Magazine The Road

The Wirtgen Group digital magazine for road construction

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Smart helpers for asphalt paving

Precise, fast, safe, resource-efficient: automation solutions reduce the workload for machine operators, increase efficiency, promote process reliability and save material. In Grade Assist, AutoTrac and Smart Pave, Vögele offers three clever “helpers”: you control the profile installation as well as the direction and width of the Dash 5 road pavers.

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All-electric paving and compaction

In Rangendingen, in the German federal state of Baden-Württemberg, Leonhard Weiss is counting on the concept of an all-electric construction site with e-machines from Hamm and Vögele. The aim is to make the construction process safer and more cost-efficient and simultaneously reduce noise and CO₂ emissions.

Find out more about the construction site in Rangendingen

First plant in Austria with hot gas generator technology as a Retrofit

Ready for the future: PORR AG have retrofitted their existing asphalt mixing plant in Vienna Simmering with hot gas generator technology from Benninghoven – as the very first plant in the country. The Retrofit solution enables maximum recycled materials content, a high level of flexibility for frequent recipe changes and minimal emissions. A model project for the industry!

Read more about one of the most innovative plants in Austria here.

Passion

The old surface layer is being removed on the State Highway 7, which follows the route of the historic Via Appia. The Wirtgen W 210 XF ensures an evenly milled surface.

On the ancient Roman superhighway

Warm mix asphalt demands fast compaction. For maximum quality, the construction company used Hamm tandem rollers with Smart Compact Pro.

Smart Compact Pro excels in warm mix asphalt

The surface layer and the binder course of a 3.5-km section of the A60 north of Bitburg was rehabilitated with a train of state-of-the-art machines from the Wirtgen Group.

Highway rehabilitation in the Hocheifel region

Thanks to the new BLS 4 control system, the asphalt mixing plant in Busswil will continue to reliably produce high-quality rolled asphalt and mastic asphalt.

New BLS 4 control system in Busswil

The Edge Detection laser sensor ensures precise and resource-efficient paving and simultaneously reduces the paver operator’s workload.

Paving with Edge Detection in Heidelberg
Passion
Innovation

Automation solutions reduce the workload for machine operators, increase efficiency, promote process reliability and save material. In Grade Assist, AutoTrac and Smart Pave, Vögele offers three clever “helpers”.

Automated control and levelling

A bold step into a sustainable future: By bringing an RPP plant online, Usicity is ushering in a new era in the technology for asphalt production in South America.

Flagship project in São Paulo

With the integrated Smart Pave control system, asphalt paving reaches a new level of automation.

Use at the Lehnen Group
Innovation
At Wirtgen Group

From 20 to 22 May 2026. Hamm AG in Tirschenreuth hosted this year’s AZUBI techdays – taking part this year, 80 trainees from the brand headquarters of the Wirtgen, Vögele, Hamm, Kleemann and Benninghoven product brands.

The AZUBI techdays 2026

From 4 to 6 June 2025, Wirtgen GmbH in Windhagen played host to this year’s AZUBI techdays – taking part this time around: 66 trainees from the brand headquarters of Wirtgen, Vögele, Hamm, Kleemann and Benninghoven.

AZUBI techdays 2025

Hamm offers a wide range of training courses for roller drivers, service technicians, workshop employees and construction managers to make sure they always have the right knowledge.

Training with Hamm
At WIRTGEN GROUP
History

The newly developed HC series from Hamm replaces the compactors from the 3000 and H series. Hamm has developed a uniform platform, offering models globally.

Hamm through the ages

Although the event date has been moved from spring to autumn 2022, the planning for Bauma 2022 is already in full swing.

Bauma – the Mega-Event

When it comes to sustainability, the Wirtgen Group has been setting standards for 35 years

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History
Wirtgen at heart

Is road construction your dream job?

Tell us how you got into it and share your stories with the readers of THE ROAD. Stories about exciting projects, using new technologies, the challenges you faced and overcame, and those little things that warmed your heart or brought a smile to your face – the editorial team and readers of THE ROAD look forward to your contributions from the real world of road construction.

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The Wirtgen SF 1000 C is an impressive performer – even after 30 years

Borkowski GmbH in Langerwehe has a real rarity from Wirtgen that’s still going strong. Their SF 1000 C road milling machine has been rehabilitating roads across the region for the past 30 years. Although she’s a little long in the tooth, she’s still as fit as a fiddle and as reliable as the day she rolled off the production line. Read the fascinating story of this SF 1000 C – and why the people at Borkowski are still delighted to have the old girl on their team.

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