During 2002, Astec Industries, Inc. signed a stra- tegic alliance agreement with Case Corporation  and along with its Trencor and American  Augers  subsidiaries formed the new Astec Underground. Astec Underground will produce the current line  of eight Case trenchers, two horizontal directional  drills, HDD fl uid mixing systems and down hole  tools. With this new strategy selected models of  trenchers and directional drills from Trencor and  American Augers will be sold exclusively through  the Case global dealer network which provides  them with the largest product offering available in  the underground market today. Commitment to the underground construction  market has also been demonstrated by the ac- quisition of a 300,000 square-foot facility which  will serve as the principal manufacturing site for  trenchers. Both the Case trencher line and the  Trencor products will be produced in this facility.  West Salem, Ohio 9600 Corporate Park Drive Loudon, TN 37774 Phone: (865) 408-2100 Toll Free: (800) 527-6020 www.astecunderground.com 26 Astec Underground also produces the popular CASE line of utility trenchers, like  the CASE 660 shown above. The Astec 72-1200 auger boring machine is the first true 72” boring machine available on the market today. The Trencor 1260 HD trencher can cut trenches up to 12 ft. deep and 42” wide. Astec’s DD-10 horizontal directional drill is one of the products available exclusively through the Case Global Dealer Network. Trenchers Horizontal Earth Boring Machines Horizontal Directional Drills Drilling Fluid Mixing, Cleaning and Recycling Systems Downhole Tooling for Auger Boring and HDD Equipment Astec Underground, Inc. Trencor, Inc. Loudon, Tennessee West Salem, Ohio American Augers, Inc ASTEC UNDERGROUND, INC.