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Astec’s collective strength displayed 

n Granite Construction opens its new 

together for the first time at ConExpo 

asphalt and recycling facility 

Purging water from hot oil systems at 

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n A fleet of cold planers tackle the repaving 

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of major runways at New York’s JFK 

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VOLUME 16 15 NUMBER 1 — 2011 2010

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Great value, quality products, outstanding service – Dillman benefits are 

well known to producers throughout the industry. By joining Astec, Inc., 

Dillman has transitioned into an even stronger company that you can 

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Copyright © 2011 

Hot-Mix Magazine is published 

by the family of companies 

known as Astec Industries, Inc. 

Our mission is to provide 

members of the HMA industry 

with up-to-date news 

about HMA and WMA technology 

and the recent advances 

in the industry. 

Editorial Staff 

Editor: 

Donna Campbell 

Staff Photographers: 

Paul Shelton (Astec) 

Brandon Meredith (Astec) 

Scott Lee (Roadtec) 

Sam Anselmi (Astec) 

Subscription Services: 

Diane Hunt 

Directors of Advertising: 

Paul Shelton (Astec) 

Frank Eley (Heatec) 

Stephanie Rider (Roadtec) 

Editorial Board: 

Dr. J. Don Brock 

Ben Brock 

Tom Baugh 

Paul Shelton 

Norman Smith 

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26 30 42 

5 Point of View 

Excitement builds for ConExpo/Con-Agg 2011 

6 Together for the First Time 

Astec Industries Family of Companies presents the big picture 

10 Geared for High Production 

Plant install strengthens bottom line with increased uptime 

12 Excellence in Workmanship 

Asphalt contractor receives drum replacement 

16 Speed and Maneuverability From the RX-500 

Contractor looked to Roadtec to upgrade his milling operation 

19 Built to Last 

Astec equipment holds resale value 

20 The ConAsphalt Plant 

Introducing the multi-mix production facility 

22 8,000 Plants Worldwide for Astec, Inc. 

Astec continues to be a leader in asphalt plant production 

23 Upgrading to Handle RAP 

Asphalt producer receives retrofit recycle collar and breeching 

26 Crushing on the Run 

Tracked equipment helps contractor meet deadlines 

30 Purging Water From Hot Oil Systems at HMA Plants 

The most effective way to remove water from the system 

34 Carlson Paving Showcases the CP-90 

Dealer and customer share insight about the durable paver 

36 Proactive: Take the Lead to Improve Performance 

Astec school takes a proactive approach to plant operations 

38 Astec Technology Delivers Solution 

Colombian contractor tackles specifications for asphalt road work 

42 Concrete Solutions 

Astec Concrete Products Group at World of Concrete 2011 

43 Hot-Mix News 

What’s happening at Astec Industries 

ON THE FRONT COVER 

Hot-mix asphalt (HMA) producers seek the latest technology and equipment 

to maximize operations. Such is the case with Barnhill Contracting in North 

Carolina. Geared for high production, they have experienced 95% asphalt 

production uptime with a new plant, strengthening their bottom line. See the 

story on page 10. 

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HOT-MIX MAGAZINE 3 VOLUME 16 NUMBER 1

POINT OF VIEW 

For some, seeing is believing, for others, it’s being able to physically touch a piece of equipment 

and talk to the experts about performance, customer service, and commitment to the industry— 

that’s the excitement of ConExpo/Con-Agg 2011 for the 16 divisions of Astec Industries, Inc. 

ConExpo/Con-Agg is held every three years, and 

again this year the trade show will be held in Las 

Vegas, Nevada, March 22-26. Attendance for 

the show is expected to be high and according 

to the ConExpo/Con-Agg’s official website, 

the event will feature approximately 2,000 

exhibitors. In 2008, more than 140,000 people 

from all over the world converged on 2.28 

million net square feet of exhibit space in and 

around the Las Vegas Convention Center—and 

this year’s trade show is expected to yield even 

higher numbers. ConExpo/Con-Agg is being 

heralded as “the global industry gathering place 

in 2011” by its organizers. 

Booth C5133 

For our division, Astec, Inc., ConExpo/Con-Agg 

is the most important show that we attend and 

the fact that we, along with all of the Astec Industries divisions, will 

be exhibiting in one booth space and will be a part of the largest 

indoor booth at the show, gives testament to that. This will be a 

first for the Astec Industries companies. 

When you walk into the central hall and look down from the 

mezzanine level you will see stretching from column to column, 

measuring nearly 40,000 square feet, the Astec Industries booth. 

It’s a big investment for the company and a direct line of contact 

to our customers, a large percentage of whom attend the show. 

It’s a great place to show them the advances we have made to our 

equipment and the solutions available to help them increase their 

bottom line. 

New Technologies 

We like to produce new 

technologies that help 

our customers gain an 

economic advantage when using Astec equipment. At the show, 

Astec, Inc. will be introducing a new controls system; showing the 

Dillman line that we added through an acquisition in October 2008, 

complete with a 1 /8-scale model depicting a Dillman dryer-drum 

mixer, which is different technology from our traditional Double 

Barrel ® dryer-drum mixer; a Dillman hot-mix silo system and a 

Dillman baghouse; and we will have the Astec models that have 

been at the last two ConExpo shows— 1 /8-scale models of complete 

Astec asphalt plants with all the updates put on them since the last 

ConExpo. 

In addition, we are showing an expanded line of hot-mix asphalt 

production equipment that meets the needs of Astec customers 

and also expands our reach to potential customers who are seeking 

a complete working solution. There are different preferences in 

the industry for technologies in the market, and now Astec offers 

solutions to meet the varied jobsite project demands. 

Ben Brock 

President, Astec, Inc. 

It’s well documented that the economy has 

hurt our industry; however, Astec, Inc. and all 

of its sister divisions have used this time to 

invest in R&D and persevere with innovating 

new technologies and working with customers 

to improve our equipment for decreased 

downtime and increased production. At Astec, 

Inc., we have raised the bar on customer service 

through additions to both the Service and Parts 

Departments to provide the experience which 

separates Astec from others in the industry. 

The relationship between buyer and seller is an 

ongoing partnership bound with trust, quality 

manufacturing, and two-way communication. 

An example of this partnership is the controls 

software roundtable meeting held at our facility 

last year and attended by 12 customers. The 

result of all of this effort is that we will be displaying equipment in 

the ConExpo/Con-Agg booth that we did not have three years ago. 

New Concrete Plant 

As an example, the Astec division has developed a new concrete 

plant—built and run in partnership with a local concrete producer. 

Through this real world R&D, we confirmed our goal to reduce 

the cement content in concrete by 18 percent by operating at 

optimum control efficiency with the right materials. Cement is the 

highest cost element for contractors when mixing concrete and 

this savings will be a boost to concrete contractors. We will have 

a model of this plant at ConExpo/Con-Agg. It’s an example of how 

Astec has researched 

“The concrete plant will be a game 

changer for our customers.” 

the market need and 

developed a solution to 

better serve its customers. 

In a down market it’s 

hard to come up with a 

product that creates a paradigm shift. But for the long run, it’s the 

right thing to do and we are confident we will be successful in the 

concrete industry. 

For more insight into the technologies Astec, Inc. has to offer, 

check out the article “ConAsphalt” on page 20, and for a 

clear understanding of the resale value of Astec equipment, see 

the article on page 19. Or, as always, you can visit us online at 

www.astecinc.com. 

Connecting with customers is paramount to the way Astec does 

business and will continue to do business. See you at the show! 


ASTEC IND 

F A M I L Y O F 

MARCH 22-26 • BOOTH C-5133 

Together for the First Time 

Astec Industries Family of Companies Presents the Big Picture 

DR. J. DON BROCK, 

founder and CEO 

of Astec Industries, 

commented: “We have 

customers that own products 

from all the different Astec 

divisions—companies that do 

land clearing own chippers, 

or own equipment for grading 

and putting down base 

stone, or putting in roads 

for a subdivision. There are 

customers that may even 

have their own rock quarries 

and asphalt plants that also 

do paving, trenching for 

utilities, and drilling. For many 

customers, Astec is more 

than just one entity. It’s an 

enterprise that offers multiple 

operational channels. Having 

the companies together 

under one roof allows the 

customers to experience all 

the divisions and gives them 

the opportunity to see how 

they could “vertically integrate” 

their operations. In the past, 

a company may have hired 

someone to come in and clear 

the land, but in this economy, 

the company may opt to do the 

work themselves. Companies 

may have subbed out the 

utility work and now they may 

be thinking of extending their 

services to handle more of the 

project from start to finish. This 

addition of capabilities provides 

another revenue stream and 

enhances the ability to bid jobs 

they may not have considered 

in the past.” 

Customers entering the Astec 

booth will have the opportunity 

to see how the divisions 

complement one another 

and also give the customers 

a chance to broaden their 

understanding of the Astec 

experience. 

Each Astec division is 

decentralized allowing for a 

complete focus on their area 

of expertise and equipment. 

At ConExpo, however, the 

divisions will be able to mingle 

and introduce themselves to 

customers they may not meet 

in the field. This cross-selling 

platform will benefit current and 

potential Astec customers by 

showcasing our equipment and 

latest technologies. 

The Astec salesforce will be 

able to present the “big picture” 

of how partnering with Astec 

provides an advantage in this 

changing economy. Customers 

can be introduced to all the 

divisions, ask their questions, 

see the products up close, 

and get the answers they need 

to do business and meet the 

challenge of prospering in a 

dynamic marketplace. 

Dr. J. Don Brock 

“Astec has 

a story to 

tell and 

expertise to 

share. Be 

sure to stop 

by and meet 

the entire 

team.” 


USTRIES, INC. 

C O M P A N I E S 

ASTEC BOOTH EQUIPMENT LIST CONEXPO - CON/AGG 2011 

ASTEC 

• Relocatable Asphalt Plant 

Model 

• Portable Asphalt Plant Model 

• Dillman Drum, Baghouse, 

Silos 

• Controls Display 

• Parts Display 

HEATEC 

• AC Terminal Model 

• Emulsion Plant Model 

PETERSON 

• 5710C Horizontal Grinder 

TELSMITH 

• TCS 2SBS Track Plant 

• Hydra-Jaw H2344 

• Modular Crushing Plant Model 

ROADTEC 

• RP-170 Paver 

• RP-190 Paver EZIV 

• RP-195 Paver Eagle 10 

• RX-500-4 Mill 

• RX-900-3 Mill with 12’-6” 

Segmented Drum 

• SX-5 Soil Stabilizer 

• RX-400 Mill with folding 

conveyor and 4 ft. VCS 

• SB2500 E Shuttle Buggy 

• FB-85 Front Mounted Broom 

CARLSON 

• CP-90 Paver 

• EZ Screed 

CEI 

• Calibration Tank 

BTI 

• MRHT25-BX40 Rockbreaker 

System 

• Power Pack for MRHT25 

• BXR160 Hydraulic Breakers 



• BX6-SS Hydraulic Breakers 

• TC92 Compactor 

• SH700R Shear 

• MCP910-IT Pulverizer 

• MRS30R Hydraulic Breakers 

• MRS30 Hydraulic Jaw 

• MBS12H w/ Rockbreaker 

System 

AMERICAN AUGERS 

• DD-22OT Horizontal Drill 

• Drillers Cabin 

ASTEC 

UNDERGROUND 

• DD-4045 with cab 

• T1060 Trencor Trencher 

• 4550X Earth Pro Geothermal 

Drill 

• RT 1000 w/rock saw 

KPI-JCI/ASTEC 

MOBILE SCREENS 

• 5054 Bare Impactor 

• Superstacker 

• Truck Unloader 

• GT200CC Cone Crusher 

• Combo Screen Bare Unit 

• Fines Machine 

• FT4250 Impact Crusher 

• High Multi Frequency Screen 

• Hydra-Jaw model H3244 

• TC52SBS Track plant 


ASTEC IND 

F A M I L Y O F 

MARCH 22-26 • BOOTH C-5133 

Visitors to the booth will see a model 

of the Double Barrel ® dryer/mixer as 

the key feature of both the 1/8-scale 

models of the Astec relocatable and 

portable asphalt plants. 

Astec’s Collective Strength 

Astec Industries’ Corporate 

Secretary and Director of 

Investor Relations Steve 

Anderson shared: “We 

operate the business on a 

decentralized basis and each 

of our subsidiaries serves 

specific market niches. With the 

companies occupying a display 

space at nearly 40,000 sq. ft., 

having all of our companies 

together not only shows the 

individual company product 

offerings, but also shows 

the collective strength of the 

companies operating as Astec 

Industries.” 

“Astec has customers that own 

more than one product, and 

in some cases, own multiple 

products from the different 

Astec divisions. For example, 

a customer may have an Astec 

plant along with equipment 

from Astec Mobile Screens 

to recycle material that goes 

into the asphalt plant. It’s also 

common for paving operations 

with Roadtec or Carlson 

equipment to have a Peterson 

wood grinder for land clearing 

or road widening.” 

The booth will feature multiple 

television monitors showing 

educational material. This will 

be helpful from a technical 

standpoint to highlight the 

equipment innovations and 

technologies. Make plans now 

to stop by booth C5133 and 

experience all that is Astec. 

Steve Anderson 

“All 16 divisions grouped 

together in one space shows 

the individual focus and the 

collective strength of the 

Astec Family of Companies.” 


USTRIES, INC. 

C O M P A N I E S 

16 Astec Divisions | All under the same roof | 39,600 sq. ft. booth 

KPI-JCI / 

Astec Mobile Screens 

Telsmith 

Heatec 

BTI 

Roadtec 

Astec Underground 

Astec / Astec Australia 

Peterson 

Carlson Paving 

CEI 

Dillman 

American Augers 


Geared for 

High Production 

Plant install strengthens bottom line with increased uptime 

up·time - noun 

Uptime is a measure of the time a machine has been up without any downtime. 

BARNHIll CONTRACTING 

Company is a privately 

held entity of the Barnhill 

family. With over 20 asphalt 

plant locations throughout 

eastern North Carolina, Barnhill 

has been doing business 

with Astec for over 30 years. 

Geared for high production, a 

majority of the projects are for 

North Carolina’s Department 

of Transportation (DOT), and 

for a strong private customer 

base. Adding another plant to 

its operations was due to its 

increased growth in the area 

and a specific project needing 

hot-mix asphalt. 

The Portable 8’ Double 

Barrel ® plant was installed 

in 2010. Rated as a 400 

tph plant, the portable plant 

has been experiencing a 95 

percent uptime since startup. 

According to management from 

Barnhill and Astec, that number 

is impressive and stems from 

excellence in manufacturing 

and maintenance. There have 

been a few instances that 

required troubleshooting. The 

expertise in service kept those 

occurrences from hampering 

the overall production time. 

The standard setup for the 

Six Pack ® portable HMA plant 

comes with the Double Barrel ® 

drum mixer, cold feed, scalping 

screen with inclined conveyor, 

baghouse, surge bin, drag 

conveyor, and control house. 

The baghouse load also holds 


the inertial dust collector. Some 

of the specific components of 

the plant are detailed below: 

• Portable 10’ x 14’ (3 m x 4 m) 

five-bin cold feed system 

• TCII electrical in plant power 

panels 

• Portable 30” x 60’ (76 cm x 

18 m) conveyor and 5’ x 12’ 

(1.5 m x 3.7 m) dual deck 

screen 

• Portable 8’-0” x 37’ (2.4 m x 

11 m) Double Barrel ® drum 

mixer 

• Phoenix ® 100 MBTU/hr gas/ 

No. 2 oil burner i.l.o. std. 

• Double Barrel Green ® System 

Gen II 

• Portable 72,589 CFM express 

baghouse with inertial dust 

separator 

• Portable self-erecting surge 

bin and 36” (91 cm) drag 

conveyor 

• Total Control 2000-HMA PLC 

control system 

• Portable 10’ x 14’ dual bin 

recycle feed system 

• 36” (91 cm) collecting 

conveyor to feed scalping 

screen load 

• Recycle loop with 3036-HIS 

horizontal shaft impactor 

• 30,000 gallon Heli-Tank 

• StackPack A stack heater 

exchanger 

“Astec technology has allowed 

us to get more tons per hour, 

making us competitive in 

a tight market,” said David 

Glover, the quality control 

general manager for Barnhill 

Contracting. “With this new 

plant, we have averaged over 

3,000 tons of hot-mix asphalt 

per day.” 

FOR MORE INFORMATION 

about Astec’s hot-mix plants, call Diane Hunt at Astec: 

423-867-4210 

Fax: 423-867-3570 • E-mail: dhunt@astecinc.com 


EXCELLENCE IN 

WORKMANSHIP 

Asphalt contractor 

receives drum 

replacement. 


IN 1974, DAVE O’MARA 

of North Vernon, Indiana, 

decided to start his own 

business. He had nine years of 

construction experience, from 

1965 to 1974, working under 

the employment of Hesco, Inc. 

Initially employing five people, 

Dave O’Mara Contractor, Inc. 

has grown and prospered, 

utilizing as many as 315 

personnel on a seasonal basis. 

The company has a successful 

asphalt production facility 

with 10 plants in Southeastern 

Indiana, five of which are 

Astec Double Barrel ® plants. 

The asphalt plants produce all 

grades of hot asphalt base, 

binder, surface, and cold mix. 

With state-certified quality 

control technicians, Dave 

O’Mara Contractor consistently 

In 2010, Dave O’Mara, owner 

of Dave O’Mara Contractor, 

Inc., made the decision to 

replace the inner and outer 

shell of the existing drum on 

his 1995 asphalt plant. 

meets design specifications 

for hot-mix asphalt mixes for 

its own crews and for other 

contractors, plus city and 

county jobs. 

In 2010, Dave O’Mara made the 

decision to replace the inner 

and outer shell of the existing 

Double Barrel drum on his 1995 

asphalt plant. He removed the 

old drum and outer chamber, 

and sent the unit to Astec for 

the upgrade. 

Inner Shell 

The project called for one 7’-6” 

x 35’-0” long (229 cm x 1067 

cm) inner shell replacement 

for the existing drum. The new 

inner shell was fabricated of 

Corten ® steel for long life. 

The inner shell also received 

a complete new set of flights, 

fabricated and installed at the 

factory prior to shipment. The 

flights were the latest Astec 

design. A complete set of new 

rubber drum seals, two new 

drum tires with spokes, a new 

set of tips and shanks (latest 

Astec design), and one girth 

sprocket were also included. 

Shaggy Dog G2 

The drum replacement 

included the addition of the 

“Shaggy Dog G2” Double 

Barrel Drum Cleaning System, 

which consisted of four-link 


sections of kiln chain attached 

to the outside of the rotating 

drum. The attachment was 

accomplished with a bolt-on 

cast half link with mounting 

bracket that welds to the drum, 

also called a “D” link. The link is 

inserted through the first whole 

link in each length of chain 

and then welded to the drum. 

The other end of each chain 

remained free. 

Drum cleaning takes place as 

the drum rotates and causes 

the chain lengths to lay on the 

drum and then as the chain 

lengths go over the top, they 

slide down the drum surface 

until fully extended. The 

cleaning action does not involve 

any heavy loads or violent 

movements, which in turn does 

not pose a wear problem to the 

drum, chain lengths, or half 

Corten is a weather-resistant steel which 

could more accurately be termed as an 

“Atmospheric Corrosion Resistant Steel.” 

Corten, a self-protecting steel, is long 

lasting and easily recyclable. Because it 

is a copper chromium alloy steel, Corten 

displays a greater level of resistance to 

atmospheric weathering when compared 

to other unalloyed steels. Its chemical 

composition promotes the early formation 

of an adhering protective layer of rust 

when exposed to the elements. 

links. Regular visual inspection, 

maintenance, and replacement 

may be necessary. The Shaggy 

Dog was mounted on the drum 

at the factory. 

Outer Shell 

The Double Barrel was equipped 

with a special insulated outer 

chamber for heating, mixing 

and coating recycled and virgin 

aggregate. The outer chamber 

has a large access door that 

is lined with Ni-Hard for long 

wear life. It includes inlets 

for receiving recycled asphalt 

and baghouse fines (or dry 

additives). The discharge chute 

is lined with Super Clad ® plate 

on the sliding surface for long 

wear life. The new outer shell 

was designed with an 18” (46 

cm) chamber. 

Quality of Work 

The existing frame was 

sandblasted and repainted. 

Quality materials and the latest 

Astec design and innovation 

went into the intricate project. 

Not only was the entire inner 

drum replaced, the mixing 

chamber was expanded. This 

required everything on the 

drum frame to move up. The 

increased weight was offset by 

adding a set of tag axles to the 

frame. 

Dave O’Mara Contractor, Inc. 

was extremely pleased with the 

workmanship. 

Astec Parts Regional Sales 

Manager Rick Worth, Jr, shared: 

“The customer called me and 

said, ‘the workmanship is 

excellent;’ to hear a compliment 

like that makes the project all 

the more meaningful.” 

The 1995 Astec plant was 

refurbished and brought up 

to today’s standards and 

specifications. 


about retrofitting or upgrading an existing Astec plant, 

call Susan Ketchum, Parts Manager: 

423-827-1302 

Fax: 423-867-7609 • E-mail: sketchum@astecinc.com 

The 1995 Astec plant was refurbished and brought 

up to today’s standards and specifications. 

Quality materials and the latest Astec design and 

innovation went into the intricate project. 


speed and 

Maneuverability 

from the rX-500 

Contractor looked to Roadtec 

to upgrade his milling operation 

for urban applications. 


FOR BOB WAGNER, 

president of Blacktop 

Service Co., the asphalt 

industry runs in the family. Bob’s 

dad started his own asphalt 

company in his home state of 

Iowa after working for another 

company in Minnesota. From 

a humble start in 1967 to the 

multi-asphalt plant and milling 

operation today, the Wagner 

family is poised for future 

generations to follow suit in the 

business. 

A staple in the business format 

is the new cold planer from 

Roadtec. Purchased in the 

spring of 2010, the RX-500 has 

exceeded expectations and taken 

the company to the next level. 

“We needed to upgrade our 

mill and looked to Roadtec, 

a company that has a longstanding 

reputation for being 

dedicated to the asphalt 

industry,” said Mr. Wagner. “The 

American-built machinery fits 

into our company dynamics.” 

Getting Down to Milling 

Blacktop Service Co. has done 

multiple projects, most for 

private/commercial jobs in 

cities and towns; the company 

also completes mainline, major 

reconstruction projects. 

Roadtec has a solid reputation 

for its dedication to the asphalt 

industry, and that’s exactly 

what Blacktop Service Co. was 

looking for when purchasing 

new milling equipment. 

• Truckstop in Waterloo, Iowa; 

the facility had to remain 

open while the work was in 

progress. It was vital to keep 

the 24-hour truckstop open, 

especially the pump area. 

With the RX-500, Blacktop 

Service Co. was able to mill 

8 inches (20 cm) off in two 

passes and fill with minimal 

interruption to customers. The 

project took three days and 

according to Wagner, it would 

not have been possible with 

its other competitor’s brand 

machine. The RX-500 only 

needs a 2-man milling crew. 

“The ability to cut down on 

project work time allows us 

to bid more jobs,” said Mr. 

Wagner. “We can now meet tight 

turnaround schedules with the 

milling speed of the RX-500.” 

• In the city of Allison, Iowa, 

Blacktop Service Co. worked 

on several reclamation 

projects, grinding up the 

streets, adding oil, and laying 

the mix back on the roads. 

The crew had three weeks 

scheduled for the project, and 

with the RX-500, the job took 

only one week. 

“Cutting the milling time in half 

or greater on jobs has made 

the purchase of the RX-500 a 

worthwhile investment,” said Mr. 

Wagner. 

Much of the company’s milling 

depth is dictated by the job; the 

usual depth for mill and fill is 3 

inches (8 cm). 

Designed to Work 

What makes the three-track 

RX-500 the equipment choice 

for Wagner? Its lower machine 

weight on polyurethane bolt-on 

replaceable track pads travels at a 

low working speed of 1-100 fpm 

(30 mpm) and a high working 

speed of 1-127 fpm (39 mpm). 

The three B3-HD track drives with 

12” (305 mm) wide polyurethane 

grousers on the front and 14” 

(356 mm) wide polyurethane 

grouser on the back. 

A 630 hp (447 kW) Cummins 

engine powers the RX-500. The 

machine cuts up to 13” (33 cm) 

deep at a width of 6’3” (190 cm), 

6’7” (200 cm), or 7’2” (218 cm). 

With its exclusive VCS Variable 

Cutter System for cutting widths 

of 24”, 36”, and 48” (60 cm, 91 

cm, and 121 cm) as an option, 

the RX-500 is compact enough 

for most city work—perfect for 

Blacktop Service Co. 

Greater Productivity 

Wagner kept his old machine 

from another manufacturer when 

the new RX-500 was purchased. 

The goal was to have two 

machines to meet the demands 

of the growing milling market. 

“We did not use the old machine 

nearly what we figured we 

would,” said Mr. Wagner. 

“The new machine simply 

outperformed, milling quickly and 

leaving the surface clean.” 

Continued on next page 

The RX-500 cold planer has a sufficient conveyor swing (60° left or right) and turning radius to accommodate today’s demanding urban milling conditions. 

The RX-500 is available in either the three-track or four-track version. 


The business plan includes milling for generations to come. “With my daughter and two nephews taking a keen interest in the company, it’s a family affair,” 

said Bob Wagner, president of Blacktop Service Co. “I’m proud to call the Roadtec RX-500 part of the family, too.” 

When the company milled in 

the past, the crew was not able 

to come immediately behind 

to fill. With the old mill, it was 

really difficult to leave the streets 

exposed. 

“The surface had a very rough 

texture and asphalt would 

continue to break off before the 

paving crew arrived,” said Alissa 

Wagner, Bob Wagner’s daughter. 

“With the RX-500, the milled 

surface is very smooth and clean; 

it’s drivable. The freshly milled 

surface can be exposed for a few 

days prior to us coming back to 

pave. We still do a sweep and 

clean prior to paving, but on a 

surface that is left in better shape 

versus the old machine.” 

Bob continued,”Because of 

the RX-500’s speed, we are 

scheduling our crews faster 

behind the milling machine; the 

crews simply do not need the 

lead time that they needed with 

the old machine.” 

Third Generation 

Ms. Wagner is transitioning 

into the company business. 

She currently handles human 

resources and government 

compliance for federal and state 

jobs. Her assistance on DOT and 

county projects allows Blacktop 

Service Co. to meet the mix 

designs required and ensures 

work quality. With a bachelor’s 

degree in political science and 

master’s degree in organizational 

communication, she also teaches 

classes at the local community 

college, educating students in 

Composition 1 and 2 for the 

English Department. 

“I’ve worked in the company 

for so long and wanted to stay 

connected to the industry,” said 

Ms. Wagner. “The industry right 

now has many challenges, one 

of which is skilled workers in the 

trades.” 

Asphalt Industry 

One of Ms. Wagner’s aspirations 

is to advance the interest in the 

asphalt industry as a career 

choice. She wants to be part of 

the solution and share the asphalt 

career with those in her circle of 

influence. 

“It’s best to reach students in 

high school and expose them 

to the construction industry, 

especially the asphalt business,” 

said Ms. Wagner. “Students can 

then get plugged into a business 

and grow with the company, 

learning the skills needed for the 

job.” 

Ms. Wagner is working on 

building a relationship with the 

high schools in the towns and 

cities in her immediate area to 

inspire the younger generation 

to seek a career in the asphalt 

business. The partnership will 

help educate students about 

the options of the construction 

industry, and encourage work in 

the trades. 

Bob is proud of his daughter 

working for the company and 

taking an interest in its longevity. 

“Blacktop Service Co. has five 

asphalt plants scattered about 

western and northern Iowa,” 

said Mr. Wagner. “It’s a secondgeneration 

business and the 

third generation is starting to 

move in, and that’s good for 

business.” 


about Roadtec equipment, call your Roadtec Regional Sales Manager: 

800-272-7100 

Fax: 423-265-7521 • E-mail: sales@roadtec.com 


BUILT TO LAST 

THERE’S A SAYING, “worth its 

weight in gold,” that is used 

when someone is explaining 

the worthiness and merit of a 

tangible item. In other words, 

the equipment is built to last and 

holds up well in the marketplace. 

That is true of the quality 

workmanship that goes into each 

piece of Astec equipment, which in 

turn holds the resale value. 

Astec Used Equipment Manager 

Joe Clancy shared: “Astec 

equipment is known to cost less to 

run and maintain when compared 

to other plants because we use 

substantial components that stand 

up to heavy use.” 

Clancy continued: “The Astec 

brand is known for superior 

equipment with tough 

construction that stands the test 

of time. Plants depreciate 15 to 

20 percent the first year and then 

hold that value, so plants that are 

10 years old often sell for 75 to 80 

percent of the original sale price. 

For asphalt contractors seeking 

Astec equipment 

holds resale value 

solid construction with the ability 

to upgrade and retrofit with new 

technology, Astec is the equipment 

of choice. Most Astec plants do 

not stay long on the market.” 

Recent Sale Transactions 

According to Clancy, there is 

a 1999 asphalt plant currently 

for sale listed at $1,425,000, 

originally priced at $3.2 million. A 

reconditioned 1996 asphalt plant 

sold for $1.2 million; original 

price was $1.5 million. At a recent 

auction in Mexico, a 1995 asphalt 

plant sold for $775,000. 

The best source for finding used 

Astec equipment is the website 

resource: astecused.com. The 

website shows color photos and 

brief descriptions of the plants and 

other Astec equipment for sale. 

The Astec Difference 

When Clancy was asked what 

sets Astec apart, what’s the Astec 

difference, he explained two 

items: service and equipment 

quality. 

“The Astec Service Department 

is superior. When an asphalt 

producer is experiencing an 

issue, Astec is one call away. The 

problem is resolved either on the 

phone or with a service technician 

on-site. The goal is to minimize 

downtime. Astec has 24-hour 

customer service on the phone. 

A live person takes the call; there 

is not an automated service. To 

take customer service to the next 

level, Astec publishes a directory 

which contains everyone’s home 

and mobile number, along with the 

main numbers to reach the various 

divisions within the company.” 

“Astec employees have extensive 

experience and expertise to assist 

customers. The Astec advanced 

customer schools share that 

knowledge with plant operators. So 

when a problem arises in the field, 

the plant operator and the Astec 

service technician can troubleshoot 

on the phone. There is a mutual 

and beneficial relationship 

established from purchase to 

training, through customer service 

and upgrading/retrofitting with 

advances in technology.” 

“The second main attribute 

of the Astec difference is the 

quality of the equipment. Rugged 

construction and the latest 

technology such as the Double 

Barrel ® create plants designed 

to work with great uptime. The 

consistently high resale value of 

the Astec equipment is directly 

related to the manufacturing 

process. It’s built to last.” 

Used Astec Equipment 

January through May is the buying 

season for those in the northern 

states as contractors get ready to 

get into business. The planning 

starts now and finding and 

purchasing used Astec equipment 

is a way to maximize funds. The 

plants can be refurbished or 

retrofitted to meet the product 

specifications. 

Astec equipment is an 

investment. 

FOR MORE 

INFORMATION 

on used Astec equipment 

for sale, call Joe Clancy, 

Used Equipment Manager: 

423-867-4210 

E-mail: jclancy@astecinc.com 

Website: www.astecused.com 


The 

ConAsphalt 

Plant 

TM 

INTRODUCING THE MULTI-MIX PRODUCTION FACILITY 

Astec, Inc. is focused on helping 

the contractor produce appropriate 

materials, concrete or asphalt, which 

fit the scope of the project application. 


WHETHER THE PROJECT 

involves work on an 

airport where the base 

for the runway is asphalt and the 

top paving surface is concrete, or 

working on a project where the base 

is roller-compacted concrete and 

the driving surface is asphalt, these 

projects call for the ability of the 

contractor to produce more than one 

material in order to meet the project 

specifications. 

Under conventional means, a 

contractor would need two different 

kinds of production plants to produce 

the two different needed materials 

on a project. And in cases where the 

jobsite is not in a delivery range of a 

stationary facility such as an asphalt or 

concrete plant, being able to produce 

all the materials for a project would 

be advantageous for the contractor. 

The contractor would then be able to 

bid both parts of the contract and selfperform, 

realizing a stronger financial 

outcome of the job. The contractor 

would also be able to directly control 

the specifications of the mixed 

materials with his own company 

versus using a subcontractor. 

Managing Aggregates 

In order to provide production of 

mixed materials, Astec, Inc. took 

a closer look at the structural 

components of aggregate with a 

binder, such as asphalt cement for 

making hot-mix asphalt or Portland 

cement for making concrete, and 

found that both materials have a 

similar constituent makeup and the 

variable is the addition of either 

asphalt cement or Portland cement 

(with water or other additives) to 

create the desired mix. 

Most concrete for road building is 

produced in a plant with a mixer, 

either a tilt-drum mixer or a twinshaft 

mixer. Every asphalt and 

concrete plant has components 

that help proportion the materials, 

including the sand. The bin system 

in the ConAsphalt plant concept 

would be referred to as the Aggregate 

Management System, whereas on 

the asphalt plant, the units are called 

the cold feed bins, or referred to 

as aggregate bins on the concrete 

plant. The ConAsphalt plant 

would manage the production of 

both asphalt and concrete with the 

same group of aggregate bins. The 

contractor would then improve 

the profitability and consistency of 

the materials by using Fractioned 

Aggregates for either material, 

concrete or asphalt, in the multi-bin 

Aggregate Management System. 

How This Would Work 

When the aggregates are moving 

up the incline conveyor to go into 

the Double Barrel ® dryer/drum, 

there would be a calibration chute 

that would be modified to be a 

diverter chute. That chute would 

take the aggregates over to the 

twin-shaft mixer to make concrete 

or on to the dryer/drum for hotmix 

asphalt. In other words, the 

ConAsphalt single plant footprint 

would have the mechanical devices 



to make either product simply 

by engaging the right controls 

to move the aggregates to the 

appropriate mixer. The concept, 

ConAsphalt, becomes a multimix 

production facility. 

The desirability of the multi-mix 

production facility centers on the 

fact that there is an entire range 

of products within the asphalt 

and concrete world that are 

different from one another, such 

as SMA and warm mix asphalt, 

and cold mix used for patching. 

On the concrete side, there is 

a cement-treated base which 

provides the material between 

the grade and the pavement—an 

important element of good road 

or runway construction. Another 

process is soil amendment 

for large structures requiring 

a strong foundation. Cementstabilized 

soil ensures flat, level 

floors for warehouses or other 

industrial facilities. Any of these 

products, including conventional 

concrete and roller-compacted 

concrete, could be produced in 

the ConAsphalt plant. 

Multi-material Producers 

This concept can also be a 

retrofit with installation taking a 

few days or no more time than 

the typical plant install. Astec can 

convert the asphalt plant into a 

ConAsphalt operation and truly 

be the solution to the contractor 

needing to expand into other 

revenue streams. With Astec 

technology and the ConAsphalt 

plant concept, asphalt or concrete 

producers could become multimaterial 

providers, increasing 

the financial strength of their 

companies. 


about the ConAsphalt plant concept, please call 

Jim Johnson, Director of Sales, Concrete: 

800-468-5938 

Fax: 423-867-1426 • E-mail: jjohnson@astecinc.com 

Check out the next issue of Hot-Mix for the 

spotlight article, “Universal concrete plant 

moves to airport project…” 

Astec designed and manufactured a Continuous Blending concrete 

plant with a newly configured self-erecting mixer that operates in an 

elevated position above the truck driveway. This provided a layout of 

5 bins for the aggregate section, and a tri-folding incline conveyor to 

move all combined dry materials into the mixer. This mixer was built 

with the proprietary “serpentine mixing pattern” and the world’s first 

tilting frame for a twin-shaft mixer. 

These features are final touches of a concrete plant design to produce 

Astec “Calibrated-Concrete.” Using fractioned coarse aggregates and 

blended cementitious materials, this plant combines all dry materials 

into a layered flow into the twin-shaft mixer. Surrounding the dry 

material inlet on the mixer is the water manifold which combines 

all liquids—both the mix water and the required admixtures—into 

a homogeneous solution that is precisely metered through a water 

curtain to shower the mix with the precise amount of water required. 

What discharges from the mixer is Astec “Calibrated-Concrete,” the 

most consistent and cost-effective concrete available today. 

This Universal plant is aptly named because it can produce concrete 

across a broad range of types—from Pervious and RCC to conventional 

slipform mix—with demanding pumped mixes as normal fare. 

We will keep you updated with the work 

at the airport—stay tuned! 

8,000 

Plants Worldwide 

for Astec, Inc. 

Astec, Inc. has added the numbers and is very excited to announce that there 

are over 8,000 plants in operation worldwide as part of the Astec family and the 

number is growing. 

Since it was founded in 1972, Astec has grown to become a world leader in asphalt 

plant production. Among the 8,000 Astec plants are plants and components 

produced by Astec acquisitions Barber-Green, McCarter, Esstee, and Dillman. Astec 

supports all these plants—some that have been in operation for over 40 years— 

with parts and service. 

For peace-of-mind, Astec service and engineering back up all Astec plants in the 

Astec family. Astec helps operators around the world maintain equipment with OEM 

parts and a global network of Astec service technicians. In fact, Astec Parts Sales 

is available around the clock and around the world to help operators maintain their 

equipment, be it one of the 8,000 Astec plants or any other brand. 


Upgrading 

to Handle 

TEXAS IS HOME TO Madden 

Contracting’s Longview 

Asphalt operations, owned 

by David Madden. In 2010, 

Madden contacted Astec, Inc. 

and set in motion a retrofit of 

an asphalt drum to handle RAP 

(reclaimed asphalt pavement or 

recycled asphalt product). The 

project called for a custom-design 

of a recycle collar and recycle 

breeching to Madden’s existing 

Standard Haven 100” (254 cm) 

drum. 

The Situation 

David Madden needed to upgrade 

the asphalt plant to accommodate 

RAP in its hot-mix asphalt. The 

existing drum was not designed to 

handle RAP, only virgin aggregate. 

The drum did not have any recycle 

inlets to accept recycled material. 

The solution was a phone call 

away. 

Astec’s Regional Sales Manager 

Havis Tatum addressed Madden’s 

needs and presented a quote for 

review. Madden approved and 

Astec started a custom-design for 

the retrofit. 

The Upgrade 

The retrofit project consisted 

of a recycle collar and recycle 

breeching mounted around the 

drum. Holes were cut into the 

drum to create inlets. Madden 

provided his own RAP bin and 

made a conveyor to go to the 

Asphalt producer receives retrofit 

recycle collar and breeching 

feeder. Astec upgraded the 

controls so Madden could run 

any percentage of RAP that 

was needed to meet certain 

design specifications for hot-mix 

asphalt—up to 20 percent RAP. 

Inside the drum were 18 cup 

flights for mixing. The flights act 

as blenders for the hot virgin rock 

and the recycled aggregate. The 

RAP enters the drum through the 

inlets and is blended before the 

liquid asphalt is sprayed into the 

mix. 

The hot-mix builds up inside the 

drum. The flow of the material 

through the drum is controlled 

with a material dam. In this 

case, the dam installed was 

approximately 109” (277 cm) 

diameter x 10” (25 cm) tall. The 

controlled movement creates the 

right thickness of the mix. 

It took about four weeks to 

manufacture at Astec and about 

three days to weld the collar and 

breeching on the drum on-site. 

The Benefits of Recycling 

If recycle is processed and 

treated the same as virgin 

materials, mixes with up to 50 

percent RAP can be produced, 

while maintaining a level of 

quality that is equal or superior 

to that of all-virgin HMA (hotmix 

asphalt). When properly 

processed and mixed, RAP can 

significantly reduce the cost of 

asphalt production. RAP has the 

added advantage of conserving 

natural resources and providing 

more miles of pavement from 

available revenues. As virgin 

resources become more limited 

and prices rise, contractors with 

the technology to efficiently 

obtain, process, and utilize RAP in 

HMA mixes will have a significant 

competitive advantage. 

The Process 

Astec makes customer service 

a priority at every level. When it 

comes to upgrades or retrofits, 

a personal visit and attention to 

the needs of the customer are 

met. Any Astec Regional Parts 

Manager, and/or one of our two 

engineers dedicated solely to the 

Parts Department, will go to the 

customer’s plant to discuss what 

they are expecting and to get 

correct dimensions to make initial 

drawings. Once the drawings 

are complete, Astec engineers 

analyze the findings and the Parts 

Sales Coordinators prepare the 

quotation for the customer’s 

approval and it’s off to the races. 

In Madden’s case, the engineers 

looked to see if the drum was 

long enough to get a proper 

temperature and mix of the 

aggregate or if the drum needed 

to be lengthened. Once the design 

was agreed on that would meet 

all of his needs, the specifications 

were presented to Madden for 

approval. 

“We do all the measurements; do 

all the drawings; there’s no charge 

to the customer,” said Tatum. 

“The customer approves the 

design before the project goes to 

manufacturing.” 

The end result was a satisfied 

customer with the ability to 

incorporate RAP into his hot-mix 

asphalt. 


about retrofitting or upgrading an existing Astec drum call 

Susan Ketchum, Parts Manager: 

423-827-1302 

Fax: 423-867-7609 • E-mail: sketchum@astecinc.com 


Crushing 

theRun 

on the 

Tracked equipment helps 

contractor meet deadlines 

IN THE PAST, WITH RECYClE 

jobs, we would typically break, 

haul, crush, and truck before 

we put the material back down,” 

said Jason Marmann, equipment 

manager for CJ Moyna & Sons 

Inc., based in Elkader, (eastern) 

Iowa. But Marmann said Moyna’s 

recycle projects in the past 

had all been county and state 

road projects. “Crushing along 

a 10-mile stretch of Interstate, 

however—this was a first for us,” 

he said. 

Marmann is referring to 10 miles 

(16 km) of northbound I-35 in 

south-central Iowa. The highway 

was concrete with asphalt 

overlay, and Moyna had won 

the bid to pull the old pavement, 

handle grading, recycle the 

asphalt and concrete, and place 

the material back on-site for use 

as subbase and granular subbase 

prior to paving. 

Although Moyna was founded 

in 1947 as a grading contractor, 

over the years the company 

has grown to include mining 

and processing of stone, sand, 

and gravel, as well as concrete 

and asphalt recycling; today it 

has about 220 employees and a 

second office in Cedar Rapids. 

“We’ve handled aggregate and 

recycle processing since 2000,” 

Marmann noted. “And we have a 

pretty large fleet of portable and 

tracked equipment that we use 

for recycle jobs in our smaller 

pits and for added production. 

But when we won this I-35 

project, we knew we needed to 

find tracked equipment with the 

production capacity that would 

allow us to crush all of the 

material on-site.” 

The ability to crush recycled 

asphalt and concrete on-site 

is not only a cost-saver to the 

contractor—trucking material 

is arguably the highest cost 

incurred in a project such as this, 

even if the material is recycled for 

reuse—but the practice is also 

environmentally friendly and it 

boosts safety with fewer trucks 

on the road during the project. 

Walk the line 

Moyna determined that for the 

I-35 grading and recycling job, 

the best solution would be to 

employ tracked plants that could 

follow the grade and move under 

their own power. And Marmann 

said that ideally Moyna wanted 

a tracked processing system 

that would allow the company 

to crush, screen, and windrow 

material as it simultaneously 

walked the grade along the 

highway—crushing on the run, 

so to speak. “We had another 

project going on at the same time 

as the I-35 project—a runway 

project for the Cedar Rapids 

airport—so we needed mobile 

equipment that would give us 

good production, too. We knew 

we would have to pull it off of 

I-35 in the middle of the job 

and use it at the airport before 

taking it back to I-35,” he said. 

“So the two projects justified the 

equipment purchase. And the 

only manufacturer we found with 

equipment that could process 

material on the go and meet our 

production goals was KPI-JCI.” 


“There’s three inches of milled asphalt off the top of the concrete put onto the 

shoulder, creating a windrow for us,” said Dustin Ryan of CJ Moyna. “We walk 

down the line and crush to 1-1/2 inch subbase; we average about 1,600 feet a 

day in an eight-hour period. We’re moving almost every 20 seconds depending 

on the size of the material; larger material may take us 40 seconds for each move 

forward. The controls of the equipment allow for a small crew. We’re extremely 

pleased with the results; the FT5260 impact crusher and the FT6203 screen are 

well engineered and versatile.” 

Marmann was familiar with 

KPI-JCI; Moyna owned several 

crushing, screening, and washing 

plants manufactured by the Astec 

companies, and had also rented 

KPI-JCI equipment occasionally 

when projects demanded 

additional equipment. He had 

worked closely with factory 

personnel in Yankton, South 

Dakota, and Eugene, Oregon, 

as well as Moyna’s local dealer, 

Road Machinery & Supplies 

Co. (RMS), for prior equipment 

purchases, and this purchase 

was no different. “We had made 

factory visits in 2008 and 2009,” 

he said. “And even then we talked 

opportunities and where we see 

the market going. They were very 

hands-on and very open with the 

lines of communication. They 

listened and they have adjusted 

and tailored their products to fit 

the market.” Marmann said this 

willingness to work with Moyna 

also played into its ultimate 

equipment choice. The company 

made its decision in late 2009, 

and the tracked machines they 

ordered, a KPI-JCI FT5260 



To see the equipment in action, go to 

KPI-JCI’s Official Channel on YouTube 

to watch “One Tough Customer.” 

This project was Moyna’s first Interstate highway recycling job and KPI-JCI’s first setup with an FT5260 and FT6203 crushing and screening as the plants walked the grade. 

horizontal shaft impact (HSI) 

crushing plant and a KPI-JCI 

FT6203 6-ft x 20-ft (1.8 m x 6 m) 

three-deck horizontal screen plant, 

were delivered to the I-35 site near 

Osceola, Iowa, in April 2010. 

Moyna’s responsibility for the I-35 

project included pulling up the 

concrete with its asphalt overlay 

in a 10-mile (16 km) stretch 

along the northbound lanes. The 

milled asphalt was stockpiled 

along the outside shoulder. 

Moyna broke the concrete with an 

excavator and left it piled along 

the median shoulder. The asphalttreated 

base under the concrete 

was then chunked and laid on top 

of the asphalt overlay millings. 

As the company graded the road 

site, it crushed the asphalt with 

a KPI-JCI FT4240 closed-circuit 

HSI plant and put that material 

down on the graded road site 

as subbase. The FT5260 and 

FT6203 plants then processed 

the concrete material, fed at 6-in. 

minus, crushing and screening 

it to 1-1/2-in. for use as granular 

subbase. Marmann explained that 

the granular subbase provides 

excellent drainage for stormwater 

control. And after that step, the 

paving contractor for the job 

came in behind Moyna, adding 

asphalt-treated base followed 

by concrete pavement slabs to 

complete the project. Moyna’s 

role in the project wrapped up in 

August. 

Set Up and Go 

According to Marmann, when 

RMS delivered the plants, the 

dealer provided a pre-delivery 

inspection followed by setup and 

training. After that, Moyna put the 

plants to work and hasn’t looked 

back since. 

This project was Moyna’s first 

Interstate highway recycling job, 

and it was KPI-JCI’s first setup 

with an FT5260 and FT6203 

crushing and screening as the 

plants walked the grade. “For a 

first time for both sides, it went 

really well,” said Marmann. “If 

we had questions or little tweaks 

that needed to be done for our 

applications, between RMS and 

KPI-JCI, we could talk to them 

one day and have a solution by 

the next. It was pretty flawless. 

And the beauty of it—this setup 

is so versatile and useable—at 

one point when we needed 

material really quickly in one of 

our pits, we pulled the plants off 

of the I-35 job, unloaded at the 

pit, put the plants together and 

started crushing, just like that.” 

From the start, the tracked 

crusher and screen proved their 

worth under tight deadlines and 

unpredictable conditions. “We’ve 

had incredible amounts of rain 

in Iowa in the last two to three 

years,” Marmann said. “We have 

to have machines that work well 

when the sun shines, and also 

allow us to do some recycle 

processing in the rain. We used 

the equipment on the I-35 job for 

several weeks; then pulled it for 

about three weeks to use it at the 

Cedar Rapids airport, crushing 

old runway material for reuse; 

then we took it back to I-35.” 

In spite of heavy rain throughout 

southeast Iowa (from May 1 to 

mid-July 2010, the region had 

seen more than 55 inches of 

rain) and pulling the new KPI- 

JCI plants for other applications, 

CJ Moyna ultimately was able 

to complete its I-35 project on 

time and within budget. And 

the factors that helped Moyna 

meet its goals? “We had good 

equipment, and some fortunate 

weather breaks. The material 

itself also provided some 

breaks—we had good luck with 

our material,” Marmann said. 

“And personnel stepped up to 

meet the challenge. But if the 

equipment hadn’t performed 

for us, it would have been hard 

for us to make up for that lost 

time.” 


about KPI-JCI equipment, contact Ron Griess: 

800-542-9311 

Fax: 605-665-8858 • E-mail: rongriess@kolbergpioneer.com 


Purging Water From 

Hot Oil Systems 

at HMA Plants 

C.W. Matthews HMA plant 

in Kennesaw, Georgia 

A hot oil heater and an 

insulated piping system for 

heating asphalt and fuel. The 

heater heats heat transfer oil 

circulating through heating 

coils in two 30,000 gallon 

asphalt storage tanks, a 20,000 

gallon fuel tank, and a fuel 

pre-heater. The hot oil heater 

is a Heatec HC200. It has a 

manifold and four side pumps. 

Each side pump circulates 

heat transfer oil through an 

independent hot oil circuit. 


The most effective 

way to remove water 

from the system is 

convert it to steam. 

The Heatec HCS heater is commonly used at HMA plants that have a single hot oil circuit that circulates through heated storage tanks and other plant equipment. 

HAVE YOU NOTICED STEAM 

coming out of the vent 

pipe on the expansion 

tank of your hot oil heater? Or 

diminished flow of heat transfer 

oil? Or a dramatic increase in 

the temperature indication that 

appears on the high temperature 

controller? Or a separation of oil 

and water in the sight glass? Or 

a milky appearance of the heat 

transfer oil in the sight glass? 

If so, the hot oil system is likely 

contaminated with water. Water 

gets into the system as a result 

of condensation of the air in the 

heater’s hot oil expansion tank. 

The amount of water depends on 

how often the heater is operated 

and atmospheric conditions at the 

Please note that the purging 

procedure must be followed 

carefully. For a precise 

guide to purging water from 

hot oil systems employing 

Heatec HC and HCS heaters, 

download TEC-NOTE 6-10- 

235 from Heatec’s website: 

www.heatec.com. 

plant’s location. Heat transfer oil 

contaminated with water requires 

more energy to heat it. The more 

water it contains, the more it 

impairs the system. 

Why Worry about Water 

Accumulation? 

It takes one Btu of heat to raise the 

temperature of 1 pound of water 1 

degree Fahrenheit. But one Btu can 

raise the temperature of 1 pound 

of uncontaminated heat transfer 

oil about 2 degrees Fahrenheit. 

Therefore, heating oil contaminated 

with water takes much more heat 

and wastes energy. Moreover, the 

water can vaporize into steam that 

can damage the heater. 



The manifold on this Heatec HC heater connects to four independent hot oil circuits, each with its own side pump. Independent circuits provide more operating 

options than single circuits. 

When water is detected it should 

be purged from the system. 

This can take from two hours 

to two days or longer, resulting 

in downtime for the heater. The 

purge time depends on the 

amount of heat transfer oil in 

the system, the amount of water 

in the oil, and how the piping 

system is designed. 

How Does Water Get In? 

The expansion tank 

accommodates expansion and 

contraction of heat transfer 

oil during normal operation 

of the heating system. The 

tank is partially filled with heat 

transfer oil and is vented to the 

atmosphere (the unfilled space 

in the tank consists of air). As 

the heat transfer oil cools, it 

contracts and draws in fresh 

air. The cooling process causes 

moisture in the air to condense 

into water, which collects in the 

heat transfer oil and eventually 

moves into the heating circuit. 

Purging the Water 

Heatec HC or HCS heaters are 

designed to facilitate purging 

If you increase the temperatures in 

increments in excess of 10 degrees, the 

expansion tank may boil over. It is also 

important to make sure all the steam has 

exited the overflow/vent pipe to prevent 

the expansion tank from boiling over. 

water from the hot oil system. 

The most effective way to remove 

the water from their system 

is convert it to steam in the 

expansion tank and allow it to 

escape into the atmosphere. But 

this process must be confined 

to the expansion tank while 

avoiding the creation of steam in 

the circulating system. It requires 

careful manipulation of oil 

temperature and pressure. 

The process of purging water 

from the system includes several 

steps that require the resetting 

of valves on the heater to reroute 

the return fluid directly through 

the expansion tank. Since air in 

the expansion tank is constantly 

at atmospheric pressure, a 

temperature of 212 degrees 

Fahrenheit is all that is needed 

to change water into steam so it 

can escape through the overflow/ 

vent pipe. 

It is important to create and 

maintain a back pressure by 

adjusting the valve at the inlet of 

the expansion tank to restrict the 

flow of the fluid diverted into the 

tank. When doing so, be aware 

that increasing system pressure 

beyond its usual operating 

pressure can rupture worn parts. 

Always start cold and heat the 

oil slowly in increments of 10 

degrees to allow the water to boil 

out progressively. Failure to do so 

may create a violent reaction in 

the expansion tank as the waterladen 

heat transfer oil enters 

the tank and its pressure drops 

suddenly due to atmospheric 

pressure. 

Preventive Maintenance 

Routinely purging water from 

the hot oil heating system 

should be part of the preventive 

maintenance plan. By keeping the 

system in good working order, 

the heater will last longer and 

cost less to operate. 


about purging water from hot oil systems at HMA plants, 

call Heatec Service Manager Ron Henry 

800-235-5200 

Fax: 423-821-7673 • E-mail: rhenry@heatec.com 


green. 

Like mother-naturehits-the-Lotto 

green. 

It’s nice when the environmentally responsible thing and the profitable 

thing are one in the same. That’s exactly what being FRAP Ready 

brings to your operation. 

By incorporating a high percentage of Fractionated Reclaimed 

Asphalt Pavement into your mix, you will: Reduce the amount 

of virgin rock mined, use less oil, decrease the energy used 

for processing, conserve the energy used for trucking and lessen 

the pollution and CO produced at each step of the process. 

Oh, and you’ll also make money. Lots of it. The advantages of a 

FRAP Ready operation go well beyond being green. Use our 

online calculator at www.beFRAPready.com to learn what being 

FRAP Ready can mean to your operation. 

The ProSizer 2612V 

Calculate just how much you can save at beFRAPready.com. 

Call 800.545.2125 or contact your KPI-JCI or 

Astec Mobile Screens dealer to learn more.

Dealer and Customer 

Showcase the Carlson CP-90 

JOHNSTONE BROTHERS 

Equipment Corp. (JBEC) 

has been involved with 

asphalt paving equipment for 

two generations. The business 

has steadily grown due to 

its passion for good quality 

paving equipment, backed up 

by its product knowledge and 

unparalleled service. 

JBEC had a mandate in 2009 to 

procure a commercial asphalt 

paver with highway class 

characteristics for its rental fleet 

and for specific contractors 

with high-paving volume in the 

commercial marketplace. JBEC ‘s 

rental fleet consists of specialty 

asphalt equipment. Through 

extensive research, JBEC decided 

Road construction company 

paves a co-op in half the time. 

to purchase a rebuildable 

paver with heavy duty wear 

components. The Carlson CP-90 

met the criteria. 

Heavy Duty Wear 

Components 

“The screed is the most essential 

component on any asphalt 

paver,” said Greg Johnstone of 

Johnstone Brothers Equipment 

Corp. in Brampton, Ontario, 

Canada. “We are well aware of 

Carlson’s successful history in the 

screed market. Understandably, 

the Carlson CP-90 asphalt paver’s 

heavy duty screed complements 

this powerful package nicely. The 

electric heated screed, powered 

by an onboard hydraulically 

driven generator, makes paving 

days a joy when the mercury 

dips.” 

The Carlson CP-90 asphalt paver 

has massive conveyor chains 

and auger segments. The four 

conveyor bearings and four 

auger bearings are able to be 

greased similar to any highway 

class paver. The proportional 

auger control gives the operators 

a helping hand. On all other 

similar-size commercial pavers, 

the augers fill up and then stop 

[the edge swells out]. As the 

pile height decreases, the edge 

shrinks. The result of the uneven 

edge is commonly attributed 

to the paver operator’s inability 

to keep the paver straight. The 

proportional auger system on 

the CP-90 reduces this problem 

as the swelling and shrinking is 

controlled by the proportional 

augers. 

Dealer Preference in Pavers 

JBEC purchased their first CP-90 

asphalt paver in May 2009. The 

success of this paver in its rental 

fleet demanded additions. In 

2010, JBEC operated three rental 


All in the Mix 

HL-4 is used regularly by the MTO 

because it is flexible enough to 

serve as both a surface coarse 

and base coarse mix. HL-4 can 

be designed either as a 12.5 

mm mix or a 19 mm Superpave 

mix. Under Superpave, the 

nominal maximum aggregate 

size of a mix is defined as one 

sieve larger than the first sieve 

to retain more than 10 percent 

aggregate by mass. The MTO 

developed a specification for a 

16 mm Superpave gradation to 

better characterize HL-4, although 

Superpave does not have a 16 

mm classification. The gradation 

tolerances for standard Ontario 

mixes such as HL-1, HL-3, 

HL-4, HL-8, and Heavy Duty 

Binder Coarse (HDBC) generally 

match the control points of the 

respective Superpave gradation 

classes. 

Carlson CP-90 asphalt pavers. 

Similarly, JBEC placed other 

Carlson pavers in the marketplace 

with clientele searching for a 

long-lasting and rebuildable 

asphalt paver. 

“Carlson’s ability to listen and 

implement the paver users’ 

concerns is tremendous and 

will set them apart for years to 

come,” said Johnstone. 

The Murray Group 

When it comes to quality 

paving, The Murray Group 

Limited services Wellington 

County and surrounding areas 

of Southwestern Ontario, 

Canada. The company’s asphalt 

paving crews handle Ministry of 

Transportation (MTO), municipal 

commercial, industrial, and 

residential projects. 

The Murray Group purchased 

a Carlson CP-90 paver in 2010 

“The electric heated screed, powered by an 

onboard hydraulically driven generator, makes 

paving days a joy when the mercury dips.” 

~Greg Johnstone 

and recently completed a co-op 

project in Drayton, Ontario. 

“The co-op was completed in 

one day,” said Fred Haug of The 

Murray Group. “It would have 

taken two days with our other 

paver.” 

Over Gravel in Two lifts 

The paving was completed over 

gravel in two lifts using two 

different blends of asphalt—270 

tons (245 tonnes) of base (HL-8) 

and 245 tons (222 tonnes) of top 

coat (HL-4). 

“We put down 2 inches (5 cm) of 

base coat and then put 1½ inches 

(3.8 cm) as top coat,” said Haug. 

“The project called for a heavy 

duty asphalt to handle truck 

loads.” 

The Murray Group classifies 

the Carlson CP-90 as an “allaround 

good paver,” and due 

to the equipment’s controls and 

features, good quality paving is 

produced. 

“We have been able to do more 

jobs and maintain a standard of 

quality unmatched by our other 

older paver,” said Haug. “Our 

projects range from patching on 

roads, to driveways, parking lots, 

and streets.” 


about Carlson Paving products, just ask for the Sales Department: 

253-875-8000 

Fax: 253-846-2703 • E-mail: tomt@carlsonpaving.com 

Website: www.carlsonpavingproducts.com 


Proactive: 

Take the Lead 

to Improve 

Performance 

Astec’s advanced customer 

schools offered a winter 

session full of learning and 

valuable information sharing. 


1 2 3 

SOlD OUT! The winter 

customer school started 

January 10 and ran 

through February 24, 2011, 

running for a total of five weeks 

to accommodate attendees. The 

theme, “Are You Prepared,” 

focused on taking the lead to 

improve performance. The 

sessions offered training on 

skill sets and knowledge to be 

proactive on plant operations and 

maintenance. 

Expertise and Experience 

After attending one of the fourday 

sessions, customers are 

empowered to eliminate many 

service calls, troubleshoot plant 

operation issues, gain more 

from service calls, and get their 

plants back up and running 

faster, maximizing the plant’s full 

potential. The training provides 

more knowledge about the 

plant features and components, 

making for better operators in 

the field. 

Dr. J. Don Brock, Astec founder 

and CEO, opened the sessions 

with a presentation on the time 

and money savings that can be 

achieved through being prepared 

before the initial service call. 

1) A student troubleshoots a load cell on a weighbridge. 2) Astec instructor 

Steve Corcoran shows students how to test burner limits. 3) Students 

troubleshoot PLC hardware. 4) Astec instructor Rick Hodge demonstrates how 

to adjust burner limits. 

Other presentations included: 

• Get Prepared: Stack Testing 

• Dust: Cellulose, Fiber, Anti- 

Strip – How? Why? What? 

• Intense Wear: Maintenance 

and Care Technologies 

• Maximize Uptime: Don’t Let 

Your Equipment Manage You 

• Take Control: PM II and TC II 

Overview 

4 

Hands-on Training 

The school is designed for 

customers and non-customers 

wanting detailed information on 

the asphalt industry and hotmix 

asphalt (HMA) production. 

Those in attendance included 

experienced operators who 

wanted to enhance their skills, 

new operators wanting to 

increase their knowledge level, 

and active owners and managers 

wanting to keep their skill sharp. 

Sessions included: 

• Maintenance and Calculating 

Calibrations 

• Start-up and Common Control 

Mistakes Management 

• Silos, Cones, and Drag 

Conveyor Care 

• Environmental Regulations, 

Controls, and Baghouse Care 

• Overall Plant Performance 

Improvements 

With new equipment for 2011, 

the session on burner training 

was enhanced for greater 

learning. The actual, full-size 

Whisper Jet ® , Phoenix ® Talon, 

and Phoenix ® Fury Burners 

were on hand with real burner 

controls and lights on all limits 

for better burner maintenance 

and troubleshooting. The session 

included training on keeping the 

controls properly calibrated. 

A session on Heatec Tanks and 

Heaters at Heatec, Inc. was 

included along with tours of the 

Astec and Heatec manufacturing 

facilities. 

Being proactive—that’s the key to 

great plant operations. 


Astec Technology 

Delivers Solutions 

M.H.C., A USO 9001:2000 

corporation presided by 

Mr. Mario Huertas Cotes, 

is a leading road contractor 

with headquarters in Bogota, 

Colombia, South America. M.H.C. 

was established in 1975 and 

specializes in engineering and 

mining, as well as dams, bridges, 

and heavy road construction 

using asphalt. On some of these 

roads, M.H.C. has remained as 

a concessionary partner with all 

maintenance operations. In 1994, 

M.H.C. obtained the coveted 

National Engineering Prize for the 

Sesquile dam. 

In 2009, M.H.C. purchased a 6’ 

Astec Portable Double Barrel ® 

plant equipped with two RAP 

bins, a Green System, and 

one 100-ton (91 tonnes) New 

Generation silo. This plant is 

currently receiving a second silo 

and a truck scale extension. This 

plant is installed in Bucaramanga, 

Colombia. 

Securing land and 

Aggregates 

M.H.C. currently has two 

contracts with INVIAS (National 

Highway Institute). One contract 

consists of rehabilitation and 

maintenance of roads located in 

Montería, in the department of 

Córdoba, with a mix use of 

15.000 metric tons per month at 

an elevation of 1,000 feet (305 

m) above sea level. One of the 

issues related to this contract was 

the procurement of aggregates, 

which led the contractor to use 

limestone with great results. 


Colombian Contractor Tackles 

Specifications for Asphalt Road Work 

In 2009, M.H.C. purchased a 6’ Astec Portable Double Barrel ® plant 

equipped with two RAP bins, a Green System, and one 100-ton New 

Generation silo. This plant is currently receiving a second silo and a truck 

scale extension. This plant is installed in Bucaramanga, Colombia. 

The second contract was for the 

study, design, land use, social, 

environmental, and construction 

aspects of a four-lane highway 

between Bucaramanga and 

Cúcuta (250 km/155 miles), 

located in the department of 

Santander. The main issue with 

this project was obtaining the 

land to install the asphalt plant 

and crushing equipment. The end 

result was installing the Astec 

equipment in the limestone quarry 

outside the city of Bucaramanga 

called Surata. 

Astec Delivers Solution 

According to President Mario 

Huertas, the Astec plant was 

the best solution to guarantee 

a permanent and ready supply 

of hot mix while meeting the 

contractor’s specifications. 

“The delivered product is very 

homogenous and the plant is well 

below the local environmental 

gas emissions standards and 

calories (heat) emissions to 

the atmosphere,” explained 

Mr. Huertas. “The 95-percent 

uptime and safety features of the 

plant have greatly contributed 

to an overall cost reduction in 

production.” 

Mr. Huertas also noted the 

reduction in the cost of 

consumables, burner fuel, and a 

reduction in the oxidation of the 

daily mix production. 

Technology Works 

Mr. Huertas praised the innovation 

of the Astec equipment when it 



President Mario Huerta’s operations also include the Astec Mobile Screens’ ProSizer and Telsmith’s crushing and classifying equipment. 

came to the Double Barrel Green ® 

System and New Generation 

Storage Silos: 

“The Green System added to the 

Double Barrel drum mixer allows 

me to reduce fuel consumption 

and increase production, “ said 

Huertas. “The warm mix asphalt 

does not need the addition of 

expensive commercial additives; 

using water with the mix along 

with the liquid asphalt cement is 

all that is needed.” 

Since 1986, Mr. Huertas has 

been learning more about the 

advantages of mix storage and 

became an admirer of the silos 

for asphalt plants. 

When asked specifically about 

the storage silos, Mr. Huertas 

continued: 

“We are able to store mix in 

the Astec New Generation HMA 

storage silo for four days without 

the loss of mix quality,” said 

Huertas. By keeping the silo full, 

the plant is always ready to meet 

customer demand; equipment 

efficiency is maximized and 

material waste is reduced. 

In storage mode, the silos are 

completely sealed at the top 

and the bottom to prevent 

oxidation. Huertas explained, 

“I have become convinced that 

silos allow you to increase daily 

According to President Mario 

Huertas, the Astec plant was 

the best solution to guarantee 

a permanent and ready supply 

of hot mix while meeting the 

contractor’s specifications. 

production with a substantial 

reduction in operational costs for 

the mix made on the previous 

day, which allows a better and 

more efficient use of human 

resources to mix transport trucks 

to feed the road works.” 

Partnership with Astec 

To date, M.H.C. has three 

Telsmith aggregate classifiers 

(Model 2561T), two impact 

crushers (Model FT4240), one 

vertical axis impact crusher 2500, 

one Astec Mobile Screens model 

PTSC (Model 3618Vm), and one 

ProSizer (Model 2612V). 

“The relationship with Astec is 

a partnership that goes beyond 

basic customer service,” 

acclaimed Huertas. “The Astec 

group knows its products; knows 

how to relate the technologies to 

my applications; and knows how 

to provide excellence in customer 

service—this is evident through 

all Astec divisions and the people 

that represent the company, 

including our Colombia Astec 

Agent, Rodriguez and Londono 

S.A.” 

Meeting the standards required 

by M.H.C.’s customers is not a 

problem according to Huertas, 

who said Astec listened to 

his technical and business 

suggestions, thus allowing him 

to purchase equipment to provide 

better production, a reduced 

maintenance cost, and a better 

mix quality to his operations. 

“In terms of service, Astec has 

been very effective, receptive, 

timely, and very experienced,” 

said Mr. Huertas. “With the 

conditions in Colombia, we need 

a good response on parts for 

routine maintenance.” 

Mr. Huertas continued, “Astec has 

maintained the added value with 

its customers through its postsale 

relationship between local 

agents and end customers.” 

Future Projects 

Huertas is waiting for the 

Colombian government to 

push forward with the road 

infrastructure projects which 

consider bridges, tunnels, 

hydroelectric power dams, as well 

as all other infrastructure that 

was damaged by the recent heavy 

rains at the end of 2010 and early 

2011. 

“I am sure that once the tenders 

are laid out with specifications 

and work requirements, we are 

going to be able to participate 

with the help from Astec by 

analyzing the most efficient 

and practical equipment to 

do the job,” affirmed Mr. 

Huertas. 


about Astec’s hot-mix plants, call Diane Hunt at Astec: 

423-867-4210 

Fax: 423-867-3570 • E-mail: dhunt@astecinc.com 


Astec 

Concrete 

Products 

Group Exhibited 

at World of 

Concrete 2011 

FOR THOSE THAT ATTENDED 

World of Concrete (WOC) in 

Las Vegas earlier this year, 

it was noticeable that attendance 

and the number of exhibits were 

down slightly. With ConExpo- 

Con/Agg coming up in March, a 

percentage of contractors opted 

to attend only one trade show 

this year, and the WOC numbers 

reflected the choice. 

The event organizer stated that 

the contractors that ventured 

to WOC were mostly qualified 

decision makers seeking the 

newest technology to gain 

a foothold in the changing 

landscape of a new economy. 

The buzz among exhibitors, 

attendees, and presenters was 

the expected turnaround for 

concrete consumption as the 

aging infrastructure continues to 

need repair. 

Astec Demonstrated 

Innovation 

The Astec exhibit combined 

Concrete Plants, KPI-JCI, Astec 

Mobile Screens, and Heatec 

together displaying innovative 

technology for producing 

concrete and bagged cement 

products. Heatec representatives 

were on hand with their 

state-of-the-art technology 

ideal for heating mix water or 

stockpiles. Astec, Inc. and its 

sister companies showcased 

the dynamic design of Astec 

equipment working together 

to provide concrete production 

solutions. 

“We demonstrated how these 

technologies merge to produce 

Calibrated-Concrete,” said Jim 

Johnson, director of sales for 

concrete plants. This year Astec 

introduced the term Calibrated- 

Concrete as an appropriate 

description of the result of these 

components working together 

with precision. 

According to Johnson, the Astec 

booth had more visitors to their 

exhibit space than in 2010. 

“This year’s exhibit highlighted 

on-site equipment for screening 

aggregate to fractioned sizes, and 

Continuous Blending technology 

for consistent concrete,” said 

Johnson, “and that captured 

the attention of visitors looking 

for improved solutions to their 

problems.” 

Contractors can screen for 

principal fractions to dramatically 

improve their control over 

aggregate gradation. With wellgraded 

mixes, the contractor can 

make cement paste volumes that 

are on target to make strength, 

but not be over-designed without 

too much heat, without too much 

shrinkage, and without wasted 

dollars. 

Continuous Blending uses 

live-gate agg bins, accurately 

calibrated, to proportion the dry 

materials onto the conveyor in 

such a way to match the recipe in 

layers, as material flows directly 

into the Astec Twin-Shaft Mixer. 

Mix water is controlled precisely 

to 9 oz per yard, below ¼-percent 

accuracy. Batching is a process 

of the past, along with inaccurate 

gate jogging, inaccurate free falls, 

and wasted batches of out-ofspec 

mix. 

Johnson added: “With virtually 

no variation in materials, concrete 

is made right and performs 

exactly as expected … Calibrated- 

Concrete is the solution for a 

range of problems.” 

Astec brings ways for 

contractors to bid competitively 

and actually increase their 

margins—a great recipe for the 

new economy. 


about the equipment and solutions for concrete products, 

please call Jim Johnson, Director of Sales, Concrete: 

800-468-5938 

Fax: 423-867-1426 • E-mail: jjohnson@astecinc.com 


NEWS 

Astec Traveled to 

Bauma China 2010 

Bauma China 2010 was held 

in Shanghai last November 

(November 23-26) and Astec, 

Inc. displayed its Six Pack ® 

Portable plant with its Licensee 

Partner, XRMC of Xian, China. 

This was the first official 

cooperation between the two 

companies in terms of promoting 

Astec technology with its new 

partner as a representative for 

Astec equipment. XRMC devoted 

much of their “press” time to 

promoting the Astec alliance and 

technology. 

According to Bauma China, 

the trade show exceeded 

expectations and set records 

in exhibition space, exhibitors, 

and attendees. For Astec, it 

showcased the official launch of 

its Double Barrel ® technology in 

China. 

“The trade show provided a 

platform for Astec to demonstrate 

its commitment to the 

international markets with valued 

local partnerships for service, 

parts, and technical support,” 

Astec, Inc. displayed its Six Pack Portable plant with its Licensee Partner, XRMC of Xian, China. 

said Steve Claude, vice president, 

international sales, for Astec, 

Inc. 

Roadtec to Introduce 

New Products at 

ConExpo 

Roadtec will be introducing 

the SX-5 mid-size stabilizer/ 

reclaimer, the FM-85 heavy-duty, 

front-mounted broom, and a 

new generation Shuttle Buggy ® 

Introducing the new Roadtec SX-5 

Stabilizer/Reclaimer. 

material transfer vehicle at 

ConExpo. 

The new Roadtec SX-5 stabilizer 

features a 540 horsepower (403 

kW) CAT ® C15 engine. The SX-5 

comes with a 96” (244 cm) wide 

drum and weighs in at less than 

60,000 lbs (27,200 kg). The 

stabilizer/reclaimer is capable of a 

true cutting depth of 18” (46 cm). 

Water and emulsion systems, 

enclosed operator cab, and many 

other options are available. 

The new Roadtec FM-85 

broom is a heavy-duty piece 

of machinery featuring an 83 

horsepower (61 kW) CAT ® 3.4T 

engine. It weighs in at 6,000 lbs 

(2,720 kg). A patent-pending 

brush head allows the brush 

to side-shift up to 15” (38 

cm). Thanks to an innovative 

telescoping feature, the unit can 

accommodate broom lengths of 

6, 7, and 8 feet (183, 213, and 

244 cm). 

Meet the new Roadtec FM-85 heavyduty 

broom. 

The new generation E-series 

Shuttle Buggy material transfer 

vehicle has enhanced conveyor 

wear resistance, which will lower 

contractors’ operating costs. A 

new adjustable width front hopper 

allows the E-series to work with 

trucks of widths commonly used 

in countries outside the U.S. The 

dual operator stations of the 

machine have been enhanced and 

can now slide sideways past the 

outer edge of the main frame, 

which improves visibility. 

The machine monitoring/ 

diagnostic software will be 

shown in the booth. Visitors will 

be able to see the data provided 

by the system on a computer 

screen mounted on a demo kiosk 

and also the actual machine 

from where the data is being 

pulled. 


NEWS 

Astec Attended 

Asphaltica 2010 

Astec, Inc. attended Asphaltica 

2010 held in Padova, Italy, in 

November 2010, and was among 

one of the approximate 180 

exhibitors. The show targeted the 

asphalt and roadway industry. 

Astec displayed its relocatable 

plant and introduced its 

equipment and technology to 

roughly 10,000 visitors. The trade 

show was the first cooperation 

in working with a local agent, 

Veneta Tecnologie, of Vicenza, 

Italy. 

“The show met our expectations,” 

said Steve Claude, vice president, 

international sales for Astec, 

Inc. “We are following up on the 

interest expressed at the show by 

several contractors.” 

(left to right) Nathalie Fourrier, Director of Sales, Europe, Astec Inc.; customer, Riccardo Cartabia, C.A.M.P. Srl, Sassari, 

Italy; Astec agent for Italy, Dragan Stevanovic, Export-Import Manager, Venta Techologie; and customer, Massimo 

Pischedda, C.A.M.P. Srl, Sassari, Italy (face partially hidden) 

New Logos For Astec 

Companies 

Astec companies Telsmith, Inc., 

Breaker Technology, Inc. (BTI), 

and Osborn Engineered Products 

announce the debut of newly 

designed logos which support 

ongoing global, single-source 

marketing initiatives. 

According to Astec Industries Vice 

President Rick Patek, “Our new 

logos are a symbol of the size and 

strength of the Astec organization. 

Although each Astec company 

is an independent operation 

committed to customer-focused 

relationships and targeted product 

development, their collaboration 

within the Astec family of 

companies offers customers 

superior single-source solutions 

backed by a worldwide network 

of product engineers, distributors, 

manufacturing facilities, and parts 

and service support.” 

Mequon, Wisconsin-based 

Telsmith, Inc. is a leading 

manufacturer of minerals 

processing equipment and fully 

integrated systems to companies 

within the crushed stone, sand 

and gravel, concrete and asphalt 

recycling, and metals mining 

industries. Its primary products 

include cone crushers, jaw 

crushers, primary and secondary 

impact crushers, portable 

and modular crushing plants, 

stationary systems, washing 

equipment, vibrating screens 

and feeders, and portable and 

stationary conveyors. 

BTI manufactures and distributes 

a wide range of mine, quarry, 

and construction and demolition 

equipment. Specializing in 

hydraulic hammers, mobile rock 

breakers, stationary and portable 

rockbreaker systems, construction 

and demolition attachments, BTI 

is also well recognized for their 

full line of underground utility 

vehicles including mobile scalers, 

scissors lifts, crane trucks, lube 

trucks, anfo loaders, shotcrete 

mixers and placers, cassette 

systems, and personnel vehicles. 

Osborn Engineered Products 

is based in Johannesburg, 

South Africa, and serves the 

mining and quarry industries 

as a manufacturer of minerals 

processing equipment. Its 

primary products include cone 

crushers, jaw crushers, Apron 

Feeders, Coal Crushers, modular 

stationary systems, and large 

mining vibrating screens and 

feeders. 


NEWS 

French and Spanish Spoken Here 

Excellent customer service has been one 

of the hallmarks of Astec, Inc. since its 

founding in 1972. To provide the same 

excellent service to its growing base of 

international customers, the Astec Parts 

Department welcomes two new multilingual 

parts technicians to the team. 

Mélanie Goudreau-Ash is originally from 

Québec, Canada, and is fluent in French 

and English. She has over 13 years of 

international trade experience having 

worked for various worldwide shipping 

and logistics companies in both the United 

States and Canada. 

Andrea Cardoso is from Sao Paulo, Brazil, 

and her first language is Portuguese. 

Andrea is fluent in English and Spanish as 

well. She moved to the United States 25 

years ago. Her work experience for the past 

12 years has been in the insurance industry, 

managing international accounts in Central, 

South America, as well as Asia. 

Mélanie Goudreau-Ash 

Andrea Cardoso 

Astec Appoints Dymov Director of Sales, 

Northern Europe 

In January, Astec, Inc. announced the appointment of Sergey 

Dymov as director of sales, Northern Europe. Mr. Dymov will be 

responsible for the sales and support of Astec hot-mix asphalt 

plants and equipment in his region. 

Dymov has an extensive background in the hot-mix asphalt 

industry, having managing director and business unit responsibility 

for NCC Roads (Sweden) and ABZ-1 (St. Petersburg, Russia). 

Steve Claude, vice president of international sales, commented that 

“Sergey’s knowledge and business acumen of the asphalt industry, 

combined with his strong personal skills 

and attributes, will serve him well in 

his new assignment. Having personally 

purchased and operated Astec HMA 

plants, he is already a strong advocate of 

what our technology offers.” 

Dymov has a diploma in International 

Economics from the St. Petersburg 

University of Economy and Finance. He 

is fluent in Russian and English, with 

a working knowledge of German and 

Swedish. Sergey Dymov 

 

Advantages in the 

Small Business Jobs 

Act of 2010 

The U.S. federal government 

has created tax incentives 

to help you save money on 

your 2010 and 2011 tax bills. 

On September 27, 2010, 

President Obama signed into 

law the Small Business Jobs 

Act (SBJA), which can mean 

big savings on 2010 and 2011 

equipment. This new law offers 

valuable tax advantages when 

investing in capital equipment 

in 2010. 

Small Business Jobs Act 

(SBJA) of 2010 

To be eligible for the 2010 

depreciation bonus, the 

equipment must meet the 

following requirements: 

• The equipment must be 

depreciable under the 

Modified Accelerated Cost 

Recovery System (MACRS) 

and have a depreciation 

recovery period of 20 years 

or less. The SBJA also allows 

the use of depreciation bonus 

for certain types of water 

utility property, software, and 

leasehold improvements. 

• The equipment must be new. 

In other words, the original 

use of the equipment must 

commence with the taxpayer 

claiming the depreciation 

bonus after December 31, 

2009, and before January 1, 

2011. 

• The equipment must 

be purchased between 

December 31, 2009, and 

before January 1, 2011. 

• The equipment must be 

placed in service before 

January 1, 2011. 

By lowering the taxable income, 

the depreciation bonus (for new 

equipment) and Sec. 179 (for 

new and used equipment) can 

dramatically cut 2010 and 2011 

federal tax bills, giving the ability 

to free up cash in the near 

term. 

How does the depreciation 

bonus work? Companies 

that bought new equipment 

in 2010 can depreciate 50 

percent of the cost in the 

first year, plus the percentage 

of the remaining basis in 

the equipment that would 

ordinarily be depreciable 

under the MACRS. For a 

$100,000 piece of equipment 

with a five-year MACRS life, 

the first year depreciation 

under the ARRA would be 

$60,000: $50,000 depreciation 

bonus, plus 20 percent of the 

remaining $50,000 in basis. 

More information is available at 

www.depreciationbonus.org. 

Also, be sure to consult with a 

tax professional for complete 

details as some states may 

vary. 


NEWS 

KPI-JCI and Astec 

Mobile Screens Held 

Annual Dealer Event 

KPI-JCI and Astec Mobile Screens 

held their 2010 National Dealer 

Conference (NDC) in Eugene, 

Oregon, in September hosting 

nearly 120 dealer and company 

representatives. The annual 

event featured local wine tours, 

a golf tournament, new product 

information, and social events. 

Keynote Speaker for the event 

was Christine Corelli who 

spoke on Best Practices of Top 

Performing Equipment Dealer 

Organizations. Other highlights 

of the event included an 

Equipment Carnival where eight 

new pieces of equipment were 

showcased, product breakout 

sessions, a dealer’s only 

meeting, and a wrap up 

trivia session. Carson 

stated, “We provided 

an opportunity for our 

dealers to climb around 

and really see some of 

our new equipment and 

features and we were 

able to arm them with 

competitive information 

and great product features 

and benefits. Hopefully 

they got everything they 

were looking for out of 

our event, and had a good 

time doing it.” 

The 2011 KPI-JCI 

and Astec Mobile 

Screens National Dealer 

Conference will be held 

during September in New 

Orleans, Louisiana. 

The equipment carnival featured eight new pieces of KPI-JCI and Astec Mobile 

Screens equipment. 

Telsmith New 

Tel-Trax Model 

The new Tel-Trax Model TC52 is 

a high capacity, track-mounted 

cone crushing plant that is 

designed to work in conjunction 

with larger, high production, track 

primary plants (such as the Tel- 

Trax TJ3258 Jaw plant) to offer 

higher production, mine duty, 

track-mobile solutions. 

Built around the 400 hp, 

model 52SBS cone crusher, 

the TC52 is one of the largest 

track cone plants available in 

the industry today. The plant 

significantly boosts tonnage 

output in secondary and tertiary 

applications, while accepting 

larger feed (up to 12-inch topsize) 

when compared to the more 

common 300 hp units. 

For enhanced operating 

efficiencies, the Telsmith Tel-Trax 

Model TC52SBS is outfitted with 

automation controls that reduce 

the need for operator oversight. 

The system monitors parameters 

such as crusher overload, feed 

bin levels, diesel power supply, 

and the discharge conveyor to 

automatically adjust the feed 

rate. The automated controls 

package also allows a soft link 

to additional Tel-Trax crushing 

and screening plants to provide a 

completely linked and integrated 

processing solution. To learn 

more about the Tel-Trax, visit 

www.telsmith.com.

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