Country: Ethiopia
Time to production: March 2024
Product: Bitumen melting plant
Model: ZAM-6
Voltage/Frequency: 380V/50Hz
With the continuous acceleration of infrastructure construction in Ethiopia, local road projects are characterized by scattered project locations, different project scales and frequent relocation of construction sites. Most local construction teams have long faced two core problems when using mobile asphalt mixing plants: poor adaptability of supporting bitumen melting machine, high energy consumption of traditional equipment and high operating costs.
The conventional bitumen melting device on the market cannot follow the flexible transition of mobile asphalt mixing plants, and the two sets of systems of split heating equipment operate independently, which not only causes serious energy waste, but also leads to the unsmooth connection of the whole production line and low construction efficiency, which seriously restricts the project progress and enterprise profit space. In order to completely solve the local construction pain point, ZOOMLINE customized and delivered ZAM-6 energy-saving bitumen melting equipment for Ethiopian customers relying on its independent R & D strength. The equipment perfectly matched the mobile asphalt plant and was successfully put into operation at the customer site in March 2024, providing efficient, energy-saving and flexible integrated bitumen melting system for local road projects.
The Ethiopian engineering contractor of this cooperation has been deeply engaged in the field of local road construction for many years, undertaking various engineering projects such as rural road renovation and urban trunk road construction. Before the introduction of ZOOMLINE bitumen melting equipment, customers have been troubled by the disadvantages of traditional bitumen decanter for a long time, and the core pain points are concentrated in three dimensions, which is also a common problem for most local construction enterprises.
The customer’s original bitumen melting equipment is general equipment, not specially developed for mobile asphalt mixing plant, and the equipment matching degree is extremely low, resulting in the joint operation of the whole production line being stuck and connected fault, and the core advantage of flexible construction of mobile mixing plant cannot be brought into play. At the same time, the traditional bitumen melting machine has heavy structure and complicated disassembly, which cannot adapt to the decentralized and multi-point construction scene of Ethiopia. Frequent transfer takes time and effort, which seriously affects the construction rhythm.
Previously, the customer adopted the operation mode of independent heating of bitumen melting machine and asphalt mixing plant, and the two sets of heat transfer oil heating systems operated separately, which not only caused higher equipment investment cost, but also caused great heat loss and large fuel consumption during operation. Long-term operation with high energy consumption has greatly reduced the profit margin of engineering projects, making it difficult to control the construction costs of customers.
Traditional bitumen melting machine has fixed parameters and single adaptability, which can only meet the needs of fixed-scale engineering construction. However, the projects undertaken by customers have a large span, ranging from small-scale rural road repair projects to large-scale trunk road infrastructure projects. Traditional Bitumen melter cannot flexibly adapt to large and small projects, and the utilization rate of equipment is extremely low. Problems such as small use of large equipment, insufficient production capacity and lagging progress often occur.
In view of the long-term construction difficulties, the customer has defined the brand-new high-capacity bitumen melting machine procurement and selection standards in combination with its own project characteristics and long-term development planning. The core requirements focus on four core dimensions: adaptability, flexibility, energy saving and stability:
The customer needs special bitumen melting systems that is seamlessly compatible with the mobile asphalt plant, abandoning the adaptation defects of the general asphalt melting equipment, realizing the integrated linkage operation of the whole production line, and eliminating the problems of production stagnation and poor connection.
The asphalt decanter system must have the characteristics of lightweight, easy disassembly and rapid transition, which can adapt to the multi-site and multi-point construction scene of Ethiopia and greatly improve the construction efficiency of transition.
Energy saving and cost reduction are the core demands of customers. It is urgent to replace the traditional dual-system independent heating mode with integrated heating system, reduce heat loss, reduce fuel consumption and control construction cost from the root cause.
Customers put forward high standards for the stability and universality of asphalt decanter, requiring low failure rate of equipment, adaptability to domestic and foreign standard barrels of asphalt, long-term stability to undertake all kinds of road projects, to meet the long-term infrastructure construction needs of enterprises.
After comparing similar equipment at home and abroad in many ways, the customer finally finalized ZOOMLINE ZAM-6 energy-saving bitumen melting equipment to replace the general-purpose products in the market. The core comes from the equipment differentiation advantages and brand hard core strength, accurately matching all the construction needs of customers.
Most manufacturers in the market only provide general-purpose bitumen melting equipment without targeted adaptation optimization, while ZAM-6 bitumen melter is independently developed and specially designed by ZOOMLINE. It is tailor-made for brand mobile asphalt plants. After many debugging and optimization, seamless linkage of production lines can be realized without secondary adaptation debugging, and equipment compatibility problems can be solved from the root.
ZAM-6 bitumen decanter machine is equipped with differential shared heat conduction oil furnace heating system, which can share a set of efficient heating system with mobile asphalt mixing plant, completely abandoning the disadvantages of traditional dual system independent operation, which is the core advantage that ordinary asphalt melting equipment does not have, and can effectively reduce long-term operation energy consumption cost for customers.
The bitumen smelting equipment adopts modular mobile design, with simplified structure and convenient disassembly, which is perfectly suitable for decentralized construction scenarios in Africa. It has been in stable operation in several African engineering projects before, mature landing cases and stable equipment performance, so that customers completely eliminate the concerns of site adaptation and working condition adaptation.
Aiming at the three core pain points of poor customer compatibility, high energy consumption and weak scenario adaptation, ZOOMLINE relies on the core performance of ZAM-6 asphalt melting equipment to customize one-to-one exclusive solutions to solve customer construction problems in an all-round way.
ZAM-6 bitumen decanter machine is independently developed and designed by our company. It forms a complete supporting system with its own mobile asphalt mixing plant. It adopts integrated linkage design. The equipment operation parameters and working rhythm are completely matched. The production line is connected smoothly without jamming. It completely eliminates the problems of traditional equipment adaptation dislocation, unstable operation and limited production capacity, and ensures efficient and coordinated operation of asphalt melting and mixing.
The ZAM-6 asphalt smelting equipment landed this time is equipped with core energy-saving technology, sharing a set of high-efficiency energy-saving heat conduction oil furnace heating system with supporting mobile asphalt mixing plant, eliminating redundant heating equipment and greatly reducing equipment investment cost. The unified heating and temperature control system can accurately control the asphalt melting temperature, effectively reduce heat loss and fuel consumption, and save energy significantly, reduce the long-term construction and operation costs of customers from the root, and improve the project profit margin.
The equipment adopts lightweight integrated modular design, with compact overall structure, convenient disassembly and flexible movement, which can follow the rapid transition of mobile asphalt mixing plant and perfectly adapt to Ethiopia’s multi-point and decentralized construction scene. At the same time, the equipment production capacity and temperature control interval are flexible and adjustable, which can not only meet the low production capacity demand of small rural road repair, but also support the continuous operation of large-scale trunk road infrastructure, adapt to various large and small projects, and greatly improve the equipment utilization rate and overall construction efficiency.
All technical parameters of ZAM-6 bitumen smelting equipment have been accurately calibrated to fully adapt to Ethiopia’s local 380V/50Hz power supply standard. At the same time, it perfectly supports the core advantages of flexible movement, high efficiency, energy saving and strong adaptability of the equipment, which can stably meet the requirements of multi-scene and multi-scale road construction. The specific parameters are as follows:
| Project | Parameters Details |
| Device name | asphalt melting plant |
| Unit type | ZAM-6 |
| Production capacity | 6-8 t/h (ambient temperature 20℃ and above) |
| Bitumen melting temperature | 120-140℃ |
| Voltage frequency | 380V/50Hz, three-phase adjustable |
| Applicable materials | Standard drum asphalt, adapt to domestic and foreign mainstream drum specifications |
During the landing process of this Ethiopia project, the team has overcome a number of on-site construction problems to ensure the smooth operation and stable operation of bitumen melting machine. In the early stage of the project, we faced multiple difficulties such as local power grid adaptation, multi-scenario construction parameter commissioning, integrated heating system linkage calibration, etc. Our professional technical team completed accurate equipment voltage and frequency adaptation, heating system linkage optimization and multi-condition capacity commissioning in combination with local working condition standards, completely solving the problems of unstable grid-connected operation of equipment, system linkage jam, insufficient adaptability of large and small projects, etc.
Relying on our full-process one-stop service system, from equipment ex-factory precision production, quality inspection, ocean transportation, to on-site installation, precision commissioning, special training for operators, the whole process of special docking, all-round avoidance of equipment installation, operation, operation of various problems. In March 2024, the complete set of ZAM-6 asphalt smelting equipment was officially put into stable operation at the Ethiopian customer site.
After being put into operation, the bitumen melter is in stable operation state, the smelting efficiency reaches the standard, the temperature control is accurate, the energy-saving effect of the shared heat conduction oil furnace system is outstanding, the equipment can quickly adapt to the transition requirements of various construction sites, perfectly match the construction rhythm of large and small projects of customers, and completely solve all the construction pain points of customers with low efficiency, high energy consumption and poor adaptation before.
After the equipment was put into operation, the customer gave high evaluation to the overall performance of ZAM-6 energy-saving asphalt bitumen melting device .
According to the customer, the perfect compatibility between this special asphalt smelting equipment and mobile asphalt mix plant greatly improves the operation efficiency of the whole production line. The integrated heating system effectively reduces the construction energy consumption and operation cost. The flexible mobile performance perfectly adapts to the local decentralized construction scenario. The equipment has high stability and low failure rate, which greatly reduces the equipment maintenance cost and shutdown loss.
The ZAM-6 bitumen melting project not only provides efficient and energy-saving equipment support for customers ‘current road engineering construction, but also lays a solid foundation for long-term deep cultivation of infrastructure market in Ethiopia and surrounding Africa. The whole set of equipment can be stably adapted to multi-scenario and multi-scale construction projects for a long time, continuously creating core values for customers to reduce costs and increase efficiency, and helping customers improve their market competitiveness.
ZOOMLINE ZAM-6 energy-saving bitumen melting equipment accurately solves the core pain points faced by African road construction enterprises, such as poor equipment adaptability, high energy consumption, single scene adaptation and low construction efficiency. Relying on the advantages of self-developed complete sets of equipment, exclusive sharing of heating energy-saving technology and flexible mobile operation performance, it provides an optimal solution for the supporting construction of mobile asphalt mixing plant. The successful commissioning of this Ethiopia project is also a strong evidence of the strength of our complete set of road infrastructure equipment.
If you are also faced with poor adaptation of decanter bitumen melting systems, high energy consumption, inconvenient transition, weak project adaptability and other problems in road construction, ZOOMLINE can provide customized bitumen decanter system and one-stop equipment supporting services according to your project conditions, construction scale and site conditions. Welcome to consult at any time to obtain professional equipment parameter matching and engineering solutions.
