We have been consistently displaying our new and innovative machines and getting good response. This EXCON we will be focusing on our latest fully automatic Concrete Block Machine SPM30.

Ramesh Babbar, Director & President, Columbia Machine Engineering (India) Pvt Ltd

Columbia Machine Engineering (India) Pvt. Ltd. is a wholly owned subsidiary of Columbia Machine Inc. USA. The company specialises in the manufacture and supply of concrete product solutions and palletizing solutions to a variety of industries in India and several countries throughout Asia and Africa.

One of the leading leader’s globally in terms of design, manufacturing and support of equipment for a variety of industries.

The company has manufactured and supplied over 200 plants in India alone with high technology, fully automatic machines, moulds and other equipment such as concrete batching plants, concrete mixers and specialty product lines for producing concrete blocks (both hollow concrete blocks and solid concrete blocks), concrete interlocking paver blocks, concrete segmental retaining wall blocks, concrete kerbstones, concrete paving slabs, concrete bricks, lightweight eco-friendly flyash bricks, concrete roof tiles and many other precast and architectural precast concrete products.

Fully automatic Concrete Block Machine SPM 30
Commenting on the launch, Ramesh Babbar, Director & President, Columbia Machine Engineering (India) Pvt Ltd says, “EXCON has been very important to us. We have been consistently displaying our new and innovative machines and getting good response. This EXCON we will be focusing on our latest fully automatic Concrete Block Machine SPM30.”

He adds, “With this we shall also try to educate about the bigger board machines offered by Techmatik. Techmatik acquired by Columbia, offers a very large capacity, fully automated, high technology Concrete Block Plant made in Poland.”

Most concrete block machine manufacturers use table vibration technology. This is commonly found on big board or large pallet concrete products machines. It uses vibrators which are connected to impact bars; these bars strike the bottom of the production pallet to create vibration throughout the product. It is inherently inefficient due to the random motion, which leads to poor height control and non-linear product densities and textures.

Columbia’s patented vibration technology, CVT
Columbia’s patented vibration technology, CVT combines 80 years of innovative engineering and field proven designs with industry leading manufacturing capabilities. Babbar informs, “CVT enables producers to create the highest quality and widest range of products in the world. Uniform product height, consistent product weight, superior appearance, reduced cement requirement and sharper product edges are some of the advantages of CVT over traditional table vibration technology.”

Target markets
With the increase in housing and infrastructure requirements, Concrete block industry will also grow simultaneously. Road development provides concrete block manufacturers with opportunities to supply paver blocks and retaining wall blocks. Concrete pavers are practical solution for the construction of roads (particularly in high rainfall areas like Assam), high traffic intersections and shoulders because of their high compressive strength, wear resistance and easy maintenance. Retaining wall blocks produced on Columbia Machines have the advantage of precision height control and are extensively used for bridges and flyovers. Infrastructure development such as sea ports, container terminals, inland container depots and the Dedicated Freight Corridor (DFC) between Delhi and Mumbai, (covering an overall length of 1,483kms passing through 6 states) will result in a huge requirement of high strength paver blocks. The company have huge sales and service set up PAN India and internationally are present in Nepal, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Kenya, Tanzania, Ghana, Nigeria, Cambodia and Ethiopia.