Pit & Quarry, August 2018
OPERATIONS PumP uP the voluMe 38 PIT QUARRY August 2018 pitandquarry com Photos courtesy of reMco n the world of asphalt paving contractors stay on top by maintaining complete control over the quality and delivery of the asphalt mix while also keeping costs down Thats the mission for Brookhaven Mississippi based Dickerson Bowen Construction which produces and places more than 700000 tons of asphalt per year Founded in 1947 the company is recognized for premium paving projects that include highways city and county roads airports and commercial developments throughout central and southwest Mississippi For optimum quality control and cost efficiency Dickerson Bowen operates its own asphalt plants at four locations and under the name D B Sand Gravel the company controls its raw material costs by processing its own aggregate products at three mining facilities According to the D B management team operating its own asphalt and aggregate plants sets the company apart in its region To better meet market demand D B sought to boost its aggregate production particularly at its Georgetown Plant which experienced crushing and screening bottlenecks due to the operation of older antiquated equipment Maintenance downtime even exceeded uptime at this plant When the D B management team decided to upgrade the plant it wanted new crushing and screening equipment to be robust and reliable yet affordable We needed to find well built units that would allow us to beef up production while also meeting our budget targets says Keith Killingsworth D B plant foreman The plant upgrades began in consultation with REMco Rock Engineered A Mississippi aggregate producer boosts production with economical crushing and screening solutions EDITED by KEVIN YANIK I The material flow at the plant begins with washed material being fed to a 300 hp RockMax VSI Production at Dickerson Bowen is up more than 40 percent due to a 1530 RockMax VSI crusher
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