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Mastering Mastic
& Mixing Things Up
Marathon Equipment is innovating new ways to stay on top
After 25 years at the top of the mastic industry , it would be understandable if Marathon Equipment , Inc . got a bit static . But the folks at the Ontario-based manufacturer seem to understand their spot at the top of the mastic-mixing world is a lot like the material they work with ; you need to keep mixing things up if you want it to stick . That ’ s the idea behind Marathon Equipment , Inc .’ s newest and most advanced mastic mixers , the MM250ADT and the MM350ADT . These melters are equipped with an external oil-jacketed auger dispenser , which has changed the way mastics can be utilized going forward .
History of mastic mixers
Back in 1999 , mastics weren ’ t as widely used in North America as they were in Europe ; in fact , mastics were reserved almost exclusively for the repair of bridge joints . The innovative materials required special equipment to melt , mix and dispense , making the mastic melters Marathon Equipment , Inc . was designing and producing some of the pavement maintenance industry ’ s first . By 2015 , having recognized the long-term potential of mastics
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