Concrete construction equipment is indispensable in construction industries for an optimum level of productivity. Nowadays, construction processes are time-efficient and cost-effective, and the contribution goes to the highly advanced, state-of-the-art concrete construction equipment used by the industries.
Not only have they facilitated work, they also have reduced the requirement for labor on work sites. These overall influencing factors have made clients extremely contented with the time-efficient, proficient level of performance. If we observe the availability of the type of machinery in the market, an array of construction machinery is embellishing the market. High-end concrete construction equipment has turned out to be the need of the hour for contractors or industries for their ambitious projects.
This blog will shed light on the different types of concrete construction equipment with their specifications for your knowledge.
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Concrete batching plant
A concrete batching plant is machinery that is accountable for mixing and blending concrete unvaryingly to acquire the sought-after strength and quality. Concrete batching plants are classified as stationary concrete batching plants and mobile concrete batching plants, based on the plant’s location.
Mobile batching plants are used wet or dry, according to requirements. The production types are Ready Mix, Precast, Prestressed, Central Mix and RCC. Concrete batching plants are now fully automatic. The updated plant models involve sufficient gravel and sand hoppers, weighing conveyors suspended on electronic load cells, reversible drum mixer unit, cement bins with screw conveyors, rubber belts and PLC-based control panels.
Modern mobile plants have portable shaft mixers designed to be moveable and installed on a towable chassis, with the wheel for superior mobility and fast setup. The compact design can lift production capacity and fits in compact plot sizes.
The new concrete batching plants can be erected and made operational in less than four hours. All components are board; the entire plan is pre-wired and plumbed for air and water. The plants are tested to ensure hassle-free start-up and operation. Due to all these benefits, concrete batching plants have become an essential part of construction equipment in Malawi.
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Concrete Mixers
Concrete mixers are divided into two categories: batch mixers and continuous mixers. Massive construction projects need continuous mixers, such as building dams and bridges. They are used on sites where large masses of concrete are required with a continuous flow.
On the other hand, batch mixers are the most common types of mixer, used to mix concrete ingredients. It has a revolving drum with blades, or baffles, fitted within it. Batch mixers provide more economical alterations for massive capacity to fulfill process requirements. Modern mixers can manage up to five different materials simultaneously, mixing powders with another powder to create a homogeneous product free of any lumps. The weighing, loading, mixing and discharge steps take place simultaneously in a continuous mixing system. It gives way to reduced working times, consistent mixing performance, declined energy use and automatic control. All the blenders, mixers and agitators are custom manufactured in a well-organized, cost-effective way to meet requirements.
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Concrete Pump
There are two types of pump being used in the industry: line pumps or boom concrete pumps. The line pump is mounted on a truck and placed on a trailer. They pump at reduced volumes in comparison to boom pumps and are utilized for smaller volume concrete applications, like swimming pools, sidewalk, as well as single-family home concrete slabs and ground slabs.
On the other hand, boom concrete pumps are attached to a truck with the use of remote-controlled articulating robotic arms. Their usage is mostly in giant industries to pump at high volumes. The concrete pump subcategories that have been developed are mobile stationary pumps, truck-mounted static pumps, truck mixer concrete pumps and others.
Truck mixer concrete pumps are combined with a truck mixer, a concrete pump and a placing boom, which is perfect for supplying small construction sites with concrete in a comfortable, simple and cost-efficient way. As they are equipped with a 1000mm long stroke pumping unit, they need only a few strokes due to the declined wear and fuel consumption. They also excel in reaching delivery rates of more than 60m3/h.
With the enormous transformations in production needs, especially with rapid growth, the demand for concrete equipment has surged dramatically. Even concrete equipment rental services in Malawi are in high demand. To meet the projects’ needs, manufacturers are doing their best to incorporate updated technology to eliminate raw storage space and raw material wastage.
