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26.01.2012 News
Elematic shows how hollow-core slabs with built in lifting loops add safety to building sites
With one invention safety and productivity can be increased simultaneously at construction sites and precast hollow-core slab factory. Just before Christmas 2011, at Ylöjärvi test factory, Elematic introduced a new, safe method for hollow-core slab lifting, and the machine that installs the loops into the slabs. Invited builders, occupational safety managers, and precast manufacturers were thrilled of this novelty: loops that make lifting very safe and fast, and the machine (LoopMaster) that adds on value, and profitability to existing hollow-core slab production.
This new method is a co-creation of Finnish Elematic and its long term client in France, KP1. The need for the invention arose from the local builders and authorities: slab lifting at construction sites must be made safer! In this new method, all liftings at construction site are carried out with chains by hooking them to loops that have been installed underneath the prestressed strands into fresh concrete already at production.
Not only safety, but also productivity at construction site is increased since the time consumed on lifting a hollow-core slab is decreased. Other savings are achieved from all liftings at site being done with same equipment and method, i.e. less lifting equipment is needed.
New safety regulations set for unloading of hollow-core slab trucks are easier to fulfill when lifting loops are used in all slabs.
For more information, please contact:
Lassi Järvinen, lassi.jarvinen@elematic.com
Leena Raukola, leena.raukola@elematic.com -
12.12.2011 Press releases
Mats Jungar appointed CEO of Elematic
World’s leading supplier of precast concrete technology, Elematic, gets a new CEO.
M.SC. (Econ) Mats Jungar (45) has been appointed CEO of Elematic Group Oy starting January 1, 2012.At the same date, the long time CEO of Elematic, Mr. Leo Sandqvist joins the Board of Directors as executive member and Vice Chairman.
Mats Jungar has over 15 years experience on international management from engineering and process industry to service business. The past three years Mr. Jungar has been the CEO of Inspecta Group. Prior to that he has worked as President of Kemira Water, a division of Kemira Corporation, Senior Vice President of Loader Cranes in Hiab Group (part of Cargotec Corporation), and as Finance Director of Hiab Group.
According to Mr. Eero Makkonen, Chairman of Elematic Group’s Board of Directors, in the near future, the company seeks for strong growth among others from Russia and the Middle-East, where its position as precast factory supplier already traditionally is strong. In addition we are looking at new market areas, e.g. China and India, where building construction continues to grow with high speed. For instance in China new homes are needed for millions. Modern precast building replies to this need well. With Elematic technologies, quality of building construction simultaneously with shortened completion times can be achieved, says Makkonen.
Elematic, having its head quarters in Finland, is world’s leading supplier of precast concrete technology, complete factories and production lines. Over 95% of the company’s 55 million EUR sales come from export. Elematic has ca. 200 employees, and sales offices in the USA, Germany, France, Russia, and United Arab Emirates. A competitive representative network covers more than 20 countries. During its 52 years of operation, Elematic has delivered machinery and technology to 100 countries worldwide.
For more information:
Eero Makkonen, Chairman, Board of Directors, Elematic Group Oy, tel. +358 400 684064
Mats Jungar, CEO (January 1, 2012), Elematic Group Oy, tel. + 358 40 7074943 -
08.12.2011 News
Goldbeck boosts hollow-core slab production with SlabMaster
Goldbeck Prefabeton S.R.O in Czech Republic made a ground breaking move by purchasing the Elematic SlabMaster. With the help of SlabMaster they have been able to produce effectively more complicated hollow-core slab designs than before since the recess-making is now done by machine. This has had a positive effect on Goldbeck’s sales too.
Introduction of SlabMaster has been especially good news for the workers at the factory; the extremely hard work of digging the holes into the concrete is now done by the machine. Furthermore SlabMaster takes care of the measuring of the slab and the drilling of the water holes. Earlier the foreman of the shift planned the casting order. Now it is done by the production manager beforehand giving also for the foreman more time for other duties.
“Nowadays the most part of the complaints received by the precast concrete factories concern the placement of the recesses and similar issues. Through automated marking and digging process this problem will be minimized”, says Elematic’s Project Manager Jukka Selin. Production Manager Martin Blazek and hollow-core slab production manager Martin Holoubek have noticed this too. “With SlabMaster the measuring errors can be eliminated. In spite of the controlling, a possible mistake wasn’t noticed until at the construction site. Of course these kinds of mistakes are always expensive. It means that the crane is waiting, the faulty slab might be replaced by a slab from other project and this causes complications for the manufacturer as well as for the customer.”
According to Mr. Blazek and Mr. Holoubek the quality of the opening is now better. When done manually, the edge of the opening may be askew or in the worst case the opening gets smaller towards the surface of the casting bed. The cleaning of the factory is easier: the concrete mass which has been dug out of the slab was earlier placed on the floor next to the bed and cleaned afterwards. SlabMaster throws this concrete straight to the collection bin of the machine, which is later emptied into the extruder hopper for recycling.
Goldbeck Prefabeton casts at the moment 13 beds of hollow-core slabs daily with Elematic extruders; SlabMaster is situated in the hall with 8 casting beds and it works them all through. At Goldbeck the same operator takes care of the extruder and SlabMaster. “SlabMaster can be used in extruder- as well as slipformer-based hollow-core plants”, explains Lothar Spaete, Key Account Manager at Elematic.
SlabMaster operates through an ERP software, such as ELiPLAN, which offers centralized real-time system for controlling the entire production flow of a precast factory. “Further advantage gained from working with an “intelligent” machine is that there is less need for training of the line workers”, explains Mr. Holoubek.
“We are very happy with SlabMaster. Human errors have been left out of the process, the machine requires very little maintenance and is easy to use. Elematic further developed the machine according to our experiences working with SlabMaster in daily production”, explains Ing. Miroslav Baloušek from Technical Development at Goldbeck Prefabeton. Mr. Blazek and Holoubek add that according to their experience casting of one bed takes 10-15 minutes less time with SlabMaster. “Even we at Elematic have been surprised of how well SlabMaster is working. It has truly exceeded our expectations although we of course knew that it will be a good machine”, Jukka Selin concludes.
SlabMaster is a machine for making recesses and openings in unhardened hollow-core and solid slabs. The work which traditionally has been made manually is now being taken care of automatically. The machine also drills drainage holes and marks cutting lines and openings thereby replacing drilling machine and plotter.
For more information, please contact
or your local Elematic representative
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07.12.2011 News
Russian Customers of Elematic met in Moscow
The Club meeting of Elematic's customers in Russia gathered nearly 30 participants to Hotel Oksana in Moscow. This annual meeting was organized for the second time at the end of November. This Club was originally organized upon Russian customers’ request and proved to be very successful. The theme of the meeting this time was the production of sandwich walls. Customers from around Russia were present, the furthest coming all the way from Novosibirsk.
At the beginning of the event the Elematic representatives addressed the Club participants on current trends and novelties in the precast concrete industry. Mr. Heikki Kankkunen, senior consultant at Gonatus Oy, was invited as guest speaker. With over 20 years of experience he held a very interesting presentation on manufacturing and applications of modern sandwich elements. The presentation was a true discussion-opener and Mr. Kankkunen answered several questions made by the participants.
The meeting ended with a buffet-dinner, during which the participants had a chance to discuss with their colleagues, make new acquaintances and meet old ones. “With some customers we continued discussions on the new large projects, which might be realized during next year”, tells one of the hosts of the evening Mr. Juha Hautalahti, Key Account Manager at Elematic, and continues: “Despite of the current econimoc situations in the world, next year looks very promising in the Russian precast concrete industry. I believe that the customers will be able to proceed even with large precast concrete plant projects.”
“Elematic Club has established itself in Russia and customers are already asking when the next meeting will be, and on which topic”, says Mr. Andrei Berezin, Elematic’s representative in Russia and also one of the hosts of the evening. “Next time we are planning to arrange a poll before the meeting to find out which topics the customers are interested in. This way we aim to answer our customer’s expectations about the contents of the Elematic Club”, Berezin adds.
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21.11.2011 Press releases
SMEET Precast relies on Elematic technology
SMEET Precast entrusted Elematic, as a leading technology company, with its investment in a complete precast factory. This factory will be the largest and the most advanced single precast factory in the region. This manufacturing facility will cover a massive area of 300,000 square meters at Mesaieed - Qatar and is to be commissioned in phases starting the first quarter of 2012. It will house a state-of-the-art hollow-core slab production line, columns, prestressed beam lines, tilting tables for delicately-shaped and colored architectural precast units, a fully-automated circulating plant (for mass production of sandwich and solid wall panels), special infrastructure precast units and other components of precast applications.
The negotiations lead to a contract for delivering machinery, equipment, software, and services for production of all structural parts (e.g. hollow-core slabs, walls, columns, beams and staircases) needed for building stadiums for the upcoming sports events. Naturally the same factory can provide precast products for any type of housing, commercial and industrial building projects as well. This delivery including e.g. 6 pc of 150 m long casting beds, tilting tables, and various molds is to be considered as the first stage, and during the completion of this contract negotiations on extension of the factory will take place.
“Good, long term relationships within the companies, made it possible to together find the best solution just for SMEET’s needs”, says Mr Raimo Juhantalo, Export Manager of Elematic, and continues; ”The Middle East continues to be one of the most important markets for Elematic, and it is our joy to be able to develop the precast market together with innovative companies like SMEET”.
SMEET was established in 2010 by Qatari Diar Real Estate Investment Company, Barwa Real Estate Company and The First Investor. It has been envisaged to become the premier manufacturer and supplier of building materials in Qatar and the region and is focused on offering an integrated product mix and innovative building solutions for the construction industry.
SMEET Precast aims to be the a premier manufacturer and supplier of quality precast building solutions and precast building materials in Qatar and the region” providing a complete package of services through its various teams of experts and specialists – structural engineers, technicians, surveyors, production specialists, foremen and safety-certified installation crew.
Elematic was founded 1959 and ever since it has been the leading supplier of precast concrete machinery and equipment worldwide. The aim is to always provide customers with the most suitable solution and technology, enabling precasters to keep their processes up‐to‐date, increase productivity, and improve performance. Superiority in precast production is based on successful architectural and structural design and detailing, all of which is available from Elematic.
The Elematic of today is the only real one‐stop‐supplier in the industry. The company provides precasters in more than 100 countries on 5 continents with products and services, everything from a single accessory or machine to an entire product line or a complete plant. Services include training of customer personnel, installation supervision, and naturally also extensive support services. In addition, Elematic's global presence is enhanced through the overseas subsidiaries Elematic Inc. in the U.S. and Elematic GmbH in Germany, as well as through the Elematic sales office and customer service center in Dubai, sales offices in France and Russia, and an excellent coverage of agents and distributors.
The main marketing areas of Elematic consist of the Far and Middle East, the CIS and Western Europe. To the Middle East only, Elematic has delivered over one hundred complete factories during the past 40 years.
