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Process Standards And Buying Guides For Concrete And Fastener Plants
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Process Standards And Buying Guides For Concrete And Fastener Plants

Seven guides covering the pole and pile process, the standards that govern them, rebar and cage making, plant information systems and how to specify a line before the factory exists.

How A Spun Concrete Pole Is Produced Step By Step
Process Guide

How A Spun Concrete Pole Is Produced Step By Step

Every stage of the pole process feeds the next one. This guide follows a pole from the mixing station to the stock yard and explains what decides the

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The PHC Pile Process And Where It Differs From Poles
Process Guide

The PHC Pile Process And Where It Differs From Poles

A pretensioned spun concrete pile follows the pole process closely until demoulding, then adds the stages that give PHC piles their strength. Knowing

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Automatic Or Semi Automatic Pole Line Which One Fits Your Market
Comparison Article

Automatic Or Semi Automatic Pole Line Which One Fits Your Market

Zino has delivered both. The right answer depends on labour cost, output target and how quickly the plant has to be running, not on which line is more

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Which Standards Govern Concrete Poles And Piles
Buying Guide

Which Standards Govern Concrete Poles And Piles

Zino sends the relevant standards documents to the end user with every turnkey line, so the plant works to the current version from the first casting.

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Rebar And Cage Making For Spun Concrete Products
Material Guide

Rebar And Cage Making For Spun Concrete Products

The cage is the part of a pole or pile that a buyer never sees and an engineer never stops thinking about. Material shape, diameter and cut length dec

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What Industry 4 0 Looks Like Inside A Concrete Pole Plant
Industry Article

What Industry 4 0 Looks Like Inside A Concrete Pole Plant

Industry 4.0 is easy to say and hard to see on a casting floor. In a pole or pile plant it means feedback nodes at each process section, live material

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How To Specify A Production Line For A Factory You Have Not Built Yet
Buying Guide

How To Specify A Production Line For A Factory You Have Not Built Yet

Most first time plant investors start by asking for an equipment price. The more useful starting point is the output you have to hold, the building yo

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FAQ

About The Knowledge Center

Who are these guides written for?
Plant investors, production managers and engineers planning or running a concrete pole, pile, panel or fastener factory.
Do the guides use real project figures?
Yes. Output figures and scopes come from delivered Zino projects, and the standards named are the documents supplied with every line.
Can we get the standards documents?
Four standards are published on the downloads page as PDF files.

Question A Guide Did Not Answer

Send it by email. Answers come from the engineers who design and commission the lines.