TAKING CONTROL OF THE
CONCRETE MIX
ANTEC’S VOLUMETRIC CONCRETE MIX TECHNOLOGY ENSURES QUALITY CONCRETE, WITH ACCURATE BATCHING, IS PRODUCED RIGHT ON THE CONSTRUCTION SITE. JON COLES, ANTEC’S GENERAL MANAGER – CONCRETE EQUIPMENT DIVISION, EXPLAINS FURTHER.
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re-mixed concrete has long enjoyed a spotlight as the preferred method of transporting concrete to construction sites. And with advantages too. The economics of being able to produce concrete in large volumes at a batching plant and shipping it to the pour site in barrel trucks has often convinced project managers it was the better option compared to site-mixed concrete. But with batched concrete, comes certain challenges – most notably a lack of control on the consistency of the mix, particularly with transit times and potential site delays having an impact on concrete quality. Now, an innovative concept, the Volumetric Concrete Mixer, is offering the best of both worlds to construction projects. By storing all of the concrete’s 36
ROADS SEPTEMBER 2021
The Volumetric Concrete Mixer is ideal for road repairs using quicksetting concrete.
