| | | Problem-Solving Innovation By working closely with customers, Viking has developed breakthrough products with widespread applications. For instance, the Viking Flow Manager*1 controls continuous metering or batch delivery for asphalt blending and hot mix applications, without a flow meter. By monitoring asphalt temperature and pump inlet and discharge pressures, it compensates for changes in viscosity and slip to provide the exact rate or volume needed, regardless of changing operating conditions. Customer input led to another Viking advance. The traditional braided packing seal used in most asphalt pumps necessarily leaks to keep moving parts lubricated. Customers interested in reducing the costs of lost product, downtime and disposal, as well as fugitive emissions, helped Viking develop retrofittable, cartridge-style lip and mechanical seals that make leaking seals a thing of the past. Our customer relationships are true partnerships. By listening and learning while out in the field, we have accomplished more together than we could on our own. | | |