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Astec Industries, Inc. I n v e s t i n g i n N e w P ro d u c t s a n d Te c h n o l o g i e s ENERGY Astec, Inc. Wood Pellet Processing Plant Astec's ground-breaking, state-of-the-art wood pellet plant features a number of industry-firsts and is poised to change the wood pellet production industry. The modular design with replicated parallel lines results in there being very few points in the process where any equipment failure can shut the entire plant down. In most other plants, a dryer outage would mean a total plant shutdown. In a 60 TPH Astec plant, a dryer outage means the plant continues to operate at 40 TPH. In fact, there are very few reasons why the plant would ever be completely shut down. Peterson 4310B Track Mounted Drum Chipper The 4310B drum chipper is suited for high volume biomass producers who have a wide variety of feed material from brush and small feed stock to logs up to 24 inches (61 cm) in diameter. The 4310B is powered by a 765 horsepower (570 kW) C18 Caterpillar engine. At 52,000 pounds (23600 kg), the track mounted 4310B is designed for operations requiring high production and frequent moves between jobs. Astec Underground DP-2000 Double Pump Trailer In 2012, the company introduced the Astec DP 2000 Double Pumper, a high-pressure, high-volume double fluid pumper for servicing natural gas or petroleum wells. The 1,900-horsepower unit is capable of a maximum discharge pressure of 15,000 psi and a maximum flow rate of 19.6 bpm @ 3734 psi. Heatec Portable "Frac" Water-Heating Unit This unit is used in recovering gas below the earth's surface. The process is known as hydraulic fracturing or "fracking." It involves injecting heated water into boreholes to break apart rock formations that contain oil and gas. The Heatec rig heats the feed water used in this process. The rig is portable and contains virtually everything needed to operate its heater. Only its feed water has to be provided from an external source. The main component of the rig is a high efficiency water heater. A gen-set provides electrical power for the heater. Fuel for the heater is stored in a built-in fuel tank. Water inlet and outlet pumps and water strainers are included. 6 Expanding Opportunities for Growth