Gearboxes For The Concrete & Cement Industry
Concrete and cement are essential materials for industrial construction of dams, airports, roads, subways, shopping malls, carparks and roads, as well as domestic and commercial buildings. Transcyko manufactures a comprehensive range of gearboxes for all stages of cement and concrete industry processes from refining to batch mixing, block, paver and precast concrete manufacturing.
How are gearboxes used in the concrete & cement industry?
Efficient and reliable gearboxes fulfil a crucial role in the concrete and cement industries, enabling the efficient operation of machinery and processes from raw material extraction and preparation through cement milling and concrete mixing to the manufacturing of precast concrete panels, concrete blocks and pavers.
Concrete recycling plants fulfil a requirement at the end of life for crushing and recovering materials from concrete waste and rubble. The gearbox requirements for concrete recycling are similar to those of raw material refining, requiring heavy duty gearboxes capable of supplying sufficient torque to crushing and pulverizing machinery.
Concrete batching plants
A major application of gearboxes in the concrete and cement industries is in concrete batching plants. These can be stationary or mobile, and are often site-specific with bespoke design features for large projects like concrete dam or airport construction.
- Compact concrete batching plants
- On-site concrete batching plants
- Mobile concrete batching plants
- Stationary concrete batching plants
- Precast concrete batching plants
- Bespoke Concrete Batching Plants
Mobile concrete batching plants can be used for large scale concrete road base manufacturing, where the concrete batching plant moves with the road as it is built. There can be many stages to the cement and aggregate processing and mixing in a concrete batching plant, and the types of gearbox used depend on the scale and power requirements.
In concrete batching plants, gearboxes drive the rotating drums of concrete mixers, ensuring thorough mixing of cement, aggregates, and water to achieve the exact mix required with sufficient consistency and repeatability to meet the engineering standards required for the specific project.
What are the range of gearbox applications in the concrete & cement industries?
- Concrete pumps
- Concrete mixers
- Continuous mixing plants
- Concrete distribution systems
- Tower concrete plants
- Cement silos
- Cement delivery systems
- Cement loading systems
- Cement conveyors
- Cement escalators
- Concrete block machines
- Multilayer block making machines
- Concrete paver machines
- Precast concrete slab manufacturing
Raw Material Extraction & Preparation
Gearboxes transmit power to the crushers used to break down the limestone, clay and sand that are pulverised together with different additives to create the different types and grades of cement that are used in both domestic and industrial construction. Gearboxes are essential components of the grinding and pulverizing mills that crush the raw materials into fine powder by providing necessary torque and speed reduction to drive the grinding rollers.
Conveyors transport the raw materials to the processing plant and cement conveyors are used to transfer the finished product for storage or shipping. Cement conveyors and escalators need to be able to carry heavy loads reliably without risk of failure. Cyclo drives are a sensible choice for essential conveyor and escalator systems due to their extremely low failure rates, very high shock load resistance and ease of maintenance.
What types of gearbox are used in the cement and concrete industries?
Three types of gearboxes are commonly used in the cement and concrete industries, helical bevel gearboxes, planetary gearboxes and cycloidal gearboxes. Each has useful characteristics that make them more or less suitable for specific applications. Some main uses of these three types are indicated below, but all types of gearbox are flexible and can be used for multiple different functions.
1. Helical gearboxes for cement & concrete grinding, milling & mixing
Known for their high efficiency and load-carrying capacity, they are commonly used in grinding mills and rotary kilns. Can be scaled to almost any size, making them very useful in very heavy duty concrete batching machinery.
2. Planetary gearboxes for mobile cement & concrete manufacturing
Offer high torque density and compact design, making them suitable for applications with limited space or where weight is a consideration, may be suitable for mobile equipment.
3. Cycloidal gearboxes for cement & concrete conveyors
High torque reduction in single stages, very high shock loading resistance, easy maintenance and predictable wear patterns. Extreme reliability, and compact size. Especially suitable for conveyors, escalators, mixers and mobile applications.
How can Transcyko meet your cement & concrete industry gearbox requirements?
Transcyko manufactures a wide range of helical bevel gearboxes, planetary gearboxes, cycloidal gearboxes, cyclo drives and cycloidal speed reducers. We offer a one-stop service for all types of gearbox to maximize supply, service and maintenance efficiencies. Our long experience and advanced technology enables us to provide custom configurations for any specialized or bespoke concrete batching, mixing, refining or mining processes.
You can benefit from our rapid and comprehensive after-sales service network to maintain and upgrade your existing equipment, even if you are not already a Transcyko customer. This is because we also offer a selection of cross-compatible gearboxes that can be used as cost-effective drop-in replacements for products by other leading manufacturers including Sumitomo, SEW Eurodrive and Bonfiglioli.
Our gearboxes and speed reducers are manufactured to the best quality standards, and supported by our excellent technical and maintenance team. Contact us and discover how partnering with Transcyko for your cement and concrete industry gearbox and speed reducer needs opens up a new experience in efficient, friendly and responsive service.