Columbia Showcases Machine with Design Flexibility of Concrete Tiles & Blocks

At Excon, Columbia has displayed a special machine that allows dimension of varying thickness ranging from 25 – 250 mm enabling production of concrete tiles and pavers on a single machine. The increased height of the machine assists in casting products that have to be made vertically. With its versatility, the machine enables any shape and size of products which can be visualized by the customer.


As regards its energy efficiency, the company switched from IE 1 to IE 2 and is now working on IE 3 as well. The machine is power efficient, consuming 20% lesser power than competing machines. Shifting to IE 3 will further help reduce the power consumption. The machine promises an uptime of 85-90%, and low operating cost. The machine is UD enabled as the company has been proving IoT features since the last 3 years., and is also coming up with an iOT App where customers can remotely find real time data on productivity, lost times, up times, and other plant related activities. The company has stocks spare parts at Baroda from where orders are shipped and it provides timely operational and maintenance support to customers.

Says Ramesh Babbar, President & Director, Columbia Machine Engineering, “New Infra projects and growth in Real estate sector development will ensure a road map for consistent growth for next 3 years. Investment opportunities are opening up and banks are offering financing to our customers. So, if we look at the short-term target for the next 3 years, we see good growth.”