Slump Camera for Cemex

Cemex concrete plants are one of the first plants in the UK to use VUE’s Slump Camera.

The picture shows the Slump Camera; which drops into the truck mixer itself allowing you to view the slump. The camera is operated by the batcher from the batching cabin. The image from the camera is then sent back to an LCD screen in the cabin where the batcher can see the consistency of the slump. It can be designed so that if more water needs to be added it can then be added whilst the camera is still in the cement mixer. It also has an integrated traffic light system so the driver knows when it is safe to leave site.

The QSRMC compliant Slump Camera was designed because viewing the slump is becoming increasingly difficult and concrete is being sent out either too wet or too dry and is not meeting the required specification for the customer. It is also becoming more dangerous to have the cabin behind the mixer in some sites due to fumes and dust.

VUE Engineering Manager, Alan Robison says “The Pneumatic Arm is a great safety aid; with visual feedback to the batcher cabin the pneumatic arm really improves safety in the concrete mixing process.”

The Slump Camera aims to save money, minimise wastage, reduce complaints and make the plant operate in a safer way. It is ideal for a remote slumping solution.

The latest site to use the Pneumatic Arm is the Leeds site of which, Andrew Toogood, Cemex Regional Maintenance and Fleet Manager says, "Initial indications are showing that slump control is achieving a greater accuracy due to the ability to directly view the concrete as it mixes in the truck mixer drum".