Batching, Loading & Mixing

Equipment

By Priyanka Kafle

Equipments used for batching and

loading

Water
Water- batch weigher
Centrifugal pump

Cement
Weigh hopper
Bag cutter
Electro- mechanical
weighing system
Pneumatic weighing system

Aggregates
Aggregates weigher
Loader skip
Chain roller system
Dumper
Rotary distributor belt
Electro-mechanical
weigher
Electro pneumatic
segmental baching gate

Water

The plant are equipped with a water meter or a water batch

weigher.
A centrifugal pump is often used after the batcher to pump
the water through the nozzles of power mixer.
In plant which have microprocessors controlled system the
aggregate surface moisture corrections are done
automatically and the mix consistency or workability is
accurately maintained without visual checks or manual
measurements.

Cement

The cement weighers are large enough to cope up with all

concrete mixes.
The weigh hopper has steep angle walls.
An equalizing hose connects the cement hopper and the
mixer drum to ensure a clean working environment.
Larger plants are equipped with electro-mechanical weighing
system.

Electromechanical weighing system used

for batching of cement & aggregate

Aggregate
The

aggregate weighers are generally identical to

the cement weigher in the plant.
Aggregates in star bin arrangements are unloaded
into the loader from automatically opens batching
gates.
The flap gates are operated from the control bin
that the sand flows out freely
The chain idler sprockets ensure that the loader
enters the aggregate weigher smoothly.

Mixing Equipments
Free

Fall Mixer
Power Mixers: 1. Single Shaft
2. Twin Shaft
3. Pan Type
4. Pan Type with Agitator

Typesofconcretemixer
POWER
MIXER TYPE

CAPACITY
CUM
(COMPACT
CONCRETE)

OUTPUT CUM/HR
(COMPACTED CONCRETE)
MIXING TIME (SEC)

30

15

MAX
AGGREGATE
SIZE (MM)

Single Shaft

120

150

Twin Shaft

3.5

120-150

190

Pan Type

120

64

Pan Type with

additional agitator

140

64

Cross sectional view of the single shaft

compulsory power mixer

Cross sectional view of the twin shaft

compulsory power mixer

Control system

Almost all imported production plants offer automatic

systems for control functions.
These are required for better quality control, higher
economy and super working conditions.
Fully automatic plant control systems are available.
Microprocessor controlled production plants represent the
state of the art in the developed countries.
Their controls are operated from main desk. The entire
plant can be operated by just one person.

Fully automatic control panel of a modern

mixing plant

Microprocessor Control System on the

modern mixing plant