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CONSTRUCTION WORLD
OCTOBER
2014
READYMIX
This unit owned by SSBR (joint venture
Stefanutti Stocks and Basil Read) is
currently working for Eskom at the
Kusile Power Station project.
Shortly after the announcement was
made that ProAll Reimer Mixers have been
accepted and accredited by the Southern
Africa Readymix Association (SARMA), a similar
unit was purchased by 3Q Mahuma Concrete.
Although the ProAll Reimer Mixers have been
available in the market for some time now,
a thorough certification process had to be
followed to ensure the trucks could produce
concrete of a consistent standard to meet the
association's strict requirements.
Reimer SA markets and supports a unique
readymix system that allows dry cement,
aggregates and other ingredients of concrete
to be transported to site andmixed to specifica-
tion. The system therefore is able to overcome
the challenge of ensuring concrete is fresh
when being transported over long distances
and can metre-out small amounts at many
different sites in a day without the risk of the
concrete losing slump.
Ready-to-go
With sophisticated metering systems aboard
the ProAll Reimer Mixers, exact quantities of
raw materials are fed into the screw auger
and can be batched to meet each individual
customer’s requirements along the way – i.e.
strength, consistency, workability etc. An
immediate printout acts as certification of the
mix for onsite record keeping purposes and is
recorded for purposes of proof of delivery of
supplier. The unmixed product remains usable.
“For our members the advantages of having
a ProAll Reimer Mixer of this sort in their fleets
are many and the accreditation of the system
means that they can rest assured that it is able
to produce the same consistent quality as their
existing batching plants,” said Johan van Wyk,
general manager of SARMA.
“Certification follows a lengthy verifica-
tion process in which Go Consult train the
operator, do the mix designs, determine the
settings and maintain quality control. SARMA
officials audited the manufacturer’s systems
for accreditation. They also measured the
performance and quality of the system against
stated outputs.
Only then, once they were satisfied that the
MIXING WITH THE BEST
History was made at this year’s
SARMA Readymix Conference
by ProAll and Reimer SA when
the first continuous concrete
production plant was officially
accredited by SARMA.
PROALL Reimer Mixer units met performance
criteria were they able to certify South Africa’s
first continuous concrete production plant .
He concluded that the new system would
provide members with a viable means of
extending their reach into remote areas and
allows smaller quantities to be meaured for
clients who would have no other option but
to settle for less reliable site mixing options.
PROALL Reimer’s dry readymix
system has been certified by
the Southern Africa Readymix
Association (Sarma).
RIGHT:
Reimer SA managing
director, Dirk Moolman
addresses the audience at the
Readymix Conference by Sarma.
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