Reduced Weight Composite Drum For Concrete Mixers Is Called A 'Revolution'
A new design from McNeilus Companies Inc., Dodge Center, Minn., has produced a composite ready-mix drum that weighs 2,000 lb less than a comparably sized steel drum. The drumnamed Revolutionwas dramatically unveiled at CONEXPO-CON/AGG on March 19 as hundreds of attendees crowded into the McNeilus booth.
This is one revolution that lives up to its name," said McNeilus President Dan Lanzdorf, against a backdrop of the Beatles singing, "We just want to change the world." Because of its reduced weight, the mixer can carry a half cubic yard of concrete more in every load, increasing productivity. The composite material also is corrosion free and deadens sound, reducing noise.