Product innovations from the Wirtgen Group

Wirtgen road milling machine removing asphalt on a minor road

Our focus – sustainable product development

Machine efficiency is a decisive factor in enabling our customers to successfully and sustainably realise their projects.

At the same time, the intelligent use of existing resources plays an increasingly important role in their business activities. This is why we are continuously improving our existing products and developing new technical solutions. As early as in the development and design phase of all WIRTGEN GROUP products and technologies, our main focus is on solutions that enable the optimisation of costs and more intelligent utilisation of valuable resources. The spectrum here ranges from digital assistance systems that improve or speed up processes and retrofit solutions for existing machines and plants to alternative drive technologies and options enabling the use of alternative fuels. In particular, the strategic relevance of recycling construction materials and reclaimed asphalt pavements is growing across the industry.

Wirtgen Group machines in the background with a fuel pump nozzle in the foreground

Renewable fuels

Fuels produced from non-fossil resources, such as HVO (hydrotreated vegetable oil), make it possible to effectively reduce emissions by up to 90% – especially in the short term *. The engines of the majority of WIRTGEN GROUP machines available today can already be fuelled with HVO.

* Current state of knowledge regarding the environmental impacts of HVO 100)

HVO-compatible machines
Various construction machines on a green backdrop in front of a modern building.

E-Power for zero operational emissions

Electrically-powered machines satisfy the increasing demand for construction sites with zero operational emissions. Battery-electric drive systems are particularly suitable for mobile applications in urban settings, while stationary machines with high-powered motors can be powered by electricity from an existing local power grid.

Electrically-powered construction equipment from the Wirtgen Group