Stonemont Newsletter Fourth Quarter 2007

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Get Integrated!
Thank You
2 for 1 Deal Limited Offer!
Stonemont New Products
Product Integration
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announcing aggQC Version 5!

GET INTEGRATED! with our suite of quality and process control applications

The Stonemont Software Suite released earlier this year includes four integrated quality and process control applications:

aggQC - the premier aggregate quality control and process management software solution

asphaltQC - manage and test aggregate products and asphalt mix  designs in one familiar interface

crusherQC – analyze, and report feed and discharge results to monitor crusher performance

Plant Flow - a tool for mathematically modeling the flow of aggregate though a plant.

Read the What's New PDF file for a complete review of the new features available in aggQC Version 5.

The best way to get up to speed with the new applications is to schedule an online demonstration with Stonemont.  Don’t wait…do it today!. click HERE to contact us about a web demo.

Coming Soon...

Stay tuned for some exciting new features we are working on for Version 5.5 release...

  • Improved and more robust aggQC.Web interface that takes advantage of recent web development technology.
  • Auto Analysis - Similar to auto-reports, users will now be able to create and auto-email different types of analysis results.
  • Templates for Multi-variable run charts and time series charts. While both the multi-variable and multi-time series charts are powerful analysis tools, it can be time-consuming to choose how you want the information displayed. "Templates" allow users to create a template for how and what information they want displayed. This allows you to provide consistent views of information across the organization.
  • Document Management - You will be able to attach external documents to various items in the applications including quality tests, customer incidents, customers, jobs, asphalt mixes, and crushers.   

Plant Flow & Crusher Sampling

THANK YOU!

We are committed to maintaining our software to be the premier software for the construction materials industry as well as providing our customers superior service and technical support. We greatly appreciate your support and we look forward to hearing your suggestions and comments for future releases of our software. We look forward to hearing your comments on Version 5, and for future releases of our products. Let us know your thoughts by joining our Forum at www.stonemont.com/forum.

Plant Flow & Crusher Sampling

Plant Flow & Crusher Sampling

LIMITED TIME OFFER!

Take advantage of our 2-for-1 deal for $500 

For a limited time your company can obtain both our Crusher Sampling and Plant Flow applications for one low price of $500/plant. This is a 2-for-1 deal, as the products retail price is $500/plant each. Order by December 31st, 2007 to take advantage of this remarkable deal!

Plant Flow & Crusher Sampling

asphaltQC! Stonemont's New Products

asphaltQC provides vertically integrated companies and asphalt producers powerful tools for creating and managing aggregate materials and asphalt mixes.

  • Create & Batch asphalt mixes using HVEEM, Superpave, and/or Marshall designs
  • Use gradation and mineral quality information recorded in aggQC for component product blending when creating a mix.
  • Manage daily mix test results.
  • Chart and summarize the performance of any mix using powerful charting, analysis tools, and reports in asphaltQC.

crusherQC Sampling - crusherQC integrates with your existing plants and allows you to record crusher sampling results, process related information, and wear part and motor history information. This powerful application allows you to monitor and assess the level of your crusher performance and compare it to other crushers created and managed in crusherQC.

Plant Flow - aggQC Plant Flow is a tool for mathematically modeling the flow of aggregate through the plant.

aggQC Plant Flow is tightly integrated with aggQC and CrusherQC enabling you to easily query for crusher discharge gradations and other production monitoring point gradations.   This allows you to calibrate your plant by comparing predicted model results with actual production monitoring results recorded in aggQC.  Performing plant calibration gives greater confidence that the model you created more accurately reflects what actually occurs in the plant.  Hence, you also have more confidence in the model predictions. Additionally...

  • Optimize your model on a target tons/hour or the limiting capacity for any piece of equipment in the model,
  • Create and analyze different crusher setups with the click of a button.
  • Generate summary and detailed reports.
  • Link flow streams created in Plant Flow to products at your aggregate plant stored in aggQC.
  • Automatically update your plant flow with the most recent observed data recorded in aggQC.
  • Communicate and share data easily across the company without the hassle of hardware keys.
  • Create multiple flow diagrams per plant.
  • Password protect master flow diagrams.

Plant Flow & Crusher Sampling

Complete Product Integration Complete Product Integration!

aggQC, asphaltQC, crusherQC and Plant Flow, designed from the ground up to be completely integrated products, provide your organization an unprecedented tool-set to effectively manage your quality and process information at your aggregate and asphalt plants. Below are a few examples of how these applications seamlessly provide you with integrated information...

  • An asphalt mix designer can obtain and analyze the most recent gradation and quality information from their supplying aggregate operations.
  • Asphalt Quality Managers review current production data from the supplying aggregate plants to make any required adjustments in mix, well before that material is used in actually mix production.
  • Asphalt Quality Managers uses the multi-run chart tool in asphaltQC to quickly evaluate how air-voids are being affected by the fines in the mix gradation, or compare any other properties.
  • A Plant Designer uses aggQC Plant Flow to create a flow diagram for an existing plant, and then works with the plant manager to determine if the flow model truly reflects what is actually being produced.
  • A Plant Manager uses a "Calibrated" flow diagram to evaluate how a change in a screen size might affect final products.
  • Engineers coordinate a crusher sampling initiative using aggQC Crusher Sampling. Technicians enter results into the Crusher Sampling application. Engineers than assess the performance of the crusher and track performance over time. In addition, crushers from similar operations are compared.
  • Engineers use results from Crusher Sampling to compare performance of different crusher manufactures.
  • A Sales Representative uses a chart from aggQC to demonstrate to a customer complaining about fines in material, that the material has been produced consistently within specification. 

Contact us today to find more about how these integrated products would help your company!

Plant Flow & Crusher Sampling

Did you know that Stonemont Solutions Software products are currently used to manage quality and process information for aggregates and asphalt operations at over 1100 different plants across North America.

What our customers are saying...
“National Lime and Stone has been using the Desktop Edition of aggQC software program for the last two years in all of our aggregate facilities. The ease of use of the software and the data analysis capabilities of the software has significantly aided our plants in their quality improvement initiatives...” [read more]

Raymond Ball
Director of Resources & Labor Relations
National Lime & Stone Co.

"The thing that attracted me most to this system was the ease at which we could train our employees to use the system. The customer service we have experienced has been tremendous. From the initial purchase and installation through to our suggestions for improvements, and then seeing those improvements in later updates, Stonemont Solutions has been a pleasure to work with. In my opinion aggQC is the premier software system for the aggregate industry" [read more]

Chris Upp
Operations Manager
Conco Quarries.

"...The Martin Marietta Materials North Texas / Oklahoma District includes eleven quarries and encompasses an area of over 17,000 square miles. aggQC allows me to easily monitor the quality of the materials over this vast area. This software has been a valuable resource for quality control, production, sales and most importantly customers! ... The aggBlend program has allowed us to easily blend to create new products for our customer needs. It has saved us countless time and money. In short, aggQC has allowed me to manage a business spread over thousands of miles with less travel and time. The support from you and your staff has been excellent. I highly recommend." [read more]

Tim Stone
QC Manager
North Texas / Oklahoma District-Martin Marietta Materials

"The support, which we have received from Stonemont after the purchase, has been exceptional. Upgrades have been a regular feature with aggQC. If recommendations are acceptable they are included in the regular updates. " [read more]

James R.D. Cox
Director of Technical Services
Rinker Materials, Inc.

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