Infrared
What is an Infrared Ray?
Infrared patching, Naperville, IL. According to Webster's New Dictionary, infrared rays are: “rays of light that are just beyond red in the spectrum.” They cannot be seen, but they produce heat deep inside an object. It is not the maximum amount of infrared rays produced with the minimum amount of heat being generated.
The Infrared Repair Process
Premix gas and air are delivered under pressure to energy converters; at this point, the infrared rays are created. The materials used in the converters combined with specific engineering procedures generate the maximum amount of rays with minimum convection heat produced. The rays are then channeled to the desired location through a series of reflective panels. Producing heat deep within an object is the reason that allows deep penetration asphalt repair and re-claiming without causing burning, scaling, or separation of the asphalt from the aggregate. Also, the Infrared process does not change the inherent characteristics of the asphalt.
Conventional Patching vs. Infrared Patching
| Cut out area to be repaired | Not Required |
| Dig out old material | Not Required |
| Load and haul away old material | Not Required |
| Sweep away loose soil and/or standing water | Same |
| Position Infrared panels over the area | |
| Allow Infrared to penetrate for 5 – 9 minutes, depending on depth, season, and aggregate | |
| Prepare surface areas and apply tack coat to cold edges | Not Required |
| Replace old material with new mix | Add material, if necessary, to meet grade |
| Lute (rake) to correct grade | Same |
| Estimated Time for Process: 2 Hours | Estimated Time for Process: 20 minutes |
Applications for Infrared Usage
| Phone Lines | Potholes |
| Birdbaths | Cracked areas w/a solid base |
| Trenches | Manhole covers |
| Underground cables | Catch basins |
| Leveling seams in parking lots/roads | Bridge and ramp work |
| Leveling frost heaves | Airport Runways |
| Placing rings for resurfacing over manholes | Building up road surfaces and drain gutters |
| Rework curbing, etc... | Expansion Joints |
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Commercial Asphalt Group provides asphalt maintenance, paving, striping, seal coating, excavation, storm drain repair, and additional concrete services to Northern Illinois and Western Chicagoland, including Naperville, Aurora, Wheaton, and Lisle, as well as the surrounding areas.