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Agitors and Surgecretes Advance Rapid Expansion of Panama Canal

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Agitors and Surgecretes Advance Rapid Expansion of Panama Canal

GUPC JV 3rd Set of Locks – Panama Canal

 

PROJECT GALLERY

 
  • Two (2) 12 cubic yard Maxon Agitors feed large aggregate concrete to two (2) Putzmeister TB130 Telebelts. Combination rollback/steel covers on the Agitors allow operation in areas of Panama where annual rainfall can exceed 120” per year.
  • Maxon custom insulated the Agitor bodies to transport the super cooled concrete (ambient temperatures can exceed 90°F/30°C).
  • Maxon Agitor equipped with the Hi-Dump chute discharges complete load directly into the Maxon Surgecrete, which meters concrete to the Putzmeister Telebelt.
  • From the Surgrecrete’s platform, the operator can view the Maxon Agitors discharging into the Surgecrete hopper and the concrete feeding to Putzmeister Telebelt, thus ensuring quality concrete throughout the delivery process
  • Versatile Maxon Surgecrete with tri-axle trailer configuration allows for easy towing to different placement sites on the project. Once in position outriggers provide for quick setup.
  • 12 cubic yard Maxon Agitors transport and feed large aggregate (3”+) concrete to two (2) Putzmeister TB130 Telebelts for construction of the lock chamber floor.
  • View inside Surgecrete: Bi-directional auger moves even the stiffest of concrete mixes to the hydraulically operated discharge gate, and onto the 36” discharge belt.
  • 36” wide variable speed discharge belt on the Maxon Surgecrete matches the placement rate of the Putzmeister Telebelt.
  • Computer rendering of completed Panama Canal lock addition. The new locks will run parallel to the existing Canal/ Locks and offer a third lane and set of locks for today’s larger vessels.

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CONTRACTOR

GUPC JV

 
LOCATION

Panama Canal, Panama

 
APPLICATION

Dams and Civil

 
EQUIPMENT

Agitor

Surgecrete

 
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OVERVIEW

 

General Contractor GUPC (Sacyr Vallehermoso/Impregilo/Jan de Nul/Constructora Urbana J.V.) selected Maxon Agitors and Surgecretes for use in the expansion of the Panama Canal, one of the largest civil projects in recent history. GUPC will construct new lock chambers on both the Atlantic and Pacific sides (which will add a third lane to the canal). The new locks will accommodate the larger Post-Panamax containerships which are up to 2.5 times the size of vessels that could previously navigate the canal.

 

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