BASF Construction Chemicals has released the Meyco Poca shotcrete spraying mobile, which has been specifically developed for use in small to medium-sized mining operations.

The company says the compact self-contained unit combines features and performance normally associated with ‘full-scale’ machines.

The Meyco Poca is 5.85 m long, two metres wide and 2.24 m high with the boom retracted and has been designed with a tight turning circle.

This enables it to go where larger machines can not, in areas like cross-passages and access tunnels, BASF says.

According to the manufacturer, the unit’s heavy-duty Dieci chassis and large heavy-profile tyres can deliver mobility and manoeuvrability on steep slopes and in difficult ground conditions.

The unit also features four-wheel drive, four wheel crab steering and a ROPS/FOPS cabin.

The Meyco Poca is available as either an electrically-powered spraying unit or as a fully diesel-driven unit.

Both models incorporate Meyco’s Simpla double-piston concrete pump, a Rama 6 manipulator and either a 65 mm or 85 mm delivery and nozzle system.

The units have a maximum spraying height of 9.2 m and width of 16 m and are capable of outputting up to 22m3 of shotcrete per hour.