An Overview Of Cement Mixers And Other Equipment

The cement is heavily used material in the construction industry. It is a material used in the construction of various structures, like commercial and residential buildings, roads and highways, bridges, water dams and many other solid structures. People often think that cement and concrete are same things. But however a distinction should be made, because concrete and cement are two different things. Generally, cement is used in the creation of concrete among several other ingredients. Portable cement mixers are usually used in the creation of the concrete. The portable cement mixers come in various forms, shapes, sizes, powered by electricity or by diesel engines. The following text presents a short overview about cement, portable cement mixers and concrete plants.

The cement is generally a binder material. This material hardens and sets independently, and allows other materials to bind together. Even the ancient Romans used the cement as binder. The cement which is used in the construction industry can be hydraulic or non hydraulic. The hydraulic type hardens because of the hydration. During the hydration, chemical reaction occurs independently of the water mixture. The cement mixture hardens when water is added, or when it is exposed to wet conditions. The non hydraulic cement type on the other hand, needs to be in dry condition in order to maintain its strength.

The portable cement mixer usually is consisted of three parts: a rotating drum, a motor and a chute. In the portable cement mixer several materials are mixed, and the end result is concrete. Usually, a combination of cement, water, gravel and sand is mixed together in the creation of concrete. The rotating drum of the portable cement mixer spins all these materials, and a homogenous mixture is created. Because the final product is concrete, many people call this machine a concrete mixer. The portable cement mixers vary in their sizes, depending on the amount of concrete that needs to be created. For small construction projects like home renovations, a small portable cement mixer is the ideal choice. While for much larger projects like building construction, bigger and more sophisticated concrete equipment is required. Usually, the construction managers and engineers decide what type of portable cement mixers are needed for the job.

Concrete plants are described as facilities where concrete is being created by using special concrete mixing equipment. They can either central mix plants or ready mix plants. The ready mix concrete plant mixes all materials except water. A special ready mix concrete truck transports the mixture and slowly adds water during the transportation. Central mix concrete plant combines and mixes all ingredients, including water, at one central location where the concrete is needed. The central mix concrete plant is more suitable option because it ensures uniformity and continuous delivery of concrete where and when is needed.