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Technical Services
Ash Grove’s Overland Park, Kansas, headquarters is home to a world-class laboratory established in the 1960s to carry out research and advanced testing of cement, pozzolans, concrete, aggregates and lime. One of the best-equipped, privately owned laboratories in the country, the Ash Grove Cement technical center is CCRL and AASHTO accredited for cement and concrete materials testing. The technical center also conducts a variety of environmental-related analyses by meticulously following applicable EPA methods.
The technical center provides vital, value-added services to the cement manufacturing plants, customers and markets we serve. For Ash Grove Cement’s customers in need of customized technical service, it delivers timely, responsive support to:
- Trouble-shoot issues related to cement, concrete and aggregate field performances
- Satisfy customers’ needs on special tests and new material sources evaluation
- Promote optimized concrete mix design for performance and economy
For Ash Grove cement manufacturing plants, the tech center consistently helps the production facility to:
- Ensure full product specifications compliance
- Maintain rigorous environmental compliance
- Improve the competitiveness and consistency of products
- Develop and test new productsPerform environmental sample analysis