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Bobcat is launching the new WS-SL20 self-levelling wheel saw. This hydraulic attachment is approved for use on the Bobcat S630, S650, S770 and S850 skid-steer loaders; the T590, T650, T770 and T870 compact track loaders and the A770 all-wheel steer loader. The new saw is designed to cut through asphalt, rock and concrete surfaces efficiently. It has a variable segment design, which allows the user to quickly change the width of the wheel onsite, instead of replacing the complete wheel in a workshop. This

Hydraulic breakers from Indeco have helped with the excavation of a road tunnel in Italy. The HP 7000 and HP 5000 units from Indeco were used for excavation of a stretch of tunnel where blasting could not be used due to the proximity of live traffic. The Greppoli Tunnel is located between Grosseto and Siena in the section of road near Civitella Paganico on the SGC E 78. The route connects the Tyrrhenia coast with the Adriatic and is a major highway, connecting Grosseto to Fano. The 100m-long Greppoli Tunne

Testing equipment specialist CONTROLS Group is celebrating its 50 years of supplying testing technology for the civil engineering industry. Controls was founded in October 1968 by Umberto Granelli who is still operative today. What started as a business pioneering the development of compression machines has developed into a leader in testing equipment for the Construction Industry. Pasquale Di Iorio, CONTROLS Group’s president and shareholder and CEO from 1996 to 2017 said, “We want to mark this 50th Anni

Paving machines from Dynapac were used recently to install roller-compacted concrete (RCC) in Germany. The job was carried out in cooperation with the firm’s long-term customer STRA-LA-BAU, based in Dortmund, Germany. The German contractor STRA-LA-BAU has several Dynapac pavers in its fleet, including DF45CS, F1200CS and F1700C models, as well as Dynapac rollers. The firm laid the RCC surface on behalf of Holcim. There is an external warehouse planned on which heavy machine parts for the packaging indust

Wirtgen is now offering a new version of its concrete slipformer control package. This new tool offers additional capabilities and improved performance over the earlier version. The company claims that its upgraded Wirtgen AutoPilot 2.0 package can deliver a higher paving accuracy along with lower costs. Newly-developed, this package is said to produce a wide array of offset and inset profiles, while also delivering these more economically and precisely than with the previous version. The 3D system can eit

Minnich Manufacturing is celebrating its 50th anniversary in 2018 and has unveiled the Stinger electric flex shaft concrete vibrator. The Stinger is a 6kg universal motor that can drive the full line of Minnich vibrator shafts and heads. Available in 15A at 115V and 7.5A at 230V options, it offers a more compatible speed range of 11,000 to 13,000 vibrations/minute. The unit comes standard with a quick disconnect that adapts to the vibrator shafts and heads of many other manufacturers. A durable protective

Aquajet Systems says that its new Aqua Spine is a modular system that uses high-pressure water jets to remove concrete from surfaces that may be inaccessible for Aqua Cutter robots. The Aqua Spine allows hydrodemolition techniques to be used in areas that would otherwise be difficult to access, providing a safe and efficient technology for users. Hydrodemolition uses high-pressure water jets to precisely remove sound, deteriorated or damaged concrete. The sustainable method leaves rebar undamaged while pro

Belgian recycling company Movarec has been using a diesel-hydraulic Keestrack R6 crushing and screening plant successfully in its operation for over 12 months. Employing the equipment has helped the firm increase throughput, while also boosting utilisation and lowering unscheduled downtime. The Belgian firm is based at Ingelmunster near the French border and is responsible for the mobile recycling of construction and demolition waste at Monseré construction sites and customer projects. In total, the compa

Epiroc says that its latest premium SB series hydraulic breakers are the only hammers on the market equipped as standard with an integrated channel for water spraying. This integrated water channel means that operators can spray water at the source of dust generation to keep dust levels down. The system improves the working environment, boosts visibility and prevents dust from seeping into the bushings. The SB breakers also reduce noise and vibration. Designed for carriers weighing from 0.7-24tonnes, the

The Oxygène mixer truck features extremely low tailpipe emissions making it suitable for use in urban areas with strict environmental legislation. Oxygène is the result of strong collaboration between cement manufacturer Vicat and haulier Jacky Perrenot, along with industrial vehicle manufacturer Iveco and Cifa, a concrete material manufacturer. It features a hybrid mixer system supplied by Cifa. Fuelled by natural gas, the truck runs on a four-axle chassis with the methane carried in a high-pressure cy

Terex Bid-Well has appointed Sistemas Mecánicos e Hidráulicos, (SIMEHSA) as the distributor for its paving equipment in Mexico. Tim Rubalcaba, international sales manager for Terex Bid-Well said, "The excellent reputation of SIMEHSA together with its principles, infrastructure and knowledge of Terex Bid-Well equipment will be of great service to our customers in Mexico and the Mexican market as a whole." SIMEHSA has a long history associated with the paving market with sliding equipment and equipment for c

Command Alkon is now offering BuildIt, a new solution that allows contractors, haulers and suppliers to work together by streamlining their orders through goods acceptance. Companies can order, receive and account for materials being delivered to the job site on a centralised platform that integrates with ticketing software. Information can be digitally shared across the entire HBM system.

UK materials supplier Hanson has taken delivery of the first of 40 low-entry Mercedes Econic cabbed ready-mixed concrete trucks. Hanson said that the low-entry vehicles reflects the company’s ongoing commitment to road safety. The Euro 6-engined trucks have a panoramic glass cab and are fitted with 360° cameras. This, coupled with the lower driving position, says Hanson, significantly improves the driver’s visibility of cyclists and pedestrians, particularly on the near side, according to Hanson. The high