The story of BETCA began in 1979, under the leadership of the late Francis Van Campenhout, with the production of concrete floor slabs. Over the years, the company has grown into a specialist in custom-made prefabricated concrete elements. Their customers mainly consists of the large contractors in the Benelux. Thanks to their drive and specialization in customization, Betca enjoys a solid reputation that they have built up over the years.
In order to complete their range and to strengthen their position on the market, Marc Van Campenhout, current manager of Betca, and Frederik Cornelis managing director, decide to proceed with the construction of new production halls for the manufacturing of prestressed concrete elements up to 45 m long and with a maximum weight up to 64 tons.
The concrete and reinforcement of Betca have the Benor quality label. Moreover, they work according to the guidelines of the internal Care and Quality System. The CE marking on all products indicates that Betca consistently manufactures products that meet customer requirements, relevant standards and regulations.
After the investment and startup of the production unit for pre-stressed columns and beams the logical next step was the purchase of a concrete plant.
- 1 Planetary Mixer MAV 3750/2500
- 6 Aggregates Bins 300 m3 storage
- 1 Aggregates Mobile Scale
- 1 Flying Bucket, speed 240 m/min
- 3 Automatic Concrete Distributors for precast elements
- Customized solutions
- Pre-testing in our factory before shipment
- Environmental friendly and energy efficient
- Faster batches whit higher accuracy
- Wi-fi remote control
BETCA’s demand to BTON, Belgian representative of the Italian company MCT and represented by Bert Cooreman, was threefold:
- automatic delivery of concrete to the various halls,
- delivery of different concrete compositions (both self-compacting and traditional) and
- one person responsible for the supply of the aggregates and cement, concrete production and distribution of the concrete.
The concrete distribution system, developed by MCT Italy for Betca stands out for its flexibility, reliability and efficiency and it comprises:
- one four-wheel drive flying bucket running on inclined rails of 3.500 liters capacity and up to 240 m/min speed;
- 100 m of flying bucket rails;
- 3 units of automatic casting machine of 3.500 liters capacity and 360° rotation and fully integrated system through industrial optic fiber Wi-Fi signal exchange.
The software is the heartbeat of the batching plant and it guarantees the complete monitoring of the production processes as well as the complete production report. The CompuNet® system, developed by MCT Italy Software Development, consistently accompanies all the aspects of the production process and concrete distribution system.
The CompuNet®, is a software developed specifically for the precast concrete industry, with the aim of managing the planning and control of all business and production processes – starting from materials management, through production, concrete distribution and project management.
Eng. Luca Cellini, International Sales Manager of MCT Italy, points out:
“The batching plant installed at BETCA confirms that our corporate philosophy is successful: listening to our customer’s needs and the development of custom design ensures to find the optimum configurations optimizing the productivity and the efficiency.
The site restrictions and the high customer standards were a fascinating challenge and we can affirm that we are proud of the State-of-the-art plant delivered to BETCA in Belgium”.
Bert Cooreman, Sales Manager for MCT in the Benelux, highlights:
“Thanks to the high degree of flexibility during the engineering phase, we are able to work out a project that meets 100% of the expectations. A strong advantage is that the software is fully developed in-house. This guarantees a smooth start-up, good communication and a fast and adequate after-sales service. Installing a complete plant at BETCA has put MCT back on the map in the Benelux.”
The BETCA PREFAB BETON Director, Frederik Cornelis, affirms: “We sincerely appreciate MCT ITALY as one-stop supplier and we are sure that a long partnership has begun.
This important partnership can help us to reinforce our goal: to be recognized as a quality manufacturer and an innovator of precast concrete solutions globally. Our inner aim is to attain profitable growth through setting the highest standards in service, quality, safety and cost containment in our industry”.
