The MINDS team is delighted to announce that the DrumTronic asphalt plant automation system has received Asphalt Contractor Magazine’s Top 30 Editor’s Choice Award.
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MINDS Data Suite is a complete software & hardware toolset
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Full hardware/software solution for asphalt drum plant production - increased efficiency through automation and control.
Allows exceptional automation and control of batch asphalt plants through a powerful and easy-to-use visual interface.
Designed to control and optimize your emulsion/modified bitumen plant with dedicated hardware behind the scenes.
Affordable and effective computerized controls that can be finely tuned with separate air/fuel ratios for any asphalt plant burner.
Real-time digital dashboard for loader operators to use in their cabs. Keep loaders informed with plant production needs.
Mobile app to that integrates with desktop automation and control systems to remotely monitor liquid tank farms and tank heating.
Multiple asphalt plant production dashboard - key performance data at a glance across all your plants for owners and managers.
Use standalone for asphalt load out management of trucks or integrate with plant control software for a total system.
Efficient ticketing and management software for asphalt plants to handle billing jobs, trucks, haulers, and materials.
View live production data or drill down to analyze past performance to quickly catch, and fix, mix issues.
Mobile app to that gives you an up-to-date view of material being loaded out and other key jobs data.
The MINDS team is delighted to announce that the DrumTronic asphalt plant automation system has received Asphalt Contractor Magazine’s Top 30 Editor’s Choice Award.
Astec Industries announces entering into a definitive agreement to acquire MINDS Automation Group Inc.
The MINDS team is delighted to announce that the DrumTronic asphalt plant automation system has received Asphalt Contractor Magazine’s Top 30 Editor’s Choice Award.
" Minds Automation has exceeded my expectations with regards to features, ease of operation and reliability. I researched automation controls for 3 years before making the decision to install Minds. I can honestly say I am extremely satisfied with the overall performance of Minds and the service provided by both Minds Inc. and Reliable Asphalt Products. "
" The plant control system that Minds designed for us has worked very well. The graphics depict the plant almost identically as built and are very easy to follow from the control room. Each valve is shown with its position indicated by colors that make identifying issues, such as a stuck valve, extremely easy. The materials that we have produced with the system have been very consistent from the first production run. Also, Minds has been very responsive to any issues that have been identified and can dial into the system and make adjustments easily. "
" Our joint venture with Minds and Milestone Contractors was a successful partnership that served to improve the controls for one of our top customers. "
" The quality and stability of the mix produced is incredible. I even had samples tested independently as it was almost unbelievable. All plant equipment is controlled on screen eliminating consoles, button and the likes. This allows for easier maintenance and operator training. The interface is user friendly and my operators had no difficulty at all getting used to it. MINDS accompanied us all the way giving us useful and pertinent insight into the control part of the design, saving a lot of time and errors. We bought another plant in 2010 and we stripped the old control system out without hesitation. "
" At DJL, we have been using Minds control systems with satisfaction for more than ten years and we currently operate 15 plants with those systems, plus 2 ordered this year. We use them on batches, drums and hybrid plants. The performance is there and the service is very satisfactory. I can recommend them without hesitation. "
" We have been using Minds products for many years and their automation software equips now five of our six plants. We even specified them to provide the control system on the latest two Astec plants we acquired. They are very responsive and have easily incorporated our requests in their products. I would recommend them to anyone who wants a fine control of their production process. "
" I could write you a book on every way it has helped us out, so I will just hit the high points. Within the first week of running we found mechanical deficiencies at every plant.Loadcells that were still working but did not calibrate out well.Asphalt content issue fixed. Vibrations being picked up by the tachs due to how the wiring was run.Safeties and limits that weren’t working. Overall, we have cut our downtime due to controls issues to zero hours across three plants. This is a big change from the last few years where we were fighting issues almost daily. Whether it was lost PLC programming,… "
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