can store up to 15 tons (13.6
tonnes) of asphalt mix, allowing
haul vehicles to unload as soon
as they arrive. The large storage
capacity not only helps reduce
truck cycles and hauling costs, but
provides an uninterrupted, continual perature differentials below the 7
flow of material to the paver.
degree C (44.6 degree F) temperature threshold.
The SB-2500 features a patented
anti-segregation auger, which
INVALUABLE PROJECT HELP
remixes materials to address
aggregate and temperature segre- With the Meeker Airport project,
United Companies believed that the
gation issues. Pavement lifespan
tests, as they relate to temperature Shuttle Buggy was instrumental in
preventing asphalt mix segregation
segregation during the paving
at so many points during the paving
process, have shown that a temprocess.
perature differential of less than 7
degrees C (44.6 degrees F) in the
“Even though our production plant
mat behind the paver is key to even happened to be located very close
compaction and therefore pavement to the site, we understand that a lot
durability.
can happen to the FAA-spec HMA,
even during a short transport,”
Infrared imaging capturing paved
Bottenfield said. “The Shuttle Buggy
surfaces where the Shuttle Buggy
MTV has been used reveals a qual- gave us the distinct advantage of
continuous paving by ensuring the
ity advantage. In infrared imaging
material is thoroughly mixed and
tests conducted by Roadtec in
at the right temp—we’re not waitthe U.S., as well as in Europe, the
ing for the plant or delivery trucks
results show the machine consince the Shuttle Buggy has ample
sistently remixes to achieve tem-
For the paving, United Companies
placed 23,000 tons (20,865 tonnes)
of FAA-spec hot-mix asphalt (HMA)
in two lifts, 2-in (5 cm) deep.
storage capacity to ensure the
continual flow of asphalt to the
paver.”
Bottenfield credited the Shuttle
Buggy with helping to “ensure
we had almost no rework on this
project—we had just a few spots
requiring grinding.”
United Companies acquired its
Shuttle Buggy MTV from a sister
company that had upgraded to
a newer model. Currently, the
company appears to be the only
contractor in western Colorado
that has an MTV.
“Because we have the Shuttle
Buggy, we have a competitive
advantage since we’re seeing
Federal Highway Administration
specs coming through specifically
requiring that a Shuttle Buggy
be used, because they know the
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machine offers quality and consistency advantages,” said Bottenfield.
The final International Roughness
Index of the recently completed
Meeker Airport runway surface was
well within the FAA specifications.
Both the dirt and paving crews of
United Companies were pleased
with the work they had completed
on the now upgraded Meeker
Airport.
As Boone said, “We can’t argue
about the quality of the finished
results; the smoothness of the
runway pavement can speak for
itself.”
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FOR INFORMATION
800.272.7100
sales@roadtec.com
11/11/15 7:01 AM
ASTEC
PAT E N T E D S TA C K T E M P E
Run dense graded mix, warm mix,
high RAP and OGFC all with no
flight changes and no loss of
production rate or fuel efficiency.
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P E R AT U R E C O N T R O L S Y S T E M
“The V-Pack stack temperature control system is
the most important improvement to asphalt production
since long-term storage.”
Dr. J. Don Brock
Founder, Astec Industries, Inc.
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A Customized
Solution
Boral’s portable Astec asphalt
plant provided greater capability
for remote projects
I
n early 2012, Boral Asphalt
approached Astec Australia
with a request to design
and produce a medium-sized
asphalt plant that could be easily transported to remote sites
and quickly erected and dismantled. The plant also needed
to be capable of producing high
specification asphalt to meet the
needs of Australian state road
authorities and airport specification mixes, as well as being
able to recycle and produce
warm mix.
Astec Engineering answered the
call, and the Astec ultra-portable
asphalt plant, specifically designed
for Australian conditions, was
manufactured.
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The Astec ultra-portable
asphalt plant was specifically
designed to meet the needs
of the Australian state road
authorities and produce the
desired mix for airport use.
MILES AIRPORT PROJECT
Fast forward to August 2013 and
the ultra-portable 150 asphalt
plant was put to use by Boral to
provide asphalt on the Miles Airport
project.
This project required 8,000 tonnes
(8,818 tons) of high-specification
airport asphalt utilizing multigrade binder to extend, widen,
and strengthen the existing Miles
Airport runway. This project was
part of a $15 million Australia
Pacific LNG Project to improve
access to the Miles area for the
liquified natural gas industry, by
allowing all-weather day/night
operations with up to 70-seat
passenger aircraft and improved
access for the Royal Flying Doctor
and Careflight operations.
Boral was up against a tight time
frame for the project. Boral’s
project manager, Matthew Keep,
commented: “The ability to quickly
and economically establish the
Astec ultra-portable asphalt plant
at the Miles Airport project allowed
Boral Asphalt to provide highquality asphalt to the project as
an alternative to a spray-sealed
surface, allowing the contract
to be completed during the cold
winter months.”
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Miles Airport Upgrade
Stage 1
• Work undertaken by Leighton
Contractors for Australian
Pacific LNG ($15M)
• The works included lengthening, widening, and
strengthening of the main
runway and apron areas with
lighting to support all weather and day/night operations
for aircraft up to 70-seat
capacity
• Provides improved access for
RFDS and Care
• Surfacing work completed by
Boral Asphalt included 8,000
tonnes (8,818 tons) of highquality airport asphalt using
multigrade binder
About Australia
Pacific LNG
Australia Pacific LNG Pty
Limited is an incorporated joint
venture between Origin Energy
Limited (37.5%), ConocoPhillips
(37.5%) and Sinopec (25%). The
Australia Pacific LNG project
includes the development of
Australia Pacific LNG’s substantial coal seam gas resources in
the Surat and Bowen Basins, a
530 km (329 mi) transmission
pipeline, and a multi-train LNG
facility on Curtis Island, near
Gladstone.
The ultra-portable asphalt plant
consists of seven, trailer-mounted
units:
• A Six Bin B Double Cold Feed
Trailer
• A Double Barrel® Drum Trailer
• A 29,000 CFM Baghouse
Trailer
• 40 ton (36 tonne) Self-erecting
Surge Bin Trailer
• Self-erecting Vertical Filler Silo
Trailer
• 75,000 l (19,812 gal) Hot Oil
Heated Bitumen Storage Trailer
• Generator/Fuel Tank Trailer
These seven trailers complied with
the requirements of Australian
road rules for Queensland and
Brisbane West Wellcamp Airport
• First greenfield public airport built since Tullamarine more than 50 years ago
• First privately built public airport in Australia
• Available for regular passenger services (RPT)
• Runway 2,870 m (9,416 ft) long x 45 m (147 ft) wide (Code E)
• Large jet capable
• Low fog occurrences
• Ideally located to service the Brisbane West through to the Darling Downs
and Surat Basin
the NHVR (National Heavy Vehicle
Regulator).
The B Double Cold Feed Trailer
reduces transport costs and the
purpose-designed, self-erecting
duct work helps to reduce the
plant set up time. Astec’s PMII
Controls and Weighmate 2000
load-out system assure that tight
control on asphalt quality can be
maintained at all times. All associated equipment required to set the
plant into an operational condition
is stowed on board the trailer
units, so that no additional trailers
are required to transport the plant.
BRISBANE WEST WELLCAMP
AIRPORT
The ultra-portable asphalt plant
also produced asphalt for the Boral
Brisbane West Wellcamp Airport,
which opened mid-November
2014. The Wellcamp airport is the
first Greenfield public airport built
in Australia since Tullamarine more
than 50 years ago. It is also the
first privately built, public airport in
Australia to cater for regular passenger (RPT) services. The runway
is 2,870 m (9,416 ft) long and
45 m (147 ft) wide and services
Brisbane West through to Darling
Downs and Surat Basin.
The Boral team, lead by project
manager Chris Jeffery, produced
approximately 46,000 tonnes
(50,706 tons) of airport standard
asphalt to stringent tolerances
within a tight project time frame.
Jeffery said, “The ease of set up
and production capacity of the
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Surfacing
Information:
• Approximately 46,000
tonnes (50,706 tons) of
airport standard asphalt
using multigrade binder
• Work commenced in
June 2014 and was
completed for airport
opening in November
2014
ultra-portable plant made it ideal
for this type of project work. Astec
has a very good understanding
of our business and our specific project needs as they are
always available to respond and
support us.”
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FOR INFORMATION
Contact David Smale
General Manager, Australia
+617 3714 8800
+61 419 965 335
dsmale@astecaustralia.com.au
or
Steve Mole
National Sales Manager, Asphalt
+61 400 924 427
smole@astecaustralia.com.au
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PERVIOUS
PAVEMENT
DELIVERS
TIME PROVIDES PROOF
OF PERVIOUS PAVEMENT’S
STORMWATER RUNOFF SOLUTION
Four years after using pervious pavement as a solution to stormwater
runoff, Astec, Inc.’s president, Malcolm Swanson, addresses how
the pavement has held up to expectations.
A
ugust 2011 saw a finished
four-acre (1.62 hectare),
pervious-paved heavy
equipment lot in Chattanooga,
Tennessee, for Astec, Inc.
ARCADIS U.S. Inc., the lot’s
designer, partnered with Talley
Construction Co. Inc. to deliver a
TDOT (Tennessee Department of
Transportation) approved lot that
would meet Astec’s needs. Talley
Construction paved the six-layer
lot with the help of Roadtec’s
equipment, whose Shuttle Buggy®
and track-style paver were ideal
for keeping the No. 57 stone in
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place during the paving process.
The layers of material used to
create the pervious pavement
included:
• Placing a non-woven filter fabric over the subgrade
• A 14-inch (35.56 cm) layer of
No. 3 stone
• A 4-inch (10.16 cm) lift of No.
57 “choke” stone
• Two 4-inch (10.16 cm) lifts
of 307-AS warm-mix asphalt
(WMA) designed specifically for
the project
• A 1.25-inch (3.18 cm) OGFC
(open-graded friction course)
material surrounded by riprap
LOOKING BACK—A PROJECT
OVERVIEW
Scott Thompson, vice president
of Talley Construction, explained
some of the specifics: “We used
the warm mix technology and
higher grade asphalt PG70 liquid,
which allowed for 5.8 percent
liquid asphalt content and avoided
having to use fibers in the mix,
which saved about $5 a ton.” The
two layers of 307-AS contained
10 percent RAP (reclaimed asphalt
pavement) with the OGFC surface
mix containing 15 percent. The
latest technology for pervious
paving at the time of the project
led to money savings in materials,
the use of recycled materials in its
mixes, and aided in environmental safety by absorbing the “first
flush” of stormwater.
Pervious pavement is designed
to absorb at least the first inch
(2.54 cm) of rainwater—Astec’s
paved lot can absorb 3-inches
(7.62 cm)—in order to reduce the
level of pollution from stormwater.
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The Roadtec Shuttle Buggy® and track-style paver worked well for putting down the pervious pavement mix. Pictured above (top to bottom): first course of asphalt, finish
course of asphalt, and the finished pavement.
The water is absorbed through
the asphalt, into the stone, and
eventually finds its way into the
subgrade where soil chemistry
and biology can “treat” stormwater pollutants. Pervious pavement
does not require hold basins,
retention pods, or piping.
“Money is saved when contractors do not have to build additional stormwater management
systems,” said Thompson. “This
pavement design allows for maximum buildout without the costly
extras to hold stormwater.”
HOW DOES IT HOLD UP?
According to Malcolm Swanson,
president of Astec, Inc., the lot
“Still looks good. Actually, it’s
worn very little; it appears to
be very durable.” Not only was
stormwater runoff absorption a
factor in Astec’s choosing pervi-
ous pavement, but also the ability
to stand up to heavy-duty equipment. Astec needed a durable
option for its equipment lot.
Because the lot was intended
for holding Astec’s finished silos
and conveyors for asphalt plants,
Talley Construction used a heavymix design for the project. “What
we expected it to do was support
heavy equipment that we parked
on it and be able to move the
water away from the equipment
and keep it off the surface,” said
Swanson.
Another reason Astec chose
pervious paving for its lot was to
provide a demonstration of what
pervious pavement would do in
a heavy-duty environment. “We
were surprised when we first put
it in by how well it transferred the
water off the surface,” Swanson
said. “We took a firehose and
doused a small area with its full
force and the distribution of the
water wouldn’t run off, it just
disappeared into the pavement.”
While the water absorption properties impressed, how well the
pavement would hold up to housing heavy-duty equipment was a
significant concern.
“We haven’t done any repairs.
There are areas where it can
stand superficial repairs. We
allowed supports for extremely
heavy equipment to set for a
while on the pavement. Some of
the equipment we make is heavy
enough that if you put the supports straight onto the pavement
without something to spread the
load—such as timbers or a steel
plate—, it’s going to leave some
indentations,” Swanson said.
MIX EQUIPMENT
THE RESULTS
Astec has been pleased with
the pervious pavement decision. The sturdy lot lives up to
the company’s expectations. As
far as the lot’s use as a demonstration of pervious pavement’s
abilities? “I don’t know if anyone
has actually made their decision to use pervious pavement
based on seeing our equipment
lot, but people have seen it and
commented on it, and have been
impressed by what it does,” said
Swanson.
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FOR INFORMATION
800.272.7100
sales@roadtec.com
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Steve Corcoran with Astec Industries shares burner insights with attendees.
Astec Advanced
Customer Schools
Preview
Gain insight and operator
know-how from hands-on training
When it comes to best practices and techniques for asphalt mixing
plant operators, the Astec Advanced Customer Schools deliver valuable
knowledge. Astec and Heatec engineers will cover topics including
electrical basics, calibration, segregation and AC content, start/stop,
worker safety, diagnostics, and troubleshooting. Students will spend a
full day at the all-new Heatec training facility to focus on heating and
storage maintenance. A tour of the Astec and Heatec manufacturing
facilities and burner demonstrations will round out the four-day session.
Remember to wear closed-toe leather footwear while on the tours.
(Top Left) Controls Class: Using a multi-meter, an attendee troubleshoots a PLC rack with step-by-step
instructions. The controls class has 16 simulators for up-close learning.
(Middle Left) Burner Class: The burner class has actual burners on display for hands-on instruction,
including a question and answer session.
(Bottom Left) The extensive hands-on training incorporates best practices and techniques for optimal plant
operations, right down to the schematics.
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E
very year Astec strives to improve the experience
for the Advanced Customer Schools attendees.
New for the 2016 schools, Astec makes the customer school experience available to even more students by offering two more weeks of school for a total
of six weeks. Even with the additional weeks added,
the Astec Advanced Customer Schools sold out in just
one day; this is a testimony to the quality of training
available. Astec has always operated with the conviction that educated customers are the best customers,
and this belief has driven the Advanced Customer
Schools’ curriculum since inception.
T
U
2016 Advanced Customer School Dates:
• January 4-7
• January 11-4
LD
• February 1-4
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• February 8-11
Trunnions Class: A mini-drum with actual movement shows how the drum is affected by trunnion
adjustments as attendees learn the correct procedures.
• February 15-18
• February 22-25
“
Knowledge is power;
knowledge gained at
Astec Advanced Customer
Schools is knowledge to
the “X” power.
WHAT TO EXPECT
”
Astec Advanced Customer Schools teach hands-on
maintenance and advanced troubleshooting techniques
to fix problems fast. Instructors include Astec and
Heatec engineers and service technicians with decades
of field experience. Classes are offered during the fourday session to provide insight into the inner functions
of burners, silos, trunnions, drums, and controls.
Silo & Drag Class: Instruction is given on how to use a drag chain push pin tool along with other
information for optimal plant operation.
“The Astec Advanced Customer Schools bring learning
full circle by providing the tools for hands-on learning in an environment fueled by Astec’s seasoned
professionals,” said Michael Holbrook, Astec customer
schools coordinator. “Complex plant operation topics
are broken down to be easily understood and applied
when attendees return to their own plants.”
THE POWER OF KNOWLEDGE
During the four full days of instruction, students will
have the opportunity to meet with instructors and
fellow students to exchange information. Additional
networking opportunities are provided during breakfast
and lunch each day, and at special dinner receptions
each night.
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Drum Class: A drum cut in half is used to teach attendees about drum flights and aggregate
movement through the drum, plus variations in flighting for high-RAP mix production.
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Knowledge to the
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Registration Opens on October 1, 2015
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Recycle, Reduce, Reuse
CEI’s Asphalt-Rubber Blending System
Scores Big for Matich Corporation
CEI’s portable asphalt-rubber blending plants can be customized to meet customer needs.
I
n the construction industry, there
are several factors to consider
when you’re performing contract
work—or any work, really: agency
timing issues, production timing
issues, subcontractor issues, etc. As
Richard Champion, regional sales
manager at CEI Enterprises Inc.,
puts it, “It’s an expanding matrix
where each additional player you
add just expands the Rubik’s cube
of possibilities in terms of getting
everybody scheduled.” Adding
another log to the fire, say an outside blender, is an added stressor
no contractor needs. And, indeed,
Matich Corporation felt the same
way.
rubber-blending plant. The decision
wasn’t made lightly; as a smaller,
family owned company, Matich had
to weigh the cost output versus
the potential cost savings. Potential
cost savings won and, in the end,
Matich bought CEI’s Asphalt-Rubber
Blending System in 2012.
• A reduction in maintenance
costs
RHMA GAINS POPULARITY
• An increase to skid resistance
• Increased resistance in new
pavement cracking
• Increased resistance to rutting
in new pavement
• An increase to pavement life
CEI’s Asphalt-Rubber Blending
System. When an increasing amount
of contracts require RHMA, having
access to a rubber-blending system
with state-of-the-art equipment
becomes necessary.
RUBBER BLENDING SPECS
RHMA is made using well-ground
tire rubber. Champion explained:
Rubberized hot-mix asphalt (RHMA)
“California is a little bit unique
• A reduction of noise level (by up because they specify a course rubis making its way through the
to 5 decibels)
ranks in popularity—and by law in
ber at about a 20-30 mesh gradaCalifornia—and for good reason.
“Because of the open-grade nature tion; they also specify that part of
According to Clemson University,
the recipe be a high natural rubber,
of the mix, it has some good
“Depending on the application
which has a higher rubber polymer
characteristics as far as shedding
selected, between 500 and 2,000
content. That’s basically a higher
water,” added Champion. “Even
scrap tires can be used in each lane though the mix itself can be a little grade of tire rubber and that runs
mile of pavement. This means that bit more expensive on a cost per ton about 30-40 mesh.”
Matich, an engineering contracfor a one-mile section of a four-lane basis, it isn’t expensive when you
The key to rubber blending, apart
tor/asphalt producer company in
highway, anywhere between 2,000 consider the thin lift overlay capabilfrom the rubber, is the rubberSouthern California, knows just what and 8,000 tires can be used in creity and longevity of the material.”
blending system. CEI’s Asphaltit’s like to have to rely on outside
ating a safer, quieter, longer lasting
Rubber Blending System is a porblenders with outdated equipment. road.” Clemson University further
The benefits of RHMA are the reatable asphalt-rubber blending plant
After some less than stellar experi- reports:
son California requires its use by
ences, Matich made the decision
law and these requirements are one comprised of a portable mixing unit
• A reduction of reflective crack- of the reasons Matich purchased
and a reaction tank. The portable
to expand and purchase its own
ing in asphalt overlays
mixing unit mixes the ground rubber
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CEI Asphalt-Rubber blending systems used in California feature state-specified twin hoppers that feed metered amounts of two different grades of crumb rubber to the unit’s
mixing tank.
with liquid asphalt, while the reaction tank agitates and stores the
mixture. The mass measurement
controllers and fully automated
PLC control system enable minimal
amount of operator functions.
The portable reaction tank can be a single, double, or triple compartment design. Each compartment has individual controls
for level and temperature. For example, one compartment in the portable holding tank contains fresh mix for a specified time
while aged mix is used out of another compartment to make hot-mix asphalt. Each compartment has an auger mounted
horizontally in its lower compartment. The auger agitates the mix to keep crumb rubber in suspension.
Once the rubber blending is complete, the mix goes to the asphalt
plant where it is incorporated into
the various asphalt mixes. The
RHMA is more viscous, however,
than a 76-22 polymerized asphalt.
“It’s a little harder to work and it’s
very sticky, but that’s because it
has the flexibility and viscosity that
it does,” said Champion.
POSITIVE RESULTS
Matich Corporation was happy
with the result of purchasing the
rubber-blending plant from CEI.
Not only were the potential savings
there, alleviating the hassle with
outside blenders was a relief. The
state-of-the-art facility provided by
CEI has only had minor software
updates since going to Matich.
These conditions are a far cry
from what Matich had to deal with
before buying the rubber system in
2012.
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FOR INFORMATION
Contact Richard Champion
505.508.9037
CEI’s asphalt-rubber blending plant has automated PLC controls with “recipe-driven” logic to simplify operator functions.
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rchampion@ceienterprises.com
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DESIGN MATTERS
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Sully-Miller’s new Dillman Unidrum™ is supported by a heavy-duty structure with I-beams providing stability to the entire drum unit, minimizing maintenance.
L
ocated near Los Angeles,
California, Sully-Miller has
had an interest in asphalt
since 1923. As the Los Angeles
basin grew, Sully-Miller grew
as well and strategically placed
asphalt plants in the surrounding
areas to provide customers with
hot-mix asphalt (HMA) and also
supply the company’s local projects with mix.
One asphalt location is the
South Gate plant located in
Brea, California. In 2012, SullyMiller replaced this location’s
drum with a Unidrum™ from
Dillman, a division of Astec,
Inc. The Dillman Unidrum has a
high-quality counterflow design
making it a heavy-duty drum
for asphalt pavement producers
needing high-quality mix.
REPLACING THE OLD DRUM
The old drum, from another
manufacturer, had worn out to
the point of needing replace-
California company upgrades drum
to improve efficiency
“
Having the Dillman Unidrum™ with
its unique design elements allows for
fuel efficiency and top-notch HMA for
our projects and our customers.
ment. Looking to upgrade the
drum to gain efficiency and highquality mix, Sully-Miller looked
at the latest innovations from
Dillman.
Equipped with an extra-long
drum, the UniDrum is uniquely
capable of producing quality hotmix with high recycle percentages. The UniDrum has many
outstanding design features such
”
as patented flighting, exclusive
single point trunnion adjustment,
and unique recycle entry.
According to Dillman, the
Unidrum’s patented flights are
adjustable to control the baghouse temperature and moisture
removal from the aggregate. The
single point trunnion adjustment
is a unique pivot pin system,
which allows the operator to dial
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in the dryer quickly and without
any special equipment.
Marty Caruso with Sully-Miller at
the South Gate plant location continued: “The Unidrum’s extra-long
length allows for maximum mixing
and drying time. We’re more productive and using less fuel for the
mixing process. The inlet into the
drum lets us add recycle into the
hot aggregate, bringing the recycle
up to temperature and removing
any moisture. Adjusting the trunnion for proper rotation reduces
wear and tear. We also added the
wear package, which is a lining
inside the drum to protect the
shell. Replacing the old drum with
the Dillman Unidrum has been a
benefit for us.”
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FOR INFORMATION
Contact Tony Schwab
608.326.4820
tjschwab@dillmanequipment.com
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Barracuda ACM150 mill installed on Heatec skid equipped for production
of asphalt emulsions. The mill emulsifies a mixture of asphalt, latex and a
chemical solution to produce a stable, homogenous material, either cationic or aniomic. The mill is heated by hot oil from an external source.
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It was designed and built without compromises. It is
not a hybrid.
It overcomes known weaknesses of other mills. Its
seals are better and will last longer. Its mill plates
are easier to adjust. Its lubrication system is better.
Wetted parts are stainless steel for long life.
And if you need help, we will send our own trained
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Please call today for more information. Ask for free
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NEWS
NCAT Training Classroom Dedicated to Memory of Dr. J. Don Brock
(l to r) NCAT assistant director/test track manager Buzz Powell, Garrison Brock, Carolyn Brock,
Ben Brock, Pierce Brock, NCAT director Randy West, NCAT director emeritus Ray Brown.
In July, NCAT dedicated its main
training classroom to the memory
of J. Don Brock, whose knowledge
and leadership transformed the
asphalt pavement industry and
helped turn the vision of NCAT into
a reality.
“Astec was a major founding contributor to the endowment to sup-
port NCAT, but Don continued to
faithfully give so much of his time,
energy, and resources to help
NCAT accomplish its mission.”
said NCAT director Randy West at
the dedication.
“Don was a strong supporter of
NCAT from its beginning,” stated
NCAT director emeritus Dr. Ray
Brown. “He had the ability to
identify issues facing the asphalt
industry and provided general
guidance to help NCAT address
these issues. It is fitting that the
classroom has been dedicated to
Don Brock, as he insisted that the
classroom be included as a part
of our facility. He was a very good
friend of mine and will be missed
very much.”
Ben Brock attended the dedication
with his wife, Carolyn and their
two sons, Garrison and Pierce.
Members of NCAT’s staff and
board of directors were also in
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Astec Makes Changes in Management Infrastructure
As of January 1, 2016, Norm Smith will begin working
on a reduced schedule. Although he will relinquish his
position as group president-infrastructure, he will continue to manage the National Accounts Program, call
on key customers, and provide assistance on summit
meetings and other projects. He will also remain on
the Board of Directors and continue his role as vice
chairman. Norm will be relinquishing some day-to-day
duties, but will continue to participate in guiding the
company he helped to establish 43 years ago.
Filling the position of group president for the
Infrastructure Group will be Steve Claude. He has been
at Astec, Inc. since 2007 and has been successful in
his positions as vice president, international sales, and
senior vice president, sales and marketing, and most
recently executive vice president. Steve assumed his
new role on August 24, 2015 and reports to Norm
Smith. 
Norm Smith
Steve Claude
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NEWS
Astec Unveils New Mix Equipment
Magazine Website
Heatec Obtains Canadian Welding Certification
Astec, Inc. unveils an all-new website,
MixEquipmentMag.com, in support of Mix Equipment magazine. The new website takes the place of the old HotMixMag.
com website. This new site not only presents the content in a
more up-to-date format, but is also easier to navigate by categorizing the articles to help users find the information they seek
faster. Content has been optimized for mobile viewing. 
Heatec, Inc. is now certified by the Canadian Welding Bureau (CWB),
according to Tony W. Mahaffey, Heatec’s quality control manager. In order
to obtain the certification, Heatec had to meet CWB requirements of
Canadian Standard CSA W47.1 for a Division 2 Company.
Welding is a vital part of virtually all Heatec products, which include
heaters, liquid storage tanks, and related products used by oil and gas
producers, hot-mix plants, and numerous other industries. Mahaffey outlined the requirements Heatec had to meet to obtain CWB certification. A
key requirement was to retain services of an engineer approved by CWB.
Accordingly, the company retained an engineer who has CWB approval.
His initial role was to develop and document approved welding standards for virtually every type of structural welded joint used on company
products. His ongoing role is to perform periodic audits to verify that the
company is in compliance with the standards. The company must also use
welders certified to CWB standards. Several company welders are now
CWB certified and others are being trained, according to Mahaffey. He
noted that nearly all of the company welders are already certified ASME
welders. But Mahaffey noted that CWB certification is significantly more
exacting and requires additional training.
Mahaffey says that some Canadian buyers are required to buy products
made according to CWB standards despite extra costs. For others, it is an
option they may choose. Consequently, everyone buying products made
by Heatec now has the option to request structural welding that complies
with CWB standards if they believe it is justified. Contact Heatec for more
information concerning welding options at 800.235.5200. 
Check out the new website: MixEquipmentMag.com
2016 Astec Advanced Customer Schools
Sell Out in One Day
The 2016 Astec Advanced Customer Schools sold out on dayone of registration, setting a sell-out record for Astec.
Selling out is nothing new for the Astec Advanced Customers
Schools. Seats are generally all filled within a couple of days
of registration opening. It is worth noting that for the 2016
schools, Astec added additional weeks to the schedule to
accommodate the high demand. Even with the added sessions, Michael Holbrook, Astec customer schools coordinator,
reports that all six weeks of the schools sold out on the same
day that registration opened.
During four full days of instruction, Astec Customer Schools
teach hands-on maintenance and advanced troubleshooting
techniques to fix problems fast. Instructors include Astec and
Heatec engineers and service technicians with decades of
field experience. 
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(l to r) Heatec lead welder Curtis McCloud, Heatec QC manager Tony Mahaffey, and Heatec
QC inspector Chris Cox hold CWB certification documents. Engineering standards for the
various types of welded joints appear in the foreground. A few of the actual specimens
Heatec welders prepped and welded in the testing program are also shown.
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NEWS
Carlson Sets A New Standard For Commercial Class Pavers
Carlson Paving Products introduces its newest member of
its CP paver lineup in the CP75
Commercial Class Paver. Setting a
new standard for commercial class
pavers by combining innovation,
reliability, and performance in an
economical platform, the CP75
joins the Carlson CP100 in providing contractors industry leading
options for their commercial class
paver needs.
• Powerful 74 hp Cummins Tier
IVi turbocharged engine provides high torque and exceptional fuel economy.
• Includes operator-focused platform with screed-mounted controls that keep them relative to
the operator at all times, sloped
front hood, and many crew
comfort features standard.
• Heavy-duty, replaceable components, like true conveyor
floor plates and hardened steel
auger flights, combined with a
class-leading layout for maintenance, make the platform
service-friendly and greatly
reduces machine downtime.
• Carlson exclusive High Flow
Conveyor System eliminates
segregation by combining the
Carlson Paving Products introduces the newest member of its CP paver lineup in the CP75 Commercial Class Paver.
efficiency of a rubberized belt
with the durability of a chain
and slat system.
• Class-leading electrically heated EZC813 screed built with
renowned and proven Carlson
features, including full-length
element hold downs, adjust-
able deck cones, adjustable
slide track system, and more.
and more to meet the needs of
contractors.
• A wide range of options are
available, including the industry-leading 8 ft – 15 ft (2.44 m
– 4.57 m) commercial screed,
the EZC815, LED flood lights,
grade and slope automation,
For more information on the CP75,
or about Carlson’s industry-leading
line of commercial pavers, contact your Carlson paver dealer
or Carlson Sales Representative.
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Astec Engineering
Summit
Representatives from all 18 Astec
Industries companies met at Astec,
Inc. on June 30 and July 1 for a
two-day engineering summit. The
summit gave attendees a chance
to meet colleagues from the other
companies face-to-face, share
best practices, and learn from one
another. 
Engineering Summit 2015
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NEWS
KPI-JCI and Astec Mobile Screens Launches New Website
aligns with Rocky, the company’s iconic mascot. The company also created a new section
called InMotion, which highlights
customer success stories and
features video testimonials and
operational photos.
KPI-JCI and Astec Mobile Screens
launches a new, user-friendly
website that is completely optimized for any device or screen
size, allowing dealers and producers to easily access information,
whether in the office or out in
the field.
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The new site debuted in
September, during the 2015
National Dealer Conference, located this year at KPI-JCI and Astec
Mobile Screens’ manufacturing
facility in Yankton, South Dakota.
The site was designed to match
the company’s new look, which
“InMotion allows our customers to share how they have
increased efficiencies, saved
money, reduced downtime, and
built relationships with local distributors,” said marketing manager Melinda Schweitzer. “It also
allows site visitors to search
by market and learn how our
comprehensive product offering
is transforming operations all
around the world.”
Schweitzer said creating a
mobile-friendly site was crucial
to serving tech-friendly producers who require information at
their fingertips.
“Optimizing the website for any
device or screen size was an
important factor in building a
new website,” she said. “We also
wanted to simplify the design
and make the site easier to navigate. Our producers and dealers
expect us to communicate with
them in the simplest, most effective manner possible, and our
new website design allows them
to easily access all of the information they need to be successful with our equipment.”
Visit KPI-JCI and Astec Mobile
Screens’ new website:
www.kpijci.com. 
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NEWS
Guth Promotion Leads to Roadtec
In August, Andy Guth made the move from Astec, Inc. to
Roadtec with his promotion to national sales manager for
the eastern U.S. territory. Andy has been a sales veteran
within the Astec Industries group for a number of years,
spending time as a regional sales manager for Roadtec
from 20002007. Since
then, Andy
has held sales
and marketing
management
positions with
CEI and Astec,
Inc. Andy’s
knowledge base
and experience
make him a
prime candidate
for this role at
Roadtec. 
Andy Guth
New KPI-JCI and Astec Mobile Screens Sales
Manager Hired for Mexico, Central America Regions
KPI-JCI and Astec Mobile Screens hired
Said Vivas Saenz as its new regional
contract sales manager for Mexico and
Central America.
In his new position, Vivas Saenz will be
responsible for customer and dealer
development for KPI-JCI and Astec
Mobile Screens in Mexico and Central
America. He will also work closely with
the Astec Aggregate and Mining Group,
which internationally markets KPI-JCI
and Astec Mobile Screens, Breaker
Technology Inc., Telsmith, and Osborn
products.
Previously, Vivas Saenz worked for
Sandvik Mining and Construction in
Mexico as a business line manager
for Mexico and Central America for
Sandvik’s mobile crushing and screen-
ing line. Prior to that, he worked as
a crushing and screening sales engineer for SITSA, a Metso distributor in
Mexico.
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Said Vivas Saenz
Dillman builds tough equipment.
Equipment that performs reliably
for years. Equipment you can
count on to produce high quality
asphalt mix. Full plants. Single
components. Individual parts.
Dillman gets the job done
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NEWS
Irvine Accepts Role of
Executive Vice President
of Astec, Inc.
Newman Honored with Patriotic Employer Award
John Irvine accepted the position of executive vice president
of Astec, Inc. and assumed his
new role on August 24, 2015.
He will have responsibility for all
of Astec’s Sales and Marketing
functions and for Operations.
John comes to us from Roadtec
where he was serving as vice
president, operations. John
joined the Astec Industries family at Roadtec in 2004 as vice
president, sales and marketing.
Even before his productive contributions at Roadtec, through
his leadership of sales and
manufacturing, John already
had a substantial history of success in the asphalt/road-building
equipment business in executive
level positions with Wirtgen,
Terex, and Cedarapids. John
was also, at one time, a paving
contractor. He has established
many strong relationships with
contractors and customers and
is widely known and respected
throughout the industry. John
is an alumnus of the University
of Iowa, which makes him a
Hawkeye! 
(l to r) Ryan Newman was honored with the Patriotic Employer Award; nominated by Kyle LaCroix.
A supervisor for Kolberg-Pioneer, Inc. (KPI-JCI
and Astec Mobile Screens) was honored with the
Patriotic Employer Award for ongoing support of
servicemen and women in the National Guard and
Reserve Force.
Ryan Newman, director of parts for KPI-JCI and
Astec Mobile Screens, was individually recognized
for providing outstanding support to a member of
the National Guard or Army Reserve by the South
Dakota Employer Support of the Guard & Reserve
(ESGR) organization. Newman was nominated by
Kyle LaCroix, an outside parts sales representative and a sergeant in the 960th Quartermaster
Company of the Army Reserves.
LaCroix, who has worked for the company since
March 2014, says he appreciates working for an
employer that makes it easy for him to serve his
country while finding success in a civilian job.
Newman said he was honored to be recognized
as a Patriotic Employer, and values the unique
skill sets servicemen and women bring to the
company.

AstecUsed.com Goes Mobile
Astec, Inc. launches an updated AstecUsed.
com website. This latest update allows users
to view all the equipment featured on the site
via smartphones and tablets. In addition to used
equipment specific to the asphalt-mixing industry,
the AstecUsed.com website features a variety of
used equipment available from many of the companies under the Astec Industries, Inc. corporate
umbrella. 
Check out the updated website:
AstecUsed.com
John Irvine
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Unmat
U N M AT C H ED H EATER C O N TR O LS
The Fireye controls we use on our heaters are the
most advanced controls available from Fireye.
They are vastly superior to the controls others use,
especially those that rely on status lights to indicate
lockouts. There are no complicated codes for the
operator to decipher.
The ones we use provide precise text messages
that track operating events as they happen. The text
messages also pinpoint any abnormal condition
that causes a lockout or shutdown. When we say
pinpoint we mean that it indicates exactly which one
of nearly a dozen lockout devices caused the shutdown.
the lockout is caused by one of the devices in the
3-P circuit, but do not pinpoint exactly which one is
the cause.
Consequently the operator may have to spend
considerable time checking numerous devices to
determine which one caused the shutdown. Some
operators give up and call the manufacturer.
So our heater controls are unmatched when it
comes to ease of use, something every operator
welcomes!
Please call today for more
information.
Some control systems don’t give any clue as to why
the heater has shutdown. Others only indicate that
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People
are the
Priority
Astec’s Jimmy Engen
tracks the miles for
customer satisfaction
(l to r) Jimmy Engen spends time with customer Dean Rzeszut, asphalt plant supervisor with the City of Denver, Public Works, in Colorado.
W
ith a territory that
includes Wisconsin, Iowa,
Minnesota, North and
South Dakota, Nebraska, Kansas,
Colorado, and the upper peninsula
of Michigan, it’s not surprising
that regional sales manager
Jimmy Engen spends most of his
time on the road. One of Jimmy’s
top skills is problem solving, so
keeping his customers happy with
plants in working order is icing on
the cake.
To cover his expansive territory,
Jimmy spends a good deal of
time on the phone and behind the
wheel. “A typical week requires
flexibility to change directions to
meet your customer’s needs. I’ll
be headed one way and then a
customer will call, ‘hey can you
come look at this?’ so I change
direction. I don’t mind the drive
time—it’s a lot of windshield time
in my world—but that’s typical,”
said Engen. The average travel
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time between plants in his territory
is roughly two hours.
BRINGING EXPERIENCE TO
THE TABLE
Three key ingredients can determine the success of a company:
products, employees, and customers. Jimmy’s product knowledge
and customer service capabilities
gained over several years make
him a valuable asset. “I worked for
a lot of different manufacturers. I
have probably 10 or 12 years of
field service experience, fabrication
experience, a wide clutter of everything,” shared Engen. “I use my
experience to better the process for
my customers.”
PERKS OF THE JOB
For Jimmy, working at Astec is not
just about a paycheck. It’s having
the freedom to do the job the way
it needs doing in order to satisfy
his customers—who are the perks
of the job. “That’s what I like—
meeting people and getting to talk
with them about their hobbies and
goals. Even though the asphalt
industry is a big world, it’s a strong
community. There are a lot of great
people in the business that you get
to meet on a regular basis.”
Another perk for Engen in his territory are three sister companies
of Astec, Inc.: Dillman Equipment
in Prairie Du Chien, Wisconsin;
Telsmith in Mequon, Wisconsin; and
Knowing the value of quality field
KPI-JCI/Astec Mobile Screens in
service is a key to keeping custom- Yankton, South Dakota.
ers smiling. “Being in field service,
THE MAN BEHIND THE
you deal with the customer on a
one-to-one basis,” said Engen.
WINDSHIELD
“Finding a timely solution makes
An outdoorsman at heart, Jimmy
the customer happy every time.”
spends his free time at his ranch,
riding the trails on horseback.
“It’s peaceful on the back of a
horse because you can ride into
the timber—into the woods—a
lot of places 4-wheelers can’t,
and you get to see more wildlife,” said Engen. While he does
enjoy a bit of fishing, he admits
his lack of skill to hook “the big
one.”
From diesel mechanic to rodeo
bull riding, Jimmy has stories
to share with his customers.
“I’ve spent time logging, riding
snowmobiles and dirt bikes, and
I’ve poured concrete and worked
at an asphalt plant in every
state except Alaska and Hawaii.
I’m a fan of the Vikings and the
Browns, of Dale Earnhardt, Jr.,
and a huge fan of John Wayne
and Johnny Cash. But most of all,
it’s about putting in a good day’s
work taking care of my customers and then enjoying what life
has to offer.”
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Donna
THE
FACES
OF
ASTEC
PARTS
SHE’S ALWAYS
YOUR PARTS
PERSON
When parts tech DONNA FLOYD is not helping her
customers, you’ll find her camping in a matador red
replica 1961 Shasta Airflyte. And when she gets back
to the office and takes your call, she takes as much care
to find the part you need as she does to find the perfect
campsite, because she’s always your parts person.
An ASTEC parts tech knows that being
successful in her job means that you count on
her to deliver when needed. So when she takes
your call she takes care to find exactly the part
you need and then gets it to you as fast as
possible. She’s always your parts person.
Anyone can stock parts and ASTEC stocks the
world’s largest inventory of parts for asphalt
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