Company: ASTE
Filing Date: 2025-02-26
Form Type: 10-K
Source: 0000792987-25-000013
Chunk: 177

Company: ASTEC INDUSTRIES INC
Filing Date: 2025-02-26
Form: 10-K
Item: Item 1
Chunk 177
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. We have been at the forefront of introducing groundbreaking innovations that have reshaped the landscape of asphalt and concrete production since our inception. A typical asphalt mixing plant comprises various components, including heating and storage equipment for liquid asphalt, cold feed bins for aggregate blending, a counter-flow continuous dryer drum, an emissions control baghouse, hot storage bins and a control house. In 1979, we introduced the concept of high plant portability, revolutionizing asphalt plants. The current generation features six or more portable components designed for easy transportation between construction sites. This innovation can serve to significantly reduce relocation expenses and operational interruptions.

Our Portable Self-Erect Cement Bins for the concrete industry provide low-profile mobile cement storage and ship pre-wired and pre-plumbed for quick setup. Customized concrete plants are engineered to fit within job site constraints across a wide range of concrete production applications.

Our patented water injection warm mix asphalt system stands out as a revolutionary advancement. This system allows the preparation and placement of asphalt mix at lower temperatures, resulting in substantial emissions reduction during paving and load-out. Unlike previous technologies, our multi-nozzle device eliminates the need for costly additives by creating microscopic bubbles through the mixing of water and asphalt cement.

Our burner products find applications across various industries, emphasizing customization for specific applications. From chemical plants to oil-and-gas refineries, offshore platforms, power generation plants and more, our burner products are known for their versatility and adaptability. Certain of our asphalt burner platforms are developed for retrofit applications and offer compatibility with most drum designs. Our investment in combustion technology aims to help customers achieve carbon footprint reduction goals. We offer burners that can use alternative fuels such as renewable natural gas, hydrogen blended natural gas and biomass as opposed to traditional liquid fuels. Our burner portfolio has the ability to achieve the most stringent emissions and efficiency requirements for a variety of projects.

Our mixing plants boast fully automated components, incorporating microprocessor-based and programmable logic control systems for optimal efficiency. As part of our commitment to environmental responsibility, these plants are manufactured to meet or exceed federal and state clean air standards. We offer many products with advanced control technology, including low-emission burners and emissions-control devices like dust collectors, charcoal fume scrubbers and blue smoke systems.

Our horizontal wood grinders, disc and drum chippers, as well as blower trucks and trailers have been diverting green waste from landfills for over 40 years. Horizontal grinders are used to create mulch from green waste for water retention, erosion control and compost for soil amendments. Our horizontal