Schwing Stetter launches truck mounted concrete pumps

Schwing Stetter launches truck mounted concrete pumps

Schwing Stetter India, a wholly owned subsidiary of Germany-based Schwing, recently launched S-36, a truck-mounted concrete pump in the domestic market with application in infrastructure and construction sectors. The truck-mounted pump is priced at Rs 1.2 crore excluding the chassis cost and requires a three-axle chassis manufactured by most commercial vehicle (CV) makers in India.

Although consumers have an option of ordering fully built equipment, most customers are expected to register their trucks at any desired location or Regional Transport Office (RTO) and have the pumps fitted onto the chassis at the company’s facility.  

With infrastructure projects beginning to pick pace in the country, the company is expecting to sell around 30 units of S-36 this year. The S-36 is the fifth variant of concrete pump in the company’s range of truck-mounted concrete pumps in India. Its other products in the segment include the S-17 range, KVM-32 range, S-32 range and KVM-34 XG-5 range of truck-mounted concrete pumps for the Indian market. The company’s facility in Chennai is the sole manufacturing hub for the S-17 pumps for meeting Schwing Stetter’s global requirements.

According to the company, the vector control system fitted on the control unit of the pump helps customers plan their maintenance schedules in the most efficient way, and assures high returns on investment with an average output of 90 cubic metre of concrete per hour. The pump allows for placement of concrete at distances of more than 100 feet vertically and 90 feet horizontally. The S-36 truck mounted concrete pump is fuel-efficient and requires minimal maintenance, thereby ensuring operational reliability and extended operational life of the product. Compared to the existing fleet of truck-mounted concrete pumps, S-36 occupies minimal space and can pump concrete up to 10 floors, the company said.
‘Customers undertaking major infrastructure projects like Chennai International Airport and Mumbai Metro Rail Link, are demanding high output concrete mixtures and application machines. We expect the infrastructure activities to not only pick up in the country but also to become more sophisticated with high output equipment deployed for execution,’ said Managing Director, Schwing Stetter India, Anand Sunderasan.
He added that the company is going slow on its expansion plans in India but indiginisation of components is a top priority. The company has achieved around 80 percent of localisation for most of its concrete mixture range and is constantly working with suppliers for higher localisation. The company sold around 3,000 units last year including mixers and pumps and is hoping to achieve six-eight percent growth in the current fiscal.
Established in 1999, Schwing Stetter manufactures concrete batching plants, transit mixers for transporting readymade concrete to construction sites, pumps and concrete placing booms and recycling plants. It caters to infrastructure developers and also acts as an OEM supplier to various cement companies who offer ready mix concrete.

Schwing Stetter has its manufacturing units in 11 countries including Germany, Austria, US, Brazil, Russia, China, Ostrava, India, and sales and service centres in France, Netherlands, Austria and Sweden as well as representations in more than 145 countries worldwide.