NEW EQUIPMENT
processes. “It allows for automated Marius Klue, Actop Asphalt maintenance heat aggregates. The intelligent heat
control — without operator interference manager, says, “The focus is on ‘safe’, exchange system means automatic
— of the burner flame and other and the plant ticks all the boxes on a control of the dryer spin speed,
components,” says Du Toit. number of technical safety features to which results in the maximum heat
Kukard adds, “The EasyControl system
ensure consistency in quality and to exchange between the aggregates
is an innovative improvement on the maintain a high standard.” Operation and fuel gases.
previous model, and a big step forward. safety features ensure protection of It allows the plant to run a lot more mobile parts and includes emergency a total-air burner, which makes it
automatically compared to previous and interlocking systems. “The chances hugely efficient,” says Schulenburg.
plants, which were very manual. Before, of damaging the baghouse are practically Klue concurs and explains that the
you had to continuously inspect the non-existent, for example,” says Klue. intelligent exhaust system ensures
plant to ensure that the burners were at “And if one of the bins had to run empty, perfect combustion regardless of
the right temperatures and that feeding the plant will switch itself off.” the production rate, and the burner
“The new-generation burner is
was happening at the right place and Kukard says it is better for the time. Now, you literally insert the day’s environment, too. “It’s a very harsh airflow used for combustion. There
barometers, and the rest is automatic. environment, and gases released into is control of the exact amount of air
The temperatures that are going the atmosphere during the production required for burning, which results
through the baghouse are controlled process need to be controlled. The in lower fuel consumption, and the
automatically by the system.” temperature going into the baghouse automatic control of the burner
has to be just right; too hot and the according to the need to heat the
regulates the temperature,” explains bags get burnt and there’s the danger materials (closed-loop system) is
Schulenburg. The ‘Thermal Insulation’ of associated gas emissions. If the seamless. “The iNOVA is definitely
technology avoids thermal energy temperature’s not high enough, this more fuel efficient and economical.
dissipation of the dryer drum and results in moisture, which turns into I’d say there’s a saving of around 25%
ensures rapid stabilisation and water and this starts carving up the bags. on fuel,” adds Du Toit.
uniformity of temperature inside the Before, the operator had to manually dryer. “If the temperature is too high, ensure that the right temperatures were plants on the market, the innovation
the system automatically speeds up going to the baghouse.” of the Ciber iNOVA 2000 means that
“The system automatically
the drum to create a curtain for falling
system ensures optimisation of
With the most compact line of asphalt
maximum productivity has become
material and less heat is generated,” Fuel efficiency says Schulenburg. “If the temperature The iNOVA line features unique projects — and at the core is higher
is too low, the system slows down the technologies that minimise the energy quality, lower environmental impact, and
drum so that more heat is generated.” consumption needed to dry and lower overall operational costs. ■
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