The ABC Solidbatch asphalt-mixing plant offers the ideal balance between investment cost and performance. It allows operators to minimise their initial investment while maintaining the flexibility to upgrade the plant over time with the latest Ammann technologies.
This ready-to-go solution is designed for immediate operation and can be easily modernised.
A simply and clear concept
The Solidbatch line has plants with outputs ranging from 100-340 tonnes per hour, ensuring customers have the production that matches their needs. This plant provides value through their unique compact design and advanced drying and filtration. Production is maximised while operating costs are minimised.
Solidbatch is designed for using:
• 15% RAP in the hot elevator;
• 35% RAP in the dryer drum;
• 40% cold RAP in the mixer.
The plant, as already mentioned, can be fitted from the start – or upgraded later – with Ammann’s advanced technologies to lower emissions, improve energy efficiency and boost recycling capabilities.
The new RAH35
Speaking about recycling, a special mention is reserved to the new RAH35, a cutting-edge recycling technology, the latest innovation introduced by Ammann for its classic plants.
The RAH35 is a counter flow dryer featuring a special recycling ring designed to incorporate up to 35% RAP or even more. The dryer can be equipped on any plant and requires a minimal investment. The special ring enables the introduction of RAP into the most suitable area of the cylinder, after the combustion chamber, far from the high temperature of the flame.
The RAH35’s unique design ensures the efficient mixing and homogenisation of the RAP and aggregates, scientifically and efficiently, thus, allowing for the release of reduced emissions and the thermal treatment of the aggregates through their passage through the flame.
The new BST – Blue Smoke Treatment
Blue Smoke Treatment is a technology, available for Solidbatch, designed to significantly reduce odorous and diffuse emissions while improving existing plants through sustainable retrofits. With BST, the smoke is captured, rerouted and ultimately re-used in the combustion chamber. This reduces emissions and lowers costs as the captured air is already heated.
It offers energy savings without increasing chimney exhaust flow and provides a cost-effective alternative to costly confinement systems. Additionally, it can improve the chances of obtaining permits for new plants and helps maintain positive relationships with all stakeholders – from plant owners and operators to drivers and neighbouring communities.
New Solidbatch: high demand, growing interest
Many units of the new Solidbatch have already been sold with great success and customer satisfaction. For example, a Solidbatch 180 unit has been installed in the beautiful Italian seaside city of Bari – a state-of-the-art plant designed to meet the needs of a large and demanding company. Meanwhile, another unit, with 260 tonnes per hour capacity, will soon become operational in central Italy, equipped with advanced technologies that enable the use of up to 50% RAP.
