WPT – Retrofitting for Cold Milling Machines
Technology Upgrade for Automatic Tracking of Milling Performance
The Wirtgen Performance Tracker now allows the precise assessment of machine efficiency with the aid of relayed job information. Already operational compact and large milling machines can now also be retrofitted with this groundbreaking performance tracking technology – and that in a remarkably short time. Thanks to smart hardware and software solutions, retrofitting can be completed within the space of a single working day.
The Tool for Precise, Real-Time Documentation of Work in Progress
The innovative WPT – Wirtgen Performance Tracker is a comprehensive system for the measurement and documentation of the area performance achieved by cold milling machines. The tracking system uses a laser scanner to determine the cross-sectional profile to be milled. The area milling performance and milling volume are then precisely determined using GNSS positioning and other sensor systems. Users benefit from the continuous analysis and clearly structured presentation of the measured data. In this way, WPT delivers valuable information about ongoing construction projects in real-time. The panel on the operator’s platform shows the machine operator the milling data determined by the system. After completion of the milling work, a report with all relevant performance and consumption data is generated automatically in Excel and PDF format and sent to the machine owner by e-mail.
The compact and easily integrable design of the system makes it possible to quickly and easily retrofit already operational machines.
Transparent Tracking of Milling Performance
With the Performance Tracker, Wirtgen has developed a solution that, for the first time, makes it possible to precisely and reliably document the actual milling work performed in the course of a project. This offers users, whether machine owners or operators, enormous benefits. With regard to monitoring in the course of a milling job and as proof of performance after project completion, many users can hardly imagine working without WPT.
Precise Performance and Consumption Data for Job Preparation
WPT also helps to make processes such as job costing and billing faster and less time-consuming. In general, these processes take considerably more time without performance tracking, while, in contrast, WPT delivers the desired results on the same day. All relevant data are available and billing can take place only a very short time after project completion.
WPT Saves Time and Cuts Costs. Thanks to WPT, manual measurement is no longer necessary after completion of the milling work.
WPT enables an extremely precise assessment of machine efficiency on the basis of the relayed data and information:
STRABAG and SAT Are Retrofitting WPT
We are currently seeing increasing interest in retrofitting machines with WPT throughout the construction industry. As examples of this, STRABAG and SAT Straßensanierung GmbH, two members of the STRABAG SE company group, are already taking advantage of the benefits of Wirtgen technology. The European construction services concern is planning company-wide digitalization of its existing fleet of cold milling machines to ensure that it is ready to face all the challenges the future has in store. All new milling machines operated by STRABAG are therefore fitted with the Performance Tracker right from the start. A retrofitting program for existing machines has also already been initiated.
René Bordt’s team also uses the Performance Tracker. “It has already helped me to clear up a couple of misunderstandings here and there,” explains the Branch Manager at SAT Straßensanierung GmbH.
“It has already helped me to clear up a couple of misunderstandings here and there.”
René Bordt, Branch Manager, SAT Straßensanierung GmbH, reporting on his experiences with the Performance Tracker.
Retrofitting on Existing Machines
In the past, the integration of WPT was offered as an optional extra when purchasing a new milling machine. Today, however, all compact and large milling machines can be retrofitted with the Performance Tracker at any time in a simple and uncomplicated process. With a TCU (Telematic Control Unit), a receiver for GNSS satellite-based positioning, and one or two laser scanners, WPT works with precisely coordinated system components. In addition to the hardware, the overall WPT package includes a comprehensive software suite, a license for the use of GNSS data, and access authorization for the Wirtgen Group telematics system.
WPT is available for milling drum assemblies with milling widths from 1,000 mm.
Make Optimum Use of Idle Times for Retrofitting WPT
Ideally, retrofitting WPT can be carried out at times when operational demands on machines are not so high. This enables the optimized machines to make a fresh start in the new season. As the retrofit involves only relatively short machine downtimes, it can actually be performed at almost any other point in time. In general, the installation of WPT can be completed within the space of just one working day, which means that retrofitting can be carried out at relatively short notice.
Would you like to learn more about the numerous advantages of using the Wirtgen Performance Tracker? If you would, contact your local or regional Wirtgen Sales and Service organization or dealer now and arrange an appointment to discuss your specific needs. You can find out who to contact here.
A quick and easy technology upgrade with enormous benefits for you: WPT enables extremely accurate assessment of your machine’s efficiency, the performance it delivers, and precise information on ongoing progress in the course of your project.
WPT Is Now Also Available For WR Series Machines
The advantages of the Wirtgen Performance Tracker are now also available to users of WR series machines. In addition to recording all relevant working parameters such as the working width and depth, a particular advantage is the precise documentation of the quantities of binding agent and water added during milling at each location and the registration of the cuts already mixed including overlaps with adjacent cuts. WPT enables fast, precise and time-saving job costing in combination with these models, too.