Ammann unveils containerised QuickBatch mobile asphalt mixing plant
January 6, 2017
In response to customer demand, Ammann has developed a new QuickBatch 180 containerised mobile asphalt mixing plant that is easy to transport and quick to set up. It uses a simple “plug and play” electric system.
Debate continues over the use increased recycled asphalt for road surfaces - David Smith, development director at UK contractor FM Conway urges more cross-sector work to prove the case for a higher recycled asphalt content
Brazil’s Ayrton Senna Highway has been rebuilt using cold recycling.
Brazil’s SP-070 is also known as the Ayrton Senna Highway and is a major highway in the country, carrying heavy traffic volumes. For its rebuild, the time-saving, cost-efficient and eco-friendly benefits of the cold recycling process have been put to the test.
The SP-070 provides a key transport link between São Paulo and Campos do Jordão, Vale do Paraíba and Rio de Janeiro, as well as being the main access route to Guarulhos Interna
The new AMOPEPPER plant is now being tested at the AMOMATIC facility in Paimio, Finland. The way the system works is that the plant can be moved to an area where RAP material is available or material can be transported to the plant area. Once these two are ready, RAP material is fed into the process and the end result is hard stones of two different sizes as well as bitumen pellets. These are squeezed so hard that nearly all moisture is eliminated. It has already been tested that these pellets can then
Keestrack’s R2 impact crusher is mounted on tracks, allowing it to be deployed quickly while its compact size meaning it can operate on sites with limited space.
