Construction World October 2019

ROADS & BRIDGES

What is the biggest threat to the production ability of hot asphalt mixes? The maintenance and longevity of wear parts are critical. CIBER has unique technologies in key areas such as the bag house: CIBER plants automatically control and monitors the temperatures of the gases going to the bag house which make it extremely difficult to burn or clog the filter bags in the pug mill. CIBER has introduced its honey comb mixing paddles that use the mixed material to assist in creating a wear resistant layer on the paddles, in turn extending the service life of the paddles significantly. In fact, CIBER has designed the new iNova range with a ‘longer life = less downtime for maintenance’ philosophy. The CIBER total air burner uses low pressure injection nozzles which are less susceptible to clogging. What will be the benefit of this in the South African context? The result is that asphalt plants have less down time, significantly lower maintenance costs and quicker return on investment. This in turn leads to increased profitability. How does the fault diagnosis system work? As an optional, CIBER has the ability to log into the plant remotely and diagnose any faults on the plant and provide solutions quickly in order to get the plant operational as soon as possible.

The CIBER total air burner uses low pressure injection nozzles which are less susceptible to clogging. In addition it offers easy access to all wear items. The plant also enables real time component information at the finger tips of the operator, while surfaces exposed to wear offer high resistance elements. What hot asphalt plants are available to the South African buyer? Both mobile and stationary plants are available. In terms of mobile plants customers have a choice between the iNova 1502, 150 t/h and the iNova 2000, 200t/h. As far as stationary plants go, customers can choose from the Benninghoven – ECO, TBA & BA plants with capacities from 100t/h up to 320t/h. What is the Unique Selling Point of CIBER plants? It offers the highest production in only two mobilities. These plants offer production rates of up to 200 ton/hour and only consist of two trailers. What really makes CIBER unique in South African terms is that the plant is fully homologated for local roads and can be licenced and pulled. Other selling points of CIBER plants is its low fuel consumption per ton as well as its extremely accurate bitumen dosing system. These reduce production costs significantly and adds an annual basis to ensuring the lowest cost per ton production of ashpalt.

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CONSTRUCTION WORLD OCTOBER 2019