Please scroll through the pictures below and take a "mini plant tour" to see the process at Bluffton Precast Concrete. From the quarry, to the mixer, to

the forms, and onto the trucks for delivery to the jobsite, we get the job done!

 

Raw earth, mined,  "Green" aggregates are dumped into the "pit".		Aggregate is conveyed from the "pit" to the indoor bins.

The bins store the aggregate until ready to be dumped onto the electronic scale.		The electronic scale/conveyor, controlled by the Marcotte software, insures that all aggregate weights are within the specified parameters.

The central function of the batch plant control room deals with all aggregate, admixtures, cement powder, water, mix time, mix design and the timely dispatch of the final mix throughout the plant.		Our computer controlled batch plant software, by Marcotte, assures consistent quality of our products.

Our Skako Counter Current Mixer provides  consistent mix to mix reliability.		The final mix is dispensed into portable silos for distribution to specific areas as ordered by the hourly associates.

For increased efficiency, silos are then lifted into place with one of our 17 overhead cranes where the hourly associate can control the dispensing of the mix into the form with manually controlled butterfly valves.		Steel forms or "moulds" are what we use to build most of our products.

STEEL REINFORCEMENT BPC meets or exceeds any specifications, period.		Special structures, we can build them to plan specifications, or design build to your specifications.

Initial Quality Control begins at form setup, and continues through reinforcement, and fixture placement. When QC is satisfied the form is closed and ready to pour.		After our QC team goes through the post pour checklist, and the piece passes,

The NPCA certified plant stencil is applied.		BPC invested in our own stencil cutting plotter in 2007, allowing us to provide your logo or brand name on any of our products.

We cast in a variety of lifting and handling devices, based on customer preference, product configuration and or design.

Front end loaders or fork lifts transfer product from plant to storage yard.		Our dispatcher does his best to assure timely delivery to your jobsite, or storage yard.

We use redundant tracking methods, electronics and the old fashion way on the wall in writing.		Proper loading of BPC trucks allows for efficient deliveries.

Our fleet of trucks, trailers, and unloaders meet almost every product delivery situation.

Test cylinders, taken several times a day are logged in the computer and on the wall. Then they are stored on racks to be crushed per QC requirements.

Cylinders are crushed in the PSI testing machine and documented in the cylinder log.

Record keeping for Precast QC is a necessary, redundant, and some times overwhelming daily part of complying with national, state and local specifications.		We say Quality, Service, and Dependability and We MEAN IT!!