Control of material delivery by user at point of delivery, especially controlling concrete delivery from a concrete pump by the user who is manually handling the end of the whip line or hose on a building site

摘要

A method of controlling delivery of heavy material suitable for construction, the method comprising the step of: communicating control and feedback information between a heavy material delivery system and a remote user handling device located at a point of delivery of the heavy material such that a user of the remote user handling device controls delivery of the heavy material at the point of delivery. Apparatus for controlling delivery of heavy material suitable for construction comprising: a heavy material delivery system comprising material supply truck means operatively associated with a material delivery hose adapted to form a point of delivery for the material; a remote user handling device operatively associated with the point of delivery for the material and adapted to communicate control and feedback information with the heavy material delivery system to enable a user of the remote user handling device to control delivery of the material at the point of delivery.