55 years of concrete innovation

The HL project in Singapore was for us the first multi-storey production facility (ICPH: Integrated Construction and Prefabrication Hubs). An extremely challenging project with a very high degree of automation. This industrial plant is a masterpiece of engineering and precision.

A work that is also a symbol of the country’s potential. The new stretch between Barberino and Firenze Nord, where the most striking feature is the 7.5-kilometre Santa Lucia tunnel, the longest three-lane tunnel in Europe. MCT Italy partnered with Pavimental for the production of segments in a purpose-built factory. Our Concrete Distribution Bucket has travelled approximately 30,000 km in 3 years, more or less a full lap of the Earth and well beyond the average lifetime of any other bucket in existence in the world!

MCT sold a concrete conveyor system in New Zealand in 2019 (first time in our history), via CBE to Wilson Tunnelling. During the pandemic, we assembled the system without having to send MCT personnel directly and were able to do all testing remotely.

The plant consists of two primary hoppers, two separate aggregate storage systems, and four mixers with fully automatic concrete distribution systems, including high-speed buckets and automatic dump buckets.

It’s the year where we start installing in our plants the new CompuNet software, which is the brain of our business conception.
It is also the year where we start internal manufacturing revolution by embracing the principles of Lean Thinking and the teachings of the Toyota Academy.

The first batching plant in South Korea has been installed in 2012, nowadays South Korea, Japan and Singapore are reference markets for our business.

We land on the last remaining continent. Nowadays we have numerous plants, some of which produce precast elements for the construction of the subways of Perth, Sydney and Melbourne.

The precast batching plant and concrete distribution system are unique in their complexity and flexibility: a tower with 16 aggregate hoppers, 4 mixers, colour dispenser, fiber dosing units, 4 flying buckets, 1,200 meters of rails with exchanges, 5 casting machines, 8 systems for manufactured products transports.

We develop 4cbm buckets for the USA.

In 2005 we engineered a new cement hub with huge vertical silos.
It has been absolutely challenging the development of the terminal which is subject to extreme weather conditions: wind 220km/h and extremely low temperatures, moreover in a highly seismic zone.

16 aggregate hoppers, 4 mixers, color distributors, fibers distributors, 6 flying buckets, 1,000mt of rails with switches, 6 casting machines, 2 casting buckets.
We develop 2- and 4- wheel drive buckets with electric engine and toothed belt drive.

In 1995 we develop the first tower plant with 3 mixers, 2 flying buckets, 4 casting buckets; it is also the very first plant with bucket elevator for aggregates.
Between 1996 and 2000 we installed several batching plants in Italy, France, Spain.

For the first time the management and control of batching plants, and distribution systems is possible via a software running on Windows OS.

We develop a big batching plant in USA: 3 mixers, 3 tipper wagons and a casting bucket to feed the formworks of prefabricated walls.

In 1988 we sold for the first time in USA: two plants.
In 1989 we develop a big batching and transport plant for Manini in Bastia Umbra, with 8 flying buckets, 5 casting buckets and half gantry concrete distributors.

We manufactured the first flying bucket for plastic concrete; we also installed the first casting machine for prefabricated casting.

First batching plants with computerized control with the Z80 CPU by ZILOG. Meanwhile we sold and installed more plants in Saudi Arabia and Yemen.

The very first plant developed abroad is in Kenitra, Morocco.
The second plant has been sold in Thailand, for the River Kwai (yes: that River Kwai!) dam. The River Kwai plant has been the first with load cells for batch weighing.
The third plant has been sold in Switzerland.
In 1976 we switch from electromechanical to electronic automation.
In 1978/79 sales abroad become steady: Iran, Iraq, Morocco, France…

We are the first in Italy to develop concrete batching plants with aggregates dosing system by volume.

It starts the construction of the offices and of the first Shed in the current site of Bettona.

In 1972 we are at the first Verona International Fair; in 1973 we go abroad for the first time! Munich Fair, in March: the cold was terrible and the snow abundant!

We develop the first flying bucket for the concrete transport for Ditta Cancellotti Delfo.

Two years later the A.E.I. (Automazioni Elettriche Industriali) company by Marcantonini Lamberto rents a tiny office in Passaggio di Bettona, Perugia.
In 1969 A.E.I. has 4 employees; 3 batching plants are produced and five more were expanded.