This was a question from a paving contractor in the audience last week when I presented on Thermal Profiling and Quality Assurance at a NAPA meeting. It is a very good question. I'll share my response to the question after a few days, but first I would l …

Tom Scullion, Senior Research Engineer at the Texas Transportation Institute, explains in an interview how to avoid thermal segregation. Great video and worthwhile to watch! Tom Scullion on Vimeo

With the following link you can see a short presentation of the main topics, benefits and major goals we tackle with our Pave-IR Scan system. Jobsites throughout the last years gave great feedback that we used to improve the system further on and now it i …

A material feed sensor with its correct mounting has a huge impact on the end result of a finished asphalt mat. The infographic below describes in a quick way how an auger sensor works and how to mount it properly.

This blog post is an updated version of a live discussion that took place at BAUMA 2013 with reference to the European funded project called PAST. The mission of the PAST project was to come up with a highly innovative set of technologies that catapults p …

Special applications for temperature measurement in asphalt paving The asphalt and with that the temperature of our material starts at the mixing plant. From there the material is transported with trucks to the jobsite. Depending on the paving mod …

Recently we got a proposal regarding the "green industrial product" from a big OEM in China, (nothing to do with food, agriculture product, plants......, only focus on heavy machinery industry and its attachment chain, like suppliers), inside the proposal, …

I often hear, "I don't know what to write about". "I can't think of a topic". "Help". For starters, let's eliminate the anxiety. There is no magical formula, format, nor way to go about writing one... THE ONLY "RIGHT" WAY TO WRITE A BLOG, IS TO... JUST W …

Network, today it´s all around us, but what is it exactly and how will it look in the future...? What is network? The term network often means an association of electronic systems that exchange data. Applications for Network Nowadays, a network can …

An invention from the USA just may replace the rolling of a classic curb. This Curb-Roller method makes carrying, stringing together and plastering of single stones no longer necessary. Instead, now the concrete pour to the edge of the curb is done precise …