The first fully-assembled asphalt mixing plant ever at the Las Vegas show, it is 27m tall and marks the firm’s entry into the North American asphalt mixing market. And it’s only 95 steps to the top
Italian components manufacturer Comer Industries says its investment in homeland manufacturing and assembly line facilities, along with its updating of product lines, has left it well placed to benefit from construction sector growth forecast by many of its customers.
A new, fully automated axle assembly line for the S-128, and S-228-238 steering and rigid axle generations at the Planetary Drives and Axles plant in Cavriago, near Reggio Emilia, Italy, went live in May this year. This followed last year’s
Modern asphalt plants are a far cry from the early models, and are capable of producing a wide variety of mixes at the touch of a button. Patrick Smith reports Cutting-edge software-based control technology makes today's asphalt mixing plants simple and efficient to operate. The tightening of clean air regulations is reducing the emissions from the plants, and the current focus is on the goal of raising the processed portion of reclaimed asphalt (RA) towards 100%, says Ammann Group, which has been involved
One US asphalt producer is taking a different approach to its rivals, utilising a sophisticated batching plant. While continuous asphalt plants predominate in the US asphalt market, some companies do favour batching plants and one firm, Ohio-based RAP Management, has opted to use a modern High Recycling Technology (HRT) plant from Ammann.
