Vollert Anlagenbau

Suction cups for an efficient double-wall production in Belgium

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Following the curing process, at first, the upper shells are taken from the shuttering pallet and are positioned onto the vacuum suction cups of the turning device by means of a lifting device

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All suction cups are schematically symbolized on a visualization display

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In order to avoid any distortion within the frame structure when turning electromechanic turning drives are installed on each front end

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178 suction cups make sure that the concrete elements are held securely on the vacuum turning device during the lifting and turning motion

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Distance pieces inserted in the precast concrete elements as well as the spacers of the turning device ensure to keep the desired height of the double wall

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The turning device clearing the shuttering pallet with the finished double wall element for moving into the curing chamber

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For upgrading the double-wall production in the Belgium precast concrete factory of Kerkstoel 2000+ so as to comply with the current state of technology, the company recently decided in favor of state-of-the-art plant equipment of Vollert.

The Belgium Kerkstoel Group is one of Europe‘s leading manufacturers of ready-mixed concrete and precast concrete elements. The precast concrete factory of Kerkstoel 2000+ located in Grobbendonk has already been manufacturing high-quality precast floor slabs and double walls for modern residential and industrial construction since the end of the 1990s. Now, the part of the double-wall production line included in the circuit systems installed by Vollert in 1998 has extensively been modernized in order to be prepared for new trends and an increasing demand of the construction industry. The...