A concrete
plant, also known as a batch plant or batching plant, is a device that combines
various ingredients to form 'concrete' Some of these inputs are,Sand,Water,Aggregate,fly
ash and cement.
Application of batching plant:
Concrete batching plants are widely used to produce various kinds of
concrete including quaking concrete and hard concrete, suitable for large or
medium scale building works, road and bridge works and precast concrete plants,
etc.
Types of batching plant
1. Ready mix plant:-A ready mix plant weighs
the sand, gravel and cement in weigh batchers which can be computer assisted.
All the ingredients then combine in a confining chute which discharges into the
ready mix truck. Meanwhile, water is either being weighed or volumetrically
metered and discharged through the same confining chute into the ready mix
truck. These ingredients are then mixed for a minimum of 10 minutes during
transportation to the job site.
2. Central mix or products plant:-A central mix
or products plant combines some or all of the above ingredients (including
water) at a central location in a mixer. The final product is then transported
to the desired location. Central mix or products plants differ from ready mix
plants in that they contain a central mixer, which can offer a more consistent
mixture in a shorter time (generally 5 minutes or less).
3. Temporary batch plant:-A temporary
batch plant can be constructed on a large job site. A ready mix concrete plant
becomes central mix with the addition of a concrete mixer.
