VÖGELE maintains its strong position in road building
April 18, 2016
The VÖGELE different road building divisions are maintaining their strong position in this market segment. A steady investment in research and development has delivered an array of new models and systems to help boost road paving quality.
Vögele is introducing a sophisticated package that will help contractors boost paving quality. The new RoadScan system is a non-contacting technology that determines temperature across the mat and helps assess paving performance. The system uses infra red technology to monitor temperature across a 10m wide scanning area and measuring up to 2.5m to the rear of the paver.
Marketing manager Roland Schug explained, “We are measuring temperature in 25cm by 25cm areas and with 20 measuring points for each of the
Vögele is introducing a sophisticated package that will help contractors boost paving quality. The new RoadScan system is a non-contacting technology that determines temperature across the mat and helps assess paving performance. The system uses infra red technology to monitor temperature across a 10m wide scanning area and measuring up to 2.5m to the rear of the paver.
Marketing manager Roland Schug explained, “We are measuring temperature in 25cm by 25cm areas and with 20 measuring points for each of the
German firm BOMAG continues to grow its presence in the road construction equipment sector. In the 10 years since BOMAG was purchased by the French Fayat Group, BOMAG has broadened its product range beyond being a leader in the compaction sector and invested heavily in its manufacturing facilities. It has also forged strong links with its Italian sister company Marini, the asphalt plant manufacturer, with the two jointly developing a wide array of asphalt road construction technologies.
BOMAG recently he
The Wirtgen Group has held a highly successful Technology Days event at the brand new Kleemann facility in Göppingen near Stuttgart. Some 2,600 people attended this year's event, the largest of the three held so far by the firm. A key focus for this year was highlighting the full integration of the Kleemann crushing equipment operation within the Wirtgen Group. The previous Technology Days events were held at the Hamm facility in Tirschenreuth and at the Wirtgen headquarters in Windhagen.
Following the Kle
