Cemex has introduced i-Con, a new data-driven, digital solution designed to help contractors deliver smarter, more efficient concrete construction during critical curing.
Cemex i-Con provides contractors with real-time insights using Bluetooth and maturity tracking to make faster and more accurate decisions about when to remove formwork, apply loads, or pour concrete. This reduces time and the reliance on third-party testing and field-cured cubes, ultimately allowing contractors greater optimisation and control over their project delivery.
By enabling greater visibility of the compressive strength and temperature of concrete, Cemex i-Con’s new smart technology is aimed at supporting a range of concrete applications from high-rise buildings and crane bases to cast-in-place construction, bridges, tunnels and precast, using simple and easy-to-install wireless smart sensors, which are placed within the concrete formwork.
Mike Higgins, Cemex national technical manager focussed on Quality, Product Development, Special Products, Specification Management & BIM, said: “Cemex i-Con has been created to help our customers drive greater efficiencies on-site and make smarter, more informed decisions during the time-intensive and often complex process of concrete curing.”
“Cemex i-Con is ideal for applications where rapid early strength is needed. When working with concrete, contractors plan for maturity development, dynamic visibility of this data means jobs may be finished ahead of schedule.”
Cemex i-Con works across all Cemex concrete mixes and is part of Cemex’s suite of added value digital tools, including BIM Plug-in software, which are designed to help contractors and specifiers improve their productivity, profitability, and sustainability, for intelligent, more efficient concrete construction. The reports generated by Cemex-i-Con can be used as part of BIM models, enabling users to upload detailed reports on concrete curing performance.
Cemex’s primary objective is to become a net-zero CO2 company by 2050. Cemex’s Future in Action climate action strategy
guides the company’s road to decarbonisation. aiming to achieve sustainable excellence through climate action, circularity, and natural resource management.
Cemex R&D, Innovation and Business Development projects are part of the global R&D collaboration network headed by Cemex Research Centers, based in Switzerland.
For further information on Cemex iCon, visit: https://www.cemex.co.uk/i-con
