Importance of shotcreting, road building and earthmoving equipment

The construction equipment and concreting industry, with the newer tools and machines, is always prone to innumerous changes. With the advancement in technologies and science, a common trend noticed in this industry of construction equipment manufacturing and concreting is the importance of shotcreting. These machines are highly crucial, be it in metro tunnel, water tunnel, road tunnel, railway tunnel and hydropower project tunnel. The increasing usage of shotcreted concrete in construction industry is identified as one of the primary growth factors for these applications. 

The reason for this machine becoming increasingly popular is that its application is extremely economical and flexible. Not only does shotcreting offer several advantages when compared to regular concrete, but it is also deemed to be more durable as it imparts higher mechanical strength to the constructions. This type of concrete needs less water proportionate to the amount of cement and has better compaction and offers improved strength than normal concrete. Furthermore, the use of shotcreting in construction activities makes the structure less porous which increases the bond strength and also helps in lowering the construction time, which in turn, reduces the costs as well.  

There has been a consistent demand for earthmoving equipment like the excavators owing to a general increase in projects. This helps industries such as construction, excavation, earthwork, mining, quarry and roads. In fact, it is common knowledge now that hydraulic excavators find applications in the following industries such as forestry, recycling, demolition, lakes and river cleaning and underwater applications. This extremely versatile range of excavators are expected to find great utility at construction and mining sites in India aiding in easier and safer construction practices. The crawler hydraulic excavators are conceptualised based on the current needs of customers in this segment and customised with a high-power XCMG’s proprietary matching technology. The machines have undergone several extensive trials to meet the industry requirements of smart, efficient products. 

The significant features of the excavator range are: 

• Excellent performance 
• Intelligent control 
• High-performance slewing bearing 
• Energy saving 
• Reliable and durable X-frame 
• Comfortable and safe operation 
• Convenient maintenance

With this in mind, to truly understand the importance of these machines, industry professionals often analyse the significance of its features to try and comprehend how it contributes to the further advancements of the products.

Expertise shared by: VG Sakthikumar, Managing Director, Schwing Stetter India Pvt Ltd