Advanced Asphalt Technologies

What Advanced Asphalt Technologies does

Advanced Asphalt Technologies (AAT) is a privately held engineering and testing services firm founded in 1993 and headquartered in Kearneysville, West Virginia, operating from a 5,200 sq ft AASHTO-accredited laboratory facility. The company provides asphalt materials engineering and testing services — including performance grading, modified binder design, recycled binder characterization, Superpave and Marshall mixture design, asphalt mixture performance testing, forensic investigations, and quality assurance programs — to the US asphalt paving industry. Its primary customer segments are state departments of transportation and federal transportation research programs (e.g., NCHRP), with secondary segments comprising HMA producers, paving contractors, and engineering consulting firms.

In November 2016, AAT entered an exclusive US partnership with Pavetest Pty. Ltd., adding distribution, sales, and technical support for Pavetest pavement materials testing systems to its offering. The Pavetest line includes the DTS16, DTS30, and DTS130 servo-hydraulic/servo-pneumatic dynamic testing systems, the Asphalt Mixture Performance Tester (AMPT) for NCHRP 9-19/9-29 protocols, a four-point bending apparatus, a multi-station TSRST system, an overlay tester, and specimen preparation equipment (APS Automatic Pave Saw and ACD Automatic Core Drill). All Pavetest systems run on the proprietary Control and Data Acquisition System (CDAS), which the manufacturer describes as offering sampling rates up to 192,000/sec with 20-bit resolution and 64x oversampling, paired with TestLab software that lets operators execute or modify Method Files without programming.

AAT generates revenue from three streams: professional asphalt materials testing services, hardware sales of Pavetest equipment, and ongoing technical support (installation, maintenance, repair, spare parts, calibration). Go-to-market is sales-led and direct, with quote-based pricing requested via website forms and distribution concentrated in the Mid-Atlantic, Southeastern, and Northeastern United States. Pricing is not publicly disclosed, and the company holds AASHTO R18 accreditation (since 1996) plus ASTM D3666, ASTM E329, VDOT, NICET, and NETTCP certifications.

Name

Advanced Asphalt Technologies

Legal name

Advanced Asphalt Technologies, LLC

Website

https://advancedasphalt.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1993

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Advanced Asphalt Technologies is a privately held engineering firm founded in 1993 that delivers AASHTO-accredited asphalt materials testing, engineering consulting, and exclusive US distribution of Pavetest pavement testing equipment to state DOTs, federal research programs, HMA producers, and contractors.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Asphalt Engineering & Testing Services

NAICS

Testing Laboratories and Services (54138), Instrument Manufacturing for Measuring and Testing Electricity and Electrical Signals (334515), Navigational, Measuring, Electromedical, and Control Instruments Manufacturing (3345), Electronic and Precision Equipment Repair and Maintenance (8112)

SIC

Services-Testing Laboratories (8734), Laboratory Analytical Instruments (3826), Industrial Instruments For Measurement, Display, And Control (3823)

akta.pro primary industry

Test, Measurement & Calibration Equipment Manufacturing Services (ATE, DAQ, metrology electronics) (IMAGAGAH)

Keywords

• Asphalt materials testing
• Pavement engineering services
• Dynamic testing equipment
• Asphalt mixture design
• Pavement testing systems

Headquarters

HQ city

Sterling

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Supply Chain, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Asphalt Materials Testing Services: AASHTO accredited laboratory providing full-service asphalt material testing including performance grading, modified binder design, recycled binder characterization, Superpave/Marshall mixture design, and asphalt mixture performance testing.
2. Pavetest Equipment Sales: Sales of Pavetest pavement materials testing systems including dynamic testing systems (DTS16, DTS30, DTS130), AMPT, four point bending apparatus, TSRST, overlay tester, automatic pave saw, and automatic core drill.
3. Equipment Technical Support and Service: Technical support services for Pavetest equipment including installation, maintenance, repair, spare parts, operating manuals, and calibration.
4. Engineering Consulting Services: Engineering services including asphalt mixture design, structural pavement design, rehabilitation design, forensic investigations, and quality control/quality assurance programs.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Advanced Asphalt Technologies (AAT) provides accredited asphalt materials engineering and testing services for the asphalt paving industry and, through an exclusive partnership with Pavetest Pty. Ltd., sells and services Pavetest dynamic pavement materials testing equipment (DTS series, AMPT, 4PB, TSRST, Overlay Tester, APS, ACD). The company operates an AASHTO-accredited 5,200 sq. ft. laboratory in Kearneysville, WV, delivering performance grading, mix design, recycled binder characterization, forensic investigations, and full technical support for the equipment it sells.

Product overview

Advanced Asphalt Technologies (AAT) offers a portfolio of Pavetest pavement materials testing equipment complemented by comprehensive engineering and testing services for the asphalt paving industry. The product line centers on dynamic testing systems (DTS16, DTS30, DTS130) providing servo-pneumatic and servo-hydraulic testing capabilities ranging from 16kN to 130kN, the AMPT Asphalt Mixture Performance Tester for NCHRP-developed performance tests, the 4PB Four Point Bending Apparatus for fatigue testing, the TSRST Multi-Station Thermal Asphalt System for low-temperature cracking assessment, and the Overlay Tester for reflective cracking evaluation. Supporting these are specimen preparation tools including the APS Automatic Pave Saw and ACD Automatic Core Drill. All Pavetest systems utilize the proprietary CDAS (Control and Data Acquisition System) and TestLab software for data acquisition and control. AAT provides related services including AASHTO-accredited asphalt material testing, engineering consulting, and technical support for Pavetest equipment.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• APS – Automatic Pave Saw Fully automated asphalt sawing system with integrated specimen clamping, touch screen color display, and CE-conforming safety interlocks. Cuts rectangular beams, trapezoidal prisms, overlay test specimens, semi-circular specimens, and trims cylindrical specimens for AASHTO, ASTM, and EN standards.
• ACD – Automatic Core Drill Automated coring system that obtains 100mm and 150mm diameter cores from Asphalt Shear-Box Compactor prisms, Asphalt Roller Compactor slabs, and gyratory compactor specimens. Features three selectable drill speeds and adjustable clamping mechanism.
• DTS16 – 16kN Servo-Pneumatic Dynamic Testing System Servo-pneumatically controlled testing machine providing accurate loading wave shapes up to 70 Hz. Performs tension and compression dynamic loading of asphalt, soil, unbound granular materials, fibers, and plastics. Available in manual or motorized crosshead configurations.
• DTS30 – 30kN Dynamic Testing System Servo-hydraulic testing machine with digital control providing accurate loading wave shapes up to 100 Hz. Compact fully integrated unit with 30 kN servo-hydraulic actuator, 2.2 kW hydraulic power supply, and portable temperature control unit. 90 cm x 135 cm footprint including hydraulic power supply and climatic chamber.
• DTS130 – 130kN Dynamic Testing System Pavetest's highest-capacity servo-hydraulic dynamic testing system with 130 kN capacity, digital control up to 100 Hz, accommodating climatic chambers down to -50°C for testing large asphalt specimens at very cold temperatures.
• AMPT – Asphalt Mixture Performance Tester Servo-hydraulically controlled testing machine performing Dynamic Modulus, Flow Number, Flow Time, Direct Tension Cyclic Fatigue, Indirect Tensile Dynamic Modulus, and Overlay Testing tests developed under NCHRP Projects 9-19 and 9-29. Features thermoelectric heating/cooling and built-in silent air compressor.
• 4PB – Four Point Bending Apparatus Servo-pneumatic testing machine providing accurate loading wave shapes up to 60 Hz. Operates in haversine or sinusoidal controlled strain or stress mode to determine flexural stiffness/modulus and fatigue resistance of asphalt beams.
• TSRST – Multi-Station Thermal Asphalt System Thermal Stress Restrained Specimen Test system for determining low temperature cracking susceptibility of asphalt concrete. Supports AASHTO TP10-1993 and EN 12697-46:2012 standards with up to three working stations in electromechanical and/or servo-hydraulic configurations.
• Overlay Tester Servo-pneumatic controlled testing machine for determining cracking susceptibility of asphalt mixtures according to Texas DOT Tex-248-F and proposed ASTM WK 26816. Simulates movement under asphalt overlay to assess reflective cracking.
• Asphalt Material Testing Services AASHTO-accredited full-service asphalt material testing including Performance Grading, Modified Binder Design, Recycled Binder Characterization, Superpave and Marshall Mixture Design, Aggregate Characterization, and Asphalt Mixture Performance Testing for the asphalt paving industry.
• Engineering Services Custom asphalt mixture design for highways and airports, modified binder designs, structural pavement design, rehabilitation design, forensic investigations, and quality control/quality assurance programs.
• Technical Support for Pavetest Equipment Technical service and support for Pavetest dynamic testing systems including installation, maintenance, repair, spare parts, operating manuals, and calibration.

Quantifiable outcome

• AASHTO accredited laboratory since 1996
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature6 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Pavetest Pty. Ltd.coreTechnology or Integration · 18 November 2016Advanced Asphalt Technologies partnered with Pavetest Pty. Ltd. to sell and service innovative pavement materials testing systems. The partnership provides a unique coupling of performance testing experience and innovative testing system design expertise. AAT offers testing equipment with unparalleled performance, ultimate versatility and exceptional reliability backed by over 20 years of performance testing experience.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Emerging players

• Matest: Italian manufacturer of materials testing equipment with a growing asphalt and bitumen testing product line. Competitor in the asphalt testing equipment market AAT serves, typically at slightly lower price points than Pavetest.

Others

• AECOM: Global engineering services firm that absorbed URS Corporation (a former AAT client). AECOM performs pavement engineering, specification development, and acceptance testing for state DOTs — competing with AAT's engineering services line on larger-scale transportation infrastructure programs.
• Terracon Consultants: Large US engineering consulting firm providing geotechnical, environmental, and construction materials testing services — including asphalt acceptance testing for DOTs. Competes with AAT on the engineering services side for larger multi-state DOT contracts.

Broad incumbents

• Controls Group: Italian-based global manufacturer of construction materials testing equipment (asphalt, concrete, cement, soils), owning brands including IPC Global, ELE International, and Wykeham Farrance. Competitor to Pavetest/AAT in the high-end dynamic testing equipment segment with broader geographic reach.
• Humboldt Mfg. Co. Manufacturer and supplier of construction materials testing equipment (concrete, asphalt, soils) used by DOTs, contractors, and testing labs. Comparable to AAT in serving the same end customers, but with a much broader catalog across multiple materials.
• Gilson Company: Established US distributor and manufacturer of materials testing equipment (asphalt, aggregate, concrete, soil). Overlaps with AAT in selling testing equipment and supplies to DOTs and commercial labs, but operates at significantly larger scale and broader product breadth.
• Troxler Electronic Laboratories: North Carolina-based incumbent manufacturer of construction materials testing equipment, especially nuclear density gauges widely used for asphalt compaction QA/QC. Serves the same DOT, paving contractor, and testing lab customer base as AAT but with a broader, more diversified product portfolio.

Direct peers

• IPC Global: Australian manufacturer (now part of Controls Group) of asphalt and pavement materials testing equipment including dynamic testing systems directly comparable to Pavetest's DTS/AMPT lines. Most direct head-to-head competitor in the asphalt dynamic testing equipment market.
• Pavetest Pty. Ltd. Australian manufacturer of the dynamic testing equipment (DTS, AMPT, 4PB, TSRST, Overlay Tester) that AAT exclusively distributes and services in North America. Closest peer by product overlap and the originating counterparty of AAT's equipment business.
• InstroTek, Inc. Specialty manufacturer of asphalt and construction materials testing equipment, including nuclear gauges and non-nuclear asphalt content testers. Direct competitor in the asphalt testing equipment market AAT addresses through Pavetest.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance9 records

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

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