Mixer with concrete pump: types and parameters of this type

A concrete pump mixer is a machine that is used to transport fresh, prepared concrete only to the construction site. Such units are simply indispensable in the construction of such objects as residential and industrial buildings, bridges and tunnels.

The use of this technique allows to significantly increase the speed of work with concrete, while reducing the complexity of the casting process.

In the literature or other information sources, you can meet with such terms as:

• SBS;
• ABN
• Auto Concrete Connector;
• Pneumatic pump;
• Concrete mixer mixer;
• Auto concrete masonry;
• Concrete pump truck;
• Mixer concrete pump, etc.

Classification of modern units

Modern concrete pumps are classified according to various characteristics and characteristics.

So, for example, concrete pumps can be classified according to the parameters of engine power and the overall dimensions of the concrete-distributing boom. The maximum length of this element can reach no more than 70 m.

In addition to this unit in the hardware store you can purchase mini pumps of the following types with accessories:

• Diesel;
• Manual;
• Rotary;
• Small-sized;
• Screw;
• Portable;
• Gerotor.

Autonomy classification

In accordance with this feature, concrete pumps are divided into 2 types:

1. Stationary. The main advantage of units of this type is an increased level of power in comparison with devices from another group, the highest level of reliability and the ability to operate in difficult conditions. But in addition to these advantages there are stationary-type concrete mixers and disadvantages. It should be noted that such units are not able to move independently to the place of construction. To transport such a unit will require a specialized trailer. The concrete mix is ​​supplied through a hose, since the construction does not include the use of an arrow;

1. Mobile. Rent of devices of this type is in wide demand among developers. They are often called a concrete pump or ABN. Mobile, compact enough equipment is a specialized vehicle, actively used for pumping liquid concrete into any form. Most experts of this type of concrete mixer with a pump is considered an ideal technique for the production of works with concrete.

Classification by type of filing

According to the method of supplying concrete solution, units of this type are divided into:

1. Piston. They provide for the supply of concrete due to the work of the piston. Similar installations are divided into:

1. Curtain, in which betonovod and the mechanism that performs the flow, are separated with the help of curtains;
2. Shibernye, in which the separation is due to the gate valve, which is in the form of the letters S and C;

1. Vacuum. Provide for the creation of a vacuum in the tray receiving the solution. With the help of it the mass transfer takes place.

Performance concrete pumps

The performance of this type of device depends on the power of the unit. Modern concrete pumps can hold up to 150 cubic meters of the mixture, with the ability to move up to a distance of 40 meters.

Note! Such parameters are enough to deliver the solution to the highest floor of the 16-storey building or to fill the foundations at great depths.

Thus, it is possible to apply concrete to any, even the most inaccessible building site.

How does a concrete pump work

The simplest to understand is the principle of operation of a piston concrete pump. When the discharge valve is closed and the suction valve is open, the liquid mass is sucked into the concrete pump tank, for which the design provides for a piston. The return stroke of this piston pushes the concrete into the concrete line.

The basic principle of operation of the device lies in the gradual supply of the solution through the concrete line, which is installed on the boom.

Note! The mass is transported from the mixer tray to the site where construction works are carried out.

Instructions for use of the unit will open for you even more subtleties and nuances of this process.

Is it possible to independently build a concrete pump

A huge number of professionals engaged in the repair and sale of equipment of this type, argue that you can easily build a concrete pump on a building site with your own hands. (See also the article Concrete compaction: features.)

For this you need:

• Decide on the type of construction;
• Choose the most correct drawing or diagram of the device;
• Find and purchase the best quality parts.

Council The price of a small homemade device in this case will be several times less than the cost of store options.

But in order to tackle such a case, you must be confident in your abilities. If you are not confident in your own abilities, you can always use the services of building stores, where it is easy to get an inexpensive device of the desired performance with delivery.

In addition, the manufacturer can provide you with services for preventive and urgent repairs if necessary, and the improvised device will have to be repaired with your own hands too.

Finally

The concrete pump is just a device needed at the construction site, especially when it comes to the construction of buildings with large areas. But even if you took up the construction of a modest country house with a similar unit, you will at times reduce not only the time allotted for the construction of concrete foundations or wall covering, but also reduce the labor costs for the production of these works.

And the video in this article will reveal to you even more secrets about how such devices work and where it is recommended to use them.