How to Choose Concrete Batching Plant Control Systems

Nowadays all kinds of batching plants, whether portable or stationary, are equipped with centralized control systems that are divided into three types: fully-automatic control, semi-automatic control and manual control. Some batching plant manufacturers try to persuade all purchasers to take fully-automatic ones, but buyers need to distinguish and make a decision by themselves. Here let’s introduce each type of the systems.

With a fully automatic control system, a plant carries out aggregate distributing, cement and liquid weighing, raw material conveying, mixing and discharging automatically. The only manual work entailed is pressing the “on” button at the very beginning. Of course, the operator need to set parameters of desired concrete in advance. Such a control system is featured by simple operation, high automatic level, centralized monitoring and remote control. In spite of high cost, it entails little manual work. Generally speaking, full-automatic systems are suitable for plants for large projects like a commercial concrete mixing plant.

The semi-automatic control system is more frequently applied to a small or portable concrete plant for sale. It consists of fewer components than fully automatic systems. Manual operation is acceptable during running of the plant to adjust concrete ratios and solve failure problems. Costing less than a full-automatic system, it meets operation requirements of both medium and small scale plants.

A manual control system is kept in a cabinet. It needs the lowest investment but the most sophisticated operation skills, taking up a small floor space but a high manual cost. At present most plants are equipped with the former two kinds of systems. You can choose in accordance with your practical needs and budget.