Mobil Stroy 21

An innovative precast system for Russia

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MS 21 manufactures its products on 29 production tables. The company produces its own molds

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Managing director Eleonora Shalbarova (center) with sales director Yekaterina Bazulkina (right) and plant manager Sergey Sukhoveyev (left)

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The prefabricated insulation material (styrofoam with a metal profile) and the rebars are ready for installation

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Steel reinforcement and insulating material have been placed on the production tables. In the following step, a spreader pours the concrete onto the entire table area enclosed by the mold elements

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The MS 21 employees are monitoring the mixing process
using the system control program supplied by Turkish provider Endost

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The system supplied by Canadian manufacturer Steam Engineering makes it possible to control both the mixing water temperature and the temperature of the aggregates

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The finished product on display on the yard: a “Benpan” reinforced-concrete wall panel with integrated insulation

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Two projects immediately adjacent to the MS 21 production facility at Kryekshino. Both buildings consist of “Benpan” precast elements. The building on the left-hand side is still under construction

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Connection of a wall and a floor slab

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Cross-section of a “Benpan” floor slab

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The construction company Mobil Stroy 21 manufactures the “Benpan” precast element system and intends to sell it to construction sites across Russia. The production process was originally developed in the United States.

We are driving southward on the MKAD, the Moscow orbital highway, then continuing westward on the road to Minsk. During the last ten minutes of the ride, the jeep is struggling to advance on dusty, bumpy roads through the suburb of Kryekshino and finally stopping on the yard of Mobil Stroy 21 (MS 21).

Yekaterina Bazulkina and Sergey Sukhoveyev have been waiting for us. The sales director and the production manager want to present the precast production line of the construction business to the editors of BFT International. More importantly, they intend to demonstrate the benefits of the “Benpan”...