The new Cepia unit developed by Secmair is said to make manual asphalt laying more efficient. The unit helps to boost work quality, while reducing the time and effort needed to make road repairs. According to the firm, the unit considerably reduces the difficulties that operators can face while carrying out road patching. A spokesperson said, “The Cepia is a simple machine to replace hand working of jobs like chip sealing.” The machine can be used speedily by a single operator, with the final finish to a
April 9, 2018
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Secmair’s Cepia system offers fast road repairs
The new Cepia unit developed by 328 Secmair is said to make manual asphalt laying more efficient. The unit helps to boost work quality, while reducing the time and effort needed to make road repairs. According to the firm, the unit considerably reduces the difficulties that operators can face while carrying out road patching. A spokesperson said, “The Cepia is a simple machine to replace hand working of jobs like chip sealing.”
The machine can be used speedily by a single operator, with the final finish to a road repair then being provided by a compaction plate.
An asphalt plant supplied by Ammann is now playing an important role in the UAE’s road construction sector
The plant is producing material for major new road projects in the UAE.
“We need to produce quality asphalt, and high volumes of it,” said Adnan Elmasri, operations manager for Top Link Contracting & General Transportation, based in Dubai. Top Link, a major contractor in Abu Dhabi and Dubai, is providing mix for a new highway that will help to reduce the current traffic congestion issues occurring
Innovative asphalt compaction machines are now being introduced by several of the major manufacturers, with solutions offering improved working efficiency and performance.
Three of the most innovative developments for asphalt rollers come from Dynapac, BOMAG and Hamm, although new asphalt compactors are also being introduced by other firms such as Ammann and Caterpillar.
A series of new rubber tyred asphalt compactors are now coming to market from several key manufacturers - Mike Woof writes Several of the major European compactor manufacturers are introducing new rubber tyred machines to meet demand. Pneumatic tyred rollers are often used for finishing work in road construction, due to the high quality surface they can deliver.