This automatic unit from Controls Group uses no solvent so there are no fumes, making it extremely safe for the operator. The test takes only 40 minutes.
Sophisticated dual layer paving technologies currently on the market are said to offer major advantages to road builders. Roads built using twin layer, hot on hot paving techniques can last considerably longer than those constructed using conventional methods.
Contractors and clients also stand to gain from savings on materials costs, through the elimination of the need for emulsion spraying between binder and wearing courses and with the use of thin layer wearing course designs. At present two paver man
Now part of the Wirtgen Group, Brazilian firm CIBER produces asphalt plants for the Latin American market and has developed a series of technological innovations for this sector. The firm is now introducing its new iNOVA 2000 plant design that it will offer for Latin America. The firm has developed the machine based on its experience of the sector, while also incorporating the latest advances in asphalt plant technology. The plant has benefited from the firm’s research into the needs of different asph
A motorway operator in Australia’s Victoria state has televised a live demonstration of automated driving along a section of one of its roads.
The demonstration was along a route of the EastLink, an electronically tolled section of the M3 freeway through the eastern and south-eastern suburbs of Melbourne. EastLink is part of Melbourne's Metropolitan Ring Road project. ConnectEast is an Australian company responsible for the finance, design, construction and operation of EastLink which cost nearly US$2 bi
Caterpillar claims that its new C13D diesel offers the highest power density for its class, replacing the previous C13B engine. Because of its high power output, the new C13D unit will be able to replace the firm’s own 15litre engine and even the 18litre diesel for some installations.