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A Blackjack Concrete Cemen Tech “rig” pulls into another south Atlanta job site.
Cemen Tech concrete technology works well for large scale pours.
Cemen Tech Products, Technology Broaden Opportunities The purchase and use of Cemen Tech volumetric concrete mixers have been leading to new revenue streams and new retail business for many contractors. The mix design, high quality of concrete pours and the ability to “adjust on the fly” the amount of concrete used on any given project was just the recipe for Atlanta based contractors’ Blackjack Paving and Sunbelt Asphalt. The time and money savings of having a driver of a truck with a pre-determined volume and mix for each job site provides effective tracking of every single yard of concrete poured and detailed access to production data. Online scheduling and real-time dispatch communication technology of the driver helps improve the overall process. Rather than the traditional means of having a concrete mixer transport material in a rotating barrel that may be getting hot or drying while sitting in traffic, the Cemen Tech process provides concrete “on demand or on the fly.” From the psi of the pour all the way to the overall mix, all aspects of final composition and pour can be changed at any time. From the fiber to the concrete coloration to the moisture level, it’s all completely on demand, with zero waste and the customer gets exactly what they pay for — fresh, brand new concrete. Once the Cemen Tech trucks are purchased, stockpiling essentials, including 67 stone (or 89’s if needed), sand, additives, chemicals, hardeners and siloing cement dust, is the first order of business for concrete production. Blackjack Paving and Sunbelt Asphalt both utilize the Cemen Tech Accu Pour system that feeds all jobsite info directly from their offices into a driver’s iPad. The driver goes to the site, creates the mix and the quantity, and makes the pour without having to check in with anyone. At Sunbelt Asphalt based in Auburn, Ga.,
(L-R) are Blackjack Concrete’s Brad Kaufman and Jay Herzog, with the president of Reynolds Warren Equipment, Steve Meissen — their Cemen Tech dealer.
Spencer McCroskey and Mark Edgar have been using Cemen Tech products for just over three years. The need and demand for concrete pushed the purchase. Sunbelt was ordering cement two weeks in advance and just hoping it would arrive, according to McCroskey and Edgar. The decision was made to take care of themselves and produce their own cement through the purchase of Cemen Tech trucks. With its ability to produce its own concrete, the demand from other contractors pushed Sunbelt’s concrete production to more than 90 percent going to other contractors and led
to the start of one of its newest companies: Sunbelt Site-Mix. “We have three trucks, and mostly one truck stays with us while the other two go to supply our customers for outside sales. The competitive advantage is that we can easily move from area to area on a job site or from customer to customer and create a unique mix at each stop,” said Edgar. “On cold days, we can add a little more calcium or a little less water than a concrete plant for our needs at the site to compensate for weather conditions. So rather than waitsee CEMEN TECH page 34
Volumetric concrete production is perfect for quality curbing and sidewalk pours.
