ADDING FORTA-FI FIBER AT THE ASPHALT PLANT

If you haven't specified or already used FORTA-FI® high-tensile strength fibers in an asphalt project, you may have questions about adding the fiber at the asphalt production facility.  There are a variety of ways to introduce FORTA-FI® into the job-mix formula, as long as the proper dosing rate (1 lb. of fiber per 1 ton of asphalt) is maintained throughout the production cycle.

Three-dimensionally reinforcing asphalt with FORTA-FI® can be as simple as manually adding it (pre-packaged in 1 lb. bags) at the RAP chute in drum plants or into the pug mill in batch plants.  The heat and mixing action inside the plant allow the FORTA-FI fiber to distribute throughout the mix.  The fiber can also be manually blown into the drum plant without the bag using a simple Little Shot air vortex system, or kept in the bag at a batch plant using the Big Shot method.

Larger tonnage projects may require the use of computer-controlled fiber metering devices, such as the Hi-Tech Asphalt Solutions line of 4KF and 10KF machines.  This equipment is designed to accurately dose 1 lb./1 ton increments of fiber into asphalt material, and the fiber is conveniently packaged in 700 lb. boxes to minimize handling and staging requirements. 

From driveways to super highways, regardless of the size of the asphalt paving project, you can Go Stronger...Go Longer by adding FORTA-FI® to the mix!

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