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Mek-Tek rolls out new batching plant

01 March 2006

Mek-Tek Limited, the UK’s only manufacturer of mobile volumetric concrete mixers, has introduced a more compact version of its successful MBP mobile batching plant.

The new vehicle – the MBP4 – has a capacity of between 4 and 5 cu m dependent on aggregate density, and can mix precise quantities of concrete on-site, on-demand with no delays and no waste.
Mek-Tek chairman Bob Prince says the MBP4 was initially developed to meet a demand from existing owners of the company’s 10 cu m vehicles, who are doing enough small-batch deliveries to justify an additional smaller-capacity model. He adds that he also expects the new model to attract start-up businesses, potential franchisees and other operators who are currently mixing manually, and are therefore restricted to outputs of around 15 cu m a day.
“The new model is suited for small batch deliveries (with higher profit margins), benefiting from the compact dimensions and excellent manoeuvrability of its four-wheel chassis,” he says. “The batching plant is also operated using a power take-off from the vehicle rather than a donkey engine, so operating and maintenance costs are lower.”
Prince says the company’s own trials have shown that a well-run batching operation should be able to re-load and re-fuel the MBP4 in less than 15 minutes, which would allow the manually mixed daily average of 15 cu m to be achieved in just a couple of hours with the potential to quadruple a customer’s turnover!
The MBP4 is manufactured on a flowline production system at Mek-Tek’s Tetbury factory, which enables the new model to be delivered with a short lead time.
The Mek-Tek range is now available in 4, 6 and 10 cu m delivered capacities. All models are equipped as standard with a number of unique safety features and can be supplied with a range of options that allow operators to provide third-party accreditation for customers.
Mek-Tek, which specialises in the manufacture of materials handling equipment, can also supply everything needed for mobile and static batching plants, including silos, mixers and conveyors, and a full design, engineering and project management service.