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CONCRETE PUMPS & PLACEMENT EQUIPMENT
Wirtgen WPS 62i Concrete Placer/Spreader
The WPS 62i/WPS 62 two-track placer/spreader is designed to efficiently feed concrete from the side and spread it homogeneously in front of the slipform paver. Trucks feed the concrete from the side, which the placer/spreader then evenly distributes over the entire working surface. Two different working widths are available between 12 and 24 ft. With both sizes, concrete can be laid up to 20-in. thick. The hydraulically telescoping machine frame and concrete scraper unit enable the unit to be easily adapted to the jobsite. The fully modular design with standard hydraulic quickchange couplings enables it to be easily converted and quickly prepared for transport to the next location.
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Schwing’s boom technology takes the concrete pumping business to new levels. The Revolution boom on the S 36 X truck-mounted concrete pump offers maneuverability and speed, with continuous 360-degree articulation of the tip section and unprecedented 330-degrees of articulation of the third section. Hydraulic motors replace the last two cylinders of the four-section boom to provide the additional coverage. • The 36 X with Revolution boom provides 115 ft., 6 in. of reach • Compact X-style outriggers set-up with a 20-ft., 5-in. outrigger spread • The 730-degree slewing range (365 left and 365 right) aids in fast set-up and versatility to overcome jobsite obstacles • The standard 2025H-5 pump kit offers 178 cu. yds. per hour output and 23 strokes per minute • Boom operation is through the Vector Control system that provides wireless proportional joystick control
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Miller Formless M-8800 Slipforming System
The M-8800 can pour up to 102-in. barrier walls and bridge parapet walls and up to 20-ft. in straddle or side-mount configuration. • 173-hp Tier 4 Final diesel engine • Latest generation MFS Control System includes sensors and handheld remote and is 3D ready • Four tracks with independent steering and two-speed hydraulic drive motors • Includes a 10-spool vibrator control, hydraulic frame widening (48 in.), heavy-duty dual transfer augers, 45-in. elevation tubes, high-volume water wash down system and triple grouser track pads • Standard machine pours in right- or left-hand configuration
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Strong Mfg.’s FloorMate80E
Small jobs? No problem. With an all-new fully electric model, the FloorMate80E leaves no footprint on where it has been. Designed to be a zero-emission and a non-consumable machine, the FloorMate80 gives the customer full access to working indoors safely. FloorMate80 has vertical heights of over 100 ft. and an output ranging from 10 to 30 GPM. It is paired with Mitsubishi for its electronics, having a control system with a fail rate of fewer than 100 parts per million.
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Minnich 50cc Gaspowered Back Pack Concrete Vibrator
The 20.5-lbs. vibrator is designed to maximize operator comfort, mobility and productivity during concrete consolidation. • Powered by a Honda 50 cc motor • Includes a removable throttle assembly that enables operator to relocate the throttle for easy operation • Core/casings and vibrator heads interchangeable between all of the company’s gas-powered and electric flex shaft units • True universal quickdisconnect system provides equipment flexibility
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110 D-K Crawler Concrete Pump
The 16,424-lbs. 110 D-K features sturdy construction, can be flexibly maneuvered and has been specially developed for concrete pile foundations in combination with a drilling rig. • Maximum concrete output of 133 cu. yds. per hour and 1,088-psi maximum concrete pressure • 194-hp six-cylinder Tier 4 Final engine • Open hydraulic circuit • Can communicate via radio with the company’s drilling rigs
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A Mixer & Pump You Can Use INDOORS
Strong Manufacturing
Let's say you have a project indoors. The emissions caused by a gasoline-, diesel-, or propane-powered mixer/pump would force you to figure out a way to get the slurry to where you need it. What if you could bring that machine inside? What if you could set it alongside your workers and work the floor your on as well as the 10 floors above? With the latest from Strong Manufacturing, you can.
As an innovator in the design and manufacturing of mixing and pumping equipment of cement and gypsum-based products, the company has developed a solution that allows a contractor to not only run the machine inside but it even fits through the door. The company sees its innovative spirit within its 60+ years of experience and versatility—enhancing the company's ability to design specialty equipment for any need. Case in point, they are the original designer and manufacturer of the first automated mixer for lightweight concrete for aircraft arrestor runway systems. It's this innovative mentality that inspired Strong to provide a zero-emission solution to their customers to be able to work indoors - the FloorMate80E. “It’s not just a pump. It’s a mixer and a pump together, like a mobile batch plant,” says Jesse Downs, sales representative of Strong Manufacturing.
“With it being electrical, all they have to do is find one plug,” he says. Instead of a diesel engine or hydraulic pump, the FloorMate80E can operate on a standard 220 single-phase outlet plug—the same outlet that runs a household oven or dryer. If no such electric connection exists, the FloorMate80E can run off of a 220V single phase 30-amp generator via an extension cord. Aside from bringing zero emissions to the jobsite, the allelectric pump and mixer combination removes a litany of equipment that all come with consumption costs. • No hydraulic oil • No fuel (diesel, gasoline, propane) • No oil filters • No fuel filters • No hydraulic filters
ELECTRIC EFFICIENCY
The machine itself features a double drum mix system—much like interlocked fingers being pulled apart, explains Downs. “That's basically what our mixer does to the material. It gives it a shear which gives it a better mix,” he says. Reportedly, this process gets the job done quickly, capable of mixing at an efficient 2.5 minutes and pumping at presets of 10, 20, and 30 gallons a minute.
The FloorMate80 is a floor-by-floor basis, meaning one floor at a time due to the limitations of the length of the standard rotor-stator and the motors required to turn it. Going electric, Strong Manufacturing was able to increase the electric motor size which gave the torque needed to turn over a full-length rotor/stator. “What this does for the customer is gives them more pressure of the rotor/ stator. This is what you need to push the material further such as horizontal and vertical,” says Downs. The FloorMate80E was designed to fit through standard doorways and through elevator shafts. While compact, however, the output pressure can send the slurry up 10 floors versus the traditional one.
“This becomes profitable because, to do those heights, a standard machine may run you in the $70k+ range—this unit comes in less than half that cost,” he says.
As strange as it sounds to say, it’s basically an eco-friendly mixer and not only because of the loss of emissions. While it’s not replacing the larger pumps, using the FloorMate80E in the right situation can save transport costs as well. “If you have a small job, you don't need to pull your big pump out. You can put this in a bed of a truck, put it on a load trailer, and roll it out there.”
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