Product Gallery: MAXAM™ Raptor® System Reduces Fuel Use and Emissions in RAP Processing

The Raptor® Recycle System from MAXAM™ Equipment Inc., Kansas City, Missouri, holds patent number 7,357,562 and is designed to eliminate issues with steam, blue smoke and higher fuel costs associated with superheating virgin aggregate for use with recycled asphalt pavement (RAP). The system introduces RAP directly into the combustion zone of the drum to take advantage of radiant heat there. The patented method is designed to allow the RAP to absorb enough heat to drive off moisture without allowing material to burn. According to the manufacturer, advantages of the Raptor include:

• Lower fuel consumption
• Fewer emissions
• Higher RAP percentages
• Lower stack temperatures