In recent past, India has already witnessed a boom in housing sector. With a population more than a billion, the demand of housing projects is ever increasing and the same to be achieved at an accelerated time frame. The Indian construction industry has matured during last couple of decades to a certain stage and is on the verge of forging its way forward with usage of a worldwide established, advanced technology of precast concrete products. Within next few years the popularity of this technology will ever go up due to its inherent advantages of quick turnaround, cost savings and economy of production. This technology also offers limitless possibilities to the architectural world.

Presently, the Indian construction sector is poised for further growth. The simple fact is that India requires quality infrastrcture and it will be a long-term growth driver for this sector. For delivering such world class infrastrcture and housing projects, adopting to the new methodology of precast will be an eventuality.

Concrete is the heart and soul of precast elements. Ironically, it is the most taken for granted thing in past construction practices. Usage of precast elements is going to demand a paradigm shift in the way the concrete is produced and handled. The precast application concrete needs to be produced with a high precision and superior quality in a very much controlled environment. Especially, the parameters like moisture in the concrete need to be controlled with very high accuracy.

Aquarius plants
Aquarius has an established line of concrete batching and mixing plants, with a product range using mixer size varying from 0.35 cu.m./ batch to 3.0 cu.m./ batch. The same is well supported by its nationwide spares and service network. With an inbuilt expertise in concrete batch plants, the company has fast grown into the field of special application and customised solutions to cater the requirements of the hollow core precast, block making, pipe making applications.

Today its 11 plants are working successfully across India at dedicated precast factory set-ups and got wide acceptance in the construction sphere. Primarily, the company delivers two special application products ranges in batching plants viz. ‘precast range plants’ (for hollow core applications) and ‘drycast range plants’ (for block making and similar application).

Aquarius batching plants working at Amrapali Precast Factory, Noida

Key features
Aquarius can customise and deliver these plants equipped with following key features –
• Planetary or twin shaft  type mixers – for dry or wet concrete needs
• Specialised software – designed for the above mentioned application needs
• Moisture probes – for mixer, sand etc.
• Customised plant design – as per client application needs
• High precision water dosing mechanism.

Another prominent aspect of Aquarius precast application batch plant is the ‘capability to integrate with varying scale of automation’, when it comes to handling of concrete in tandem with the casting machinery. The plant software has the inbuilt capability to closely monitor and react as per the instantaneous demand of concrete. The company delivers customised software solutions, which can work with precasting equipment.

Other important product lines of the company i.e. concrete pump and placer boom combination caters the wet concrete handling needs of the precast factories, especially for placing concrete in column and wall molds.

Authored by-
Yogesh Salvi,
Manager – Export & Special Application,
Aquarius Engineers Pvt. Ltd.