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SPECIAL FOCUS: CONCRETE & CONCRETE EQUIPMENT over 50,000 sq. f. area with a 30,000 sq. f. manufacturing facility. It has strength of nearly 100 well qualified and highly experienced engineers and workmen interaction supported by sophisticated manufacturing facilities from raw material cutting, machining, fabrication and assembly to be able to manufacturer our full range of concrete block machines, hydraulic press solutions, batching-mixing solutions, moulds and palletizers. Tell us of the competitive material advantages ofered by your products or equipments? Columbia practices the unique and patented technology, Columbia Vibration Technology. CVT enables the producers to create the highest quality and widest range Cuber QBR of products in the world. Our Concrete Product Machine allows high proftability by saving cost by means of lesser amount using the Plate Style Cuber PSC 200 again Plant with higher capacity and handling of cement being used to achieve the same made in India with technology provided by automation made in India at an afordable quality and strength. Better height control Columbia Machine USA. Tis increased price. With this launch, we expect to and crispy edges can be easily maintained Pallet and product handing efciency and consolidate our dominant position as the in all of Columbia’s Concrete Product improves productivity as well as reduces industry leader in India and grow our Machines. Tis helps to reduce rejections product handling damages drastically. business signifcantly. to a greater extent. Less waste means more money saved. What are the areas of the economy which Future outlook for the industry and from drive use of your products? Tell us of the a company perspective What is the emphasis you have placed on important projects which your products With the increase in housing and R&D, innovation, and sustainability? and solutions have supported proftably? infrastructure requirements, Concrete block Today, with over 15 years of local Te Infra is a main driver in the increase industry will also grow simultaneously. manufacturing at Vadodara in Gujarat, we of the use of our product. By infra we Road development provides concrete block ofer the most versatile, innovative concrete mean Roads, Power and Ports. Tere are manufacturers with opportunities to supply products equipment in the industry. In numerous road and port project where the paver blocks and retaining wall blocks. India, our existing Concrete Product pavers that are used are manufactured on Concrete pavers are practical solution for Machine Model SPM20 provides our our Machines. To name a few Mundra, the construction of roads (particularly in customers a plant with an ideal combination JNPT, Hambantota port in Srilanka, Road high rainfall areas like Assam), high trafc of a high technology machine with medium Projects like the Golden Quadrilateral, NH intersections and shoulders because of their capacity and low investment in pallet 8, NH 3 and many more. high compressive strength, wear resistance and product handling. Its simplicity and and easy maintenance. Retaining wall blocks ease of installation/dismantling makes it Could you talk of your strategies to produced on Columbia Machines have the an ideal solution for project works. Te push your products in a competitive advantage of precision height control and Model SPM30 machine is provided with atmosphere? What are the new products are extensively used for bridges and fyovers. an unique Rack Loader /Unloader Model you expect to launch in 2017 -18? Infrastructure development such as sea ports, UL30 made in India with technology We have just launched our larger Concrete container terminals, inland container depots from Columbia Machine, USA. UL 30 Block Machine Model SPM 30 at and the Dedicated Freight Corridor (DFC) provides completely automatic loading BaumaConExpo, along with automated between Delhi and Mumbai, (covering an and unloading the production pallets in handling of pallets, racks and products. overall length of 1,483kms passing through to the Racks. Further cured products are Tis will provide the Indian customer with 6 states) will result in a huge requirement of automatically cubed on wooden pallets the next generation of Concrete Block high strength paver blocks. u Rack Loader /Unloader Model UL30 aPrIL 2017 |construction opportunities 87