A dry concrete batching plant is something that is used to mix concrete at a site. The reason why it’s called “dry” is because the materials are not pre-mixed and thus come in dry form when they are loaded onto mixers. It is different from wet concrete batching plant.
There are actually many manufacturers of dry concrete batching plant mixers, and you should know just like anything else, not all of them are created alike. So how do you choose which one to buy from? We have three words to answer that question: portability, automation and output.
As we said before, batching plants are assembled onsite where they are then expected to produce enough concrete to meet the needs of a project. But if you choose wrongly, you could pay for it works hassles and production delays. The worst thing that could happen is when different batches of concrete have different consistencies.
In any case, if you’re new to mixing and batching concrete, you might be wondering how it all works. The raw materials are first mixed before being mixed with water at high speeds.
At any construction site, you will find concrete batching plants on the site itself or somewhere nearby. The idea is to make concrete readily available for builders to use.
You might be surprised but there are actually websites that sell dry concrete plant or ready mix concrete batching plant.
One example is Alibaba, China’s largest retailer website (as Amazon is to the United States), where we saw a batching plant being sold for $200,000 to $300.000. The high price is justified by the fact that you don’t need anything else to complete a batch of mixed concrete – it’s a complete set.
But Alibaba is not the only place where you can buy it from. There are many other websites out there that sell more or less the same thing. But they do differ in the technical details of their products. Some have a higher capacity and can mix bigger batches than others.
When it comes to the actual buying, you don’t just buy the first item you see. Do take the time to read the reviews as well as the star ratings by different customers. If you want to get a recommendation from experienced builders, there’s actually a LinkedIn group composed exclusively of builders, and they’ve been sharing pieces of technical advice to members.