Aggregates Manager Digital Magazine
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12 AGGREGATES MANAGER / September 2017 PLANT PROFILE in and out," Mylroie says. "It was hard to get a good base established when we were moving it around. It shouldn't be moving anywhere now." A large percentage of what is pro- duced at the operation is used internally by the ready-mix concrete plant and the hot-mix asphalt plant. Everything else is trucked out. A Caterpillar 988 loader on site can load a customer truck in one and a half passes to get it on its way quickly. The ready-mix concrete plant is fed by one loader through a feeder with a movable conveyor system. The conveyor system is operated remotely by the loader operator. As the operator loads different materials, he can move the conveyor from one bin to the other as needed. The hot-mix asphalt plant is also automated and features four bins with a counter-flow drum where the flames go in one direction in the drum, and the aggre- gates go in the other. A percentage of the aggregate added to the mix is recycled asphalt pavement (RAP), which is added after the oil is heated by the burners. The operation is supplying material for several major projects in the area. One is a waste water treatment plant Hit the road with: collect them all! Flexible payment plans Downtime reimbursement Online certificates Flexible payment plans Downtime reimbursement Online certificates Hit the road with: collect them all! Protecting the rig that runs your business! Protecting the rig that runs your business! Protecting the rig that runs your business! Protecting the rig that runs your business! Progressive Casualty Ins. Co. & affi liates. All coverage subject to policy terms. 1-800-PROGRESSIVE 1-800-PROGRESSIVE PROGRESSIVE.com Most of the material produced at the operation is used internally to feed the com- pany's ready-mix concrete plant and the hot-mix asphalt plant, both of which are located on site.