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HOT-MIX MAGAZINE 30 VOLUME 19 NUMBER 1 I t's no secret that customers are wanting increased RAP (reclaimed asphalt pavement) usage in mixes and are in need of the equipment to give them the competitive edge, especially in large metro areas where RAP is in good supply. Coupled with dimin- ished money available for projects, cities and states are trying to get the most out of the funds available by looking for ways to counter the high cost of asphalt and still main- tain the quality of material. MEETING THE NEED Astec's innovative drum designs are able to provide customers with the equipment to meet their RAP needs. Whether it be zero or 100 percent RAP, Astec offers the fol- lowing: Nomad: 0% RAP Voyager 120: 0 to 30% RAP Unidrum: 0 to 40% RAP Double RAP 120: 0 to 40% RAP Double Barrel: 0 to 50% RAP Double Barrel HR: 0 to 65% RAP RAP King: 100% RAP COST EFFECTIVE According to Malcolm Swanson, president of Astec, Inc., the cost of asphalt is more likely to increase, rather than decrease, over time. "There's a serious need to be able to use as much RAP as possible without sacrificing the quality of produced materials, Swanson said. "To be able to build a quality road using RAP (using high-RAP per- centages) and still meet air pollu- tion limits (that's one of the issues with using high-RAP percentages The need for more RAP usage in mixes is driving the Astec equipment evolution. Taking RAP From 0 to 100 Astec's innovative drum designs increase RAP usage giving customers the competitive edge 13609_Astec_HotMixV19N1.indd 30 2/18/14 11:25 AM