Cement over-design
Extra cement “for safety” is the most expensive line in the mix.
Agent A5 · Concrete & batch
Every pour, on strength and slump.
The concrete & batch agent optimizes ready-mix and precast batching, water-cement ratio, admixture dosing, and slump, while predicting 28-day strength so you can cut over-design without risking the pour.
±2.0MPa
28-day strength error
−7%
Cement over-design
±15mm
Slump hold band
−30%
Rejected loads
Over-design is expensive. Under-design is a failure.
Batching plants over-cement every mix to protect against variability in aggregates, moisture, and temperature. That safety margin is pure cost, poured thousands of times a day.
Aggregate water
Unmeasured aggregate moisture swings the true water-cement ratio.
Workability misses
Off-slump loads get rejected or watered on site.
Strength shortfall
Cutting too far risks a 28-day failure and a torn-out pour.
Perception
It predicts strength at the batch.
From mix design, aggregate moisture, cement chemistry, and ambient conditions, the agent predicts slump and 28-day strength for every load before the truck leaves.
- 28-day strength predictor per batch.
- True W/C corrected for aggregate moisture.
- Slump prediction for workability.
True W/C0.46
Predicted slump120 mm
28-day (pred.)41.2 MPa
Aggregate moist.4.1 %
Strength margin+1.2 MPa
Control
It trims the mix without risking it.
The agent adjusts cement content, water, and admixture dosing per batch to hold slump and the strength target at the minimum binder cost, correcting live for moisture and temperature.
- Binder optimizer to the strength target.
- Moisture-corrected water for true W/C.
- Admixture dosing for slump and set.
Cement content320 kg/m³
Water add148 l/m³
Admixture0.8 %
Binder saving−18 kg/m³
Reject risklow
From mix design to a poured load.
Read the batch
Take mix design, moisture, chemistry, and ambient conditions.
Predict outcome
Estimate slump and 28-day strength before batching.
Optimize the mix
Trim binder and correct water at constant strength margin.
Learn from breaks
Reconcile to cylinder-break results to sharpen the model.
What the concrete agent governs
Targets
Slump, 28-day strength, air content, yield.
Actuators
Cement content, water, admixture dosing per batch.
Inputs
Mix design, aggregate moisture, cement chemistry, ambient temp.
Scope
Ready-mix and precast batch plants.
Objective
Minimum binder cost at the required strength margin.
Integration
Batch-control / MES integration with cylinder-break reconciliation.
What optimized batching moves
Legacy control vs. Clinkum autonomy
Manual & rule-based
- Fixed over-designed recipes
- Aggregate moisture guessed
- Slump fixed on site with water
- Strength known at 28 days
- Every mix carries a safety margin
Clinkum
- Binder trimmed per batch
- True W/C from live moisture
- Slump predicted and dosed
- Strength predicted at the batch
- Margin held, cost removed
“We were over-cementing every load to be safe. Predicting strength at the batch let us take that margin back without a single failure.”
Technical Manager · Ready-mix operator, 40 plants
Common questions
From mix design, chemistry, moisture, and ambient conditions, calibrated continuously to your cylinder-break results.
It only trims binder within the strength margin you set, and predicts every batch before it is made. You keep full control of the constraints.
Yes, precast and ready-mix both, including accelerated-cure strength targets.
It corrects the true water-cement ratio for live aggregate moisture, one of the biggest sources of variability.
Adjacent agents
Run this agent on your line.
Start a paid pilot on one kiln or mill, with a defined success metric on your data, under your security controls.