Asphalt
Understanding Asphalt
Asphalt production involves high temperatures and abrasive substances, leading to significant wear on equipment. This industry, rich in asset use, suffers greatly from unexpected equipment failures that are expensive and disrupt operations. To combat these challenges, robust equipment designed for asphalt handling is essential. This equipment must offer both precision and durability to prevent the financial and temporal losses caused by substandard machinery. This is where Meyer Industrial steps in, providing top-tier solutions like valves and rotary airlocks.
Key Challenges:
The asphalt industry often grapples with hurdles like material blockages, dust emissions, and equipment wear. These challenges can disrupt production and inflate operational costs. Our mission is to equip you with innovative and reliable solutions that not only address these issues but also optimize efficiency and reduce downtime.
The constant flow of abrasive particles can cause significant wear on rotor blades, housing, and other internal components, reducing efficiency and potential failure over time.
Asphalt particles can build up and clog the valve, particularly in the gaps between the rotor blades and housing, causing blockages and inconsistent material flow.
Due to the need for a small clearance between the rotor and housing for proper rotation, rotary airlocks can experience air leakage, which can affect the efficiency of the pneumatic conveying system and potentially create dust hazards.
Variations in asphalt material consistency and particle size can lead to uneven material flow through the rotary airlock, impacting production efficiency.
The rotation of the rotor within the housing can create significant noise during operation.
Choosing a rotary airlock not designed for the specific characteristics of asphalt material can lead to increased wear and performance issues.
Our Expertise and Solutions
Meyer Industrial offers a comprehensive suite of equipment tailored for bulk material processing in the asphalt sector. Our equipment facilitates smooth material flow through the production cycle, maintaining speed, efficiency, and safety. Crafted to endure extreme conditions, particularly heat and abrasion, our products guarantee exceptional performance and longevity in any working environment. This is what we recommend.
Our valves serve as critical airlock transition points, preventing loss of air or gas while ensuring a steady material flow between vessels under varying pressures. HDX Heavy-Duty Extra-Tough Drop-Thru rotary airlock valves for the asphalt industry are designed to withstand high temperatures and pressure differentials up to 22 psi. They also help minimize costly maintenance and downtime.
Meyer’s W.E.A.R. (Wear Elimination & Abrasion Reduction) Valve provides the ultimate package for your abrasive material build-up applications. Outfitted with a variety of wear-resistant coatings, the valve is specifically suited for the materials conveyed. Its unique design injects clean air between the head plate and the closed-end rotor, and conveying air is diverted to each head plate cavity via an engineered orifice plate.
The Meyer Double Flap Valve design controls the material flow rate through a system while preventing air leakage. It accomplishes this by isolating the processing system’s pressures. Unlike other high-temperature valves, the double-flap version has two pivoting gates that open and close in sequence.
Our Pneumatic Screw Pump is a heavy-duty dry material injection pump. Ideal for high-pressure and high-temperature conditions, it handles abrasive materials with ease. The Screw Pump, feeding dry pulverized material into a pneumatic conveying line, works where other dilute phase feeders have failed due to problems like abrasive wear, friable materials, or fine material dust. Unlike rotary airlocks, which require tight clearances to seal against the conveying air, the Screw Pump utilizes conveyed material to form a seal.
Why Choose Meyer Industrial?
With years of experience in the industry, we have a deep understanding of the challenges you face.
Our products are built to withstand the rigorous demands of the asphalt industry, ensuring durability and reliability.
We pride ourselves on our dedicated customer service, assisting with consultation to installation and beyond.
