Hot Mix Asphalt Storage Systems

Designed to be incorporated as the high capacity load out facility within any batch production asphalt plant, the range incorporates features required for storage efficiency and load out accuracy.

• Modular designed structures allow for easy and quick installation at site.
• Variations of skip size from 1.0 tonne up to 5.0 tonne are available to match the direct mixer batch load out requirement of the asphalt plant.
• Inclined skip tracks are hinged to allow access at the plant mixer for direct vehicle loading.
• “Foul” batch / clean out hoppers are provided for direct loading.
• Structures, storage silos and distribution skip can be provided with optional levels of sheeting, insulation and heating to minimize heat losses and extend storage periods for hot mix products.
• Load cell mounted individual silos can be provided as options to provide additional levels of load out accuracy and when automatic load out of materials is required.

Road construction and repair projects are being increasingly hampered by inner city traffic congestion causing delays in transporting material to site. Parker’s innovative solution provides rapid inner city access to on demand asphalt.

The system stores mixed material produced by asphalt plants typically located outside the city conurbation, which is delivered to the facility into a surface mounted ground hopper in the early morning or late at night to avoid daytime congestion. The facility stores the “pre-mixed” material at the correct temperature, providing local inner city councils and contractors instant on-demand access to ready-made asphalt.

• Hydraulically tilting front section of the hopper bed to a high angle clears any residual material from the hopper.
• The top of the drag slat conveyor feeds into a batch hopper with pneumatic discharge doors that batch the material into a horizontal skip.
• Twin silo outlets are spaced to evenly distribute the load across the receiving truck and allow individual compartments in twin hot boxes to be filled with different grades of asphalt from separate silos.

Specifically designed to provide high mobility of equipment and speedy on-site set up, the Parker range of mobile storage systems are ideal for contractors requiring an easily re-locatable storage facility for hot coated asphalt materials. A single road towable unit incorporates the insulated storage silo, skip track, distribution skip and drive winch on one wheel mounted chassis for ease of transportation and re-location of equipment.

• The compact design ensures a minimum restriction to plant layout and site vehicle movement.
• The single unit design ensures fast on site installation and re-location.
• Requirement for pre-prepared foundations is minimized.
• Material load out and skip to silo distribution is integrated with the main plant system and the inclusion of an inverter controlled winch / skip drive system provides an additional operational accuracy.
• An insulated hot storage silo and insulated distribution skip assist in minimising any material temperature loss and ensures an extended storage period for hot mix materials.