Asphalt milling, paving & compaction

With a productivity of 400m/hour at a depth of 50mm, the Simex PL 45.20 attachment has proved invaluable for Anhui Shunying Traffic Engineering.

Massenza's Combimas 7000-4 combines chip spreader and spraying tank in one vehicle.

A major new UK bypass contract is being handled by Aggregate Industries.

Roads and highways have to be monitored and maintained regularly to ensure they are safe for use, and surface smoothness is a key factor for road quality. However, for racetracks (and airport runways) surface smoothness is even more important for safety and performance

The Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Testing and Research Centre (Empa) has been testing alternate layers of aggregate and string laid out by a robotic arm (photo courtesy Empa)

Around CAN$490 million (US$403 million) will be handed out through the Canadian government's new Airport Critical Infrastructure Programme.

Located in northern Iceland, Akureyri is the fourth largest town in the country, with a modest population of 19,000. The town is home to one of Iceland’s oldest car racing clubs, the Akureyri Car Club, which runs regular drag racing events. However, its popularity resulted in heavy wear and tear, which meant the quarter-of-a-mile drag race strip was in urgent need of an upgrade.

Vögele SUPER 1303-3i pavers have been used with great success on a challenging job site in Hemer, in Germany’s North-Rhine Westphalia. The machines were used in the construction of a new karting track. The contractor employed Vögele equipment for this project, paving tight bends over a length of 391.5m.

Caterpillar is now offering updated utility compactors for the 2-3tonne class

VIALOW uses a bitumen additive to enable asphalt manufacture at up to 40°C lower than standard mixes with no compromise in performance, according to CEMEX.