Terex Washing Systems’ AggreSand 206 wash plant is capable of handling up to 400 tonnes of material every hour, allowing customers to produce more – and better quality – grades, with a number of installations planned worldwide.
The use of GPS-inclusive technology is proving invaluable to contractors responsible for major transport-related construction projects across the globe. Guy Woodford looked at some of the latest and imminent site solutions featuring GPS Staff at Trimble Heavy Construction based in Sunnyvale, California recently finished developing three new solutions for connecting the construction site. The Trimble Connected Office, the Trimble Connected Controller and the Trimble Connected Machine, are all now available t
Terex Cranes introduced the Eazy 90 fully-hydraulic self-erecting tower crane at INTERMAT.
Equipped with a maximum 45m jib, the crane has a telescopic main tower with up to three additional mast sections. Erection can be carried out by two people in 2-4 hours depending on specification.
The crane is equipped with safety lock-outs to ensure that each stage of erection has been completed before progressing to the next. A single operator is required to work the crane, with the Eazy 90 offering a maximum li
A survey carried out jointly by the National Asphalt Paving Association (NAPA) and the Federal Highway Association (FHWA) shows that asphalt recycling and energy-saving technologies are in increasing use in the US
The increasing adoption of new construction practices in the asphalt pavement industry has saved more than US$2.2 billion during the 2011 paving season through the use of recycled materials and energy-saving warm-mix technologies.
According to a survey conducted by the National Asphalt Pavem
Improvements worth US$30 million are being carried out at Miami International Airport. The work includes runway resurfacing with specialist contractors having been brought in to handle the project. This is a busy facility handling some 34 million passengers/year and the work is being carried out over a period of 454 days in all, starting in September 2009 and due to finish in December 2010. The focus of attention is the upgrade to the airport's second longest runway, 8R 26L as well as the adjoining M and N
