Concrete Cylinders
Disappear Between Field and Lab
The Challenge
Cylinder IDs get lost in transit
Cylinder set 47 cast on Tuesday arrives at the lab as set unknown on Wednesday. Mislabeled, smudged, or detached tags break the chain of custody.
7-day breaks missed regularly
The 7-day break is your early warning. When the lab misses the schedule or results sit in email for days, you lose the chance to react to low strength early.
Low strength found at 28 days is too late
A 28-day break at 80% of specified strength means the concrete is in place, formed over, and potentially loaded. Remediation options are expensive and limited.
No connection between cylinder and pour
Which specific pour does cylinder set 47 represent? What location? What batch? Paper tracking loses this connection almost immediately.
The POD Solution Path
Voice-log cylinder casting
Cast cylinders and speak the details: set number, pour location, batch ticket, concrete mix, air temp, concrete temp. POD creates the complete record.
Break schedule alerts
POD tracks the 7 and 28-day break schedule for every set. Lab technicians get reminders. PMs get notified when results are due.
Early strength trending
7-day results plotted against 28-day spec predictions. POD flags sets trending below target strength before the 28-day break confirms the problem.
Pour-to-cylinder linking
Every cylinder set permanently linked to its pour location, batch ticket, and mix design. Full traceability from placement to strength verification.
Concrete Quality Intelligence
Cylinder Registry
Every cylinder set tracked from casting through final break with full chain of custody documentation.
Strength Trending
Plot break results over time by mix design. Catch batch plant issues before they become structural problems.
Low Strength Alerts
Immediate notification when any break result falls below specification. React in hours, not weeks.
“Lab results came back at 2800 PSI on a 4000 PSI spec. By the time we got the 28-day break, we had poured the next 3 floors. POD would have flagged the 7-day trend immediately.”
— Structural Engineer, Concrete Frame Contractor
Your Schedule and Budget — In Two Gauges
POD tracks hundreds of KPIs from a 5-minute voice report. Here are just 2 of them.
Earned Value Performance
Both cost and schedule under pressure
Project DNA
PODThese update in real time from a 5-minute voice report. No spreadsheets. No data entry.
Frequently Asked Questions
Track Every Cylinder From Cast to Break
See how POD ensures no concrete cylinder ever gets lost between field and lab.