SPM 30 is provided with a unique Rack Loader or Unloader Model UL30 made in India with technology from Columbia Machine, USA.

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

Columbia Machine Engineering (India) Pvt Ltd specialises in the manufacturing and supplying of concrete product solutions. Today, with over 15 years of local manufacturing at Vadodara in Gujarat, Columbia Machine Engineering offers the most versatile, innovative concrete products equipment in the industry, claims Ramesh Babbar, Director and President, Columbia Machine Engineering (I) Pvt Ltd.

In India, Columbia’s existing Concrete Product Machine Model SPM20 provides its customers a plant with an ideal combination of a high technology machine with medium capacity and low investment in pallet and product handling. According to Babbar, its simplicity and ease of installation or dismantling makes it an ideal solution for project works. He adds, “The economically priced splitter Model 24CSA is designed to help block producers enters the split block business with minimal investment.” It is extremely rugged; easy to install, use and maintain; and is compact (just 700 mm wide). The 24CSA splits product up to 600 mm wide, and 40 mm to 300 mm high. The latest and the most innovative Concrete Product Machine SPM30 are much bigger and better than SPM20 machine. The company also offers a very large capacity, fully automated, high technology Concrete Block Plant made in Poland by Techmatik, a Columbia company.

Unique features
SPM 30 is provided with a unique Rack Loader or Unloader Model UL30 made in India with technology from Columbia Machine, USA. UL 30 provides completely automatic loading and unloading the production pallets in to the racks. Further, cured products are automatically cubed on wooden pallets using the Plate Style Cuber PSC 200 again made in India with technology provided by Columbia Machine, USA. “This (PSC 200) will drastically reduce manpower required while improving quality and efficiency at affordable costs,” Babbar informs.

Demand drivers
With the increase in housing and infrastructure requirements, concrete block industry is also expected to 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 east of India, 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 1,483 km passing through 6 states) will result in a huge requirement of high strength paver blocks.

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