In a milestone project, Pilot Crushtec International has commissioned its largest ever Pilot Modular plant. Supplied to produce five aggregate sizes for an existing customer in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), the plant is designed to produce 350 tonnes per hour (tph), with a peak design capacity of 440 tph to account for peaks and troughs in day-to-day production.
Having operated a Pilot Modular plant for a long time, a major aggregates producer in the DRC looked no further than Pilot Crushtec when it was time to invest in another greenfields plant to meet the rising demand for aggregates in the DRC. This comes on the back of ongoing private mine expansion projects, coupled with government infrastructure development projects aimed at closing the infrastructure gap in the country.
From the onset, says Wayne Warren, Sales Manager Africa at Pilot Crushtec, the customer was well aware of the benefits of the Pilot Modular solution, ranging from lower capital and operational costs compared with bespoke plants to quick lead times and flexibility to operational changes. Pilot Modular systems are readily available modules that can be deployed to site rapidly and operational within a short space of time.
Use of off-the-shelf products
“To provide context, this particular plant was delivered within about four-and-a-half months of its order, while the erection, assembly and commissioning took a further three months, highlighting the short lead times for which the Pilot Modular concept is renowned,” says Warren.
