We take a closer look at ecological and economic potentials
On a total exhibition space of around , visitors to the show were treated to an enormous range of innovative products and digital solutions – including world and CONEXPO premieres and machines designed especially for the North American markets. The appearance at the show was dominated by the big issues that will shape the future of the construction industry – sustainability, digitalization, automation, and electrification, and the question of what solutions already exist and how the overall ecological and economic potentials of construction projects can be optimized from end-to-end by the use of smart .
The and present their own dedicated for applications in the industry sectors Roadbuilding, Site Development, Aggregates and Underground. Find out more about this in the video.
This concept was reflected by the booth, which was correspondingly subdivided into exhibition areas representing the four main categories: Roadbuilding, Site Development, Aggregates, and Underground. At the booth, machines and equipment that interact in were presented in real-life configurations that enabled visitors to gain a good impression of potential synergy effects. In addition to this, the Technology Pavilion presented the corresponding digital system solutions and assistance systems.
Production Systems – The Efficient End-To-End Solution
A production system is an end-to-end solution that enables efficient and sustainable realization of a (road) construction project. This includes correctly-dimensioned machines – or combinations of machines – with perfectly tailored features and equipment options and the ideal applications and methods. In order to guarantee maximum efficiency and sustainability in construction projects, also make use of appropriate, process-relevant assistance or automation systems. At the same time,, digital documentation systems provide transparent tracking and analysis of all project-relevant information both during the project and after its completion.
Premium Wirtgen products for cold milling, recycling, soil stabilization and concrete paving stood side-by-side with user-friendly and innovative for the road construction sector.
Roadbuilding: Efficient Solutions for Road Construction and Rehabilitation
Wirtgen provided insights into its portfolio of cold milling machines for construction sites of all sizes: No matter whether a high-performance, rear-loading, half-meter-class milling machine, compact front loaders for working widths up to , or two of the extremely versatile large milling machines – each and every one of them delivers maximum performance and highest productivity.
An overview of our range of cold milling machines can be found here .
In automatic mode, the machine control system with the working strategies “ECO”, “performance-optimized”, and “milling pattern quality” always strikes the most favorable balance between performance and operating costs and responds dynamically to changing conditions. While the low speed range enables significant reductions in fuel consumption and minimizes pick wear, the upper speed range enables the achievement of an optimal milling pattern, even in the case of higher area performance rates.
Wirtgen Performance enables precise and reliable documentation of milling performance and provides the most important information to the machine operator in real-time. On completion of the milling work, the system generates a report containing all performance and consumption data – this ensures a high degree of transparency and reduces the time, effort, and costs involved in finalizing the project.
Wirtgen presented the new generation of slipform pavers with two particularly adaptable machines. The enables flexible positioning of the slipform paving mold, which is an enormous advantage when producing monolithic profiles in the offset process. The is a fully modular inset slipform paver in the
All Wirtgen slipform pavers at a glance .
The Wirtgen system for stringless paving increases process efficiency and safety and is available for all offset pavers and placer/spreaders. The system provides machine control and remote control in one.
With a selection of products developed especially for the North American market and international paver models, Vögele showed a fascinating cross-section from the Mini, Compact, Universal, and Highway classes. The Vögele range covers the entire spectrum of paving tasks in road construction, from narrow walkways and cycleways in inner-city areas to urban and rural roads, and the rehabilitation of highways and freeways. By the way: All pavers and screeds are manufactured at the brand headquarters in Germany, are ideally matched to one another and are designed and constructed to deliver highest productivity, efficiency and precision. Find out more about the individual paver models in our Press Release .
Hamm Also presented a program packed with highlights and innovative developments for the road construction industry, including completely battery-electric powered roller models from the globally successful , pivot-steered tandem rollers, the articulated tandem roller, and a world premiere: the articulation-steered pneumatic-tire roller – the ideal roller for applications such as chipseal and asphalt compaction on smaller construction sites. You can find detailed information about the individual machines in our Press Release .
What role can the efficient interaction of and technical solutions play in the realization of road construction projects with maximum efficiency and sustainability? In the “Roadbuilding” exhibition space, a concrete example enabled visitors to discover how can increase the efficiency of road construction processes.
The combination of a cold recycler, a Highway Class paver, and the new articulation steered tandem roller are a dream team on construction sites. As a rear loader with a mixing capacity of up to , the is the ideal choice when it comes to the rehabilitation of wide roadways, and can be used for both cold in-place recycling (CIR) and full-depth reclamation (FDR) projects.
There was plenty to discover in this category, too: sustainable and resource-friendly machine solutions for cold recycling and soil stabilization from , innovative for the earthworks and soil and rock construction sectors, as well as construction machines and equipment from
Machines that do the groundwork: At this year’s CONEXPO Hamm and Wirtgen presented premium-machines for soil stabilisation and soil compaction.
The and wheeled recyclers impress with outstanding flexibility for a broad spectrum of applications. The WR series recyclers benefit from digital system solutions such as the AutoTrac automatic steering system and WPT, which play an essential role in the conservation of resources during soil stabilization as the elimination of unnecessary double passes significantly reduces additional material consumption.
The WR series recyclers can be used for both cold recycling and soil stabilization. Thanks to a working width of and high milling and mixing performance, they are also ideal for use on challenging projects with high daily productivity requirements.
The AutoTrac Satellite-Based Steering System
The satellite-based AutoTrac steering system facilitates precise and efficient execution of each successive project step and steers the machine within tolerances measured in centimeters. So you can always use the machine at its ideal working width.
With the , Hamm unites the advantages of all compactors with working weights of on a single platform. The entirely new compactors achieve high levels of compaction and are simultaneously designed to reduce fuel consumption. They also feature a range of new communication capabilities: All models of the are which means that they can be equipped with various interfaces and apps for the digital construction site such as, for example, the digital site documentation system. Thanks to , all models work predominantly in the fuel-efficient part-load range.
In the third exhibition area, the focus was on cost-efficient processing of quarried stone and recycling materials.
Kleemann brought a broad selection from its extensive product portfolio to CONEXPO and presented five mobile crushing and screening plants and the SPECTIVE operating system. No less than three of the plants celebrated their premiere in North America at the show.
For automatic optimization of the crushing process between crushing plants and to achieve maximum utilization rates of the plant train, Kleemann plants can be simply linked with one another by intelligent line coupling. There is now an additional wireless option as an alternative to the safety-relevant cable coupling version. Wireless line coupling is easier to handle and makes the everyday work of the operator easier.
More information can be found in our Press Release
Here’s where we go below the surface: offers a wide range of equipment for underground applications such as trenching, pipe laying, loading and placement of bedding materials and also filling and compaction. The new trench roller from Hamm for compaction in trenches was one of the highlights of our show.
The “Underground” exhibition area was dominated by machines and equipment from At the top right, the new trench roller from Hamm
The new articulation steered trench roller from Hamm for compaction in trenches celebrated its trade show premiere at CONEXPO. Its two -wide padfoot drums are ideal for compacting cohesive soils, and the machine is operated by infrared remote control. The advantage of this is that the machine stops working immediately when it is out of the line of sight, and that there is no interference with radio communication on the construction site
Photo: The has a low center of gravity and, consequently, an extremely low tendency to tip or topple over.
Anyone who didn’t manage to get to this year’s show still has the chance to take a virtual tour of our booth and learn all about our exhibits at the show. Join us on a guided tour of the outdoor and indoor areas of our booth at CONEXPO and see all the highlights for yourself.
