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The mixing facility had to be built in a narrow ravine in close proximity to the Yarlung Tsangpo river Figure: BHS Sonthofen
The mixing facility had to be built in a narrow ravine in close proximity to the Yarlung Tsangpo river
Figure: BHS Sonthofen
The DKX mixers are arranged in pairs to maximize the capacity of the complete mixing plant Figure: BHS Sonthofen
The DKX mixers are arranged in pairs to maximize the capacity of the complete mixing plant
Figure: BHS Sonthofen
The reliable, smart controller is the brain of the mixing plant Figure: BHS Sonthofen
The reliable, smart controller is the brain of the mixing plant
Figure: BHS Sonthofen

Six twin-shaft batch mixers of type DKX 6.0 delivered by BHS-Sonthofen are producing the concrete needed to build the main embankment of the Dagu hydro dam undergoing construction near the Tibetan city of Zangmu. The construction site is located 3,700 m above sea level, making this the most elevated site ever for employing mixers from BHS. BHS-Sonthofen specially modified the mixers to meet the challenges they are facing at this extreme altitude.

Once completed, the Dagu dam will be 126 m tall with a dam crest measuring 385 m. The power plant will generate 640 MW of hydro energy.

The dam is...

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