THE ROAD
THE ROCK
Would you like to read the latest fascinating news from the world of road construction? Then subscribe to THE ROAD Newsletter.
THE ROAD Newsletter

Are you interested in stories and insights from the world of materials processing? Then subscribe to THE ROCK Newsletter.
THE ROCK Newsletter

Bird’s-eye view of the Wirtgen Group booth at this year’s show.

The Wirtgen Group Attracts and Fascinates Visitors from Around the Globe with the Variety of Its Innovations at Bauma 2025

World Premieres, Live-Shows, and the Technology Zone Provide Insights Not Only Into the Future of Road Construction

Around 100 exhibits including 43 world premieres and innovations and a broad spectrum of technology presentations drew crowds of visitors to the booth shared by the Wirtgen Group and John Deere. Above all, it was a “full house” at the Live Shows at which experts from both companies presented exciting insights into the future of road construction, earthworks, and materials processing on large LED screens. From individual machines and the assurance of process reliability by digitalization and automation technologies, to efficient working procedures - the bandwidth of the customer solutions presented at the shows was enormous.

“We have several soil stabilizers and tractor-towed stabilizers from Wirtgen and products from Streumaster as well. They are all very reliable and the service is really very good. But to be honest, we hardly ever need the service. If we do have any problems, they’re usually cleared up in no time at all – often enough, all we need to do is phone the service people and they give us a solution right away.”

Stefan Gruber, owner of soil stabilization contractor Gerauer Bodenstabilisierung from Ruhstorf an der Rott, Lower Bavaria, Germany.

“We use Hamm rollers, Vögele pavers, and Wirtgen cold milling machines. Here at the impressive Wirtgen Group booth at the show, you can see the high quality and easy operating of the products at a glance.”

Troy Yarbrough, Owner / CEO of Yarbs Grading and Paving, California, USA

“We operate seven asphalt mixing plants in the London area, some of which are from Benninghoven. In the UK, we have customer-specific CO₂ targets that have to be fulfilled. The end-users, our customers, have to document the carbon footprint of their projects. This means that we have to deliver our own carbon footprint as our part of each project. That’s why keeping tabs on our emissions is always a relevant factor. But costs are naturally also a decisive factor in everything we do. Looking to the future, the new burner is certainly an interesting option for us. At the end of the day, we have to keep an eye on our profit margins, so we use all kinds of fuels and choose the most economical option available at the time.”

Gerard Milter (Head of Operations), John Read (Engineering Manager), Conway, UK

The Ongoing Digitalization of Construction Projects

In the Technology Zone, the focus was on John Deere Operations Center™ Construction, the central platform for digital solutions for the management of construction sites. In addition to this, visitors had the first opportunity to take a closer look at the new Wirtgen Group Performance Tracker (WPT) Paving, WPT Compacting, WPT Recycling, and WPT Crushing. Thanks to relevant performance data, they – and the already familiar WPT Milling – provide a continuous overview of the progress of entire projects. They also document all work carried out by a machine – for example a milled, paved, or compacted surface area, or the volume of materials processed. Digital solutions thus contribute to ensuring that customers can fulfill their obligations for providing detailed reports without significant additional effort and can look forward to considerably less stress in their everyday work.

“We‘ve gathered plenty of positive experiences with Kleemann equipment in the past. For us, they’re the Mercedes-Benz among crusher manufacturers. It’s not just the equipment they make, it’s the whole supporting package they provide. For example, ordering spare parts couldn’t be easier. Our relations with their technical people are outstanding, too. Any problems we have are quickly solved, also thanks to the remote troubleshooting options.”

Norbert Rose, CEO (left), Wesseler GmbH, Melle, Germany

“Digitalization is an important issue for us. On the one hand, more and more of our customers are demanding documentation of the paving work. And, on the other hand, we want to increase our quality and efficiency. The solutions from the Wirtgen Group can help us to achieve these goals.”

Fabian Mehl, Christoph Uhlmann, Markus Ebert, Jannik Laumann, all branch managers at Eurovia Baden-Württemberg, on the topic of digitalization

“We have been able to try out the new generation of soil stabilizers in practice and we’re really impressed. All in all, the numerous digital assistance systems make the operator’s work a lot easier than it used to be. On top of that, the AutoTrac system increases our efficiency The steering ensures that we have fewer overlaps and ultimately need fewer double passes for completing the work on the construction site. It’s extremely precise and at the end of the day, saves us time and money, especially on large construction sites. Below the line, the system makes us much faster and more efficient than we were in the past.”

André Nolf, Maximilian Seiffert (Owner), Maxx Transport Dettelbach, Germany

“Vögele has revised and upgraded the machine again. Everything is state-of-the-art and it has all the new technologies you need for road construction on-board. There’s a really wide range of leveling solutions. And Vögele has made the control console and the operating concept even more intuitive. It’s now much more logical and even easier to use.”

Bahtiyar Kadyrbekov, Head of Machine Technology at Dorstroy LLC

Smart Solutions for Production Systems

The Technology Zone was ringed by Production Systems, the keynote theme of the booth at this year’s show. They consist of a linked train of ideally coordinated machines, the most suitable applications and processes, and the appropriate digital solutions – in end effect, everything a customer needs for the realization of a construction project. The Wirtgen Group brought eight examples of concrete applications to Munich – one of them presenting the topic of reduced-temperature asphalt, also known as warm asphalt or warm mix. This presentation showed how the material can be reliably produced and processed while simultaneously conserving resources.

Particularly popular were the two nominees for the Bauma Innovation Award 2025: “Smart Automation in Roadbuilding” and the “Production System for a Construction Site with Zero Local Emissions”.

“I’ve been using WPT for the past three years. The Performance Tracker is ideal for quantifying the work at hand and helps to optimize truck loading, That definitely increases the efficiency of the entire milling process.”

Mario Hesse, machine operator at Voro, speaking about WPT

“With several milling machines, we have discovered that we have to replace significantly fewer picks when the operator accepts the recommendations of the Mill Assist system and lets it optimize the machine settings. Other operators will also do the same when they see how it improves the job and makes their work much easier.”

John Vastmans, CEO at TopOff, Belgium

This year’s show saw the first public presentation of a Production System that makes comprehensive use of Wirtgen Group Smart Automation Technologies in road rehabilitation. Access to real time data and the use of partially automated processes enables customers to rehabilitate roads more precisely, in higher quality, and at lower cost. Other Production Systems also caught the eye of visitors to the show – for example, smart line coupling of crushing processes in materials processing, resource-friendly cold recycling processes, or soil stabilization in the earthworks sector.

“I’m truly impressed. I’ve already heard quite a bit about Smart Compact. But it certainly does offer several really useful innovations in the way of compaction technology. I’m looking forward to seeing what it can do in the real world. If it delivers the same results as those I’ve seen demonstrated here in practice, it’s a very interesting proposition for us.”

Glenn Carson, Asphalt Paving National Lead at Downer New Zealand, speaking about Smart Compact

“I like the features of Mill Assist. We have noticed that Mill Assist increases our daily productivity by optimizing machine usage. The system provides tips that the operators knew nothing about. At the end of the day, the suggested changes to the machine settings enable us to mill more.”

Mathias Dreer, Site Manager at Kutter, Germany

“To be honest, it’s a bit like a dream come true: It’s amazing when you see that this system can tell us when we have to stop because we have achieved the quality we need.”

Maximilien Wattiez, Vinci (VSCP Route France), speaking about Smart Compact PRO

“While we were here, we took a look at the Level Pro Active leveling tool. It’s particularly interesting that the whole thing is now fully integrated in the machine control system. I can well imagine that it could help us to work more accurately, with higher precision, and maybe even faster – not only with the large milling machines, but also with the 1-meter class machines.”

Michael Keller, Reproad

World Premieres in Iron and Steel – A Magnet for Machine Operators

As at every other show, the machine exhibitions of the individual specialized brands Wirtgen, Vögele, Hamm, Kleemann, and Benninghoven/Ciber - and, of course, John Deere – pulled the biggest crowds. Being able to see around 100 machines and plants at first hand quickened the pulse of many visitors to the machine exhibition – especially the machine operators, who would, one day, very likely be at the controls of one of the alone 43 world premieres and innovations at the show.

Wirtgen Cold Milling Machines and Recyclers

Wirtgen celebrated the first public outing of its most powerful large milling machine to date, the W 250 XF, and the entire generation of new wheeled cold recyclers and soil stabilizers.

Vögele Dash 5 Generation Pavers and Mobile Feeders

Vögele has expanded its Dash 5 generation in all performance classes with the first SUPER 1803-5 X-Tier wheeled paver or the MT 3000-5 mobile feeder.

Hamm Tandem Rollers and a Compactor

Hamm presented solutions for automated compaction including the HD 10 - HD 12 G-Tier, HD 90 - HD 110 P-Tier tandem rollers or the HC 130i C VA compactor.

Kleemann Screening Plant

In the future, Kleemann will be offering the MSS 1102 PRO, the brand’s first PRO line screening plant for the materials processing sector. This plant will be used predominantly in the processing of quarried stone.

Increased Sustainability in Asphalt Production with Benninghoven

Benninghoven presented solutions for reduced-temperature asphalts, dedusting, the use of hydrogen as a fuel, and the use of reclaimed asphalt pavement (RAP).

Ciber Technologies

Together with the Ciber technologies for continuous asphalt production, the Wirtgen Group is able to offer a full spectrum of cost-efficient solutions for asphalt production.

The Wirtgen Group - a John Deere Company

John Deere rounded off the machine exhibition with a cross-section of its products for the construction industry, including Compact Track Loaders, Motor Graders, Wheel Loaders, and Crawler Dozers.

“A very important factor and an enormous benefit for us is that we can save up to 20% of our energy needs. We run our plant in Estonia on natural gas and LPG. We have not yet used hydrogen as a fuel for the new burner. That’s a consideration for the future, because at present, we just don’t have that much hydrogen. But maybe we will one day have lots of wind turbines producing all the hydrogen we need. But when it comes to the Benninghoven mixing plant in general, we are very happy with the brand and the service. We regularly hold training courses and have also implemented several retrofit projects.”

Roland Vahtramäe, Tref

Hörđur Gunnarson (left), Workshop Manager at Malbikunarstöðin Höfði, Speaking About E Machines

“We are particularly interested in e-machines, because we believe we will have to have more e-machines in the future. On the one hand, because environmental issues are important, and on the other hand, because calls for tenders demand their use.

For us, it’s important to know exactly what is meant when someone says the energy is sufficient for an entire working day. After all, days are sometimes quite a bit longer in Iceland ...”