Troxler Announces Purchase of TESTQUIP, LLC
Research Triangle Park, NC (July 17, 2019) – Troxler Electronic Laboratories, Inc., the global leader in testing and measurement equipment for the road construction industry, and TestQuip, LLC, a producer of high quality crack testing equipment and accessories for contractors, states and research groups, announce today the purchase of TestQuip by Troxler. This union brings the highest quality and most advanced crack testing suite of products to the Troxler portfolio, rounding out the full offering of Balanced Mix Design products.
Mr. William F. Troxler, Jr is excited about this acquisition stating, “We already make the premiere Hamburg rut testing equipment and adding the next piece of the puzzle will give us the best Balanced Mix Design offering available in both quality, accuracy and durability. We hope to help each state choose the tests that will best predict performance for that area.”
The Balanced Mix Design (BMD), or Performance-Engineered Mixture Design (PEMD), is an adjustment to the current USA Superpave volumetric testing that adds performance testing to the equation in the form of both rut and crack testing. This means that pavement designers will be able to model consistency in volumetrics and performance in BMD with these new tests, enabling states and contractors to build long-lasting asphalt roads with minimum maintenance required.
Mr. Tom Brovold of TestQuip, an industry thought leader and expert with servo hydraulics, stated “After carefully designing the most robust and accurate devices in the industry, I wanted to take it to the next level. Having worked with Troxler on other products for many years, there was only one place I wanted to go that has the expertise and ethics to do it the right way and that was Troxler.” Mr. Brovold will stay on for a while with Troxler to continue to promote and develop this test equipment. Troxler will add a Minnesota location to its company.
For crack testing, Troxler now offers the most popular tests including: the I-FIT, IDEAL-CT, DCT and Texas Overlay Tester.
For rut testing, Troxler continues to make the leading Hamburg Wheel Tracker on the market which has the most advanced features like the Trox-Lift (patent pending) pneumatic arm lift, full shielding light curtain for safety and easy access and the most intuitive software to easily access data and reports from the tests.
Across the nation, many DOTs are already implementing or testing the BMD approach with six DOTs already using it and another 20 DOTs using some sort of rut and crack testing in mix design. Troxler is proud to offer this complete BMD product portfolio to the road construction industry and help pave the way to the future by continuously producing, inventing, buying and ultimately providing the highest quality, longest lasting instrumentation to its customers.
Background:
Founded in 1958, Troxler Electronic Laboratories, Inc. is dedicated to developing, manufacturing and servicing precision quality control and measurement equipment for the worldwide highway and construction industry. Troxler’s comprehensive portfolio of field products include nuclear and electromagnetic gauges for quality control of soils, asphalt, aggregate and concrete. Troxler’s laboratory products include gyratory compactors, infrared ovens and a device for measuring bulk specific gravity for quality control testing of asphalt specimens. With the highest quality instrumentation backed by the most reliable customer service and support around the world, Troxler continues to be the most trusted name in quality control and quality assurance for the construction industry.
All trademarks are the property of their owners. Additional information about Troxler products and services can be found by accessing the Troxler World Wide Web site at www.troxlerlabs.com or by calling 1.877.TROXLER (1.877.876.9537) or
+1.919.549.8661 if outside the USA. Additional information about Testquip can be found at their website at www.testquip.com.
Contact Information:
Finch Troxler, Marketing Manager
Troxler Electronic Laboratories, Inc
1.877.TROXLER
Outside the USA +1.919.549.8661
marketing@troxlerlabs.com
Tom Brovold, President Testquip, LLC
+1.612.926.8003
testertom@testquip.com