Recycle Asphalt with a New Attachment
BY Sandy Lender
This month’s paving-related product gallery takes us to the job site where software, equipment, automation, attachments and more enhance safety, quality and efficiency in the asphalt work zone. We start with a look at something new for the contractor handling the world’s most recycled product at the maintenance or preservation project. The information about the ALLU asphalt bucket is courtesy of ALLU Finland Oy.
The team at ALLU, Pennala, Finland, introduced a new attachment for asphalt recycling in June. The ALLU asphalt bucket is marketed as helping close the gap between the tonnage of asphalt being recycled around the globe and what ALLU sees as “inefficient processing methods.” The new bucket works on site as a hybrid screening solution to process cold-milled asphalt and reclaimed asphalt pavement (RAP). It is available in several sizes for 25- to 45-ton excavators and 15- to 30-ton wheel loaders, and features nominal screen sizes of 0.47, 0.63 and 0.98 inches.
“Globally, there’s a clear shift toward sustainable infrastructure in construction business,” Peter Grönholm said. He’s the CEO of ALLU Finland Oy. “Asphalt recycling plays a major role in this movement, and our new ALLU Asphalt Bucket empowers contractors to turn reclaimed and cold-milled asphalt into high-quality, reusable material—directly on site.”
The ALLU asphalt bucket works as an attachment to crush and screen RAP in one pass with one piece of equipment. Here you can see the bucket processing RAP from a pile.
The attachment works by crushing clumps, screening fines and separating oversized particles in a single pass. Tom Chapman, the managing director at MRD Plant, United Kingdom, stated: “At a time when efficiency, sustainability and profitability are key, the ALLU Asphalt Bucket ticks all the boxes. It does the job of a mobile impact crusher, but at a fraction of the cost and with far less complexity on-site.”
The simplicity comes via a hybrid blade configuration—a mix of screening and crushing blades. This combination allows operators to process cold-milled asphalt directly at the source without additional crushing equipment, producing over 95% of finished material below target size, according to the manufacturer.
Key features include:
- One-Step Operation: Crushes and screens simultaneously.
- Lower Total Costs: Reduces reliance on mobile impact crushers, cutting fuel consumption, wear part expenses, etc.
- Proven Throughput: Models deliver up to 250 tons per hour, with rapid drum change-outs with ALLU’s Variable Drum technology.
For more information, visit ALLU’s website.
And for more paving-related products, check out the next few pages of new and updated products specifically for the asphalt industry.
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