CUREMATIC - POLARMATIC
CUREMATIC Curing Solutions
CUREMATIC increases the speed, efficiency, and quality of annual concrete production. Thanks to the combination of the COOLMATIC cooling systems, TURBOMATIC heating systems, the CUREMATIC system, and POLARMOIST, your concrete will reach the desired temperature, ensuring high-quality concrete all year round.
The curing system easily adapts to the specific requirements of customers and final precast concrete products such as pipes, blocks, and pavers. Curing solutions can use hot water, TURBOsteam, hot air, or steam.
Main functions
- Curing of precast concrete elements, pipes, blocks, and pavers
- Monitoring the curing process: maturity and quality
- Facilitates the production of concrete at the proper temperature for pouring
Benefits
- Containerized system dedicated to curing, heating, and cooling of concrete
- Precise control over the entire concrete hardening process
- Increased annual production and faster manufacturing pace due to high heating power
- Eco-energy system that enables significant energy savings
- Reduced cement quantity needed to reach the required concrete strength
- Reduced operating and maintenance costs
- Environmentally friendly solution.
- Fully automated and computer-controlled system for fast, flexible, and stable operation
Hot water circulates through a pipe network, radiating and convecting heat to the curing concrete products.
Applicable precast concrete products:
Products cast on beds, molds, or tables: hollow-core slabs, beams, walls, etc.
Heating capacity:
0.5 kW per m² of bed/table surface
Equipment:
- Heating equipment
- Heat exchanger and pumps
- Control valves
- Pipes
- Manifolds and expansion tanks
- Temperature sensors
- Controls and software
TURBOsteam, enriched with CO₂, is directed into curing chambers or tents at a temperature between 250 and 300 °C. The curing temperature can be adjusted according to defined parameters, while the CUREMATIC system ensures optimal humidity.
Applicable precast concrete products:
Products cured in ovens or curing chambers, e.g., pipes, manholes, blocks, pavers, etc.
Heating capacity:
Depends on the concrete products and molds used, typically 10–20 K/h
Equipment:
- Heating equipment
- Control valves
- Pipes
- Temperature sensors
- Controls and software
- Traceability reports
- Retractable curing tents
Hot water circulates through a piping system distributing heat via fan-coil units. Individual fans or a centralized water/air heat exchanger may also be integrated as needed.
Applicable precast concrete products:
Systems are typically installed on shelves with rigid chambers and low product diversity, e.g., concrete blocks and pavers.
Heating capacity:
Depends on the concrete products and molds used, usually 10–20 K/h
Equipment:
- Heating equipment
- Heat exchangers and pumps
- Fans and heat exchangers
- Pipes
- Humidifying system
- Control valves
- Temperature and humidity sensors
- Controls and software
- Traceability reports
High-pressure steam from the steam generator is directed into radiation and convection tubes. The condensate is then returned to the steam generator, creating a closed-loop system.
Applicable precast concrete products:
Ideal for rotating lines where large volumes of similar concrete products are cured continuously 24/7, especially tunnel segments and railway sleepers.