WET CASTING: Wet cast techniques are typically used to create decorative products as stone, bricks, stone veneer, bricks veneer and architectural stone with different surface of finish. In the wet cast production the concrete is usually prepared in a batch process to ensure mix consistency then fed into silicon or polyurethane moulds by the operator. Vibration is used to settle the concrete, filling any small voids, force any small air pockets to be expelled via the open top surface. Then the moulds that are contained in special designed trays for easy racking are stored in a heated room for curing. Vortex Hydra has developed fully automation technology for wet casting production in order to allow the manufacturer to achieve large quantities of product of a consistent quality with any kind of shape with different coloured concrete blending.
FULLY AUTOMATION IS AVAILABLE FOR:
- Mix preparation
- Mould preparation and mix filling
- Automatic curing system
- Demoulding and packaging
PRODUCTS:
Vortex has available also other profiles and on demand can produce any customized profile of stone.
LIST OF STANDARD PLANTS AVAILABLE:
A) VORTEX Wet Casting Start 200
Main features: Maximum output 200-400 m2 per shift, Automatic batching and mixing, Semiautomatic concrete feeding, Automatic Racking/Deracking, Forklift transport to/from curing chambers.
General Layout
B) VORTEX Wet Casting ROTARY-rack 400/1000
Main features: Maximum output from 400 to 1000 m2 per shift, Automatic batching and mixing, Semiautomatic colouring, Semiautomatic concrete feeding, Automatic transport and curing, Automatic depalleting and packaging.
General Layout
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C) VORTEX Wet Casting MATRIX 2000
Main features: Maximum output 1000 to 2000 m2 per shift, Automatic batching and mixing, Automatic colouring, Semiautomatic concrete feeding, Automatic car to load/unload the curing chambers with piles of 22 trays, Automatic depalleting, Automatic trays cleaning system, Automatic packaging.
General Layout
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