Ammann unveils containerised QuickBatch mobile asphalt mixing plant
April 22, 2015
In response to customer demand, Ammann has developed a new QuickBatch 180 containerised mobile asphalt mixing plant that is easy to transport and quick to set up. It uses a simple “plug and play” electric system.
Great Wall Motor has become the first Chinese carmaker to open an assembly plant in Europe as it aims to lift sales in the region and, according to a company statement, is also a symbolic event for Chinese auto brands to challenge the high-end market car in the EU. The assembly plant, inaugurated this week in Bulgaria, has a production capacity of 50,000 cars and the Voleex C10 will be the first assembled model, followed by the Wingle 5, Voleex C20R, and Haval.
A new generation of asphalt compaction technology is coming to market, reports Mike Woof. The market for rubber tyred compactors has grown in recent years, prompting manufacturers to develop a new generation of machines.
New developments in low temperature asphalt offer both cost and environmental benefits - Dr Nizar Ghazireh (Lafarge Tarmac) & Dennis Day (Nynas Bitumen) Low temperature asphalt (LTA) technology has considerable potential for reducing carbon emissions associated with road construction. The lower temperatures used to manufacture these materials mean that less energy is required and therefore lower emissions, which create better working conditions and result in lower impact on the environment.
Following its introduction at bauma 2013, Ammann’s latest articulated Rammax 1575 CI trench roller is going into production at the firm’s Langenthal site in Switzerland.
Ammann has more than 40 years’ experience in the construction of these special machines based on the Rammax product range. Today, Ammann is able to offer both articulated trench rollers in the form of the new Rammax 1575 CI and the tried and tested Rammax 1585 with skid steering. Customers can therefore choose the machine that best fulfi
