Wirtgen Group construction machines took the lead in rehabilitating the surface of the Autódromo Internacional do Algarve for Formula 1’s return to Portugal.
The development and construction engineer at Wirtgen provides insights into her varied tasks, career development opportunities and the passion for her job in engineering.
Concrete paving with the SP 62i at Keflavik Air Base
During the extension project at Keflavik Air Base, HIB Iceland Ehf deployed a Wirtgen SP 62i slipform paver for the concrete paving of the operational areas.
The Wirtgen SP 33 demonstrated its flexibility and paved an agricultural track path and a kerb and gutter profile on two projects in Austria within one week.
From soil stabilisation to concrete paving: lead contractor Hitech Constuction Company Limited relies on state-of-the-art machines, technologies and support services from the Wirtgen Group.
In Suzhou, the Wirtgen SP 15 impressed with high quality and efficiency in the course of the construction of an in situ concrete safety barrier by offset paving.
Milling among the strawberries – a 1:14.5 scale WR 250i
Marco Weigand builds true-to-life scale models of Wirtgen Group machines. And it’s very important to him that every model he builds works just like the real thing.
Long before the idea of the digital construction site, Wirtgen recognised the importance of smart technologies for the improvement of construction processes – solutions that ensure precision and efficiency until the present day.
In the course of the AZUBI techdays 2024, trainees from across the Wirtgen Group showed their skills and talents as they jointly realised a road rehabilitation project with the CTB method on their own.
Meet the young master modeller with a passion for detail
Peter Hoppe and his father, Matthias, have created a furore in the world of Lego modellers with their true-to-life scale model of a Wirtgen W 200 Fi as an MOC (‘My Own Creation’) model made from Lego and Lego Technic parts.
