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MEYCO Potenza

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MEYCO® spraying mobiles set the standard for sprayed concrete MEYCO’s commitment to advancing and improving the equipment is
using the wet method in tunnels and other areas of application. illustrated by the introduction of the MEYCO Maxima spraying manipu-
They have become common place on many of the world’s most im- lator as a further option. Our customers confirm that MEYCO Potenza
portant construction sites where shotcrete must be be applied gives them added value through their continued product loyalty and
in large quantities without comprimising on the quality. recommendations.

The MEYCO Potenza is the result of utilising the experience gained on

hundreds of projects and more than 20 years of manu­facturing spray-
ing mobiles as we know them today. We have listened to the feedback
from our customers and absorbed the advice from our specialists with-
in our MEYCO Global Underground Construction Group to guarantee
that the purpose of the equipment is kept at the forefront of all design
and construction decisions.

Overview

The standard components comprising the complete equipment: Options

MEYCO Robojet spraying manipulator Air compressor (rotary vane or screw type)

MEYCO sprayed concrete machine for wet-mix process Central lubrication

Integrated MEYCO Dosa TDC additive dosing system Radio remote control

MEYCO Data, performance monitoring system MEYCO Maxima spraying manipulator

Cable remote control Other voltage supplies are also possible

Chassis, 4 wheel drive and steer, with stabilisers

For technical description please refer to the Specifications.
Cable reel with hydraulic drive

Electric supply cable

MEYCO nozzle system

Liquid additive tank

Water storage tank

Working lights

Water pump

Hose reel

High pressure water cleaner

Release oil pump

Fire extinguisher
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Features

Manipulator Central Lubrication Sprayed concrete pump Operation

World famous MEYCO Option: 47 lubrication points Double-piston pump with Operator terminal near the
Robojet with parallel spray- distributed over the entire 30 m 3 / h capacity. nozzle-man allows complete
ing action and 8 fields of equipment and supplied control of spraying mobile
movement ensures the automatically reduce main- Complete pumping system and components.
perfect spraying pattern. tenance and increase the life is designed for low-pulsation
and value of the machine. spraying. Cable remote control for all
Control through the remote More of a must than an op- movements and other major
panel is quickly learnt due to tion! Tough hopper and grill con- operation functions.
simple spraying action. structed for concrete with
steel fibres. Option: Radio remote as
Very strong construction for lighter and more mobile
high volume spraying and 80 alternative.
mm hoses.
Display shows all details
Option: MEYCO Maxima necessary for an overview of
for extreme spraying reach, spraying operation and per-
together with ability to ex- mits quick and easy altera-
tend from, and retract to the tion of the dosing.
compact transport position
without turning. See Maxima 2 1
description for full details.

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MEYCO TDC dosing system Chassis Power and control unit Accessories

Total Dosing Control does Robust site proven chassis One central electric control All necessary accessories
what it says using interac- with powerful diesel motor. box and electro-hydraulic for cleaning the manipulator,
tion of frequency controlled unit improves efficiency and concrete pump and nozzle
dosing pump drive, concrete 4 wheel drive and 4 wheel aids easy maintenance. system are fitted as stan-
volume and flowmeter. steer including crabwalk for dard for a fast clean-up and
maneuverability in tight situ- Reliable, site proven PLC to prevent avoidable down-
Very accurate dosing adjust- ations. system provides complete time.
ment with simple control system management.
features. Cabin FOPS certified with MEYCO 100 mm concrete
turnable driver's seat and delivery lines with 80 mm
PLC unit coordinates rapid controls. nozzle system, reduces the
automatic adjustments of occurence of blockages with
dosing according to prevail- stiff and fibre filled mixes.
ing conditions. Low material speed leads to
less wear costs.
Low maintenance, low-pul-
sation pumping. MEYCO Data for compiling
and extracting of performance
Ideal for Akali-Free accelera- data, transferring to PC for
tors. processing and evaluation.

Fire extinguisher fitted as

standard provides for greater
safety.

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Technical Specifications

MEYCO Potenza with MEYCO® Robojet

Dimensions Minimum transport measurements 7.8 x 2.5 x 3.27 m

Width with delivery line 2.85 m
Weight with compressor 14 400 kg
Weight without compressor 12 500 kg

Power Input supply voltage 3 x 400 / 50 V/Hz

Potenza with compressor 135 kW
Potenza without compressor 60 kW

Spraying Range Max. height 14.5 m

MEYCO Robojet Max. height – lance parallel 10.5 m
manipulator Max. width 26 m

Capacity Concrete pump at constant 50 bar* 30 m 3 /h

Dosing pump max. at 8 bar 20 l/min

Chassis Dieci Chassis, 4 wheel drive and steer, 74 kW

stabilisers front and rear, Iveco
water cooled diesel engine

Air Compressor Power 75 kW

Capacity 11.5 m 3 / min.
Pressure 0.7 MPa

Accessories E-Cable min. length 80 m

Delivery / nozzle system 100/80 mm
Additive tank 1 000 l
Water storage tank 430 l
Working lights 2x 1 500 + 500 W
Water pump pressure 12 bar
Water pump volume 1 000 l/h
High pressure water cleaner 10–155 bar
Hose reel 15 m
Release oil pump 5 l

Important | * Pump performances including maximum volumes are based on theoretical, 100 % filling capacities.
Conveying heights and distances are based on experience but are strongly dependent on the granulometry, the
cement content and the plasticity of the concrete.
Applications

Typical areas of work for the MEYCO Potenza are: On large construction sites such as tunnels, it is imperative that the
spraying set-up is installed and ready to start performing within min-
Tunnelling utes. As soon as the spraying operation is finished, the equipment has
to be removed so that the next work cycle can begin immediately. Fur-
Slope stabilisation thermore, it is a common trend to execute different jobs simultaneous-
ly, which demands complete, self-contained equipment as for example
Building pits
the central air supply is seldom large enough to supply all demands,
Mining operations the complete mobile therefore carries it's own compressor.

Hydropower
The MEYCO Potenza is the perfect equipment to use anywhere where
large quantities of sprayed concrete are to be applied in the fastest and
most efficient manner possible.

Ask us for our reference list today, you will see that, as a customer, you
are in very good company!

Spraying range of MEYCO Robojet manipulator

The MEYCO Maxima is absolutely unique! Designed and con­ The system has a full Graphic User Interface (touch screen), possible
structed using MEYCO’s extensive experience in the field of through the use of a reliable industrial computer as controlling unit.
spraying manipulators, it is now available as an option for the This allows the MEYCO Maxima to have advanced attributes valuable
MEYCO Potenza. It has, among other important features, an un­ to the operator such as a virtual parallel lance movement, through
disputable spraying range advantage and can also be extended in computer controlled nozzle position compensation.
any tunnel profile that the MEYCO Potenza can fit into!
There is also the ability to mark a spraying range and then, in an semi-
Only having 3 main fields of movement guided using an ergonomically automatic mode, the operator can easily spray along paths parallel to
designed joystick plus the 2 spraying head movements and nozzle os- the predefined axis.
cillation, the Maxima is very simple to use and the «learning curve»
is short. Automatic movement speed is also adjustable from the joy-
stick.

Option: MEYCO Potenza with MEYCO Maxima

Spraying Manipulator

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Modified MEYCO spraying Ingenious construction allow- Cable remote control with only Control panel with GUI, posi-
head for 80 mm hoses and all ing boom to be easily retracted 2 joysticks (radio remote also tioned near the nozzle-man/
required nozzle angles. for transport and extended for available) operator.
spraying.

The 5 fields of movement,

plus nozzle oscillation

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 a) Marking parameters

Graphic User Interface (touch screen),

enabling intuitive control of all systems b) Spraying paths parallel to the marked
axis in semi-automatic mode

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Added value of MEYCO Potenza with MEYCO Maxima

 Huge reach enables not just a greater spraying area from  Packs away very compactly for driving.
a single vehicle location but leads to a great time saving in
vehicle repositioning. Less joints than a conventional manipulator reducing wear
costs.
 Extends from parked position into spraying position in small
tunnel profile. Proportional valve control, soft movement (anti-bounce
system).
 Smooth and simple operational control with only 2 joysticks
and speed control.  Modified MEYCO spraying head to cover all the angles.

Long «virtual» parallel movement, a nozzle-man’s favourite 80 mm heavy duty, high pressure concrete delivery hoses
function. for large volume spraying.

Computer managed positional sensing, allowing semi- Central lubrication, reducing both wear and maintenance time
automatic mode. (option).

Comprehensive self-diagnosis of faults is also possible

remotely using network connection.

Spraying range of MEYCO Maxima manipulator

Technical Specifications

MEYCO Potenza with MEYCO Maxima

Dimensions Minimum transport measurements 10.7 x 2.5 x 3.10 m

Width with delivery line 2.85 m
Weight with compressor 14 750 kg
Weight without compressor 12 850 kg

Power Input supply voltage 3 x 400 / 50 V/Hz

Potenza with compressor 135 kW
Potenza without compressor 60 kW

Spraying Range Max. spraying height up to 17 m

MEYCO Maxima Parallel spraying length at 7 m height up to 8.40 m
manipulator Parallel spraying length at 11 m height up to 9.20 m
Parallel spraying length at 14 m height up to 5.25 m
Max. spraying width up to 30 m

Capacity Concrete pump at constant 50 bar* 30 m 3 /h

Dosing pump max. at 8 bar 20 l/min

Chassis Dieci Chassis, 4 wheel drive and steer, 74 kW

stabilisers front and rear, Iveco
water cooled diesel engine

Air Compressor Power 75 kW

Capacity 11.5 m 3 / min.
Pressure 0.7 MPa

Accessories E-Cable min. length 80 m

Delivery / nozzle system 100/80 mm
Additive tank 1 000 l
Water storage tank 430 l
Working lights 2 x 1 500 + 500 W
Water pump pressure 12 bar
Water pump volume 1 000 l/h
High pressure water cleaner 10–155 bar
Hose reel 15 m
Release oil pump 5 l

Important | * Pump performances including maximum volumes are based on theoretical, 100 % filling capacities.
Conveying heights and distances are based on experience but are strongly dependent on the granulometry, the
cement content and the plasticity of the concrete.
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MEYCO Customer service

MEYCO, its affiliated companies and selected representatives worldwide offer competent advice, prompt service and efficient training for your personnel. We
maintain service support centres in Switzerland, Germany, Norway, Turkey, USA, South and Central America, Middle East, China, India, South East Asia and
Australia.

Being a part of BASF, The Chemical Company, is a major factor in our success. Technical and design modifications remain reserved at all times.

Technical properties have been achieved under theoretical and normal conditions. Please consult the respective machine manual for all matters related to
safety, operation and maintenance.
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Certified quality

Our products conform

to EU standards
No 174835/B

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