Originally formed to repair and service asphalt heaters that everyone called the Chattanooga Heater, Heatec manufactures and markets a broad line of asphalt heating and storage equipment. Since its inception in 1972, the company has successfully diversified into new markets totally unrelated to the HMA industry. These markets include design and fabrication work for storage tanks that were components of Astec batch plants and drum plants. Heatec products are found at chemical plants, at oil-and-gas refineries, on off shore platforms and on barges. These products are also found at power generation plants, wood product manufacturers, food producers, textile factories, pharmaceutical companies and roofing manufacturers. Heatec is based in Chattanooga, Tenn.