Tag: Caterpillar rollers

Construction Equipment

Equipment Roundup: The human cost of trench collapses; First Look at Volvo’s electric trucks; Buried alive in Blue Earth County; Cat debuts CW16 pneumatic roller; BOMAG intros BPR 70/70 D compactor

BOMAG reduces vibrations on operator’s hands with new BPR 70/70 D compactor BOMAG’S new BPR 70/70 D reversible plate compactors come standard with the company’s new “comfort handle,” which reduces vibration on the operator’s hands. The handle is also available on other BOMAG medium and large reversible plate models, starting with the BPR 45/55 D. […]

June 25, 2018

Construction Equipment

Oscillation, four other vibe systems make Cat’s new CB13, CB15 and CB16 very adaptable tandem rollers

At the World of Asphalt show in Houston on Wednesday, Caterpillar unveiled the 13-ton CB13, the first of three new tandem vibratory roller models. Expected to be available by the middle of this year, a 15-ton model, the CB15, and a 16-ton model, the CB16, will join the CB13 introduced at the show. Oscillation now […]

March 8, 2018

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

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