The standard Seam Heater can heat an area of one foot wide by 16 feet long when opened to its operating position. It has four separate, four-foot heating sections that can be turned on and off independent from one another.
This unit also has a versatile design that allows it to be attached to a variety of pavers on either side. This unit is also available with the optional automatic thermal output control, which has the capability of maintaining a joint temperature of 250 degrees at paving speeds up to 25 feet per minute on an average day.
This unit is typically used during the paving process to heat a previously laid asphalt mat’s edge while the paver lays its adjoining hot mix. Projects they are being used on include; highways, roads, parking lots, night work, airport taxiway, and runways.
