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• What Are the Components of a Concrete Batching Plant?

  wade > 09-06-2022, 09:09 AM

  A traditional concrete batching plant mainly consists of:
  
  Cement silo. Equipped with a filter to ensure the best possible quality
  Aggregate silo. Sand and gravel are transported by truck, train, or boat from the quarries. On arrival, they pass through a hopper before being transported via conveyor belt to this storage silo.
  Dosing tank
  Adjuvant tanks. Each contains a different adjuvant: setting accelerator, retarder, and plasticizer.
  Weighing system
  Water supply equipment. Consist of a tank and a pump for the transfer of liquids.
  Concrete mixer
  Each concrete batching plant component has safety systems preventing any leakage or pollution, whether terrestrial or atmospheric. The cement silo has a dust filter to prevent release into the atmosphere. As for the adjuvant tanks, they are raised and installed themselves in sealed compartments and certified frost-free.
  
  The aggregates (sand, gravel, etc.) are first transported to the dosing tank using a silo or a skip (feed bucket mounted on a lifting and tilting system). Then they are weighed by a weighing belt and transported by the conveyor belt to the mixer (or the concrete mixer).
  
  The mixture’s various elements are then introduced into the mixer: cement, water, and any additives.
  
  The quantities of material and the mixing times depend on the type of concrete produced and its constituents’ characteristics. Once the operation is complete, the mixture is loaded into a mixer truck or transported by concrete mat to the site.
  
  In general, the control unit is operated from a control cabinet, mainly allowing:
  
  the control of material weighing systems
  measuring the humidity of the aggregates using hygrometry detectors
  the water supply dosage according to the desired level of fluidity
  Note: Some models incorporate a vertical aggregate silo, with the advantage of reducing the plant’s size and the sound volume produced by the flow of materials.
  
  Also, more and more mixers are equipped with sealed covers which prevent dust from escaping during mixing. This has the double advantage of improving the quality of the concrete produced and better protecting the environment.
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