#Bitumen Melting Machine

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What is a Bitumen Drum Decanter and How Does It Work?

What is a bitumen drum decanter? Understand how bitumen decanter and bitumen drum melting units work, and explore the various types of bitumen decanters for road construction applications.

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Asphalt melting equipment manufacturers - Atlas Equipments

Our bitumen decanting machines are engineered with user-friendliness in mind. We understand the importance of simplicity in operation, ensuring that our machines can be operated efficiently by personnel with varying levels of experience. This ease of use translates into reduced training times and increased productivity for your operations.

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What Is a Bitumen Decanting Machine and How Does It Work?

In the realm of modern road construction, efficiency and quality go hand in hand. One crucial element behind seamless asphalt production is the availability of liquid bitumen. Since bitumen is commonly transported in solid or semi-solid form packed in drums, it must be melted and prepared before use. This is where a bitumen decanting machine plays a transformative role. Let’s explore what these machines are, how they work, and why they’re indispensable for infrastructure projects worldwide.

What Is a Bitumen Decanting Machine?

A bitumen decanting machine is a specialized piece of equipment designed to extract and melt bitumen from drums for use in hot mix asphalt production. These machines offer a reliable method to heat bitumen efficiently while preserving its quality, ensuring a constant supply of liquid bitumen on-site.

Whether it’s for highways, city roads, or airport runways, these machines allow contractors to work faster and more economically by automating a process that would otherwise be time-consuming and hazardous.

Types of Bitumen Melting Machines

Bitumen decanters come in a variety of configurations to suit different project sizes and operational needs:

Drum Decanting Units: Designed for melting bitumen from 150–200 kg steel drums. Ideal for medium-scale projects.

Continuous Type Melters: Enable uninterrupted melting and transfer of bitumen, best suited for high-volume operations.

Bag Melting Units: Used where bitumen is packed in plastic bags instead of steel drums.

Containerized Bitumen Decanters: Modular units that are easy to transport and install, perfect for mobile or remote sites.

Each variant has its pros and is selected based on project requirements like daily bitumen consumption, site conditions, and transport logistics.

The Role of Bitumen Drums in Road Construction

Bitumen is a viscous, temperature-sensitive material used as a binder in asphalt. Transporting and storing it in liquid form is not practical due to its high temperature requirements. Hence, manufacturers package bitumen in drums, which are then delivered to construction sites.

Before this bitumen can be used, it must be melted and filtered to remove any impurities. Bitumen decanting machines perform this task efficiently, ensuring the liquid form is available for immediate use in hot mix plants.

How Does a Bitumen Decanting Machine Work?

The bitumen decanting process typically involves the following steps:

Drum Loading: Drums are loaded into the chamber using hydraulic or manual systems.

Heating: The machine uses a thermal oil-based heating system or direct flame burners to gradually heat the drums.

Melting: As the bitumen inside heats up, it turns into a liquid and flows into a storage tank below.

Filtering: The liquid bitumen passes through mesh filters to remove any drum residue or contaminants.

Transfer: A high-temperature pump transfers the clean bitumen to mixing plants or insulated storage tanks.

The closed-loop heating mechanism ensures minimal energy loss and maintains the bitumen’s physical and chemical properties.

Key Components of a Bitumen Decanting System

A standard bitumen decanting system includes the following components:

Heating Chamber: Encloses the drums for uniform heat distribution.

Burner or Thermal Oil Heater: Provides consistent and controlled heat.

Loading Mechanism: Lifts and places drums into the chamber.

Bitumen Tank: Collects the melted bitumen.

Filtration System: Filters out impurities during decanting.

High-Temperature Pump: Transfers the bitumen to storage or mixing units.

Control Panel: Manages temperature, timing, and safety mechanisms.

Together, these components make the decanting process smooth, efficient, and safe for on-site personnel.

Benefits of Using a Bitumen Decanting Machine

Using a bitumen decanting machine provides numerous operational and financial advantages:

Time Efficiency: Speeds up the bitumen preparation process.

Reduced Labor: Automates drum handling and heating.

Consistent Quality: Maintains bitumen properties by using controlled heat.

Improved Safety: Minimizes direct contact with hot materials.

Energy Efficiency: Optimized heating systems reduce fuel consumption.

On-Demand Supply: Keeps a ready-to-use stock of liquid bitumen for uninterrupted operations.

Real-World Applications of Bitumen Decanting Machines

Bitumen decanters are widely used across multiple infrastructure projects, including:

National highways and expressways

Municipal road development

Airport runway construction

Bridge deck coating and waterproofing

Asphalt patching and repair jobs

These machines have proven to be game-changers, especially in remote locations where continuous bitumen supply is critical.

Choosing the Right Bitumen Decanter Manufacturer

Selecting the right equipment manufacturer is as important as choosing the machine itself. A reliable bitumen decanting system ensures minimal downtime, optimum performance, and longer machine life.

Consider these factors while choosing a manufacturer:

Industry experience and expertise

Compliance with international standards

Customization and scalability

After-sales service and spare parts availability

Client testimonials and project references

Manufacturer Evaluation Checklist:

✅ Years of experience in road construction machinery ✅ ISO and CE certifications ✅ Energy-efficient and eco-friendly designs ✅ Automation and user-friendly controls ✅ Training and installation support ✅ Availability of spare parts ✅ Responsive customer service

Use this checklist to assess and compare potential suppliers before making an investment.

Upgrade Your Road Projects with the Right Bitumen Decanting Machine

In today’s fast-paced infrastructure landscape, downtime and inefficiency can significantly affect project timelines and budgets. A bitumen decanting machine is not just an accessory—it’s a necessity for any serious road construction operation. Whether you manage small municipal roads or large-scale highway developments, this equipment can elevate your project's quality, pace, and profitability.

Kaushik Engineering Works offers premium-quality bitumen decanters designed for durability, efficiency, and ease of use. Upgrade your fleet with reliable machinery trusted by contractors around the globe.

Read More: https://www.kaushikengineeringworks.com/bitumen-decanting-machine-how-it-works/

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Bitumen Drum Decanter Manufacturer in India

Bitumen or asphalt as a commodity can be available in liquid state supplied in bitumen bowsers or in solid state packed in drums / barrels. Liquid bitumen is used as binder in production of hot mix asphalt by asphalt plant. Often the bitumen is available in solid state in packed drums / barrels, so it is required to melt the bitumen in liquid state for use. Bitumen Drum Decanter, also named as Bitumen Melting Machine, is equipment devised to melt the solid bitumen in the drum.

We are prominent Bitumen Drum Decanter manufacturer in India. Our bitumen decanter machine is safe, reliable, economical and highly efficient. It can be easily integrated in the hot mix asphalt production facility.

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DT6 Bitumen Melting Machine/Bitumen Decanter Capacity: 6ton per hour Location: Somalia Contact us for more information

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Drummed decanting machine manufacturer - Atlas Equipments

7 tph decanter near Pali. Atlas is drummed decanting machine manufacturer. Click to see photos. Safe, economical and reliable way to melt bitumen.

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High Capacity ZAP-S240 Stationary Asphalt Mixing Plant, 240tph Asphalt Road Construction Machine

ZAP-S240 Stationary Asphalt Mixing Plant is the product combined with various advantages of western models, modular design, compact structure, simple assembly and transport.

Components of 240tph Asphalt Mix Plant adopt international famous brand, keep pace with the international advanced technology, which can guarantee high reliability and security of the equipment in long operating terms. There are strict trial assembly and test machine of each asphalt plant and road construction equipment before delivery, so we can guarantee stable quality and high standard of the asphalt plant mixer.

Besides, ZOOMLINE Asphalt Hot Mix Plant adopts human-computer interface and PLC control system, perfect human-machine exchange function, reasonable and multiple layout mode, which can change the layout according to different requirement,and also can adapt the actual construction requirement better.

Asphalt plant machine also have other excellent expansibility for satisfied customers requirement, such as can add RAP, wood fiber adding equipment, big and solid installation foundation, low consumption and high efficiency etc.

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Bitumen drum decanter is a machine for safe and reliable melting of bitumen. It can safely extract bitumen from the barrels or bags by a melting method. The process of working of bitumen drum decanter is safe because it uses heat generated by the hot oil for the melting process. The bitumen which is melt is stored and then transferred to asphalt tanks for use. They can also be pumped into a bitumen sprayer for spraying on the roads.

[atlastechnologiesindia]

This Atlas bitumen drum decanter is installed near Pali, India.This machine is of capacity 7 tons per hour. At a time it can heat 40 barrels. The main unit also has storage and heating coils below that will help to keep the bitumen liquid state. Hot oil heater is of adequate capacity and it helps in fast heating of the oil which in turn will help in keeping the main chamber hot. Bitumen transfer pump is also given along with the machine so that the liquid bitumen can be transferred into the bitumen tank or trucks. Bitumen barrels are pushed inside the chamber by hydraulic arms located on top of the machine.

View full details here: https://www.atlastechnologiesindia.com/drummed-bitumen-decanting-machine

Call / Whatsapp for quotation: +91 97238 10565

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Maintenance Tips for Your Bitumen Decanting Machine

Discover essential maintenance tips to extend the life of your bitumen decanting machine. Our bitumen decanting melting machine is designed for optimal performance and reliability.

The bitumen decanting machine is designed to melt and decant bitumen from storage devices. This heats bitumen drums to remove the material that can be used in road construction, waterproofing, and paving applications. By resourcefully melting the bitumen and separating it from the container, these machines provide more safety, efficiency, and less wastage.

[atlasequiptech]

Asphalt melting equipment manufacturers - Atlas Equipments

Our bitumen decanting machines are engineered with user-friendliness in mind. We understand the importance of simplicity in operation, ensuring that our machines can be operated efficiently by personnel with varying levels of experience. This ease of use translates into reduced training times and increased productivity for your operations.

[atlasequipments113]

Bitumen decanting machine is easy to use and economical. Asphalt melting equipment manufacturers of decanters in capacities up to 11 tph. For sale Bitumen drum melting unit with lowest price.

Drummed bitumen decanter for asphalt is manufactured in capacities 4 tons to 10 tons capacity.

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How did you get into the Zone?

We got to Cordon at first and there all 5 of us got a job to protect the village with other loners from military patrols. We did that for only few months until all of us moved to Yanov and began to hunt artifacts, our group's leader "Zeus" wanted to collect money for all of us so we had an empty AK magazine where we stored the paper monies.

We also hunted mutants for the loner in the station and I regretted it- not anymore but back then it made a burden over my shoulders. I went with our group's tallest member "Atlas" to hunt a pack of wild dogs that had been scaring some people at night near the scientist's bunker but they lied to us about the amount of the dogs. Atlas got dragged by the dogs and I tried to help him but the psy-dogs in the pack scared me- there was almost five of them! and I got the tunnel vision. It was so stupid of me to flee from fear and leave my best friend to the dogs. I blamed myself from it and cried about it to "Hades", he also blamed me and told that I had to go and get his corpse if I could even find it in the morning. Zeus tried to go and find Atlas but after an hour he came back with bad news; Atlas was gone but the dogs were dead.

The next morning I went with Hades to the Old Quarry to hunt for artifacts so that we could have some money to upgrade and fix our equipment. Hades didn't wear any gas masks to the anomaly even though I told him many times that it was dangerous to go without it. While walking around the watery anomalous ground, I heard Hades howl from pain and when I got to him- his skin over his jaw and lower part of his face was bubbling and melting away. I ran to the station to get help since I hadn't prepared for injuries with medkits and when I got back to the Old Quarry, Hades was sitting on the grass near the giant machine with a clean wet cloth piece over his mouth. As he saw me Hades yelled something at me but I couldn't make much from his gibberish, only one sentence; "Why did you run away?!". Hades stopped talking to me and refused to speak to me after that and even when Zeus tried to make him talk to me, he kept quiet and gave me murderous looks. He also stopped hunting with us and kept taking care of our finances and trading.

Our group started getting really fractured after we heard that Zeus got badly injured at the Parking lot Anomaly. Some freedomers found him and brought him to Bonesetter, Zeus laid in his office for three days in a coma before waking up from a nightmare. The days went by with normal artifact hunting until I saw Hades make deals with bandits with our artifacts. I told about it to Zeus and he immediately kicked Hades out of the group- I didn't think he'd do that but he did and I got shit for it. Before leaving Yanov, Hades slammed my back against the wall and said "I'll make your life a living hell, fucking wait for it." I never saw him again in Yanov after that. Zeus had constant nightmares and it got him sleep deprived in a week, he became paranoid and accused the rest of us who still were in the group of not caring if he died and that we were planning to kill him. Soon Zeus left because of his paranoia and there was only two of us.

"Flare" also started hating me, he was good friends with Hades and kept blaming me for getting him kicked and injured. He suggested keeping up the artifact hunting and I agreed to it, the Bitumen Anomaly was the last place I hunted with him. While I was looking at the light on my detector, Flare tried to push me into an anomaly and I barely dodged a fire pillar. "You ruined everything!" I heard him yell and he grabbed me, I pushed him off of me and he burned after a fire pillar shot up from the ground straight to his face. His face scarf burned off and his face was severely burned. I ran from him while he was screaming in agony, I went back to Yanov Station and grabbed my stuff before starting a lonely life in Zaton.

Just few nights in Skadovsk made me feel terrible, I really thought that I ruined our group that I was the one who left everyone into tight situations. I missed Atlas and his always-happy tone, how he always cheered everyone up when shit went down. I didn't leave Hades into trouble- I tried to get help for him but I think he helped himself? Zeus, well, he left because of the state of his mind. Flare attacked me! I didn't even want to hurt him, I thought that we could make things work but no. I was all alone, no one to talk to- I didn't trust anyone because I was scared to trust people. Before leaving Yanov, I grabbed some money from the group savings just to stay alive as long as I could. One day a loner with a dog came to the bar while it was somewhat crowded, he laid a folded dirty towel onto a free table before pulling three small puppies from his big backpack. I got interested in the only male puppy of the litter and luckily had enough money to buy the one I was interested in and so I bought my new best friend who I call "Sasha", not a mutant wild dog but a normal KBD, a bear dog. Months went by training and playing with Sasha and I started to hunt artifacts for Beard, life seemed fine for me and maybe even set. I always left Sasha into the bar for Beard to look after while I was out getting Beard's artifact order items but at the Claw anomaly I got ambushed by a merc death-squad. Luckily I survived and got one merc injured with a pistol to the point where he couldn't run away and he told me that a merc commander told them that someone paid them to do a hit on me. The merc commander was called; "Atlas".

I let him go but the day wasn't over yet with its horrible shit. When I got back to the bar Beard was running around the shipwreck looking for Sasha and even I joined him with panic rising with a rapid rate. One loner came to me and asked if I knew the freedomer who had carried away Sasha. I grabbed his shoulders and almost yelled at him "Where did he go with my Sasha?!" and the loner told me that he was off to Yanov. I again packed my stuff and rushed to Yanov only to find Sasha with a freedomer standing in the lobby. I tapped the freedomer's shoulder and my heart stopped after he turned to look at me- Zeus looked back at me before telling me to "Fuck off". I followed Zeus in the distance and even bought a sniper rifle, it took me two days to find out that Zeus was planning to sell my Sasha to Hades who was now with the bandits. I overheard the date of the transaction and luckily Hawaiian had gotten a ghillie jacket- I bought it for coverage. I sat in a bush near the meeting point looking through the sniper rifle scope, I saw Zeus walk to the spot with Sasha on a rope leash. I could see Sasha trying to resist but Zeus kept pulling him all the way to the point, then an hour later Hades with his entourage of two other bandits arrived- money was exchanged and Hades grabbed Sasha before carrying him away. I followed Hades all the way to Garbage until they stopped at the black market spot, nobody was there and I picked off Hades' friends one by one and saw my "old friend" hold Sasha closer to his chest- I was boiling, the fucker tried to get comfort off of my fluffy friend?! I walked out of the hiding spot and Hades got mad, he placed Sasha into a cement pipe so that he wouldn't run away. I heard my dog barking and whining in the pipe and Hades took his shotgun from behind his back. "I thought that Daniil got you killed?! I fucking knew it- the squad was full of useless people!" I wasn't sure if he was talking about our old group but it got me even mad. I didn't say anything before shooting him to his arm and disarming him. He backed off but then pulled Sasha from the pipe like a magician pulled a rabbit from his hat- He was holding Sasha from the fur behind his neck and I wanted to rip the bandit apart. My dog was crying and I shot at his injured arm again which got him to drop Sasha back into the pipe, I charged at him and tackled him down to the grass. The metal scrap on the ground had impaled his neck after I attacked him and he was struggling to get up while blood was gushing out of his mouth and the open wound on his neck.

I killed my old friend and it sparked up a need to kill off everyone else from the group next being Zeus who stole my Sasha. Hades growled at me "They'll kill you! You don't fucking scare them!" as his last words before I hit his head with all I got in me using the butt of my sniper rifle, he passed out and probably bled out. I took Sasha out of the pipe and ran from the spot, I kept hugging Sasha after that and I'm so glad that I didn't lose my only friend.

So Zeus was on my list next, he was still paranoid but I soon learned that he went on a night walks after waking up from nightmares- you probably can guess where this goes. I stayed at the station for few nights with Sasha and every night at the certain time I could hear him scream like if he was getting slaughtered. His friends were used to the screaming and didn't check on him so one night I stabbed his chest once and his friends thought that it was because of a nightmare. Zeus pushed me off and ran outside in full panic and I followed him, I caught him on a dirt road towards the cooling tower and asked about Hades. Zeus cried everything to me; Hades had followed me in Zaton and got Zeus to steal Sasha for the bandit, he had also threatened Zeus by saying that some secret cult was watching over him and that they'd poison him if he didn't get Sasha from me. The freedomer hadn't slept well and eaten well throughout the time until he stole from me. I stabbed him once and asked about the others from the former group and if he had been contacted by them, he told me that Flare joined Duty and had helped Hades with his shady shit under Duty's nose. Flare was also the one who was still in contact with Atlas- He was a merc commander now and trained new mercs for assassinations and spying. I was dumb enough not to ask where Atlas and Flare were by now and just stabbed him to death.

Freedomers at Yanov Station found him the next day dead on the road and started an investigation but I fled back to Zaton with Sasha. From that on I've tried to hunt down Flare and Atlas but they hadn't left any trails. I've only gotten information about them; Atlas is now left handed since his right forearm has been amputated- so, a one handed, huge merc. Flare was in Duty but not on the field- Scared bitch with a burnt face. Sasha is enough old and strong to take down anyone but I still need to find a target for him. I can't believe how Atlas turned bad and sent a death-squad onto me, it had to be from Hades to Flare to Atlas, it had to! Atlas wasn't malicious in heart, I'd never believe that but I still have to kill him. I need to do that- he could get another paid order from Flare to kill me.. Unless I find Flare first!

-Kiril Petrovsky, Mist.

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Bitumen Melting Machine & Asphalt Mixing Plant in Somalia

SINOSUN DT4 Bitumen Melting Machine & CAP60T Asphalt Mixing Plant in Somalia Contact us for details: info@sinosun-group.com Website: www.sinosun-group.com #asphaltmixingplant #asphaltplant #roadconstructionequipment #roadconstruction   #RoadConstructionMachinery #batchmixplant #roadcontractors #BitumenDecanter  #BitumenDrumDecanter #bitumenmelting  

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Bitumen drum decanter working principle - Asphalt Industries melting unit

Bitumen drum decanter

A bitumen drum decanter, also known as an asphalt drum melter or a bitumen melting unit, is a piece of equipment used in the asphalt industry to melt bitumen from drums into liquid form for use in various asphalt applications.

The working principle of a bitumen drum decanter involves heating the bitumen drums in a chamber using hot air. The machine has a heating chamber that is enclosed to maintain the heat and prevent heat loss. The chamber is usually lined with heat-resistant materials to protect the equipment and provide insulation.

To operate the machine, the bitumen drums are loaded into the heating chamber, and the chamber is sealed. The heating system is then activated, and hot air is circulated throughout the heating chamber. The hot air heats the bitumen drums, causing the bitumen to melt and become a liquid.

The liquid bitumen is then transferred via a pipeline or hose to a storage tank or a mixing plant for further processing. The bitumen drum decanter can also be fitted with a temperature gauge and a control system to regulate the heating process and ensure that the bitumen is melted to the desired temperature.

The Asphalt Industries melting unit is a bitumen drum decanter that is designed to melt bitumen from drums quickly and efficiently. It is a portable unit that can be easily transported to different job sites, making it ideal for use in remote locations or areas where there is limited access to infrastructure.

The key features of the Asphalt Industries melting unit

One of the key features of the Asphalt Industries melting unit is its heating system. The unit uses a direct-fired heating system that is powered by diesel or gas, which allows for fast and efficient heating of the bitumen drums. The heating system is equipped with a temperature gauge and a control system that allows for precise temperature control, ensuring that the bitumen is melted to the desired temperature.

The melting unit is also designed to be easy to use. It has a user-friendly control panel that allows operators to monitor and control the heating process. The unit is also equipped with safety features such as automatic shut-off valves and pressure relief valves, which help to ensure safe and reliable operation.

Additionally, the Asphalt Industries melting unit is designed to be durable and reliable. It is built with high-quality materials and components that are designed to withstand harsh operating conditions and to provide long-lasting performance. It is also easy to maintain, with components that can be easily accessed and replaced when necessary.

Overall, the Asphalt Industries melting unit is a high-quality bitumen drum decanter that is designed to meet the needs of the asphalt industry. Its efficient heating system, user-friendly controls, and durable construction make it a reliable and effective solution for melting bitumen from drums.

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Asphalt Bitumen decanting machine - Atlas Equipments

Bitumen decanting machine is easy to use and economical. Asphalt melting equipment manufacturers of decanters in capacities up to 11 tph. For sale Bitumen drum melting unit with lowest price.visit our website:https://www.atlasequipments.com/bitumen-decanting-machine/