There are two types concrete batching plants: dry mix concrete batching plant and wet batch concrete plant. Both them are used to produce concrete, but wet concrete plant can produce concrete on its own, because it has twin shaft paddle mixer as the mixing console. However, dry type concrete batching plant needs to cooperate with concrete mixer truck, only this can it produce concrete for construction project. Do you want to know any other differences of them? This page will tell you from four aspects: appearance, configuration, application and advantage in detail.
— Installed in May, 2019
— One set of 35m3/h Concrete Batching Plant AJ-35 with SICOMA mixer
— Installed in Oct. 8th, 2019
— One set of 35m3/h Mobile Concrete Batching Plant AJ-35
— Installed in Sep. 2019
— One set of 50m3/h Concrete Batching Plant AJ-50
— Installed in Dec., 2017
— One set of 60m3/h Concrete Batching Plant AJ-60 with belt conveyor
— Installed in Dec, 2018
— One set of 75m3/h Concrete Batching Plant AJ-75
— Installed in Dec, 2017
— One set of 60m3/h Mobile Concrete Batching Plant AJY-60
Compared with wet batch plant, dry batch plant has simpler appearance and less equipment.
The only difference is wet mix plant has mixing engine-twin shaft concrete mixer, while dry batch plant has no.
aggregate batcher
twin shaft mixer
PLC control
screw conveyor
cement silo
As for dry mix concrete plant, it consists of concrete batching machine, belt conveyor, storage silos, frame, etc. It has compact structure.
belt conveyor
screw conveyor
silos
batching machine
There are two types wet concrete plants: skip hoist concrete plant and belt conveyor batch plant. They both have aggregate batching machine, twin shaft concrete mixer, weighing system, screw conveyor, cement silos, differences are, in skip hoist concrete batching plant, when the aggregate batcher dosed aggregates, the aggregates are lifted to twin shaft mixer directly by hopper; while in belt conveyor cement plant, the aggregates proportioned aggregates will be conveyed to waiting warehouse through belt conveyor, the most important thing is, there is a cover on belt conveyor, due to the cover and waiting warehouse, raw materials are much more environmental, therefore, belt conveyor concrete batching plant will produce high-quality concrete.
But there is another thing you need to note, wet mix concrete batch plant includes stationary type and mobile type, we named stationary concrete plant as AJ-25, AJ-35, AJ-50, AJ-60, AJ-75, AJ-90, AJ-120, AJ-180, among them, AJ-60, AJ-90, AJ-120, AJ-180 are belt conveyor type concrete batching plants, the others belong to skip hoist concrete batch plants; we name mobile type wet batch plant as AJY-25, AJY-35, AJY-50. The configuration of mobile type concrete plant is the same as stationary concrete batching plants, the only difference is that it can move freely, it is indeed on a semi-trailer unit, therefore, it is easy to install, disassemble and move from one place to another.
| Model | Bucket type | Belt type | ||||||
| AJ-25 | AJ-35 | AJ-50 | AJ-75 | AJ-60 | AJ-90 | AJ-120 | AJ-180 | |
| Theoretical Productivity (m?/h) | 25 | 35 | 50 | 75 | 60 | 90 | 120 | 180 |
| Mixer Model (Mixer Output L) | JS500 | JS750 | JS1000 | JS1500 | JS1000 | JS1500 | MAO3000/2000(SICOMA) | MAO4500/3000(SICOMA) |
| Mixer Power (kW) | 18.5 | 30 | 2×18.5 | 2×30 | 2×18.5 | 2×30 | 2×37 | 2×55 |
| Mixing Cycle Period (s) | 67 | 72 | 72 | 72 | 60 | 60 | 65 | 65 |
| Max.Aggregate Size (mm) | Φ60 | Φ60 | Φ60 | Φ80 | Φ60 | Φ80 | Φ80 | Φ80 |
| Standard Aggregate Bin Capacity (m?) | 3×3 | 3×5 | 3×8 | 3×12 | 4×7 | 4×15 | 4×15 | 4×20 |
| Category of Aggregate | 2/3 | 2/3/4 | 3/4 | 3/4 | 4/5 | 4/5 | 4/5/6 | 4/5/6 |
| Max. Discharging Height (m) | 3.8 | 4.1 | 4.1 | 4.1 | 4.1 | 4.1 | 4.3 | 4.3 |
| Overall Weight (ton) | ≈15 | ≈18 | ≈23 | ≈30 | ≈40 | ≈68 | ≈93 | ≈101 |
| Installation Power (kW) | ≈65 | ≈75 | ≈100 | ≈140 | ≈110 | ≈160 | ≈220 | ≈290 |
| Power Supply | 380V/220V/415/440V, 50/60HZ, 3Phase | |||||||
Dry batch concrete plant?is more suitable for these construction projects where requires large amounts of concrete and general quality of concrete.?Such as: water resource, electric power, highway, harbor, bridge, airport, large precast products plant and commercial concrete plants. It is actually used to batch aggregate, and it has no mixing engine, all aggregates after PLD batching machine will be conveyed to storage silo, then discharge into concrete mixer truck. Concrete mixer truck will transport concrete to the construction site. Actually, it’s function is indeed a concrete batching machine.
Wet batch plant has mixing engine, it is with wide range of application in medium-scale construction sites, prefabricated plants, commercial concrete production plants and other many concrete construction projects. Because the quality of concrete produced by wet concrete plant is very high.
| Model | Belt Type | ||
| AJY-25 | AJY-35 | AJY-50 | |
| Theoretical Productivity (m?/h) | 25 | 35 | 50 |
| Mixer Model (Mixer Output L) | JS500 | JS750 | JS1000 |
| Mixer Power (kW) | 18.5 | 30 | 2×18.5 |
| Mixing Cycle Period (s) | 67 | 72 | 72 |
| Max.Aggregate Size (mm) | Φ60 | Φ60 | Φ60 |
| Standard Aggregate Bin Capacity (m?) | 2×3 | 2×5 | 3×5 |
| Category of Aggregate | 2/3/4 | ||
| Max. Discharging Height (m) | 3.8 | 3.8 | 4.1 |
| Overall Weight (ton) | ≈15 | ≈22 | ≈26 |
| Installation Power (kW) | ≈61 | ≈73 | ≈92 |
| Power Supply | 380V/220V/415/440V, 50/60HZ, 3Phase | ||
Dry batch plant has the advantages of high efficiency, convenient operation and stability performance. In addition, dry batch plant can be customized according to different of users. It is always work with concrete mixer truck, when it finish the concrete dosing, it will discharge aggregate into feeding chute of concrete truck, then water supply system of concrete truck will add water into mixer tank, then mix aggregate while walking on the road. This will save some time to some extent.
Wet batch plant can produce good quality concrete, it usually uses twin shaft concrete mixer, planetary mixer, or SICOMA twin shaft compulsory concrete mixer as the mixing engine, so it has the advantages of high productivity and quality, reliable performance, low investment and long service life.
Now do you know the difference between dry and wet batch concrete plants? We Aimix Group sincerely hope this news will help you. If you still have some problem, you can call us or email us. Glad to serve you.