Aggregates Manager Digital Magazine
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OPERATIONS ILLUSTRATED By Tina Grady Barbaccia, Contributing Editor Brad Stemper is a product manager for Case Construction Equipment (CE). His previous role was solutions marketing manager handling a variety of solutions, including emissions control technologies across the North American CE product line. He also worked with the sales channel and customers to identify ways to help their equipment and businesses operate more smoothly. He holds both a bachelor's and master's degree from the Milwaukee School of Engineering and has worked with Case since 1999 in a number of roles, including com- mercial training and as a technical specialist. Luke Van Wyk is an owner and national sales manager for Thunder Creek Equipment, an Iowa-based manufacturer dedicat- ed to bringing new and innovative solutions for handling fuels, fluids, and maintenance in the field. The company's applications include a proprietary two-in-one diesel exhaust fluid (DEF) pumping system used to ensure DEF cleanliness, and purity, par- ticularly in dirty off-road applications to keep selective catalytic reduction (SCR) systems and, thus, equipment working. Effectively Managing Mixed-Tier Equipment OUR EXPERTS AGGREGATES MANAGER / February 2018 25 Watch the temperature of DEF and how it affects shelf life. Conduct a comprehensive equipment inventory. Become familiar with and focus on specific equipment and tech- nologies you handle. Make distributors your top source of course information. Maintain a clean, closed fluid path when transferring diesel exhaust fluid (DEF).