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Construction Equipment

Volvo unveils the DD105: New compactor design boasts faster eccentric, better visibility, available cab

At World of Asphalt here in Nashville, Volvo Construction Equipment has unveiled a double-drum compactor featuring a completely new design the company says will be its way forward in this segment. The new DD105 is a 10-ton large asphalt compactor with a 66-inch wide drum. The machine will replace the DD110B and gains a new 3.8-liter […]

March 23, 2016

Construction Equipment

Caterpillar intros 815K soil compactor with improved cab and controls

During a press event last week at the company’s headquarters in Peoria, Illinois, Caterpillar unveiled a new soil compactor with an improved cab and increased productivity. Powered by a Cat C7.1 ACERT engine, the new 815K soil compactor is rated at 248 net horsepower and weighs in at 49,353 pounds. Cat says the 815K meets […]

March 22, 2016

Roadbuilding

World of Asphalt 2016 coverage starts Tuesday from Nashville. Come see us

On Tuesday, the Equipment World team be in Nashville bringing you coverage of the World of Asphalt 2016 trade show. If you’re attending the show, we’d love for you to come by our booth and say hi. We’ll be located at booth no. 1154. Regardless of whether you’ll be there in person or you’ll be following along from home, you can expect […]

March 18, 2016

Construction Equipment

Diggerland’s USA’s latest ride lets park goers operate tandem rollers

Ever since the launch of the park, Diggerland USA officials promised that they would keep looking for new heavy equipment rides and attractions to share with patrons. The latest ride for the park, the first and only construction theme park in the U.S., gives kids big and small a chance to operate a compaction roller. […]

February 1, 2016

Technology

2016 Innovations Awards: Year of the Drone headlines 3 game-changing construction technologies

In the past year, no other technology has shown more potential to impact – and improve – more parts of the construction business than unmanned aircraft, more commonly referred to as drones. There are the obvious applications such as using the aircraft to grab aerial progress shots, but contractors like Rogers-O’Brien have figured out how […]

January 8, 2016

Roadbuilding

National Asphalt Pavement Association to hold compaction webinar

The National Asphalt Pavement Association (NAPA) will hold a “Best Practices in Compaction” webinar that is free to its members, state asphalt pavement association members and employees of departments of transportation and city and county public works agencies. Erv Dukatz, vice president of materials and research for Mathy Construction is scheduled to speak during the […]

December 23, 2015

Roadbuilding

Caterpillar intros 3 B-Series tandem vibratory asphalt rollers with tech, control upgrades

Caterpillar has introduced three models as part its B-series tandem vibratory asphalt roller line that incorporate new intelligent compaction enhancements, operator control advancements and an edge management system. Intelligent compaction The CB64B, CB66B and CB68B rollers feature the Cat Compaction Control system with auto-adjustable compaction, mapping for pass count and temperature, compaction meter value and […]

November 12, 2015

Roadbuilding

Volvo CE’s Road Institute holds valuable lessons for operators of all skill levels

Old dogs and new tricks. We use that reference nonchalantly when it comes to folks stuck in their ways, and there are plenty of them out there in the roadbuilding world. They’re the ones who tell you “I’ve done it this way for 30 years!” when a new method or technology is suggested. Sure, these […]

October 30, 2015

Roadbuilding

Flat-out Smarter: The key advances moving roller compactors forward

Compaction equipment manufacturers are rolling out several technological advances to their machines. Leading the way are enhancements to the operator’s environment, and the continued development of intelligent compaction (IC). Operator environment Design changes in compactors are evolving to dramatically improve visibility and to battle fatigue. Tim Kowalski, application support manager for Wirtgen America’s Hamm compactors, says […]

October 13, 2015

Construction Equipment

PHOTOS > Attachments Roundup 2015: Master the art of multi-tasking with 50+ tools

Whatever the task at hand—cleanup, compaction, concrete and asphalt, demolition, earthmoving, grading, landclearing, landscaping or lifting—there’s an attachment in our roundup that will help you complete the job. Click through the gallery above to see and read more about this year’s collection of tools.

August 13, 2015

Roadbuilding

Hamm debuts H 5i, H 7i compact rollers with improved climbing capacity at Intermat (PHOTOS)

[imagebrowser id=238] Hamm on Monday expanded its lineup of compact rollers with the introduction of the H5i and H7i at the Intermat show in Paris. Powered by a 73-horsepower, Tier 4 Final Kubota engine, the H 5i and H 7i have operating weights of 4.5 tons and 8 tons, respectively. Hamm notes that the H 7i […]

April 20, 2015

Technology

INSIDE IC: Though intelligent compaction is still being refined, the tech already offers plenty of value

While intelligent compaction (IC) has been popular in Europe for some time, it’s only in the past decade that it began gaining ground in the United States. As with any young technology, some matters are unresolved. There are no standardized intelligent compaction measurement values (ICMVs); OEMs are free to create their own ICMVs to measure […]

April 2, 2015