Sep 25, 2018
The team from Heatec discusses one solution for monitoring multiple tanks across multiple facilities with a case study at C.W. Matthews Contracting Co. Inc., headquartered in Marietta, Georgia.
Sep 25, 2018
How to use asphalt plant control add-ons to make operation easier while reducing downtime
Oct 25, 2016
When its plant at Plymouth Meeting, Pennsylvania, had reached the ripe old age of five years, management at Highway Materials Inc. (HMI) a division of The DePaul Group, Blue Bell, Pennsylvania, revamped its inner workings. The hybrid ALmix/Meeker dratch plant had served them well, producing mix at up to 500 TPH with 900 tons of […]
Oct 07, 2015
Learning to use blending and loadout controls at the asphalt plant is only one portion of today’s plant operator’s job. AsphaltPro asked a number of controls and plant OEMs to share specifically how the plant operator or ground personnel can participate in the routine maintenance of controls to keep unplanned downtime at bay. Here are […]
Aug 07, 2015
When a component is not in use, or is being used at a percentage of its capacity, running its motor at full capacity costs the same in resources and utility expenses as if you had the component in full operation. For this reason, original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) and parts suppliers can retrofit a variable frequency […]