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Bulk Handling
Reco relies on Liebherr’s
‘concrete’ reputation
Following a robust and highly competitive procurement process Kent based RECO ReadyMix (part of the TW Services) has chosen and installed the Liebherr Mobilmix 2.5-F concrete mixing plant at its depot in Sandwich, Kent.
Capable of producing up to 115 m3 per hour, the plant includes a bank of four aggregate containers with two that are split. These containers can hold a variety of products, which are used to batch different mixes. Material is weighed and fed into a DW 2.5 twin-shaft mixer via a simple rope operated skip. The twin-shaft 2.5 m mixer is capable of batching a maximum of 2.67 m3 at a time. Heavy-duty mixer tools inside the body are driven by a pair of 75 kW motors, both mounted on the same side of the mixer for ease of access when servicing. Liebherr’s own energy efficient planetary gearboxes reduce the plant’s energy requirements, ensuring a low production cost per mix.
Liebherr’s modular design meant that the Mobilmix 2.5-F concrete mixing plant was delivered and constructed in a matter of days. As the whole system is pre-wired, it only required linking together and a connection to the power and water networks on the site. Whilst the Liebherr solution was not the cheapest, Reco’s past experience with Liebherr’s equipment and service, which includes a number of dozers and material handlers, swung the deal.
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www.hub-4.com March/April 2020 - Issue 61