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Contractor Quickly Mills Floor With Lutec Comicat CM 140 LUTEC from page 42
Beating the Big Boys Due to its compact size, the Comicat CM 140 could move unhindered around the facility. Its use also allowed normal operations to proceed at most of the site. “We had used a grinder and milling machines in the past. The machines are bigger and less maneuver, and they don’t mill any faster than the Comicat CM 140. Also, the Comicat CM 140 doesn’t get damaged when it hits rebar, but other milling equipment would damage if it hits rebar.” Nyhuis also had one time used a Fifty employees work at the Sakai America facility in Adairsville, Ga. The location milling attachment on a skid steer serves as the North American headquarters, has a 175-ft. long assembly line, 97,000 loader. He said it didn’t work as Using the Lutec Comicat CM 140 instead of using sq. ft. of office and warehouse space within two buildings and more than 40 acres well as the Comicat CM 140. It jackhammers decreased the number of people was less efficient and accurate. It on site from more than 10 to just two. of land for testing and machine storage. also created a lot more dust. Besides its size, the machine’s cleanliness the floor (approximately 10,000 sq. ft.) were makes it well-suited for working indoors. milled. Lutec North America completed the The machine produces so little diesel emis- additional milling by the deadline quoted for sions and dust that it’s considered safe for the original 35,000 sq. ft.. “I was really impressed with how quickly indoor operation even when other people are Lutec was able to mill the floors using the on site. “When our floors were milled with the Comicat CM 140,” said Nyhuis. “We even Comicat CM 140, there was minimal dust lost a day of work due to a COVID-related and only a little mist. The machine comes shutdown.” Sakai America Inc. is celebrating 20 port of its products. But, the Comicat CM 140 doesn’t just do years of assembling asphalt and soil rollers Kevin McClain, VP Sakai America, with a vacuum, and we used it at first, but the same job as other methods, but faster — eventually decided to stop using it. The in Adairsville, Ga., in May. helped build the Sakai America Adairsville it does them better, according to the manumachine produced so little dust that using the “Sakai America has experienced excep- facility 20 years ago. facturer. vacuum made only a small difference.” tional growth over the past 20 years in the “I started with Sakai America in 2000, Milling slopes to a consistent grade is a The milled surface also was safe for United States. We have proudly assembled and was part of the team that selected this difficult task regardless of the method. The pedestrian use so people could walk across over 3,500 machines here in our site to build our first U.S. assembly facility. Molson Coors project required milling the floor before the new floor was laid. Adairsville, Ga., facility, and look forward When the building was finished in 2001, slopes up to 3 in. in height. However, the to being part of this community for many we started our current 20-year run of Comicat CM 140 was able to mill the slopes Staying Safe During COVID years to come,” said Yasunori Azumi, pres- assembling heavy equipment here in The use of the Comicat CM 140 can sig- to the point they were consistent with the rest ident Sakai America. Georgia. We currently assemble four of our nificantly decrease the number of people on of the floor. Fifty employees work at the Sakai best-selling machines here in Adairsville, the job site, which aids in decreasing risk of “I was both surprised and impressed with America facility in Adairsville, Ga. The and this summer, we will be bringing our COVID-19 transmission. the machine’s ability to mill slopes so well location serves as the North American SW774 series in-house as well. That The Comicat CM 140 removes up to 3 in. and so easily,” said Nyhuis. headquarters, has a 175-ft. long assembly machine is currently made in Japan by our of concrete, asphalt or terrazzo by milling it And, since the Comicat CM 140 can acculine, 97,000 sq. ft. of office and warehouse parent company, but we’re excited to have with 31 rotating teeth, leaving a path of rately mill down concrete to one-eighth of an space within two buildings and more than another model to assemble here in the U.S.” debris in its wake. A skid steer loader follows inch, it doesn’t remove more concrete than is 40 acres of land for testing and machine Sakai was founded in Japan in 1918 for the Comicat CM 140 to clean the debris. So, necessary, which often happens with other storage. the manufacture and repair of diesel loco- only two people — one in each machine — methods. According to Nyhuis, this saved Sakai America offers a wide range of motives and engines. Since that time, the need to be present. Little manual work is the company a lot of money when it came to pouring new concrete. high-force vibratory compactors designed company has evolved and now boasts a necessary. Also, the milled surface provides a better for compacting asphalt pavement and for wide range of vibratory compactors and On the other hand, in order to remove the bonding between the milled surface and the road and building site ground preparation. road-building heavy machinery. To 35,000 sq. ft. of flooring at the Molson Coors The machine portfolio includes industry- strengthen its global footprint, Sakai vibra- facility, it would take 10 people with jack- new concrete. “It has been months since we laid the new leading oscillatory asphalt rollers in several tory compactors were introduced to North hammers to accomplish the same task in the floor and there still isn’t a single crack in it,” size classes and an exclusive vibratory America in 1976. Then in 2001, it began same amount of time. said Nyhuis. “Engineers predicted that it pneumatic tire roller, according to the man- U.S. manufacturing operations in its current would have cracked by now. I attribute the Doing More Work in Less Time ufacturer. location of Adairsville, Ga. absence of cracks to the excellent bonding During the project, Nyhuis decided the The company utilizes a strong nationFor more information, visit facility would benefit if another section of qualities of the milled surface.” wide dealer network for the sale and sup- www.sakaiamerica.com.
Sakai America Celebrates 20 Years In Adairsville, Ga.
