Production Toolbox Tips
Jun 06, 2023
Prep for Stack Testing: with Baghouse, Dust Return
Production and environmental excellence are on point this month. We’re matching the Toolbox Tip series from AsphaltPro Magazine with our June issue’s production theme with a set of production-related talks to help prepare the system […]
May 01, 2023
Use OSHA’s NEP to Keep Workers from Overheating
Discussions at the National Asphalt Pavement Association (NAPA) annual meeting in Miami Beach in February indicated the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) is ramping up inspections of job sites for […]
Apr 03, 2023
Reduce Waste at Start-Up
As much as I hate hearing this myself, I’m going to type it right here: You must measure what you’ve got if you’re going to manage it. Now let’s apply this maddening […]
Jan 30, 2023
Prep for Stack Testing: with Good Instruments
Because the Clean Air Act mandates that all permitted emission sources must be stack tested within 180 days of startup, asphalt plants undergo initial tests pretty early on in their lifetimes. […]
Jan 23, 2023
Prep for Stack Testing: with Blue-Smoke Capture
While this may sound elementary to some producers, others may be surprised to learn that you can capture the smoke and/or dust particles emitted around the transfer conveyor atop the […]
Jan 16, 2023
Prep for Stack Testing: at the Burner
We’ve begun the new year’s Toolbox Tip series from AsphaltPro Magazine with a new set of production-related talks to help prep the system for stack testing. With emissions reduction all the rage, you’ve […]