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Roadbuilding
How Soil Compactors Are Getting Even Easier To Operate
When it comes to choosing a soil compactor, do you know which is right for you? Check out these tips from Equipment World and find out what is on the market.
September 14, 2020
Construction Equipment
Dynapac combines SD2500CS paver with high-compaction screed to reduce need for rollers
At this year's ConExpo, Dynapac debuted its SD2500CS asphalt paver combined with new tamper, high-compaction electric screeds. Details here on Equipment World.
June 9, 2020
Construction Equipment
Cat updates cold planers with power boost, new features to improve operation
Caterpillar has given its cold planer models a boost in power, as well as added new features to make life easier for the operator. The upgraded planers were unveiled September 12 during a press event at Cat Pavingās headquarters in Minneapolis. Ā PM300 Series updates The PM310, PM312 and PM313 cold planers are now available [ā¦]
September 17, 2019
Construction Equipment
Astec reports weakened demand, gets boost from plant sale in Q2 report
Astec Industriesā second-quarter financial report was bolstered by a $20 million sale of its wood pellet plant in Hazlehurst, Georgia. Without the sale, however, the results were disappointing for the company, which reported weakened demand across all of its product segments, including its Roadtec and Carlson Paving brands and its aggregates, crushing and screening products, [ā¦]
July 26, 2019
Dealers
Business Roundup: Cooper Equipment acquires Modern Rentals; NED buys 3 dealerships; Kobelco adds Correlli and Frank Martin Sons; Carter Machinery now a GOMACO dealer; EVs will have big impact on road construction
The Electric Summer: EVs will have big impact on road construction industry 1967. I was a teenager. The Summer of Love. Fast forward four decades , and it appears we just experienced the Summer of Electric drive vehicles, or EVs, in 2017. No less than GM, Volvo, Daimler, Honda, and even Dyson ā yes, the [ā¦]
January 24, 2018
Construction Equipment
Cat intros PM820, PM822, PM825 cold planers with grade control integration
Caterpillar has introduced three new cold planer models that the company says are capable of controlled, full-depth removal of asphalt and concrete pavements in a single pass. The new PM820, PM 822 and PM825 are each powered by a Cat C18 engine producing 755 horsepower. The turbocharged C18 features an air-to-air after-cooling system with a [ā¦]
November 13, 2017
Roadbuilding
Volvo calls real-time Compact Assist āa game-changerā for soil compaction
Volvo Construction Equipment is expanding its Co-Pilot intelligent compaction interface with a new real-time guidance feature for soil compaction. Volvo product manager Bill Laing says the new Compact Assist for Soil is a āgame-changer for soil compaction.ā āIt takes all the guesswork out of soil compaction, allowing operators at any experience level to save [ā¦]
October 17, 2017
Construction Equipment
Dynapac unveils new red, white, grey color scheme with updated CC1100/1200 rollers
As part of its acquisition by the Fayat Group, Dynapac has unveiled a new visual product identity that will see its machines shed yellow for a combination of red, white and grey. The company also unveiled the first machine to don this new color scheme, the sixth-generation CC1100/1200 compact asphalt tandem rollers. āRed has always [ā¦]
October 10, 2017
Roadbuilding
Sweeper Trucks: Another tool for prepping roadways for better pavements
A cleaner workspace is always a good thing, but in paving, it can contribute to the roadās quality, if done prior to additional lifts being applied, before seal coating and following milling. Paving contractors can use several sweeping options: they can own their own sweeping trucks, rent them or contract with a sweeping company to [ā¦]
September 11, 2017
Roadbuilding
Roadtec launches SX-8e, its largest soil stabilizer-reclaimer
Roadtec has introduced its largest soil stabilizer-reclaimer with the new SX-8e, which has an operating weight of 82,000 pounds. The machine is designed for road rehabilitation, cold recycling and soil stabilization. It can cut up to 20 inches deep and 100 inches wide. Cut depth can be set by the push of a button, and [ā¦]
September 4, 2017
Construction Equipment
Wirtgen accuses Cat of patent infringement; ITC opens investigation
Caterpillar is facing added scrutiny from the federal government in the form of a patent infringement investigation opened Tuesday by the U.S. International Trade Commission (USITC). After the examination of a patent infringement complaint filed by the American arm of German road equipment manufacturer Wirtgen, members of the USITC voted to investigate certain Caterpillar road [ā¦]
August 23, 2017
Roadbuilding
Volvo launches DD30B, DD35B compactors with 20% fuel efficiency boost
Volvo Construction Equipment has launched its DD30B and DD35B double drum asphalt compactors the company says can provide up to a 20 percent increase in fuel efficiency compared to previous models. The new machines are designed for driveways, small paths, shoulders and patch jobs. They feature Volvoās TwinLock traction control and torque transfer system which [ā¦]
August 7, 2017
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