迪拜联合预制混凝土公司（United Precast Concrete Dubai，简称：UPC迪拜）成立25年来，几乎参与了该地区所有大型建筑项目，极大助力该地区建筑风景线的塑造。
In the 25 years since it was first established, United Precast Concrete Dubai has taken part in almost all major construction projects in the region, helping in shaping the region’s landscape.
南非土木工程师里克特·克鲁格（Rickert Kruger）在过去三年中，一直担任UPC迪拜的助理生产经理。克鲁格在该公司的迪拜工业城（Dubai Industrial City ，DIC）工厂工作，该工厂是这一地区最大的预制工厂之一。这座由Elematic设计的，最初完全用于生产预制混凝土空心楼板的工厂，建造于20. 5万平方米的生产基地内。目前，工厂分三班制运作，每天利用翻转台模可生产多达400立方米的构件，和2000平方米的空心楼板构件。
South African civil engineer Rickert Kruger has been an Assistant Production Manager at United Precast Concrete (UPC) Dubai for the past three years. Kruger works at the company’s Dubai Industrial City (DIC) plant, which is one of the largest in the region. Built on a 205 000 sq m property, the factory was originally designed by Elematic as a 100 percent hollow core factory. The plant, which runs three shifts, can produce up to 400 m3 of tilt products and 2000 m2 of hollow core per day.
克鲁格对于生产过程中的挑战了如指掌。“去年，我们在大约有7天的时间出现了钢绞线滑移问题。幸运的是，我们得到了Elematic的快速响应：他们的团队在一周内就飞过来帮助我们解决了问题。他们不仅检查了产品，还检查了脱模剂和钢绞线设备的校准，以及所有其它可能出错的地方。Elematic用实际行动为我们提供技术支持，我们非常感激，同时这也是我们所期待的。”他回忆道。
Kruger is no stranger to challenges during production. “Last year, we had about seven days of strand slippages occur. Fortunately, we were able to get a fast response from Elematic: their team flew in within a week and helped us fix the situation. They looked not only into the products but also into the release agents, the calibration of the strand equipment. All the variables that could have gone wrong. This is the kind of hands-on technical problem solving that we’ve come to appreciate and expect from Elematic,” he recalls.
Elematic供应了UPC迪拜DIC工厂90％以上的设备。“我们有超过2公里的混凝土穿梭运输机轨道，10台混凝土穿梭运输机，18台挤出机，6台混凝土分配机，以及8台切割锯。当我们决定将翻转台模产品也列为我们的供货范围时，我们遇到了一些挑战，因为堆场的位置与工厂成垂直90°，但是这个问题最终也得到了令人满意的解决。” Kruger解释说。
Elematic supplies over 90 percent of the equipment in UPC Dubai’s DIC plant. “We have over 2 km of tracking shuttle, 10 shuttles, 18 extruder units, 6 dispatcher units and 8 cutting machines. We faced some challenges when we decided to include tilt products in our offering because the stockyard was set up 90° perpendicular to the factory, but that issue was solved satisfactorily as well,” Kruger explains.
“我们的混凝土供应是通过穿梭机运送至皮带式浇筑设备中，并运至我们4个生产车间。 Elematic系统允许将混凝土运输到任何车间，也能从一个车间转移到另一个车间，这增加了我们的灵活性。” 他补充道。”Our concrete supply is transported through shuttles into concrete dispatching machines to the 12 stockyard bays and 4 production bays we have. The Elematic system allows concrete to be transported to into any bay, we’re able to move from one bay to another, which gives us a lot of versatility,” he adds.
“Elematic交付的机器非常耐用，有些机器甚至已经运行了25年以上。它们也非常易于操作，就像我们有一次，操作员因为特殊原因没有出现，当时一位没有使用过该设备的生产工程师，在操作员不在场的紧急情况下成功操纵了搅拌站。”
“The Elematic machines we are using are exceptionally durable; some have been in operation for over 25 years. They’re also very user-friendly. We had an incident when a Production Engineer, who had no prior experience using the equipment, was able to operate the batch plant in an emergency when the operator wasn’t present.”
利用预制技术实现成本节约
Precast use translates to savings
在迪拜，最常见的建筑施工技术是现场浇筑。而高级项目经理伊让那·东立特（Iranna Dongritot）指出，相较于此，预制混凝土技术则具有更多的优势。
In Dubai, the most common construction technique is to cast in situ. Iranna Dongritot, Senior Projects Manager, points out that precast concrete offers a lot of benefits compared to this.
“使用预制件比现场浇筑的速度快40％到50％。 当然，由于运输和起重机等成本，它的确要多出5％到6％的费用，但是如果将时间转换为成本，其实选择预制件会更便宜。节省的时间可以转化为项目价值的整体节省，并将为业主带来尽早的租金收入。” 东立特说。
“Construction using precast is about 40 to 50 percent faster than casting in situ. It does cost about 5 to 6 percent more because of transportation and crane costs, but if you convert time in to cost, precast is cheaper. This time saving converts to overall savings in project value and will give early rental income to the owners,” Dongritot says.
东立特还指出，建筑的维护成本也可以通过使用预制混凝土技术而得以避免。“例如，现场浇筑的建筑物每三到四年就需要进行维护，重新粉刷或修复裂缝。而混凝土预制件的维护成本则很低，甚至可以忽略不计，如果你使用的是彩色混凝土，那么在建筑物的整个使用寿命周期内都不需要重新粉刷。”
Dongritot also points to the maintenance costs that could be avoided by using precast. “A building cast in situ would need maintenance every three to four years, to repaint or to fix cracks, for example. Precast, on the other hand, is very low maintenance, needing even negligible maintenance and if you use colored concrete, you don’t need to repaint the building during its lifetime.”
安全性是选择预制件的另一个很好的理由。 “在建筑中使用预制件意味着更少的安全隐患，因为现场所需的人员更少。并且所有产品都是在可控的质量环境中生产的，因此交付的构件均符合生产规范。预制件的强度也总是比现场浇筑或砌块的强度更高。”他指出。
Safety is another good reason to choose precast. “Using precast in construction means less safety hazards and headaches as less people are needed on site. And because everything is produced in a controlled quality environment, all the elements are always delivered according to specifications. Precast is also always of higher strength than in situ or block work,” he points out.
遍布阿联酋的预制建筑项目
Projects across the UAE
UPC迪拜为阿联酋的大型建筑项目做出了卓越贡献，例如，为阿拉伯塔朱美拉酒店（Burj al Arab）提供预制件、旋转楼梯和空心楼板，为全预制的宜家迪拜节日城（Ikea Dubai Festival City）提供预制构件，以及向迪拜节日广场（Dubai Festival Plaza）提供了大约111,000平方米预制空心楼板、梁和柱等。
UPC Dubai has contributed to major construction projects in the UAE, supplying precast, spiral staircases and hollow core to the Burj al Arab hotel in Jumeirah, the fully precast Ikea Dubai Festival City and providing about 111 000 m2 hollow core slabs with columns and beam structures for the Dubai Festival Plaza mall.
马修·帕尔默（Matthew Palmer）说：“我们的愿景是通过成为该地区的领先的预制构件供应商，使预制混凝土有所作为。” 马修·帕尔默于15年前在UPC Dubai担任项目经理，现在是该公司的总经理。
“Our vision is to make a difference with precast by being the leading precaster in the region,” says Matthew Palmer, who started with UPC Dubai 15 years ago as a project manager and is now the company’s General Manager.
他对公司的贡献包括，例如位于鲁韦斯（Ruwais）的阿布扎比国家石油公司（ADNOC）设施扩建等项目，和确保UPC迪拜对项目的准时交付、产品质量，以及创建能为客户提供良好交流平台的项目管理团队。
He attributes the company’s successful contributions to projects such as the extension of some facilities of the Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) in Ruwais to UPC Dubai’s on-time delivery, product quality and a project management team that offers a good interface with client.
“对于那些正在筹备建立自己的预制工厂的公司，我觉得他们应确保所建造的工厂有足够的空间，其次是具备扩建的可能性。在我们的DIC工厂中，我们的设备能够制造预应力空心楼板及利用翻转台模生产的构件。当然，一个好的工厂位置也尤其重要。”
“Companies looking to start their own precast production facility should ensure that the factory they are building has good capacity and offers possibilities for expansion. In our DIC plant, for example, the equipment we have allows us to manufacture hollow core to prestressed to tilt items. A good location is, of course, also important.”
他回忆说， 25年前UPC公司在迪拜刚成立时，真的是从零开始，他们得不断地向人们解释什么是预制件，什么是预制混凝土空心楼板技术。“预制件在阿联酋已经走了很长一段路。它现在已经成为建造别墅和其他住宅项目的首选方案，但我觉得预制技术仍有很大的发展空间。”
He recalls that when UPC started in Dubai 25 years ago, they had to start from scratch, by explaining to people what precast, especially hollow core technology, was. “Precast has come a long way in the UAE. It’s become the preferred solution for building villas and other residential projects, but there is still is a lot of room to develop.”
帕尔默对Elematic自始至终为工厂的启动和运营提供支持表示赞赏。“从我们的搅拌站到混凝土分配再到浇筑机，整个工厂都运行着Elematic的设备。Elematic设备的耐用性和性能得到了充分的测试。服务水平是无与伦比的，机器的质量也经受住了时间的考验。”
Palmer credits Elematic with helping the factory get up and running. “From our batching plants to concrete distribution to casting machines, the whole factory runs with Elematic. The durability and performance of Elematic machines are well-tested. The level of service is unparalleled and the quality of the machines has stood the test of time.”
“我们对Elematic感到非常满意的一点是他们的售后服务。这对我们的帮助非常大，因为在中东，地方当局不断引入新规定，因此我们也必须不断地更新设备。Elematic为我们提供了很好的建议，以及实现这些目标的方案。他们帮助我们解决了从旧项目到新项目的几乎所有问题。当我们需要他们时，总是能够从对的人那里获得对的帮助。” 帕尔默总结说。
“One thing we’re very happy with Elematic is their after sales service. This is especially helpful because in the Middle East, local authorities are always introducing new regulations, so we constantly have to update our equipment. Elematic gives us good feedback about what needs to be done to make this happen. They help us with any issues we might have, from problem solving to new projects. We always have access to the correct people when we need them,” he concludes.
UPC迪拜概览
UPC Dubai box
UPC迪拜于25年前开始运营，是该地区预制混凝土空心楼板技术的开拓者之一。
UPC Dubai started its operations 25 years ago and is one of the pioneers of hollow core technology in the region.
联合预制混凝土DIC工厂
United Precast Concrete DIC Factory
成立年份：2009年
年平均产量：13万立方米翻转构件； 75万平方米空心楼板
工厂生产面积：24,000 平方米
堆场面积：96,000 平方米
总面积：20.5万平方米
Year established: 2009
Average annual production: 130 000 m3 tilt elements; 750 000 m2 hollow core slabs
Factory production size: 24 000 m2
Stock year area: 96 000 m2
Total factory area: 205 000 m2
项目重点：
项目：底层 + 4层（G + 4）员工宿舍大楼
地点：阿联酋迪拜杰贝阿里（Jabel Ali）工业区
规格：底层 + 4层（一个结构），可停放10辆巴士
建筑面积：约6,500 平方米
容量：650至700人
用途：员工住宿
建造年份：2019
预制设计：迪拜联合预制
所使用的预制混凝土构件：带保温墙板/承重墙板/梁/楼梯/女儿墙，共529件，空心楼板-5600m2
Project highlights:
Project name: G+4 Labor accommodation
Location: Jabel Ali Industrial Area, Dubai, UAE
Size: G+4 (one structure) with parking for 10 buses
Built-up area: about 6 500 m2
Capacity: 650 to 700 people
Purpose: Labor accommodation
Year of construction: 2019
Precast Design: United Precast Dubai
Precast elements used: Insulated wall panels/ load bearing panels/Beams/Staircases/Parapets – 529 nos. & Hollow core slabs—5600m2
项目选择了预制混凝土技术，以节省时间、成本并减少现场的人力。与传统现浇的施工方法相比，预制技术还具有更好的质量水平，并在建筑物的使用寿命内有效降低维护成本，因此预制技术也是我们的首选。所有结构构件均为预制件，内墙采用砌块和抹灰。员工宿舍大楼的白色外墙带有颇具挑战的灰色喷砂处理。
Precast was chosen for the project to save time and costs as well as to reduce manpower at site. It was also preferred for the better level of quality compared to traditional construction methods and to reduce maintenance costs over the building’s lifetime. All structural elements are precast and internal walls are done in block work and plaster. The labor accommodation features white external panels with a gray sandblast finish, which was a challenge.
左起：马修·帕尔默，南非土木工程师、UPC助理生产经理
林德罗斯·柯特，Elematic区域销售总监
里克特·克鲁格， UPC总经理
（编辑：奚雅青）
