Quality and Flexibility

Commissioning of a New Multifunctional Machine in Switzerland

 Baumat AG located in Wichtracht in Switzerland is an independent family-run business offering a wide range of products. When the existing production plant for making concrete blocks had well advanced in years, the company searched for a new manufacturing line that qualifies for high demands as far as quality and flexibility are concerned.

Then Baumat AG and Eltecna AG, a company specialized in planning and engineering of plants, together made a decision in favor of a solution offered by Rimac. The plant concept chosen is a newly developed RMM 4H multifunctional machine. The combination of advantages arising from the 4H tamping system and the multifunctional molds were the crucial factors for the decision to purchase this machine. 

The 4H tamping systems ensures a very high compaction and meets with high demands in respect of the visual appearance, abrasion and freeze-thaw resistance of the concrete products. The H4 tampering...

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