A Better Batching System
Choosing the right concrete batching system is essential for managing your business in a better way.

Your RMC business is inherently dynamic and demands high level of efficiency as concrete has to reach the site on scheduled time. The nature of concrete is such that it has to be consumed within two hours of production, and this makes your task more daunting and stressful. Naturally, you would want to manage your RMC business more syste?matically, efficiently and profitably, that too, without too many hassles at the site.

When you are managing a project, you need to ensure uninterrupted and timely supply of concrete at your site. Even if the production of concrete is a small aspect of your project, availability of concrete at the desired time is extremely crucial. Efficient management of concrete produ?ction saves you from wastage of time and losses.

Choosing the right concrete batching system is essential for managing your business in a better way. In fact, the role of the batching system is not just limited to mere production of concrete in auto-mode but extends far beyond that.

The following guidelines will help you choose the right batching system:

Follow trends and analyse future requirements: Investing for a system is an investment for future, an investment for the next decade. Hence, you should choose a system which can cater to your future requirements and should be easily upgradeable. The system should have been built on latest yet proven technologies and designed for future requirements.

Choose a rugged, sturdy and reliable system: Your system should be rugged, sturdy and reliable. Consistency is another important issue. The hardware should be of reputed make abiding international quality standards. Also, ensure that the hardware and instruments are not proprietary but are easily available in the market.

The system should assist you in monitoring your business. You definitely would want to monitor the events and wish to have supervisory control over the entire production process. So, select a batching system accordingly.

Ensure that you are not delivering more than what you are invoicing for. Only highly reputed systems pass this significant test. You may be shocked to know that your system could be consuming more material than what it is reporting. For example, if you are delivering 6 cu m of concrete to the site physically, your customer could be receiving 6.5 cu m of concrete, thereby causing you material loss at each load. If your system is not handling the in-flight error diligently, you are loosing material at each load and hence your consumption and production records may never match.

A good system can give you more output. For example, if you have a 30 cu m capacity batching plant you may insist for 30 cu m output. In addition, a good batching system can allow parallel activities at the site and increase your productivity. You can also avoid losing time at the end of each load, end of each order or when the truck is not ready etc, and thus increase practical productivity of your plant and make more profits.

Avoid hassles at the site and save time. Your system should offer many operational features which can safeguard you from problems arising out of frequent power failures, inconsistent moisture in aggregate, mechanical wear-and-tear, material wastage, and problem of handling rejected or access concrete etc.

Insist for features which guarantee consistent quality of concrete. A good system should have many features that help you maintain quality of concrete in each load. It is particularly true to large capacity plants where the batch size is large. Such features ensure that you still maintain quality of each load in spite of physical or mechanical problems during production. Your products will never fail quality tests and you can deliver product according to the specifications.

Your system should protect your plant, personnel and data. A good system can protect your plant and personnel from any untoward accidents or untimely damage to your plant or part of your plant. The system should protect your secrecy restricting data access to only those who should get it. A good system can also guide your operator for proper usage of the system and protect plant and material or production against disoperation.