Singapore relies on precast concrete elements
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Straits Construction Group recently commissioned a highly automated factory for the manufacture of precast concrete elements. On five factory storeys wall and floor panels, pre-stressed solid slabs as well as room modules are produced.
Highly automated factories producing precast concrete elements have been initiated by the state to increase usage of precast concrete in Singapore construction industry. The slogan: out with time-consuming and labour-intensive traditional construction methods, in with maximum pre-fabrication. Straits Construction Group, one of the largest construction companies in Singapore recently commissioned such a plant. It produces not just wall and floor panels, but also pre-stressed solid slabs and 3D kitchen and bathroom modules – in one factory but on five levels. The associated plant and software...
