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.
New US-style pavers are coming to market, writes Mike Woof. Paving Techniques for the North American market focus on productivity, with manufacturers offering new machines specially for this sector. The US paving market is very different from Europe, with manufacturers having focussed on productivity so as to be able to surface the country’s long distance highway construction projects.
Cutting-edge RAP production technology and other key asphalt plant equipment in demand globally is examined by Guy Woodford Grossmann, a building services company based in south-east Germany, is now using a state-of-the-art Benninghoven Competence BA 4000 asphalt plant to produce asphalt. Equipped with Benninghoven’s Hot Recycling System RA 180, the plant is said to be highly efficient, economical and one of the most powerful available.
Now owned by Volvo, Terex has launched the TA400 – a 40 tonne class ADT – and says that quality, reliability and fuel efficiency have all been improved. It is part of the Generation 10 range and features a new cab, transmission and routing of hosing. It also comes with a three-year, 3,000-hour warranty and maintenance package in North America
Developments in asphalt plant technology are seeing major gains in energy efficiency and the use of RAP but some manufacturers are moving in different directions - Mike Woof writes. Asphalt Drum Mixers is offering its EX120 asphalt plant as a solution for producers needing a portable counterflow plant that can process high percentages of RAP. The plant features single-drum counterflow technology and is said to be compact, with a capacity of 120tonnes/hour, while the firm says that the machine meets all fede
