Housing in Southern Africa October-November 2016

Benefits of dry mortar

TheAfriSam Dry Mortar solution offers contractors a number of benefits in addition to time and cost savings.

U sing a pre-blendedmortar mix will ensure optimum product integrity and sub- sequently quality construction on a project. Manual blending of a mor- tar is labour intensive and time consuming, and requires careful attention to ensure the correct ra- tios of sand and cement are used. Incorrect blending or mixing will certainly affect the final product and in the case of plaster result in cracking. This Class II mortar has been specially engineered as a dual purpose mix that can be used for both mortar and plaster work. It will achieve a minimum strength of 5 MPa at 28 days. SANS 50197 compliant AfriSam All Purpose Cement was selected as this cement offers a spectrum of functional attributes that pro- vide customers with guaranteed quality performance in concrete, mortar and plaster applications. This advanced composite cement L eading specialist in the manufacture, assembly and sale of diamond tools and equipment, Diamond Products, recently launched a new range of blade dust shrouds. There are a multitude of ben- efits to working in a dustless atmosphere and controlling dust is important as the equipment be- ing used to cut and grind creates airborne dust particles, which can create health issues. Diamond products blade dust shrouds can combat this, “We already offer a range of dustless

contains milled clinker as well as advanced mineral components and additives, and is the ideal component for the dry mortar product. The innovative dry mortar so- lution is produced in partnership with Stick a Tile at the Meyerton plant. Sand, quarried on the site, is dried to the requisite level, and blended with AfriSam’s All Purpose Cement in a controlled environment to produce this quality mix. The fully automated plant pro- duces 400 ton per day and batch printouts are produced to verify consistency and ensure optimum quality. Samples of the drymortar product are taken at regular inter- vals and testedat AfriSam’s Centre of Product Excellence to ensure compliance with the required specifications. The product is supplied in 10 ton or 20 ton silos offering flex- ibility to meet customers project requirements. ■ options such as dust collectors, wet and dry vacuums and dust shrouds,” says Brian Clark, Direc- tor of Diamond Products. “The benefits are that the dust being created will be contained within the dust shroud, as well as offer a better line of sight when trying to achieve a straight cut. These are for dustless cutting, such as joint cutting, and are ideally suited for the Makita 115 mm, 125 mm and 230 mm angel grinders,” concludes Clark. For further information visit www.diamondpc.co.za ■

Blade dust shrouds