(PRWEB) December 1, 2005 -- SCHWING Stetter India Private Limited, a 100% subsidiary of SCHWING Stetter Gmbh, Germany, will be launching the next generation Ready Mix Concrete Equipments in Bangalore today. The newly launched products include 10 cubic meter capacity Semi-Trailer Version Transit Mixer, C-Version Transit Mixer and Concrete Recycling Plant, to conserve the environment from the unused concrete. These products along with the existing range of products from SCHWING Stetter’s stable are being exhibited at Stall no 22, at the CII Excon Exhibition at Palace Grounds between 10 AM to 7 PM.
“ With the new facility getting ready and a complete range of Ready Mix Concrete equipments being offered by us, we would become a one stop solution for all RMC equipment needs in the countr... ”
Commenting on the launch, Mr. Anand Sundaresan, Managing Director, SCHWING Stetter India Pvt. Ltd., said, “We always bring in right products at the right time. We are thrilled to bring these products to India. Infrastructure development in India is in full swing and over the past decade, India has evolved as a potential market for Ready Mix Concrete equipment and we have always been at the helm bringing in the latest technology and making it affordable to our customers. With these new products being launched we are confident of increasing our market share in the country.”
SCHWING Stetter India also announced its plans to set up a third manufacturing facility in Sriperampudur near Chennai that will almost double its existing capacity. An investment of close to Rs. 25 crores would be made on the third facility, which is expected to be operational by mid 2006. The company has already acquired 10 acres of land in SIPCOT industrial estate at Irungattukottai, Sriperampudur for the third facility.
Talking on the expansion plans, Mr. V G Sakthikumar, V.P. Marketing, SCHWING Stetter India Pvt. Ltd., said, “With the new facility getting ready and a complete range of Ready Mix Concrete equipments being offered by us, we would become a one stop solution for all RMC equipment needs in the country. With the Indian market for concrete growing at over 50% year on year, our new offerings would help us grow at a very rapid phase. We also expect substantial orders from the CII Excon exhibition at Bangalore, which is commencing from tomorrow”.
The Indian operations would also soon become a sourcing base for components for group companies around the world, including United States and Germany. Plans are on to start exporting components in 2006. A global sourcing team from the parent company has identified India as one of the hubs for sourcing many components. While some of the components will be manufactured in-house, a few others like forgings would be sourced form India and exported.
Commenting on the prospects of the company, Mr. Sundaresan said, “We hope to start work on our third plant early next year and it should be ready for operations in 6 months. At present, our existing facilities have a capacity to manufacture 150 – 180 batching plants, 400 pumps and 1,200 transit mixers per annum. Once the third facility is up, the capacity can almost double, with each plant exclusively manufacturing a specific product”.
Brief on the products:
1. AM6SHC
This product has been designed on the principle of “ FORM FOLLOWS FUNCTION”
The C versions Mixers are introduced for its operational easiness, lower part replacement and servicing cost. The new design enables the operator for fast cleaning of surfaces, filling and discharge. Detachable charging and discharge hopper makes the replacement easier. One arm swivel chute and its extension by 200mm gives the operator fatigue free working.
Optimum torsional flexibility is achieved by arched support. The design of supporting arms corresponds to strain curve.
Increased angle of inclination (from 12.6 to 13.5) of drum gives increased filling ratio. Large loading volume contributes to high water line.
2.AM10SHAN
With this AM10 SHAN lowest concrete transport cost per cubic meter can be achieved.
Whenever large volume of concrete is to be transported in project site / ready mix plant there is a need for high performance and economical fleet of vehicles. Also the factors playing a major role are the flexibility of the available vehicles and the exploitation of maximum permissible vehicle gross weights. Schwing Stetter Concrete Mixer on Semi trailer offers the ideal supplement.
Compact design of the semi trailer results in easy maneuverability. The drum is positioned to have low center of gravity for increased safety while cornering of the vehicle.
Independent engine, battery, fuel tank makes the operation of the mixer independent of the main vehicle. Use of wear resistant steel for the drum and mixing spirals, Stetter ‘T protect’ for spirals, large discharge hopper, rugged hydraulic drives are the standard features of the design. Air suspension, ABS for braking system can be offered as per customer need. Lightweight high wear resistant plastic chute contributes for easy handling.
3.RA12
Serious environmental problems, increasing government regulation and greater cost consciousness have triggered the need to design and develop STETTER concrete recycling plant. With the vast experience gained from the drum washing plants, these plants were proven to be cost effective, reliable and environment friendly.
It works on the reverse flow principle i.e larger solids from 0.2 to 63 mm are transported along continuous spirals rotating against the water flow. Then these washed materials are reused in batching plants and water is re-supplied in an environmentally friendly way. Rubberized rollers contribute for low noise during rotation.
Along with these products, SCHWING has exhibited a complete range of its Ready Mix products, which includes batching plants (120 cubic meter per hour Stetter H3N, a completely galvanized CP30 plant), pumps (High rise pump model BP2800, improved version of BP350) and transit mixers (AM6SHC and AM10SHAN), besides a Shot-creteing pump model TSM for tunnels.
SCHWING Stetter India is also exporting and catering to the markets of South East Asia and United Arab Emirate. The company has also bagged an award from Indo German Chamber of Commerce for their outstanding contribution towards the promotion of Indo-German economic relations.
