Vögele Presents the New Dash 5 Generation in the USA

Joseph Vögele AG presents the SUPER 2000-5 X and SUPER 2003-5 X Highway Class pavers with the redesigned VR 600 and VF 600 screeds for the first time – together with other representatives of the Dash 5 generation. The machines in this product family offer the highest level of operator comfort, automated processes, shorter setup times, and low noise and exhaust emissions.

Debut in Las Vegas

Vögele launches the new Dash 5 paver generation in the USA. In Las Vegas, the road paver specialist is showing the new 10-foot class for the first time, together with the SUPER 2100-5 X. The tracked paver SUPER 2000-5 X enables paving widths from 10 ft. (3.05 m) to 27 ft. 9 in. (8.5 m), while the wheeled variant SUPER 2003-5 X achieves paving widths of up to 25 ft. 5 in. (7.75 m). Both pavers offer laydown rates of up to 1.540 US t/hr and are designed for high-speed paving. As Dash 5 generation machines, they also combine user-friendliness, process automation, and cost efficiency. A number of new features increase operator comfort and shorten commissioning and setup times. This increases productivity while simultaneously reducing transport or reworking costs.

New Dash 5 Screeds

Both pavers can be used in combination with the new VR 600 and VF 600 screeds. The VR 600 with extensions mounted behind the basic screed is equipped with a completely redesigned telescopic guidance system that simplifies the paving of concrete profiles. In addition, its very low height affords an ideal overview of the inside of the auger tunnel. It offers paving widths from 10 ft. (3.05 m) to 25 ft. 9 in. (7.9 m) and is particularly suitable for the construction of highways and larger projects with high paving speeds. The VF 600 with extensions mounted in front of the basic screed offers improved material flow for particularly even material spreading. It enables paving widths from 10 ft. (3.05 m) to 25 ft. 5 in. (7.75 m) and is ideal for jobs with changing paving widths. The extensions of both screed types can be tilted by up to 10% and are thus precisely aligned with the paving needs of the North American market. In conjunction with the vibration compaction system (V), they achieve optimal evenness and pre-compaction.

More Comfort, Automation, and Efficiency

Both the screeds and the pavers of the new Dash 5 generation are designed entirely with their users in mind: With the revised and upgraded ErgoPlus 5 operating concept, Vögele Vögele provides more comfort and storage options, improved ergonomics and an optional touchscreen display for digital applications. The new Paver Access Control function (PAC) enables convenient commissioning and decommissioning of the Dash 5 paver from ground level. In addition, the Lighting Package Plus option with permanently integrated LED floodlights provides additional safety and shorter setup times when working on construction sites at night. With automatic functions such as AutoTrac automatic steering and screed width control or Smart Pave digital paving control, the Dash 5 pavers reduce the users’ workload while simultaneously increasing efficiency and quality. Furthermore, the digital solution Wirtgen Group Performance Tracker (WPT) Paving enables precise documentation of the paving process and the work on the construction site. The new RoadScan option can be also be added to enable precise, full-coverage measurement of the paving temperature over a scanning width of up to 42 ft. 8 in. (13 m).

Reduced Emissions

Vögele has also implemented a number of measures designed to reduce the Dash 5 pavers’ CO₂ and noise emissions. These include the improved EcoPlus low-emissions package. The speed-controlled fan has been modified to enable even more precise calculation of the rotational speed to contribute to a further reduction of noise emissions already achieved by other measures.

New Dash 5 Mini Class Paver

In addition to the Highway Class pavers, Vögele is also presenting a new-generation Mini Class paver in Las Vegas: the SUPER 800-5 P. The successor to the SUPER 700i has an engine power of 74 hp (55.4 kW), a paving capacity of up to 330 US t/hr, and is extremely compact at 4 ft. 7 in. (1.4 m) and a length of 14 ft. 5 in. (4.4 m) is extremely compact. In combination with the AB 200 and AB 220 extending screeds and the compaction variants vibration or tamper and vibration, it offers paving widths between 1 ft. 8 in. (0.5 m) and 11 ft. 6 in. (3.5 m) – making it ideal for narrow jobsites. Compared to its predecessor, the Dash 5 model also incorporates numerous new features.

New Hopper Geometry and New Operator’s Platform

Firstly, Vögele has optimized the material hopper: the asymmetrical material hopper wall configuration, for instance for paving along a wall, can now be realized on both sides Furthermore, the hopper walls of the SUPER 800-5 P now feature a double folding function. This gives the operator an unobstructed view ahead of the paver. Secondly, Vögele has revised and improved the ergonomics of the operator’s platform: the angle of the new ErgoBasic operator control console can now be adjusted in four steps to accommodate the needs of taller and smaller paver operators. For the first time, the paver operator’s console of the new ErgoBasic 5 operating concept features an integrated display on which the operator can view the machine’s operating data. In addition, Vögele has fully integrated the operation of the Auto Grade Basic system for automated grade and slope control into the machine control system. This means that screed operators can now control the SUPER 800-5 P via a compact console.