Using volumetric mixers within the construction industry is becoming more popular and there
are several reasons behind this including helping to reduce your overheads during a
construction project.
In the past traditional drum mixers have been used widely for construction projects large and
small. However, with sustainability being a key factor within the industry drum mixers are
known for having high waste quantities and over producing. Using the more traditional drum
mixer also doesn’t give much control over the quality of the mix as it is harder to monitor.
This is where our volumetric mixers come into play to produce high quality concrete that is
sustainable. The concrete is produced on site when using a volumetric mixer which in turn
can help to lower overheads and here’s how.
Less waste –
Using a volumetric concrete mixer enables the exact amount of concrete required to be
mixed which means that the risk of under ordering or over ordering is eliminated. This
reduces your overheads as you are never paying for more than you need. This also helps
with sustainability as waste is kept to a minimum.
Energy Efficient –
Volumetric concrete will only produce the amount of concrete inputted for the project in hand.
This means that it is more energy efficient as you are not over mixing. Volumetric concrete
also results in less trips compared to drum mixing which also helps with energy saving.
Sustainability –
Using volumetric mixers means that you can access more variety of materials as the
materials do not need to be at central batching plants.
Environmental factors –
Using volumetric concrete mixers enables your project to be more environmentally friendly
with less carbon footprint from waste materials and from less trips for transporting concrete.
All these factors help to reduce the overheads of your construction project so using
volumetric concrete mixers over traditional drum mixing really is the smart way forward for
anyone in construction.