Skip to main content

Matest's novel progress

Since launching its Gyratory Compactor B041 in February 2012, Matest has improved on the machine’s design. Changes to worktop, door and lighting – and a novel new accessory to help with weighing the mix - aim to improve the equipment’s functionality. Matest has reduced the size of the Gyratory Compactor’s worktop to make the use, transportation and installation easier when tests are performed on mobile laboratories or directly on construction sites. And it has reshaped the worktop to accommodate the ‘integr
January 3, 2013 Read time: 2 mins
Matest has continually improved its gyratory compactor product offering
Since launching its Gyratory Compactor B041 in February 2012, 282 Matest has improved on the machine’s design. Changes to worktop, door and lighting – and a novel new accessory to help with weighing the mix - aim to improve the equipment’s functionality.

Matest has reduced the size of the Gyratory Compactor’s worktop to make the use, transportation and installation easier when tests are performed on mobile laboratories or directly on construction sites. And it has reshaped the worktop to accommodate the ‘integrated balance’, a new accessory which can be purchased with the B041.

The integrated balance has been developed to make the asphalt mix weighing easier, reducing the input required from the operator. This is a novel feature, not offered by competitors at present, according to Matest.

The other improvements see the addition of a new sliding door with safety switch which maximizes the use of the worktop space and LED lights within the test chamber to give better illumination and visibility.

A Gyratory Compactor is used to simulate the real compaction conditions under actual road paving operations, to prepare cylindrical test specimens and to determine SHRP Superpave asphalt mixture design. Since its launch Matest reports that it has sold the Gyratory Compactor B041 to customers in Italy, USA, China, Turkey and the Middle East.

For more information on companies in this article

Related Content

  • Hamm is investing in compaction equipment and manufacturing
    January 7, 2015
    The Wirtgen Group has invested heavily in its Hamm compaction equipment business - Mike Woof writes New compaction models and a brand new factory are strong examples of how the Wirtgen Group has been investing heavily in its Hamm road roller operation. Four new compactors are being launched, two each for the soil compaction and asphalt compaction markets. The company is launching the new H5i and H7i single drum soil compactors as well as the DV+70i and DV+90i twin drum asphalt compactors.
  • Higher productivity, lower cost asphalt plants
    February 14, 2012
    Manufacturers are producing innovative asphalt equipment, and operators are benefiting from this as Patrick Smithreports. Asphalt plant manufacturers and operators are understandably placing great emphasis on higher productivity but with lower costs. At the same time they are aware of environmental issues and the ever-increasing use of recycled material in mixes.
  • Increased use of reclaimed asphalt, reduced emissions
    February 10, 2012
    Reducing emissions and increasing the use of reclaimed asphalt pavement is among the key aims of plant manufacturers. Patrick Smith reports. Lower emissions and the use of recycled materials coupled with reduced costs are the aims of manufacturers of modern asphalt plants.
  • Looking around the world with bitumen technology
    March 4, 2015
    Russia needs polymer-modified bitumen; the UK is embracing US-style pavement preservation technology and gearing up to import more bitumen; and Italy prepares to export innovative modifying technology; plus a look at the market in Asia Pacific and the Middle East – Kristina Smith reports. The Total Group has announced two recent deals which underline the changing bitumen market around the world. In Moscow, it is constructing a new type of polymer-modified bitumen (PMB) plant in joint venture with Gazprom Ne