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  • Creating Mix Designs and Materials in PlantDemand

    Creating Mix Designs and Materials in PlantDemand

    Create Mix Designs and Materials To create materials in PlantDemand, follow the steps below. Edit your mix designs periodically. Make output materials obsolete if your mix design has expired. This will make it so that it can no longer be scheduled, and will put an “Obsolete” tag to the front […]

  • 8 Common Mistakes in Asphalt Software and Scheduling

    8 Common Mistakes in Asphalt Software and Scheduling

    Key Takeaways Aspect Description Calendar Views While the Material View is the default when getting started, many users don’t explore PlantDemand’s other calendar views Important Custom Order Fields Your order form can have fields that are important to your plant and business. Select important fields to show on your calendar […]

  • PlantDemand Upgrades Customer Portal for Streamlined Requests and Scheduling

    PlantDemand Upgrades Customer Portal for Streamlined Requests and Scheduling

    News Distribution: PlantDemand Upgrades Customer Portal for Streamlined Requests and Scheduling PlantDemand, the leading online asphalt plant scheduling software, announces the release of an updated version of its Customer Portal. The new and improved portal provides customers with an even more seamless and efficient way to request plant services and […]

  • Ahorra tiempo, mejora la gestión de materiales y la programación de pedidos con PlantDemand

    Ahorra tiempo, mejora la gestión de materiales y la programación de pedidos con PlantDemand

    La nueva tecnología ayuda a simplificar las operaciones de las plantas de asfalto El software de asfalto PlantDemand mejora significativamente la gestión de materiales y la programación de pedidos, ahorrando tiempo y dinero Por JESSICA LOMBARDO 24 DE ENERO DE 2022 Los empleados de las plantas de asfalto saben que […]

  • Customizing Your Asphalt Plant Order Form for Optimal Operations

    Customizing Your Asphalt Plant Order Form for Optimal Operations

    Learn how to customize your asphalt plant’s order form to streamline operations and improve efficiency. From incorporating automation to adding specific fields, we’ll show you how to tailor the form to your plant’s unique needs and ensure a smooth scheduling process for your team.

  • 5 Ways to View Your Asphalt Plant Schedule Online

    5 Ways to View Your Asphalt Plant Schedule Online

    Wouldn’t it be great if your asphalt plant simply knew what to make and when? While technology is getting more advanced, we can utilize these 5 different ways that you can view your plant sales schedule and plan how to produce your mix.

  • Requesting Asphalt and Aggregate From Your Plant – A Customer Portal Update

    Requesting Asphalt and Aggregate From Your Plant – A Customer Portal Update

    Customers can request asphalt and aggregates from your plant The Customer Portal was initially released in PlantDemand to allow customers to submit requests for mix to your plant. They could see the status of their request, and then see it on the calendar once a plant person approved it. While […]

  • Connectivity and Collaboration for Asphalt Plant Teams

    Connectivity and Collaboration for Asphalt Plant Teams

    Challenges the asphalt industry is facing: The entire sales process — from order to delivering asphalt — is a team effort in the plants business that is full of adjustments regarding tonnage, time, material type, along with other coordination and process issues. In order to get the correct mix in […]

  • Focus On The Field: Job Spotlight Meet Dennis Schaaf – Managing Director, PlantDemand

    Focus On The Field: Job Spotlight Meet Dennis Schaaf – Managing Director, PlantDemand

    This article was published in Asphalt Pavement Magazine. See the full article HERE.   Focus On The Field: Job Spotlight Meet Dennis Schaaf – Managing Director, PlantDemand BY Asphalt Pavement Magazine Dennis founded PlantDemand in 2015, when he started as the main developer on the project, collaborating with a team […]

  • AsphaltPro Magazine – How to Hack-Proof Asphalt Plant Controls

    AsphaltPro Magazine – How to Hack-Proof Asphalt Plant Controls

    This article was published in AsphaltPro Magazine. See the full article HERE.   How to Hack-Proof Asphalt Plant Controls BY ASPHALTPRO STAFF […] The team at PlantDemand, Munich, Germany, recommended training your team to recognize phishing and imposters. “This is the same as in every zombie movie,” they shared. “The […]

  • The Dynamics of Asphalt Plant Management

    The Dynamics of Asphalt Plant Management

    This podcast was published in National Asphalt Pavement Association Podcast, Pave it Black. Listen to the full episode here: HERE.   The Dynamics of Asphalt Plant Management BY Pave it Balck Podcast In this episode of Pave It Black, our season continues to explore technologies with a discussion on how […]

  • PlantDemand Delivers on Plant Requests – Article in the AsphaltPro Magazine

    PlantDemand Delivers on Plant Requests – Article in the AsphaltPro Magazine

    This article was originally published in AsphaltPro Magazine. See the full article HERE.   PlantDemand Delivers on Plant Requests By ASPHALTPRO STAFF MARCH 8, 2021 PlantDemand, Munich, Germany, was born when software developer Dennis Schaaf partnered with Daniel Mekis, an assistant plant manager at six asphalt plants and three quarries at the […]

  • Asphalt Production Scheduling Tips & Tricks – Article in Asphalt Contractor Magazine

    Asphalt Production Scheduling Tips & Tricks – Article in Asphalt Contractor Magazine

    This article was originally published in Asphalt Contractor Magazine. See the full article HERE or the Extended Digital Print HERE.   Asphalt Production Scheduling Tips & Tricks Asphalt Plant Operations Communication is key in order to successfully manage mix delivery and new technology can help By JESSICA LOMBARDO FEBRUARY 1, 2021 Asphalt plant owners have a […]

  • PlantDemand Releases New Features, API Integration

    PlantDemand Releases New Features, API Integration

    This article was published in AsphaltPro Magazine. See the full article HERE.   PlantDemand Releases New Features, API Integration BY ASPHALTPRO STAFF A small company out of the United States and Germany, PlantDemand, has released a new feature with API integration that allows plant operators to integrate documentation to create custom […]

  • Create Asphalt Mix Designs to get Input Material Reports

    Create Asphalt Mix Designs to get Input Material Reports

    Creating Materials and Mix Designs is easy in PlantDemand It can be done in the Settings Tab at the upper right of the calendar. Keep in mind, Input and Output Materials are created in the Mix Design form. Remember to add your Suppliers to your Input Materials.  You can create […]

  • Send Asphalt & Aggregate Plant Push Notifications

    Send Asphalt & Aggregate Plant Push Notifications

    Based on your requests, we have implemented iOS and Android app push notifications Thank you to those of you who provided feedback and testing!   How it works: You will now see a checkbox at the bottom of an order form to “Notify team”.  (on the app, you will find […]

  • Change Order Form Custom Fields

    Change Order Form Custom Fields

    This video will show you ways to navigate to orders to view, edit, and customize. Customizing the order form helps get the right information into each plants schedule. When you add or remove order form fields, all orders for that plant will show, or delete those fields. Set up your […]

  • Orders – Learn how to Add, Edit, & Copy in PlantDemand

    Orders – Learn how to Add, Edit, & Copy in PlantDemand

    This video will show you how to Add, Edit, Move and Copy orders.  These tools make order entry and edits faster than ever.  Utilize them to adjust orders, add multiple output materials, keep all information, and group them together. Meet together with your team to decide what important information is […]

  • PlantDemand API Integration Documentation to Create Custom Dashboards With Your Company Data

    PlantDemand API Integration Documentation to Create Custom Dashboards With Your Company Data

    Integration with PlantDemand and Your Company’s Other Data Many of you have asked about integrating PlantDemand’s Plant Scheduling Software Data with your companies other systems or data.  In the new age of cloud data, and more robust tools to bring that data together, we have given you a wonderful gift of […]

  • Invite Your Team, and Control Permissions

    Invite Your Team, and Control Permissions

    Invite someone to one of your plants by going to Settings (gear) > Permissions, and adding their name and role.  Wait for them to register.  Then you can add them to other plants in that plants Permissions section. Adding Permission to use different aspects of the site have been a big […]