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Roadbuilding

Atlas Copco intros Dynapac F800T paver with new controls

Atlas Copco has a new 10-foot highway class paver with a wide range of new features to make for easier handling and increased productivity. The new Dynapac F800T tracked paver has dual, swing-out operator platforms for an unobstructed view from the side of the paver. Adding to the improved operator experience are the updated and more ergonomic controls which […]

September 4, 2015

Roadbuilding

Equipment dealer, paving company help develop noise reduction kit for Bomag CR652RX paver

A new paver noise reduction kit has been developed from a perfect triangulation of efforts from a paving equipment dealer, their customer and the equipment manufacturer. A Bomag CR652RX fitted with a Stretch 20 Elecric Screed was creating noise levels when running so loud that operators at The Shelly Company, an Ohio-based paver, couldn’t communication […]

September 4, 2015

Roadbuilding

PHOTOS: World of Asphalt 2015 a wealth of heavy equipment

[imagebrowser id=216] This year’s World of Asphalt show wrapped up yesterday afternoon in Baltimore. The show floor was packed with any and all of the very best road construction equipment. Above is a gallery compiled from images we shot on the show floor, plus a few provided by the show, over the past week. And […]

March 20, 2015

Roadbuilding

Roadtec showcases new Tier 4 Final paver, Shuttle Buggy MTV and cold planer at World of Asphalt

At its World of Asphalt booth here in Baltimore, Roadtec  is showing attendees three new machines, all of which have been updated with Tier 4 Final engines. First up is the company’s largest Shuttle Buggy Material Transfer Vehicle (MTV), the SB-2500e. It’s powered by a 300-horsepower Cummins QSL 9. Roadtec says the SB-2500e will remain available in a Tier 3 […]

March 18, 2015

Roadbuilding

Atlas Copco demos new F1000T paver with Cummins Tier 4 Final engine

The Atlas Copco Dynapac F1000T paver now features a Tier 4 Final Cummins diesel engine, a key development in the machine is now able to operate in extreme conditions, including heat, with an efficient cooling system. While a prototype was on display at ConExpo 2014, a production-ready machine was on display at the company’s dealer event last […]

March 9, 2015

Roadbuilding

Wirtgen launches Tier 4 interim SP 25i slipform paver

Wirtgen America’s new SP 25i slipform paver offers Tier 4 interim-compliant emissions, an update for the current SP 25 line. The new model features a 154-hp Deutz TCD 4.1 L4 engine, and offers the same 12-foot-wide paving capacity, ability to place barriers and/or parapets up to 6.5 feet, and ability to quickly convert from left-side […]

March 2, 2015

Roadbuilding

NAPA to hold environmental, health and safety conference at World of Asphalt 2015

The National Asphalt Pavement Association (NAPA) has scheduled its Beyond Compliance: Achieving EH&S Excellence conference near the start of the World of Asphalt in Baltimore March 16-17. The conference will cover environmental, health, and safety best practices for those involved in asphalt production and construction. “This is the only conference to focus exclusively on issues related to environment, health, […]

February 19, 2015

Construction Equipment

Caterpillar’s new AP1000F asphalt paver uses an integrated generator to cut screed heat time in half (PHOTOS, VIDEO)

[imagebrowser id=143] Number one on the “paving by the numbers” handout Caterpillar gives to contractors is “heat the screed.” That start-up process just got faster with the integrated generator and screed heating system on Cat’s new AP1000F asphalt paver. “With this generator, which runs directly off the engine, you can heat up a standard screed […]

November 10, 2014

Business

Bomag will move Cedarapids, CMI equipment production to new South Carolina headquarters

In order to create what Bomag Americas president Walter Link called a “North American epicenter for operations,” the company has announced that it will also be transitioning the manufacturing of its Cedarapids asphalt paving and CMI reclamation/stabiliziation equipment to its new South Carolina headquarters. By the end of this year, the company will have transitioned […]

October 31, 2014

Business

Bomag breaks ground on new North American HQ in South Carolina

Wednesday morning, Bomag Americas held a ground breaking ceremony for the future site of its new North American headquarters in Ridgeway, South Carolina. Company officials as well as South Carolina State and local officials were on hand for the event. The $18.2 million investment will create 121 new jobs for the state, South Carolina Gov. […]

February 5, 2014

Construction Equipment

GOMACO to intro next-gen Commander III, GP-2400 and 9500 upgrades at ConExpo-Con/Agg 2014

Concrete paving manufacturer GOMACO has a full slate of introductions planned for ConExpo-Con/Agg  (Booth 51059, Central Hall) for what it says will be its largest show display ever, including: Commander III three-track slipform paver The next generation of the Commander III three-track slipform paver will debut this fall, featuring a design driven by GOMACO’s new […]

February 3, 2014

Roadbuilding

Expo Engineering

Here’s a sneak peek at the technologies behind exceptional equipment for roadbuilding at ConExpo-Con/Agg 2014.

January 8, 2014