C. M. CONSULTING, INC.
A partial list of services offered:
Energy
Audits
1- Analyze fuel usage.
2- Identify materials wastage (oil, aggregate, etc.).
3- Identify operational waste (time) in ongoing operations.
4- Train personnel in waste abatement.
Plant tear-down, re-set and restarts
New plant installations
Personnel Training
1- Plant start-up and shut-down protocols.
2- Ongoing daily plant operations.
3- Daily maintenance and lubrication issues.
Operational troubleshooting
1- Reduction of oil, fuel and aggregate waste during plant
start-up and shut-down.
2- Baghouse dust issues.
3- Optimizing fuel consumption and exhaust system life.
4- Segregation issues.
5- Asphalt oil inconsistency issues.
6- Mix design compliance.
Calibration troubleshooting
1- Belt scale problems.
2- Asphalt ratio system problems.
3- Mix design issues.
Computer troubleshooting
1- Control System installations.
2- Loadout system installations.
Emissions troubleshooting
1- Particulate emissions
2- Blue smoke
abatement
Mechanical troubleshooting
1- Dryer trunnion/tire adjustments and repairs.
2- Dryer flighting to optimize fuel consumption and drying
efficiency.
3- Optimizing exhaust air flow at your facility.
4- Optimizing burner efficiency at your facility.
Safety Training
1- Safety during plant start-up and shut-down.
2- Safety during daily plant operations.
3- Safely performing daily maintenance and lubrication.
For excellent help with
all paving issues please contact our good friend John Ball at Top Quality
Paving.
John S. Ball, III brings more than 30 years of experience in the asphalt
contracting business to his clients. He has held various positions during his
career including rolling, paving, project management, District Manager and
Director of Training. He is a member of National Asphalt Pavement Association
and is involved in the leadership of New Hampshire Good Roads Association, an
organization for the promotion of good highway roads in the state of New
Hampshire.
John is currently the owner of Top Quality Paving and Training (T.Q.P.) which
specializes in best practice and getting back to the basics for the asphalt
industry. T.Q.P. is a training and consulting firm utilizing video and hands on
presentations detailing success in developing and implementing employee training
programs. John's specialty is achieving compaction and rideability on QC/QA
Projects. John is a lecturer for numerous asphalt paving associations and
manufacturers in the asphalt industry.
He has had international experience working in Saudi Arabia,
England and Ireland. John has hosted numerous training seminars for national
publications. His articles appear regularly in The Asphalt Contractor. John has
created a complete training library: employee guidelines, employee job
descriptions, pocket conversion tables and over 100 training videos. John uses
video critiques of paving operations as a tool to improve quality. He is the
author of numerous articles on top quality paving techniques.
Please visit his website-
tqpaving.com
cmconslt@aol.com
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