Concrete Pump: Types, Advantages and Disadvantages
Concrete pumps can convey continuous concrete to pouring construction sites either horizontally or vertically through pipes. It pumps liquid concrete to the job site using a motor or diesel engine. In addition to helping place concrete quickly, concrete pumps are used in inaccessible areas.
Types of Concrete Pumps
Boom or Truck Mounted Concrete Pump
Concrete pumps of this type are suitable for roads and highways, as they're larger.
These machines are often mounted on trucks or semi-trailers and come equipped with a remotely controlled automatic robotic arm, known as a boom, to place concrete as per requirement. In addition, to navigate obstacles while moving, a boom pump mounted on a truck is also called this.
It is convenient to use these pumps at large construction sites and places, which limits space around the pouring area. The presence of a multipurpose robotic arm in these pumps enables them to save significant labor costs.
Squeeze Concrete Pump
Pumps like these are small, portable punching pumps. Concrete is fed from the collecting hopper into a flexible pipe and pumped under approximately 0.08 N/mm2 vacuum pressures into the pumping chamber.
Vacuums ensure cylinder-shaped pipes squeezes by rotating rollers, which ensures concrete flows continuously. Those two rotating rollers, mounted on a globally driven system, squeeze the concrete into the delivery pipe. Although big companies might buy them, owners of small and medium businesses prefer using concrete pumps.