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CONCRETE TECHNOLOGYwww.cpi-worldwide.com CPI %u2013 Concrete Plant International %u2013 4 | 2025 39This process allows for near-immediate feedback to operators, facilitating both reactive and predictive interventions during concrete placement. The approach builds directly on the scientific groundwork laid out in Cotardo%u2019s dissertation, which proposed a model-based methodology for identifying early warning signs of pipeline blockages using live pressure and piston motion data [14]. The integration of such inline analysis into the Huckepack system marks a critical advancement in practical, real-world applications of predictive monitoring concepts for safe and efficient concrete pumping. The system was capable of detecting impending blockages up to 20 seconds before they led to noticeable complications, such as rising pressure. Figure 2 shows an example of pressure profiles recorded from a combined mixer-pump vehicle. Pressure in barTime in sTHE KNIELE KKMWeb:Catalogue:Movie:THE ART OF MIXINGMade in GermanyFig. 1: Time-series of hydraulic pressure in a pump circuit. Each pressure cycle corresponds to a piston stroke, while characteristic pressure drops indicate the changeover process between the two pistons, P1 and P2.