Tag: intelligent compaction

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

Cat Paving unveils simple automatic soil compaction for B-Series compactors

Caterpillar gave a sneak peek of a new automated soil compaction system that allows the operator to simply tap a few buttons to get the compactor automatically rolling, rather than having to input a load of data. The new Command for Compaction system’s touchscreen for Cat’s B-Series vibratory soil compactors enables the operator to set […]

September 24, 2019

Dealers

Equipment Roundup: Wacker Neuson to build compact excavators for Deere; Hiab intros 3 new building material cranes; MnDOT goes full intelligent compaction; Comansa intros new tower crane; Vermeer rebuilding in tornado’s wake

Check out the latest heavy equipment industry news on the newest Equipment Roundup article. Get all the heavy equipment news here on Equipment World.

September 17, 2018

Roadbuilding

In industry first, MnDOT switches to full intelligent compaction to build highways

For highway projects with four linear lane miles or more, MnDOT will now be using intelligent compaction and paver-mounted thermal profiling. Learn more today!

September 13, 2018

Construction Equipment

Equipment Roundup: JCB intros ‘totally new level’ of excavator in 220X; The tale of Moby Dig; IC giving pavers ‘Night Vision’; JCB launches 2 new compact excavators; Genie’s new boom lifts gentle on soft terrain

The latest equipment industry news with JCB and Genie is provided by this week's Equipment Roundup. Get all the details on new equipment with Equipment World!

July 24, 2018

Roadbuilding

Night Vision: Intelligent Compaction giving paving contractors better results in the dark

The IC technology has not only improved results during the day but has proved to make night paving much easier. Details here on Equipment World.

July 18, 2018

Roadbuilding

Volvo calls real-time Compact Assist ‘a game-changer’ 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 “game-changer for soil compaction.” “It takes all the guesswork out of soil compaction, allowing operators at any experience level to save […]

October 17, 2017

Construction Equipment

Contractors warm up to intelligent compaction as spec requirements increase

Intelligent compaction (IC) has been the most-touted development in roller technology the past few years. It is quickly becoming a necessity as transportation agencies gradually integrate the requirement for it into their specifications. For example, by 2018 the Minnesota Department of Transportation will require any project bigger than 5 lane miles to have 100 percent […]

April 28, 2017

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

Technology

2016 Innovations Award Winner: Volvo CE Density Direct compaction system

Algorithms seem to rule the world now, with these programming juggernauts turning massive amounts of data into usable concepts. It’s an algorithm that makes Volvo CE’s Density Direct intelligent compaction system stand out among the crowded field of compaction equipment. Introduced at the World of Asphalt show this past March, Density Direct’s key differentiation is […]

January 8, 2016

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