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Ammann is a world-leading supplier of mixing plants, machines and services to the construction industry with core expertise in road building and transportation infrastructure. Anand Sundaresan, Managing Director, Ammann India, speaks on the various technological display during Excon.

Indian market scenario

Undoubtedly, India offers a huge opportunity for the growth of the construction equipment industry, due to the government鈥檚 focus and thrust on infrastructure development. The recent budget has been quite encouraging for the CE industry. The budget is an investment-oriented budget with over 35 per cent increase in capex outlay for infrastructure development covering road, river linking, railways, and affordable housing amongst others. Prime Minister Gati Shakti master plan for expressway for faster movement of goods and people will spur road construction activity. 

Marketing plan

I don鈥檛 think Excon is the market where we can sell the products. It is more of a technology show for us. We are displaying all our latest products and have invited every customer from all the parts of the country. Despite rains, the football has been pretty good.

Products at Excon

Ammann ABC Value Tec-180 With AS1 control system: Ammann had a presence in the asphalt plant industry for energy saving. The latest technologies in plants such as recycled asphalt, and warm mix, enhance productivity and quality, besides reducing emissions and saving fuel consumption.

Ammann Elba CC-60 concrete plant with AS1 control system: The Ammann Elba CC60 plant is a linear and transport-optimised concrete mixing plant. Fast installation times and ease of relocation 鈥� as well as favorable transport dimensions 鈥� were the engineering goals of the new plant concept. The result is the new CC plant, which is extremely fast to set up due to its folding mechanisms and compact plant design. The compact plant is equipped with a specialised design CEM 1000 S Elba single-shaft mixer in operation globally with an integrated linear bin for storing between 2 and 4 aggregate types. Cement, water, aggregate scales, and all other electric and pneumatic plant components are pre-installed and ready for operation.

AS1 Control system: All control systems in Ammann plants are equipped with microprocessor control, which is 1,000 times faster than PLC control systems offered by most of our competitors. The system helps to enhance fuel economy. An AS1 control system provides fully automated mix production, plus the flexibility to work in safe manual mode. The system offers a host of other benefits including the use of unlimited recipes, automatic burner control, dynamic in-flight correction abilities, and full integration of bitumen storage tanks.

RAH-50 thermo drum: Ammann RAH50 is a 鈥淣ew generation鈥� drying drum retrofit to improve fuel efficiency and recycling capabilities over old drier drums. Ammann dryers with different zones heat and dry raw materials of different compositions, material properties, and moisture contents. They have exceptional wear resistance, are easy to maintain, and highly efficient, according to the manufacturer. The Ammann RAH50 is a popular retrofit because it allows customers to work with recycled asphalt.

Apollo AP600 paver powered with CEV IV emission standards: The reliable and durable AP 600 wheeled hydrostatic sensor paver comes with a variety of features that enable quality, productivity and easy operation. Among them: hydrostatic drive, fingertip controls, a swinging console, a hydraulically extendible screed with vibration and tamping, and best-in-class sensors. Double-axle design provides greater stability on difficult terrains, with zero flexing 鈥� even at the widest paving width.

Ammann ARS-110.2: The ARX 110.2 Heavy soil is powered by engines that meet CEV IV emissions standards. Applications include medium and large job sites, transport construction (municipal and town roads, motorways, airfields), and building construction (houses and industrial zones). The rollers all utilise the highly respected Ashok Leyland engine (Model H4C410122). The differences between models result in reducing pollution and NOx. Newly released models are equipped with the most technologically advanced electronic engine.

ARX90.2 heavy tandem roller: The ARX 90.2 heavy tandem rollers are powered by engines that meet CEV IV emissions standards. Applications include medium and large job sites, transport construction (municipal and town roads, motorways, airfields), and building construction (houses and industrial zones). The rollers all utilise the highly respected Ashok Leyland engine (Model H4C47422). The differences between models result in reducing pollution and NOx. Newly released models are equipped with the most technologically advanced electronic engine.

Apollo KLM1200 Kerb paver: The KLM 1200 is an ergonomically designed, easy-to-operate, slip-form curb-laying machine. The machine, which can lay continuous curbs of 600 mm by 800 mm, is mounted on steel tracks to ensure maximum stability and gradeability. It can work at a pace of 180 m per hour.

Road ahead

Ammann Schweiz AG has invested about Rs 200 crore and has set up a state-of-the-art manufacturing facility in Mehsana, near Ahmedabad. The old production halls were completely dismantled and replaced with newer buildings, additional structures, and production halls. The investments included a state-of-the-art fabrication facility with modern cutting and welding machines, robotic welding machines, etc. For producing the entire range of asphalt plants, pavers, and vibrated compactors.

Due to this investment, our dependency on external sources has reduced substantially. Probably, Ammann India is the only asphalt plant manufacturer having such a modern facility that will help us to maintain the quality performance and reliability of our product.