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17 | Embark Improve Uptime to Keep Productivity and Profits Up Their two drum plants are using Libra Asphalt Drum Controls. This solution delivers a complete visualized approach to monitor their plants. Downtime isn't as much of a concern because the system will alert the operator of potential issues before they become problems and notify them of preventative maintenance windows. Unplanned plant shutdowns can end up costing heavily in production loss. With Libra Asphalt Drum Controls, the risk of downtime is reduced. Weldon Materials also connects their production facilities to their back office, enabling them to get the tickets and then bill them through their own accounting system. The management dashboard delivers a complete menu of production and management reports that enable them to make timely, informed decisions with real-time and historical transaction data. Can't Put a Price Tag on Safety Weldon Materials implemented the Silo Safety System at two of their drum plants, as well as every batch plant. Since the implementation, they have not had an accident where any product has dumped on the hood of a truck. Before installing the system, they would have at least two extra instances a year where they would unintentionally dump the material on the truck; resulting in costs from lost product, but also having to pay for truck damage as well. "We've never had any fatalities – thank goodness – but we didn't want to wait around for that to happen," said Dominic Mileto, Operations Manager at Weldon Materials. "We knew that in order to ensure safety for the drivers, we had to do something. After implementing the Silo Safety System, we have not had one of those accidents. The systems that we use are wonderful, but what I can really tout on is the reliability of the people that we work with at Command Alkon," said Dominic. "The support is great, and we're close to the office so if we ever need extra parts, we can work with Command Alkon to get them quickly so that there isn't downtime." Learn More commandalkon.com/getlibra Asphalt Perspective Clark Asphalt using Silo Safety to prevent incidents at the plant Billy Ruff, (Clark Asphalt), Matt Biediger (Command Alkon) and Phillip Tower (Clark Asphalt)