The border is an obligatory street element that provides street decoration, road fencing. These designs can have different shapes, but are almost always made of concrete. Before you purchase equipment for the production of borders, you need to figure out how successful such a business can be.
Advantages of the presented elements
Among the advantages of borders can be identified such:
- high strength (of course, this depends on the quality of the raw materials - cement);
- environmental cleanliness (the product is made only from natural components);
- various form;
- lack of need to use complex equipment;
- resistance to moisture and temperature changes.
Features of the choice of forms
Naturally, in order to manufacture an element of a certain shape, it is necessary to use a workpiece. Forms for the production of borders can have different shapes and sizes. In addition, they are made of various materials: plastic, sheet metal or steel.
Most often, metal forms are used, since they have high strength and corrosion resistance. In addition, you can use them many times. It is necessary to choose forms very carefully. That is, you must consider such parameters:
- shape dimensions;
- additional items;
- manufacturing material.
You can make some forms yourself, however if you are engaged in large-scale production, it is better to purchase ready-made ones.
What equipment is needed for work?
Now let's get to the issue of device selection. Equipment for the production of borders is not difficult to use. You will need a concrete mixer, molds, as well as a vibrating press (the choice of this unit depends on the method of manufacturing the product).
In addition, you need a special metering device that will facilitate the work. That is, you do not have to load the mixture into the mold with your hands. A concrete mixer should be equipped with such an apparatus. Today, there are mobile devices with which you can lay the curb on the spot.
As for the vibrating press, this device is most often used in the work of road services or those firms that are engaged in the manufacture of building materials. The use of this device has certain advantages: the strength of the mixture after solidification, increased resistance to negative atmospheric influences.
Methods of manufacturing the product
The technology for the production of borders provides two ways of carrying out work: vibrocompression or casting. The manufacturing procedure of the elements consists of certain steps.
1. Preparation of the mixture. To do this, you must definitely select all the necessary components: cement, sand, dye and filler (if necessary). In addition, you can add other substances to the solution that enhance the technical characteristics of the border. Further, all components are loaded into the concrete mixer.
2. Then the finished mixture is decomposed into molds for subsequent solidification. If for work you use a vibrating press for the production of borders, then the solution must be loaded manually. Although it is possible to use special dispensers mounted on mixers.
3. Seal the solution. To do this, you need to use a vibrator for about a minute.Due to small but rapid vibrations, almost all air leaves the mixture, which makes the curb very durable.
4. The removal of the finished element from the form. It should be noted that this procedure should be performed no earlier than a day after pouring. Although sometimes you have to wait longer. It all depends on the supplements you are using.
5. The process of gaining strength elements. It is a must. That is, frozen products can be stored within a day after manufacture. Naturally, you can use special accelerators that will reduce the solidification time of the solution to 8 hours. However, until completely solidified, you must wait a few days. At the same time, be careful that the elements do not dry out. Otherwise, they will quickly crack. A fully durable border will be no less than 28 days after manufacture.
That's all the features of the production of the presented products.