Asphalt pavers have grown more sophisticated with the latest technologies, but one of the most basic components on the paver is still one of—if not the—most important: the screed.
Read our analysis of asphalt pavers and screed trends.
The screed plates on most pavers may not be much more than pieces of shaped sheet metal, says Canada-based metal fabricator Axton Manufac- turing, but without a well-maintained and properly adjusted screed, a paving machine cannot lay down a flat, even layer of asphalt.
An Axton blog points out that maintaining paver screed plates is not a particularly complex process and doing so can significantly extend the working lifespan of any paver screed with a few simple tasks. However, it is also important to know when a paver screed has become damaged beyond repair and needs to be replaced.