M CON Products Inc. has been working hard to update and expand its Carp, Ontario production facility with the latest industry technology and equipment since 2013. The 2018 year-end saw the erection of precast concrete panels that were used as the exterior walls of the newly expanded Wet Cast production area, timely before the cold Ontario weather hit.
Originally built in 1992, Phase 4 of the current plant was the home of a Hawkeye VUP machine (1200 mm to 3000 mm pipe). In 2017, the machine was removed, upgraded and installed in a much larger production bay. With the completion of the extension of Phase 4, the Wet Cast bay comes in at 1256 m2 (13,500 sq. ft.). The new Wet Cast bay has been equipped with two 25,000 kg cranes, one 5,000 kg half-gantry crane and 9.75 m of lifting height capacity. After removing the original VUP machine, the bay was left with a 2.7 m deep pit which will now be used to produce taller precast products. The pit will be covered with a precast concrete panel floor when not in use. The Phase 4 expansion also includes one 7.3 m x 7.3 m overhead door enabling wider products to be produced and removed from the plant. Steel cage fabrication and any custom wood formwork for specialized pieces will also be housed in this bay. With a dedicated 3000 L Haarup concrete mixer, this bay is ready to produce much larger structures, increasing M CON‘s capacity and providing more efficient production.