Polish contractor Budpol uses Lintec plants on multiple road expansion projects
December 10, 2023
Budpol’s Lintec CC3000D containerised concrete mixing plant at work for the A18 highway in southwestern Poland
- A Lintec CC3000D belonging to Budpol produced concrete for the 76.5 km A18 highway in southwestern Poland.
- The contractor also has 2 other Lintec plants; Lintec CC3000D and Lintec CC3000B that are used for upgrading works on other concrete roads and highways in Poland.
A Lintec CC3000D containerised concrete mixing plant is hard at work bringing Poland’s A18 highway up to the requirements of the modern era. Owned by Częstochowa-based contractor Budpol, the Lintec CC3000D was transferred to the site in November 2021 after concluding work on the A1 highway.
The A18 was originally constructed as a single carriageway in the 1930s connecting Wrocław with Olszyna near the Polish border with Germany. It is an important link in the European E36 road link and benefited from the construction of a northern carriageway, which began in 2004, before reconstruction of the southern carriageway started in 2020. The Lintec CC3000D travelled directly from the A1 project to the A18 project – a relatively simple task thanks to the high mobility of its design.
“It is completely built into ISO shipping containers, which allows for economic transport and simplifies installation,” explains Przemek Modrzejewski, Regional Sales Manager at Lintec & Linnhoff. “The exceptional stability of the plant on compacted soil means there is no need to pour concrete foundations, which further reduces the cost of setup.”
The Lintec CC3000D produced 500,000 m3 of concrete in its first year of operation on the A18. The A18 will then be officially designated as an Autostrada, operating as a dual carriageway along its full 76.5 km length.
“Our CC3000D has performed well ever since it was first installed on the A1,” reveals Marcin Szymański, Plant Manager, Budpol. “It has performed flawlessly in all seasons, and when maintenance is required we can do that quickly and safely. That’s why we own three Lintec plants. Budpol has produced concrete for roads all over Poland since we started out in 1997, and we firmly believe that using innovative technology has been a key factor in our growth.”
Compact and efficient: The Lintec CC3000D containerised concrete batching plant is fully built within ISO shipping containers for cost-effective transport and hassle-free installation.
Big brother with the twin-mixer
Prior to starting work on the A18, the CC3000D worked on updates to the A1 highway which runs for over 550 km from Gdańsk to the Czech border near Gorzyczki. For this contract, Budpol used the CC3000D alongside a smaller CC3000B, with both machines producing over 400,000 m3 during 2020 and 2021.
Although sharing the same 3 m3 mixer volume and 4.5 m3 loading capacity, the CC3000D can economically double the CC3000B’s 120 m3/hr output thanks to an additional high-performance twin-shaft mixer. This extra mixer is especially useful when the varying concrete mixes required for separate road layers need to be produced simultaneously.
Capable of blending materials with particle sizes of up to 150 mm in diameter, the twin-shaft design offers much greater wear resistance than conventional designs due to the thick interior abrasion-proof linings. This makes it ideal for large-volume production and improves mixing intensity, enabling the plant to yield higher loads of zero-slump concretes, RCC mixes or any type of ready-mixed concrete mixtures.
Work on the A18 highway has been completed successfully and opened in October 2023 for operations.
Powerful blending, abrasion proof: The Lintec CC3000D’s high-performance twin-shaft mixer handles up to 150mm particle dimensions with superior resistance.
About Lintec & Linnhoff
Lintec & Linnhoff is a global manufacturer and distributor of leading-edge solutions for the asphalt and concrete industries under the Lintec and Linnhoff brand names. Its products include asphalt mixing plants, concrete batching plants, pavement related technologies, and specialist concrete cooling solutions.
All its machines are engineered to the highest levels and exceed global standards for environmental impact, recyclability and reusability. The company’s key technologies include Lintec’s containerised asphalt and concrete batching plants built in 100% certified ISO sea containers and Linnhoff’s screen drum technology.
Lintec & Linnhoff combines the craftsmanship, precision and engineering expertise of its German heritage with the exacting standards required to serve the varied needs of the global construction market. It provides purpose-built solutions to customers that are supported through its team of global experts and distribution partners.
Lintec & Linnhoff plants have helped deliver some of the world’s most prominent construction achievements, including the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macau bridge; Yas Marina Circuit, Abu Dhabi; The Palm Island, Dubai; the Storebaelt Bridge, Denmark; Merdeka 118 Tower, Malaysia; and the 1st Polder Project in Singapore.
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