Concrete pump
![Because it is a fluid, concrete can be pumped to where it is needed. Here, a concrete transport truck is feeding concrete to a concrete pumper, which is pumping it to where a slab is being poured.](/Images/godic/202501/05/Concrete_pumper5957.jpg")
![Pumping concrete into aluminum concrete formwork in Mexico.](/Images/godic/202501/05/Concrete_pump_5957.JPG")
![Operating principle of piston pump with seat valves](/Images/godic/202501/05/-Sitzventilpumpe_Animation.ogg5957.jpg")
![BRF 42.14 H pump](/Images/godic/202501/05/Rv_stat5957.jpg")
A concrete pump is a machine used for transferring liquid concrete by pumping. There are two types of concrete pumps.
The first type of concrete pump is attached to a truck or longer units are on semi-trailers. It is known as a boom concrete pump because it uses a remote-controlled articulating robotic arm (called a boom) to place concrete accurately. Boom pumps are used on most of the larger construction projects as they are capable of pumping at very high volumes and because of the labour saving nature of the placing boom. They are a revolutionary alternative to truck-mounted concrete pumps.