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Engineering Benefits
Cutler is the oldest and largest hot in-place recycling contractor in North America. No other hot in-place recycling contractor comes close to Cutler’s level of experience and expertise. Because it is the equipment designer, manufacturer and recycling contractor, Cutler has the unique advantage of keeping tight controls on quality, innovating quickly, and responding to customers’ special needs.
Benefits with Cutler
Cutler Engineering Features | Customer Benefits |
|---|---|
Tack coat eliminated | Shortened work zone is safer for public; less inconvenient |
Hot in-place recycling done in one pass; asphalt cool in 30 minutes and traffic-ready | Saves money and time; reduces energy consumption and greenhouse gas emissions; less traffic interruption. |
Variety of recyclable materials used in wearing surface (hot mix asphalt, asphalt rubber, asphalt friction course, asphalt rubber friction course, warm mix, stone matrix asphalt, asphalt shingles, fiber-reinforced hot mix asphalt) | Reduced waste of non-renewable resources; keeps reusable materials out of landfills. |
Thermal bond between layers and paving joints | 7-10 year pavement lifecycle – or more |
Recycled material mixed a minimum of three times | Pavement segregation prevented |
New material added | Increased structural load carrying capacity |
Adjusts to varying lane widths and scarifying depths | Effective on range of road conditions |
Grade and slope profile corrected | Increased smoothness of 25-30% is typical. |
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