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September 2015
Cement & Concrete
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mit Dawneerangen from Afri-
Sam’s says that immediate ac-
cess to an already blended dry
mortar solution is very attractive to
South Africa’s time-pressed and cost
conscious contractors. This product
adds to AfriSam’s extensive range of
concrete solutions and ensures that
contractors have a one-stop solu-
tion for all their wet trades, ranging
from readymix concrete of varying
strengths and specifications to ce-
ment, aggregates and Dry Mortar.
“The AfriSamDryMortar mix offers
contractors a number of benefits in
addition to time and cost savings.
Using a pre-blended mortar mix will
enable optimum product integrity
and subsequently quality construc-
tion on a project,” he says.
“Manual blending of mortar or
plaster requires careful attention to
ensure that the correct ratios of sand
and cement are used and incorrect
blending or mixing will affect the
quality of the final product and may
result in cracking of plaster. The Dry
Mortar solution alleviates human er-
ror and goes a long way to ensuring
quality workmanship – something
contractors have identified as one of
their greatest concerns these days,”
says Dawneerangen.
This Class II mortar has been spe-
cially engineered as a dual purpose
mix that can be used for both mortar
and plaster. It will meet theminimum
strength requirement of 5 MPa at 28
days with ease.
The product is supplied in 10 or 20
ton silos. This is a space saving advan-
tage on a construction or building site
as it effectively eliminates the need
to accommodate large stockpiles
of sand and frees the area normally
used to store bagged cement. The 10
ton silo is delivered fully loaded from
the AfriSam facility, while the 20 ton
silo is delivered to site empty and
filled via bulk tanker. Discharge into
the silo is conducted using a closed
conveyance system which ensures
product integrity and the elimination
of dust during the process. Not only
does this guarantee optimum qual-
ity of the product, but the process
also complies with all the requisite
environmental regulations.
On smaller contracts that do not
make use of automated systems, the
dry mortar can be discharged from
the silo directly intowheelbarrows or
other mixing vessels. Other options
include attaching amixer and awater
connection to the silo so that when
dry mortar is discharged, it comes
into contact with the water and de-
livers a product that is ready to use.
This wet product is then dis-
charged into a utility unit such as a
dumper or concrete hopper. Where
high rise construction is taking place
and there is a need to convey the
mixed mortar upwards, a mortar
pumping system may be connected
to the silo to facilitate the easy trans-
fer of the product.
Dawneerangen says special care
is taken to ensure that the sand is
completely dry and free of excessive
clay and other deleterious material
ensuring that a product of only the
highest quality is produced.
The sand is then blended with
AfriSam’s All Purpose Cement in a
controlled plant environment.
AfriSam Dry Mortar has already
been introduced to customers in
Gauteng with much success and will
be rolled out to the other provinces
shortly. Customers can obtain more
information on 0860 110 010.
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AfriSam’s dry mortar
Leading concrete materials
company,AfriSam,hasresponded
to demands for increased
convenience by introducing its
premium quality Dry Mortar
product to the market.