INDUSTRY
The variety of machinery plays an important role in the construction industry. Though the construction industry is more labour- intensive, the modern time demands a rapid speed in construction. The construction industry; being the ‘Mother Industry’ of all other industries, has to shoulder the responsibility of constructing the basic infrastructure for other industries. The construction of roads, water supply schemes, electrical substations and residential colonies; creates the infrastructure. The financial feasibility of other industries depends on the faster completion of the construction projects. Therefore a variety of machines are required to cope-with the required speed, gigantic quantities of items, precision and efficiency.
All the above modern demands can be met with, by using various machines, tools in a construction project. But let us not forget that the efficiency of the various machines depend on their ‘Regular Periodic Maintenance’ (R.P.M.). The otherwise efficient machines can become a devil if not maintained properly. Some of the machines used in the construction industry are tabled overleaf:
Sr.No. | Item of work | Machinery needed | Remark |
1. | Excavation | Excavator | |
| | | Earthmover | |
| | | Transportation fleet- | |
| | | dumpers, trucks, tractors with hydraulic trolleys. | |
| | | Pneumatic compressors with breakers and jack hammers etc. | |
| | | Dewatering diesel or electrical pumps | |
| | | Sewage | |
2. | R.C.C. work | Concrete mixer | |
| | | Weigh batcher | |
| | | Vibrators with different diameters needles. | |
| | | Surface vibrators | |
| | | Lift with guide rails and scaffoldings | |
| | | Wood cutting hand machines | |
3. | Masonry and plaster | Material lifting hoist /lift | |
| | | Dubbing (spray) plaster machine | |
4. | Waterproofing | Material lifting hoist | |
5. | Tiling | Tile cutting machine | |
| | | Grinder machine | |
| | | Buffing machine | |
| | | Polishing machine | |
| | | Ceramic tile hand cutter | |
6. | Plumbing | Drill machine | |
| | | Cutting machine | |
| | | Pressure testing machine | |
7. | Joinery work | Drill machine | |
| | | Cutter machine | |
| | | Lock hole cutting/ drill machine | |
8. | Alumonium windows | Section cutting machine | |
| | | Drill machine | |
| | | Glass cutter | |
9. | Painting | Compressor with gun for spray painting | |
10. | Fabrication | Section cutting machine | |
| | | Bending machine | |
| | | Table type drill machine | |
| | | Hand drill machine | |
| | | Grinding machine | |
| | | Welding transformer with holders | |
| | | Spray-painting compressor with gun. | |
11. | Electrical work | Cutter machine | |
| | | Drill machine | |
| | | Crimping machine | |
