In terms of highway engineering, there are three main types of mixing stations, all of which use a large amount of sand and gravel aggregate. They are also downstream application scenarios of MIDAS equipment services, with similar morphology but different cores. They are commercial concrete station, asphalt station and water stabilized station.
Next, this article will explain to you one by one.
Commercial concrete station
Also called commercial concrete plant and (commercial) cement concrete mixing plant, it is composed of mixing system, aggregate supply system, powder storage system, metering system, control system and external supporting equipment. As a building material, it is widely used in civil engineering.

Asphalt Concrete Plant
Also called asphalt concrete mixing plant, it is used to produce asphalt concrete. The main function is to mix asphalt, crushed stone, mineral powder and fiber in a certain proportion and heat them to the mixing temperature for mixing. It is mainly used for building highway pavement. Browse the main web page of Luton to learn more products. There are many types of asphalt stations, such as mobile asphalt station, fixed asphalt station, drum asphalt station, reclaimed asphalt station (you can learn it through the updated post in the internet), etc.

Water Stabilization Station
Also known as water stabilized mixing station, it is a large machine specially used for mixing water stabilized materials in industrial construction. Water stabilized materials are generally cement, fly ash, graded crushed stone, stabilized soil layer materials, etc. It is mainly used for highway subgrade construction.

As a mixing plant, each of the three has its own characteristics, as follows:
Different layouts: In terms of construction layout, the commercial concrete mixing station is generally arranged close to bridges and tunnels, and the water stabilization station and asphalt station are arranged close to the middle of the line to facilitate the transportation of finished materials nearby.
Different requirements for mixing equipment :
① Commercial concrete mixing station mainly adopts forced mixing station (automatic measurement by mass method). At the same time, water and admixture are measured by automatic electronic weighing method.
② The water stabilization station is a forced continuous mixer with automatic metering.
③ The asphalt plant adopts intermittent mixer.
Different raw materials:
① Commercial concrete mixing station is mainly composed of cement (widely used), crushed stone, sand, fly ash, mineral powder, additives, etc.
② The water stabilization station is mainly composed of cement (much less), crushed stone, sand, fly ash, stone chips, etc.
③ The asphalt station is mainly composed of asphalt, coarse aggregate (4.75mm), fine aggregate (4.75mm) and filler (0.6mm). In addition, heavy oil is required for equipment heating.
Different processing technologies:
① The concrete in commercial concrete mixing station shall be accurately and reasonably proportioned, and shall have a shelf life of several hours after mixing and can be transported to the nearby construction site.
② The water stabilization station is not as complex as the above two, and the ratio requirement is not high. The finished product stockyard is stacked and can be used at any time.
③ In addition to accurate proportioning, the asphalt plant also requires heating treatment during processing, and the temperature should be guaranteed during use. Basically, the mixer truck takes the asphalt raw materials to heat and mix at the site.
Different products:
① Commercial concrete mixing station is mainly composed of commercial high-grade concrete of various types and strengths.
② The water stabilization station is mainly designed to meet the basic level stabilization of high-grade highways, urban roads, squares and airports.
③ The asphalt station is mainly composed of asphalt mixture, modified asphalt mixture and colored asphalt mixture.
Different product uses:
① The ready mixed concrete (wet material) produced in the commercial concrete mixing station is mainly used as building materials for construction projects.
② The stabilized soil (dry material) produced by the water stabilization station is mainly used as the foundation cushion of highways, airports, squares, etc.
③ The asphalt concrete produced by the asphalt station is mainly used to build highway pavement, especially high-grade highways such as airports and expressways.
① The ready mixed concrete (wet material) produced in the commercial concrete mixing station is mainly used as building materials for construction projects.
② The stabilized soil (dry material) produced by the water stabilization station is mainly used as the foundation cushion of highways, airports, squares, etc.
③ The asphalt concrete produced by the asphalt station is mainly used to build highway pavement, especially high-grade highways such as airports and expressways.
Different costs:
① The cost of concrete mixing plant is generally 300000~3 million yuan from HZS60 to HZS270.
② The cost of water stabilized mixing plant ranges from WCZ300 to WCZ800, generally 300000 to 1000000 yuan.
③ The cost of asphalt station varies from several million to tens of millions according to different models, from LQB1000 to LQB5000.