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New plant at Gulf Cement Industries Factory

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The batching and mixing plant relies on two Skako mixers: an Apollo 1500 for the main and a 500 type for the face mix

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The production pallets used at the plant are made of hardwood with very good wear resistance

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Having been manufactured on the block machine, a v-belt conveyor transports the products very gently to the elevator, which has 18 stories

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The outfeed line allows for vertical and horizontal strapping of the packs

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After turning, pallets are grouped into stacks of 25 and transported to the block machine using an automatic transfer unit

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To minimize any stoppage, the production line can be supervised and operated remotely from the KVM premises

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The Gulf Cement Industries Factory is located in the city of Al Ain, a drive of one and a half hours away from the city of Dubai. This company started its operations in 1983 under the “Al Khaleej Automatic Tiles Factory” name and has a reputation of constantly upgrading and efficiently modernizing both quality and production. The owner, Muhammad Sayed Al Khaili, thus decided to expand the business by installing a new production line for the manufacture of building blocks and interlocking blocks.

After visiting several engineering companies, KVM International A/S and Skako were selected as the...