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The VÖGELE Magazine on Paving Applications Issue 24 // April 2012
Construction of Formula 1 circuit in India
Perfectly Even Basis
for 320km/h

Editorial
Contents // RoadNews 24
Contents
Top Feature...............................................................................................................................................................................
Accurate paving and perfect grade and slope control // VÖGELE pavers build first Formula 1 circuit
near New Delhi, India 4
Technology................................................................................................................................................................................
NEW!
VÖGELE Multi-Cell Sonic Sensor now for extended use // Grade and slope control: One sensor for two applications 18
Site Reports...............................................................................................................................................................................
Feeder Technology // VÖGELE Optimize the Supply of Material
High material throughput and high-quality paving // VÖGELE feeders permit daily laydown rate beyond 5,000 tonnes 10
Three VÖGELE machines pave a new stretch of the B 10 Federal highway in Germany // A new SUPER 2100-2
joins the strong paver team 16
Traffic calming made by VÖGELE // Three pavers in action on a new bypass road 20
Powerful compact paver from VÖGELE // SUPER 1300-2: The paver that does it all 26
Its enormous performance is impressive // Gigantic SUPER 3000-2 paver captivates China 34
Top paving quality is the decisive factor for success in
road construction. Customers expect perfect results – the
pavement surface, compaction and bond between layers
must meet exceedingly stringent demands and ensure a
long service life.
Optimizing the pavers’ supply with mix using a material
transfer vehicle is a major factor for achieving these goals.
A feeder can significantly boost a pavement’s quality by
feeding the paver with asphalt non-stop and without contact.
It was this which prompted VÖGELE to develop two new
machines: the PowerFeeders MT 3000-2 and MT 3000-2
Offset. The first site reports prove that the machines’
technical details have been perfectly tailored to meet practical
requirements.
Yet feeders are also immensely important in economic
terms. The daily performance of an asphalt job site, for
instance, can be boosted by up to 25% with a material feeder.
The reason is clear: the paving process is not interrupted
when using a feeder. This higher performance also
significantly reduces the total time spent on site – a very
important aspect in micro- and macroeconomic terms.
Enjoy reading.
Roland Schug
NEW!
VÖGELE News ........................................................................................................................................................................
WIRTGEN Group Technology Days 2011 // Innovative technology thrills thousands 40
RoadNews Online // The digital library for road contractors 42
Tips & Tricks ...........................................................................................................................................................................
Road Profiles // Points to note when paving road crowns
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Top Feature
Construction of New Racing Circuit with SUPER 1800-2
Precise paving and perfect grade and slope control provide ideal conditions for Formula 1 drivers.
VÖGELE Pavers
Build First Formula 1 Circuit
Near New Delhi, India
More than 500 million people worldwide watched the first Formula 1 race in
India’s history on 30 October 2011. The drivers were thrilled by the new course.
The asphalt circuit with its numerous bends and the peripheral area around
the new race track near New Delhi were built by machinery from VÖGELE.
The SUPER 1800-2 pavers triumphed, operating reliably and achieving an
outstanding evenness right from the outset.
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Construction of New Racing Circuit with SUPER 1800-2
India // New Delhi
Afghanistan
Iran
Pakistan
New Delhi
Nepal
China
Working with four SUPER 1800-2 pavers, the “VÖGELE team”
stood out particularly through their reliability and precision
on the “Buddh International Circuit”, the first Formula 1 race
track in India. To build a perfectly even asphalt pavement for
the drivers as they battle for milliseconds, contractor Oriental
Structure Engineers LTD from New Delhi used VÖGELE pavers
for the crushed-stone base followed by three layers of asphaltic
concrete. A Big MultiPlex Ski was used to ensure perfect grade
and slope control.
Indian Ocean
Job Site Details
India
Construction of new “Buddh International Circuit”,
New Delhi, India
Length of circuit:
Width of circuit:
Circuit areas:
5.1km
18 – 25m
150,000m² (approx.)
Peripheral areas: 600,000m 2
Paving Details
Pave width:
Layer thickness:
Material
6m
base course 10cm
binder course 5cm
surface course 4cm
Base course: asphaltic concrete DGBM 40*
Binder course:
Surface course:
special mix for racing circuits
(asphaltic concrete)
special mix for racing circuits
(asphaltic concrete)
* DGMB = “Dense-graded bituminous mixture”,
Indian standard
Equipment
4 SUPER 1800-2
with AB 600 Extending Screeds in TV Version
Indian Ocean
Demanding circuit
A demanding circuit distinguishes this newcomer to the
Formula 1 racing calendar. The 5.1km circuit with 16 bends, a
road varying between 18m and 25m in width, superelevations
up to 12% and gradients up to 10%, demands considerable
driving skill and offers optimum conditions for breathtaking
overtaking manœuvres. Oriental LTD’s experts opted for
technology from VÖGELE in order to deliver top-quality
paving results despite these demanding requirements. Aided
by the powerful pavers, they built a two-layer crushed-stone
base and paved roughly 325,000 tonnes of asphalt for the
circuit and its peripheral areas in the course of the project.
The requirements made on the asphalt layers were extremely
high in terms of both material quality and paving accuracy.
The permissible tolerances for binder content, grain mix and
also evenness were far lower than those of German motorways.
Minimum tolerances for the surface course
Particularly stringent demands were made on the surface
course. The planning engineers had reduced by half the
permitted deviation of the granular material from the ideal
aggregate grading curve, compared with the tolerances allowed
under German regulations. What’s more, aggregate with high
resistance to polishing was used for the surface course. This
mix guarantees a road surface with uniform texture depth
and perfect tyre grip. All aggregate for the asphalt package was
hauled to the mixing plants from specially selected quarries,
some of which were several hundred kilometres away. The binder,
too, was modified in line with the climatic conditions prevailing
in northern India to ensure an outstanding mechanical and
temperature stability at all times. Overall, the planning engineers’
various measures allowed the achievement of an extremely
uniform pavement structure whose properties will endure for
many years, despite changing climatic conditions.
01 //
02 //
01 // The final touches: the surface course is made from
a special asphalt containing aggregate with high resistance
to polishing. This ensures that the road’s good grip is
maintained in the long term. The surface course was paved
with an AB 600 Extending Screed in TV version.
02 // Dr Rainer Hart, specialist in race tracks, was full of
praise for the Big MultiPlex Ski: “With this sensor technology,
VÖGELE achieved an outstanding evenness”.
03 // The evenness was continuously checked by the team
during the paving process. Thanks to the Big MultiPlex Ski,
the low tolerances specified for surface course were met
right from the start when paving binder course.
03 //
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Top Feature
Construction of New Racing Circuit with SUPER 1800-2
The Big MultiPlex Ski was used for grade and slope control.
Even long irregularities were easily levelled out with the Ski.
“Thanks to the VÖGELE pavers
and expert advice from WIRTGEN
India, we remained safely within
the extremely tight tolerances.”
Pankaj Gautam, Overall Project Manager
Oriental LTD
Impressive top-notch laydown rates
Asphalt paving extended over a period of roughly 14 months
during which the work had to be interrupted temporarily,
mainly on account of the monsoon rain, but also due to
technical requirements associated with the project as a whole.
In retrospect, however, the figures are still impressive:
all in all, the VÖGELE pavers built both the roadbase
and the two or three-layer asphalt pavement according to the
highest technical standards over a total area of 750,000m².
Top quality assured by sample mixes and test areas
Quality was the most important aspect, particularly when it
came to paving the asphalt for the race track. For this reason,
numerous sample mixes were prepared and laid on test areas
before the paving work began. The formula, mixing plant
parameters and materials were perfectly matched by the team
of German and Indian operators and laboratory technicians.
Access roads and tangents covering several thousand square
metres were built in this way. “Such sample mixes are essential
for optimizing the quality of the asphalt surface course. All
the various constituent parts of the asphalt, the mixing plant
parameters and precision adjustment of the pavers can only be
perfectly matched with one another on the basis of such tests,”
explains asphalt specialist Dr Rainer Hart. He developed the
concept for the race track asphalt and supervised the asphalt
work from selection of the aggregate in the quarry to paving
and compaction.
Lower compression stress, better tyre grip
On a racing circuit, the base and binder courses are very much
thinner than on normal roads. This is due to the lower pressure
acting on the asphalt package. Non-skid properties and evenness
are far more important here. That is why the paving teams
paid more and more attention to the pavement’s evenness as
they worked their way up to the top of the asphalt package.
And they were successful, too, for VÖGELE set new records in
evenness long before the first race in India.
Big MultiPlex Ski for potentially record-breaking evenness
A Big MultiPlex Ski was fitted on each side of the SUPER 1800-2
pavers when placing all three layers – a move which
indisputably paid off, particularly when a maximum
permissible tolerance of 3mm per 4m has been specified.
“The evenness achieved by VÖGELE is outstanding, thanks
to this sensor technology. To the greatest possible extent, the
surface unevenness was less than 1mm over a distance of 4m,”
says Dr Hart, who was delighted with the excellent pavement
results. He has supervised the paving work on numerous
Formula 1 circuits in the past.
Long irregularities are levelled out
The Big MultiPlex Ski uses the proven VÖGELE technology
of the sonic grade sensor. Three multi-cell sonic sensors are
mounted on a beam with a maximum length of 13m. They
simultaneously scan a reference at several widely spaced points.
NIVELTRONIC Plus ® , the VÖGELE System for Automated
Grade and Slope Control, calculates a virtual reference from
these picked-up values. The Big MultiPlex Ski is capable of
detecting and levelling out long irregularities in the surface,
such as undulations, over a maximum distance of 13m.
The Ski consequently operates with greater precision than
a single grade sensor. It is controlled as usual via the screed
operator’s console. Variability is also assured: the individual
sensors of the Big MultiPlex Ski can be moved along the beam
to optimally adapt to any job site.
Good work, even at very high temperatures
The racing circuit near Greater Noida is only a few kilometres
away from the Indian capital New Delhi. The temperatures in
this region are famously high, but the VÖGELE pavers did not
baulk, even at these extreme conditions. The SUPER 1800-2
pavers reliably met all expectations. “Even at temperatures of
more than 40 °C the pavers continued to operate faultlessly,”
reports Service Technician Ralf Peter on site. Pankaj Gautam,
Oriental LTD’s Overall Project Manager, also had nothing
but praise for the WIRTGEN Group’s machines and team:
“With their profound know-how and skilled eye, the service
technicians from WIRTGEN India and VÖGELE gave us
optimum support when fine-tuning the pavers.” And the
result really was record-breaking: the German Formula 1 world
champion Sebastian Vettel not only won the first race, but
also broke the first course record with a lap time of 1:27 mins.
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Site Report
VÖGELE MT 3000-3 PowerFeeder Technology
Germany
North Sea
Netherlands
Berlin
Poland
Belgium
Kamen
Germany
Czech Republic
MT 3000-2
POWERFEEDER
TECHNOLOGY
France
Switzerland
Austria
Job Site Details
Widening the A 2 motorway between “Kamener
Kreuz” junction and “Bönen” exit, Germany
Length of section:
4km
Width of section: 32 – 36m (2 x 16 – 18m)
Paving Details
Pave width: 7.5 – 8.5m
Layer thickness: base course 18 – 22cm
binder course 8.5cm
surface course 2.5 – 4.5cm
Material
Base course: asphaltic concrete (AC 32 T S)
Binder course: asphaltic concrete (AC 22 B S)
Surface courses: stone mastic asphalt (SMA 8 S)
mastic asphalt (MA 5 S)
porous asphalt (PA 8 S)
High material throughput and high-quality paving.
VÖGELE Feeders
Permit Daily Laydown Rate
Beyond 5,000 Tonnes
Equipment
SUPER 1900-2 with AB 500 Extending Screed
2 SUPER 2100-2 with AB 600 Extending Screeds
MT 3000-2 PowerFeeder
MT 1000-1 Mobile Feeder
You can find a video
on this construction project on the Web at:
www.voegele.info
> News & Media > Mediathek
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Site Report
VÖGELE MT 3000-3 PowerFeeder Technology
The German A 2 motorway was widened to six lanes.
Between the “Kamener Kreuz” junction and the “Bönen”
exit, the MT 3000-2 PowerFeeder from VÖGELE assured a
top performance and outstanding results – as continual
infrared thermagrophy tests confirmed.
Motorway construction projects are always a major logistics
challenge. Confined conditions on the cordoned-off site,
working alongside the traffic stream and high time pressure
impose immense demands on both the men and their machines.
For this reason, contractor Heinz Schnorpfeil Bau GmbH elected
to use three VÖGELE pavers and two VÖGELE feeders – one
of them the new MT 3000-2 PowerFeeder – for construction
of the motorway section between the “Kamener Kreuz”
junction and the “Bönen” exit. This enabled large quantities
of mix to be laid in a short space of time while assuring
top-quality paving. Thanks to the two material feeders,
the pavers achieved a daily laydown rate beyond 5,000 tonnes
of mix.
The feeder set the pace
Like the rest of the A 2 motorway, the 4km westbound
section had to be widened to six lanes. Furthermore, on about
half this stretch of road, a surface course of noise-reducing
porous asphalt was paved on a sealing layer of mastic asphalt.
The new VÖGELE PowerFeeder MT 3000-2 remained
indispensable throughout the asphalt paving work.
“The feeder set the pace when placing the base course,”
explains Ralf Lauxen, Schnorpfeil’s Site Manager for asphalt.
“Thick layers requiring a great deal of material – that’s where it
really comes into its own, considerably speeding up the paving
operations.”
Non-stop paving
Around 81,000 tonnes of mix were laid by the Schnorpfeil
team for the base and binder courses. For the 18 to 22cm thick
base and the 8.5cm thick binder course, asphaltic concrete was
used. Both layers were paved in several strips up to an overall
width of between 16 and 18m. Thanks to the continuous
supply of mix from the feeder, the VÖGELE pavers were able
to pave the material without any interruptions.
Top-quality, high-speed paving
When placing the surface course, three different types of
mix were used: in sections where noise abatement was not
required, stone mastic asphalt was paved in a 3.5cm thick
layer. Before placing the low-noise surface course, a 2.5cm
thick seal of mastic asphalt was paved to prevent water seeping
The high performance of the VÖGELE PowerFeeder ensured
a permanent, uninterrupted supply of mix.
The measurements prove it:
A feeder significantly boosts the job site performance
A comparison of the speed of a paver working without
a feeder (Fig. 1) and together with a feeder (Fig. 2) clearly
demonstrates the immense importance of an uninterrupted
supply of mix.
Figure 1
Without a feeder, regular stops often cannot be avoided –
as shown in the graph in the form of repeated drops in the red
curve. The average speed marked in blue comes to 2.28m/min.
Figure 2
The paver is continually in operation when working with
the PowerFeeder MT 3000-2 Offset from VÖGELE. The red
curve remains at a constantly high level. The average speed is
2.83m/min. – almost 25% higher than when working without
a feeder.
Speed (m/min)
Speed (m/min.)
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Working without Feeder
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Time Momentary speed Average speed
Current Speed
Average Speed
CA Konsult
Speed (m/min)
Speed (m/min.)
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Fig. 2
Working together with VÖGELE PowerFeeder
MT 3000-2 Offset
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Time Momentary speed Average speed
Current Speed
Average Speed
CA Konsult
VÖGELE PowerFeeder at a Glance
Cutting-edge feeder concept allows large
feed lorries to be emptied in 60 seconds flat.
Enormous conveying capacity up
to 1,200 tonnes/h.
Large range of uses guarantees high
utilization of the machine.
Powerful diesel heating using fuel that
is constantly available, in all locations.
Ideal dimensions, can therefore be
transported by low-bed trailer without
restrictions.
Proven intuitive control with the ErgoPlus ®
operating system.
Measurements and graphs: C A Konsult
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Site Report
VÖGELE MT 3000-3 PowerFeeder Technology
through the open pores of the noise-reducing asphalt and
damaging the lower layers of the road structure. The low-noise
surfacing of porous asphalt was paved with a thickness of
4.5cm, achieving a high pave speed of 150m/h.
MT 3000-2
POWERFEEDER
TECHNOLOGY
A faultless surface
Speed was not the only aspect – the paving quality, in particular,
was another important factor. To reduce noise levels, the porous
asphalt must be paved without a flaw. “Such high quality can
only be achieved if the paver is permanently in motion and the
paving process is not interrupted,” says Lauxen. Here too, the
new VÖGELE PowerFeeder MT 3000-2 was ideal: together with
its predecessor, the MT 1000-1, it guaranteed a continuous,
contact-free supply of mix to the pavers placing the
surface course. This prevented phenomena such as the
formation of humps on restarting after a break in paving
or due to jolts from feed lorries frequently encountered
on job sites without a material feeder. Two SUPER 2100-2
pavers and one SUPER 1900-2 worked “hot to hot” to ensure
that the asphalt strips were paved with perfect joints.
Uniform mix temperature
However, a feeder not only assures quality on the surface,
but also ensures optimum paving right down inside each
layer. This is achieved by homogenizing the temperature
of the mix. “A uniform mix temperature is essential for
achieving uniform compaction and thus extending the
service life of the road,” explains Lauxen. On the way
from the mixing plant to the construction site, the asphalt
in the feed lorry cools to different extents. This thermal
segregation is largely overcome by the feeder by specifically
remixing hotter and cooler material from the lorry in its large
worm conveyors before transferring the mix to the paver.
“We checked that with an infrared scanner,” says Lauxen.
“The mix temperature behind the screed was absolutely
uniform.”
Continuing Trend:
Mix Supplied by a Material Feeder
The importance of using feeders for high-quality paving
is being recognized in more and more countries.
> In Sweden, the use of feeders is rewarded with bonus
payments. The temperature behind the screed is
measured and the established thermal segregation
converted into “risk shares”: the lower the risk shares,
the higher the bonus payment becomes.
> Some public customers in the USA and Canada already
stipulate that feeders must be used. Bonuses are paid
in the USA for using material feeders.
> In Hungary, the use of feeders for motorway jobs
has been mandatory since 2002.
> In Germany, a community of interests is currently
being set up to promote the use of material feeders.
Financial incentives and customer requirements are
expected.
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02 //
01 // The MT 3000-2 is controlled via the proven
ErgoPlus ® operating system from VÖGELE.
02 // A top-quality surface course is needed when paving
noise-reducing asphalt.
03 // Three VÖGELE pavers worked “hot to hot”
when placing the surface course.
Totally satisfied team
The entire team is totally satisfied with the new MT 3000-2
PowerFeeder which has rounded off Schnorpfeil's machine
park since autumn 2011. Site Manager Ralf Lauxen sums up:
“It is exceedingly powerful and speeds up the paving process
considerably. Without the PowerFeeder, a job like this would
be impossible to achieve in this quality and within the short
construction period specified.”
Source:
Official tendering criteria of the respective countries and regions.
03 //
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Site Report
Road Construction with SUPER 2100-2
As a powerful, high-performance paver which can tackle even
the biggest jobs swiftly, precisely and economically, the new
SUPER 2100-2 is the perfect supplement to Wolff & Müller’s
fleet of machines. But Wolff & Müller were also swayed by its
ease of operation. “We now only use VÖGELE pavers,” reports
Site Manager Lars-Peter Schwarzer. “This is because they are so
much easier to operate than other makes. Our men are glad to
work with VÖGELE machines.”
job site
ticker
Fewer rolling passes due to high compaction screeds
On the B 10 job, the SUPER 2100-2 was used alternately with
a SUPER 1900-2 and a SUPER 1800-2. The third paver’s task
was to pave asphalt for the access and exit roads in each case.
All three machines proved totally reliable. Together they placed
asphaltic concrete for a 10 - 18cm thick base (AC 32 T S) and a
8cm binder course (AC 18 B S). Stone mastic asphalt (SMA 11 S)
was then used for the surface course. The SUPER 2100-2 and the
SUPER 1900-2 were equipped with high compaction screeds,
thus minimizing the number of rolling passes required. The
choice of screeds and compaction options for the SUPER 2100-2
is very large and includes an ideal solution for every job.
On schedule thanks to VÖGELE
02 //
“VÖGELE pavers are so much easier
to operate than other makes. Our men are
glad to work with VÖGELE machines.”
Lars-Peter Schwarzer, Site Manager
Wolff & Müller Tief- und Strassenbau GmbH & Co. KG
Three VÖGELE machines build a new stretch of the B 10 Federal highway in Germany.
A New SUPER 2100-2
Joins the Strong Paver Team
Achieving very high laydown rates is no problem at all for
the SUPER 2100-2 due to its powerful design. Although the
sub-base near Süssen required extensive stabilization prior to
asphalt paving and the preparatory work was delayed by the
cold winter, the project was nevertheless completed earlier than
scheduled. “VÖGELE’s powerful and highly reliable machines
played a key role in enabling us to meet our deadline,” says
Site Manager Schwarzer.
03 //
A newly built stretch of the B 10 Federal highway in Baden-Württemberg,
Germany, relieves both the parallel A 8 motorway and the town of Süssen.
For contractor Wolff & Müller Tief- und Strassenbau GmbH & Co. KG,
it was the first job for their new VÖGELE paver SUPER 2100-2. The paving
team was thrilled with the machine.
01 // The pave width came to 9.5m. Up to 13m are
possible with the SUPER 2100-2.
02 // The SUPER 2100-2 achieves laydown rates
up to 1,100 tonnes/h.
03 // Once again, the specialists from Wolff & Müller
praised the easy operation of the VÖGELE pavers.
01 //
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Technology
Grade and Slope Control
Multi-Cell Sonic Sensor from VÖGELE now available with extended functionality.
NEW!
Example 1: Big MultiPlex Ski
Grade and Slope Control:
One Sensor for Two Applications
The Big MultiPlex Ski calculates an average from the data
collected by three Multi-Cell Sonic Sensors and uses this
average to create a virtual reference. Minor differences in
grade and large obstacles are filtered out.
The Big MultiPlex Ski levels out long irregularities
in the base.
The well-proven Multi-Cell Sonic
Sensor from VÖGELE is now even
more versatile: redesigned connectors
allow it to be used for grade and
slope control not only on the Big
MultiPlex Ski, but also as a single
sensor combined with VÖGELE
NIVELTRONIC ® , the System for
Automated Grade and Slope Control.
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2
1 Connector: Big MultiPlex Ski
2 Connector: NIVELTRONIC ®
Almost any base is suited for referencing, e.g.
water-bound base courses, anti-freeze layers or
milled surfaces.
Connector
for Big MultiPlex Ski at the top
Modular beam
up to 13m long
3 Multi-Cell Sonic Sensors
with 5 sensor cells each
With its sophisticated technology, the Multi-Cell Sonic
Sensor has already proved invaluable on many job sites.
For grade control, it emits five sound cones to scan the
reference. The two measured values which diverge most
strongly from the specified value are filtered out and the
other three used to calculate an average. These data are then
transmitted to NIVELTRONIC ® for grade and slope control.
Due to its versatility, the Multi-Cell Sonic Sensor can not
only scan the ground (Ground Mode), but can also use
a tensioned wire as a reference (Stringline Mode). It is
particularly suitable for compensating short irregularities
on the one hand or, in Stringline Mode, for copying
a reference 1:1.
Three sensors on the Big MultiPlex Ski
To compensate long irregularities in the base,
NIVELTRONIC ® is recommended to be used in combination
with a Big MultiPlex Ski. The ski works with three
Multi-Cell Sonic Sensors mounted on a beam up to 13m
long. All three sensors deliver their picked up values
to the Big MultiPlex Ski’s central unit which, in turn,
communicates with NIVELTRONIC ® . This sensor system
is ideal, above all when great evenness is required but an
artificial reference is not available.
Simple solution for two applications
VÖGELE have now extended the Multi-Cell Sonic Sensor’s
functionality and fitted it with two connectors: one
serves to connect the sensor to a Big MultiPlex Ski (CAN),
while the other permits the sensor’s combination with
NIVELTRONIC ® (analogue). This means that, depending
on requirements, one and the same sensor can be used
with either the Big MultiPlex Ski or NIVELTRONIC ® , making
this a worthwhile investment in two respects at once.
The sensor’s integration into NIVELTRONIC ® is very easy.
And just like its predecessor, this Multi-Cell Sonic Sensor,
too, is available with a mounting tube.
Example 2: Use as a Single Sensor
The base is scanned by five sensor cells. The two most
strongly diverging measurements are filtered out to
ensure that unrealistic irregularities in the reference – due
to tools, for example – are not included in the calculation.
Compensates short irregularities in a base.
Can copy a reference 1:1.
The ground or a tensioned wire can be used
as a reference.
Connector
for NIVELTRONIC ® at the side
Reference sensor cell
to determine the value
for temperature compensation
5 sensor cells
for grade control
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Site Report
SUPER 1900-2, SUPER 1800-2 and SUPER 1303-2
Hot
to Hot
Traffic calming made by VÖGELE.
Three Pavers in Action
on a New Bypass Road
Four kilometres of road, three lanes, two passing places and two bridges:
contractor Matthäi relied on machine technology from VÖGELE for
placing the surface course on the new stretch of the B 442 Federal road
near Eimbeckhausen in Lower Saxony, Germany.
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Tips & Tricks from p racT ical a pplicaT ions
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points to note
When paving road crowns
Positive and negative crowns from -1% to +3% can be paved as
standard with the VÖGELE AB 500 and AB 600 Extending Screeds,
as well as with the SB 250 and SB 300 Fixed-Width Screeds.
A simple retrofitting is all it takes to increase the range for crowns
from -2.5% to +5%. Despite this, a number of details must be taken
into account in order to obtain perfect results at all times.
andré felchner, Head of applications Technology at VÖGElE, Germany, provides “Tips & Tricks from practical
applications”. He is an expert in both practical applications and paver technology and also conveys his
knowledge to paving teams from all over the world in VÖGElE training courses and workshops.
crowns serve a number of very different purposes. positive crowns are produced in road construction every
day, as they allow rainwater to drain off rapidly. negative crowns, on the other hand, are used to guide the
water, for instance if a gutter or drain is required on large open squares.
positive crown
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Tips & Tricks from p racT ical a pplicaT ions
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Tip 1:
look at the Transverse Grade
Tip 2:
save paving material by increasing the amount of crown
it would be really simple if the transverse grade of a road were always horizontal. Unfortunately, that
is very rarely the case (see fig. 1). a road with a cross slope frequently causes irritation among users.
This is because, when the work is complete, different slope angles are measured on each side of the
crown point even when the amount of crown has been set correctly (see fig. 2).
it may sound banal, but knowing that different transverse grades prevail in practice is crucial
to correct paving.
setting a larger crown is particularly advantageous when rehabilitating a worn road pavement.
Example from practice: the authority letting the road rehabilitation contract specifies a layer thickness
of 4cm. The contractor, however, works with a standard crown of 3%. figure 3 shows that under these
conditions much more material than required needs placing. The extra costs have to be borne by the
contractor.
in figure 4 we see that the extra amount of material required is far less when working with a larger
crown of 5%.
figure 1: Transverse grade is horizontal
a horizontal transverse grade is normally encountered when building a new road.
u The required crown is set (in this case 3%).
u Paving is carried out as usual.
result: A slope of 3% is measured on each side of the crown point when the work is complete.
figure 3: conventional crown with a slope of 3%
crown 3%
0%
3%
required layer thickness 4cm
Extra amount of material
3%
crown 3%
0%
3%
3%
figure 4: larger crown with a slope of 5%
figure 2: Transverse grade with a slope
required layer thickness 4cm
Transverse grades with a slope are most commonly found in practice, for instance when rehabilitating
road pavements.
u The required crown is set (in this case 3%).
u Paving is carried out as usual.
0%
5%
crown 5%
Extra amount of material
5%
result: After paving, 4% are measured on the left and 2% on the right.
reason: Due to the sloping transverse grade of the crown, different slope angles result on the left
and right of the crown point.
0%
4%
crown 3%
2%
Tip: make use of the option of a larger crown, for it tangibly improves the efficient use of paving
material and makes the paving process particularly economical!

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simple retrofitting
a larger crown can be selected as optional equipment when ordering a new paver. But pavers which are
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already in use can be easily retrofitted, too. four parts are all that is needed to increase the paver’s range of
possible crowns from -1% to +3% to a range from -2.5% to +5%.
HOT
TO HOT
SUPER 1900-2, SUPER 1800-2 and SUPER 1303-2
“Hot to Hot” for Perfect Joints
Perfect joints and carefully shaped pavement
edges are crucial for a long service life of a road,
as well as for road safety and ride comfort. Joints
with the best interlocking properties and reliable
bonding are achieved when paving “hot to hot”
with two or more pavers working in echelon.
The following must be observed:
When paving multiple strips – be it
“hot to hot” or “hot to cold” – the pavers
should work with an overlap of 2 to 3cm.
And the subsequent compaction by rolling
must be considered.
The pavers should work as close together
as possible (maximum distance = length
of paver).
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02
Adapter plate for a crown of -2.5% Adapter plate for a crown of -2.5%
01 //
01 // Paving wearing course “hot to hot” guaranteed
perfect longitudinal joints.
02 // The ergonomically designed and clearly arranged
ErgoPlus ® paver operator’s consoles made operation
of the pavers particularly easy.
Short Distance
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04
Screed arm guide plate for a crown of +5%
Extended scale
Overlap of 2 – 3cm
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04
For more information about the perfect paving of
longitudinal joints please refer to the “Tips & Tricks”
in RoadNews 18 or to RoadNews Online, the new
digital library for road contractors. You can find this
on our homepage www.voegele.info.
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Site Report
SUPER 1900-2, SUPER 1800-2 and SUPER 1303-2
01 // 02 //
03 //
Extending screeds with bolt-on extensions
Most of the asphalt work was undertaken by a SUPER 1900-2
and a SUPER 1800-2. These two versatile, high-performance
tracked pavers can be used for a large variety of jobs – motorways,
country roads, squares and roundabouts – making them
eminently suitable to meet all the challenges of this particular
job site. In Eimbeckhausen, both machines came with an
AB 500 Extending Screed in TP1 version. Bolt-on extensions
were fitted for a maximum pave width of 6.5m. As a result,
asphalt for the wearing course could be paved on the 11.5m
wide roadway and the 12.5m wide bridge decks without
a need for conversion. On some stretches, a third machine
came into play: a wheeled SUPER 1303-2 combined with an
AB 340 Extending Screed in TV version was used for surfacing
the passing places.
Big MultiPlex Ski for grade and slope control
To ensure precise grade and slope control when paving wearing
course – another crucial requirement for a top-quality road –
the SUPER 1800-2 and SUPER 1900-2 were fitted with a
Big MultiPlex Ski. The ski’s sonic sensors scanned the new
binder course and transmitted their picked-up values to
NIVELTRONIC Plus ® , the System for Automated Grade and
Slope Control. The admitted tolerance for the specified surface
accuracy was 4mm in a longitudinal direction over a length of
4m – a requirement easily met with the sophisticated VÖGELE
technology. Summing up, Site Manager Gattkowski could not
have been more positive: “Layer thickness, compaction and
bond of layers – everything was perfect. We are totally satisfied
with the finished pavement.”
Generously dimensioned workplace
The easy operation of the three machines was pivotal in
ensuring that the entire project went off so smoothly. All
pavers of the “dash 2” generation from VÖGELE come with
the proven, intuitive ErgoPlus ® operating system. This system
not only encompasses the clearly arranged paver operator’s
console and the two screed consoles, but also a perfectly
designed operator platform. “The paver operator’s workplace
is very generously dimensioned,” said Gattkowski. Thanks to
this user-oriented design, full concentration is always assured,
even when working under high pressure.
01 // HAMM tandem rollers were on the scene for final
compaction and contributed substantially to the asphalt
pavement’s high quality.
02 // The binder course was scanned by a Big MultiPlex Ski
for grade and slope control.
03 // Due to the outstanding quality of the asphalt layers,
the new bypass road can handle high traffic loads without
difficulty.
04 // An optimum head of mix in front of the screed at all
times due to large augers installed in the VÖGELE pavers.
“Layer thickness, compaction
and bond of layers – everything
was perfect. We are totally satisfied
with the resultant pavement.”
Jörg Gattkowski, Site Manager
04 //
Contractor Matthäi
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Site Report
Pavement Rehabilitation and New Construction with SUPER 1300-2
Germany
North Sea
Netherlands
Berlin
Poland
Heilbronn
3 rd Job Site
Building Asphalt Tracks
Requirement: Versatility
Belgium
Germany
Czech Republic
France
Stuttgart
Karlsruhe
A 81
Switzerland
Austria
The powerful compact paver from VÖGELE
proves its value on very different job sites in Germany.
SUPER 1300-2:
The Paver
That Does It All
1 st Job Site
Construction of Diversion Lane
A 8
Stuttgart
A 8
The versatile compact paver
SUPER 1300-2 has proven its value
in very different paving situations,
as the following three job sites
illustrate. It owes its success to the
well-thought-out design, combining
slim outer dimensions with a high
performance. The paver can handle
pave widths up to 5m and place up to
350 tonnes of mix per hour. It is also
sufficiently compact to manœuvre
easily on confined sites and is simple
to transport, too.
Requirement: Performance
A 81
2 nd Job Site
Rehabilitation of Access Road
Requirement: Compact Design
Ulm
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Pavement Rehabilitation and New Construction with SUPER 1300-2
1 st Job Site
Construction of Diversion Lane
Requirement: Performance
Job Site Details
Construction of new lane diverting traffic
on the A8 motorway, Germany
The A 8 is one of Germany’s very heavily trafficked motorways.
And its enormous traffic load is increasing continuously.
At present, the A8 is being widened to six lanes between the
“Karlsbad” and “Pforzheim-West” junctions. To avoid disruptions
to traffic during the construction work, one lane of westbound
traffic from Stuttgart to Karlsruhe was moved to the other side
of the motorway in a contraflow system. Contractor Martin
Paschmann Asphaltbau GmbH built a new lane for the purpose
on the central reservation using a SUPER 1300-2 from VÖGELE.
The SUPER 1300-2 excels itself on the A8
The 560m stretch was the first motorway job undertaken by
contractor Paschmann. Normally, the company specializes in
smaller jobs, frequently surfacing footpaths or cycle paths.
“The SUPER 1300-2 is highly manœuvrable and can even
enter narrow courtyards,” explains Managing Director and
proprietor Martin Paschmann when asked why he once decided
to purchase this paver. Now he has pulled off the motorway
job with aplomb thanks to the SUPER 1300-2’s excellent
performance. Paschmann was delighted with the additional
areas of application which this powerful machine offered his
company: “Without the paver, we would have had to turn
down the job.”
Driving on a closed lane
The pave width was 3.9m. The AB 340 Extending Screed in
TV version, which can be hydraulically extended to a width
of 3.4m, was fitted with 40cm bolt-on extensions for the
job. An 18cm thick base was first placed in two 9cm layers,
followed by a 9cm binder course of asphaltic concrete.
Finally, stone mastic asphalt was paved for the 4cm
surface course. “As part of the job on the A8 motorway,
we also built five crossovers over the central reservation,” says
Paschmann. “They are required for the redirection of traffic
to carry out paving work on other sections along the A8.
To reach the construction sections, we drove the SUPER 1300-2
down the closed left-hand lane. That would not have been
possible with a wider paver.”
Length of section: 560m
Width of section: 3.9m
Paving Details
Pave width: 3.9m
Layer thickness:
Material
base course 18cm (2 x 9cm)
binder course 9cm
surface course 4cm
Base course: asphaltic concrete (AC 32 T S)
Binder course: asphaltic concrete (AC 16 B S)
Surface course: stone mastic asphalt (SMA 8)
Equipment
SUPER 1300-2 with AB 340 Extending Screed
in TV Version
HAMM HD 75 Tandem Roller
02 //
“Without the powerful
SUPER 1300-2, we would
have had to turn down
the motorway job.”
Martin Paschmann, Proprietor
Martin Paschmann Asphaltbau GmbH
01 // Thanks to its excellent performance,
the SUPER 1300-2 also cut a fine figure on the
motorway job site.
02 // The Paschmann team is proud of their versatile
SUPER 1300-2.
03 // Operating a paver with ErgoPlus ® is always easy,
whatever the job.
01 //
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Pavement Rehabilitation and New Construction with SUPER 1300-2
2 nd Job Site
Rehabilitation of Access Road
Requirement: Compact Design
The Gruibingen motorway service station is located little more
than 100km away on the A8. Its access road was in urgent need
of rehabilitation. Here too, the SUPER 1300-2 from VÖGELE
was the preferred choice of contractor Kurt Gansloser GmbH
Bauunternehmung. “We chose the SUPER 1300-2 for two
reasons,” explains proprietor and Managing Director Kurt
Gansloser. “Firstly because of the required pave width and
secondly because of the excellent transport logistics.”
A single low-bed trailer all that was needed
For rehabilitation of the 8m wide and 100m long access road,
two 80cm bolt-on extensions were added to the AB 340 TV
Extending Screed. This enabled the screed to pave stone mastic
asphalt for the new surfacing in two strips, each of them 4m
wide. “Of course, we could have used a larger paver and placed
the surface course in a single pass,” says Gansloser, “but our
solution was cheaper.” A larger paver would have given rise
to additional transport costs, for “we would have needed
two low-bed trailers for the paver and the roller,” explains
Gansloser. “The compact SUPER 1300-2, on the other hand,
was transported together with the roller on a single low-bed
trailer.”
Below the maximum transport width,
even with bolt-on extensions fitted
This is due to the compact size of the SUPER 1300-2. When
developing the machine, VÖGELE’s engineers took care to
ensure that none of its components or edges protruded beyond
the machine’s outline. In this way, they reduced the transport
width to just 1.85m. Even with two 25cm bolt-on extensions
and side plates fitted, the paver does not exceed the maximum
width of 2.55m for transport. At the same time, the paver
can handle pave widths ranging from 0.75m to 5m, ensuring
maximum variability.
02 //
Job Site Details
Pavement rehabilitation on access road leading
to the Gruibingen motorway service station,
A8, Germany
Length of section: 100m
Width of section: 8m
Paving Details
Pave width: 4m
Layer thickness: 4cm
Material
Surface course: stone mastic asphalt (SMA 11)
01 // The new surface course was exactly 4cm thick.
02 // Everything in view: the paver and screed operators
controlled the paving process from their ErgoPlus ® consoles.
“We chose the SUPER 1300-2
for this job because of its logistic
advantages.”
SUPER 1300-2 at a Glance
Maximum pave width 5m
Laydown rate up to 350 tonnes/h
Transport width only 1.85m
Powerful DEUTZ engine rated at 74.9kW
Combines with AB 340 Extending Screed
in TV version (with tamper and vibrators)
Electric screed heating
Comes with ErgoPlus ® , the concept
for easy paver handling
Hardtop with wide sunshades
01 //
Equipment
SUPER 1300-2 with AB 340 Extending Screed
in TV Version
HAMM HD 13 VT Tandem Roller
Kurt Gansloser, Proprietor
Kurt Gansloser GmbH Bauunternehmung
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Pavement Rehabilitation and New Construction with SUPER 1300-2
3 rd Job Site
Building Asphalt Tracks
Requirement: Versatility
Gansloser also profited from that same versatility when
undertaking the job for trout breeder Erwin Steinhart in
Geislingen an der Steige: hitherto unpaved gravel tracks
between the fish ponds had to be surfaced with asphalt so
that they could be cleaned more easily and cleared of snow
in winter. Once again, the SUPER 1300-2 was Gansloser’s
preferred choice for this unusual job.
paver to deliver the required performance.” As a result, placing
of the 30cm crushed-stone base proceeded just as perfectly
as that of the 10cm thick combined base and surface course
with polymer modified binder. The pave width of the AB 340
Extending Screed in TV version came to 3m.
“It is simply indispensable”
The paver’s short overall length makes manœuvring easy
“The job site was relatively confined,” explains Kurt Gansloser.
“The SUPER 1300-2’s short overall length of just 4.95m was
hence a very great boon when manœuvring between the
fish ponds. At the same time, we could always rely on the
Kurt Gansloser’s opinion of VÖGELE's compact paver reflects
the experience of many contractors: “The SUPER 1300-2 fills
the gap between SUPER 800 and SUPER 1800-2. Versatile
and quickly transported, this powerful paver is equally
adept at paving base course, binder course or surface course.
The SUPER 1300-2 is simply indispensable when it comes to
meeting our customers’ requirements.”
Job Site Details
Building asphalt tracks on a fish farm
in Geislingen an der Steige, Germany
Length of section: 300m
Width of section: 3m
Paving Details
Pave width: 3m
Layer thickness: 10cm
Material
Asphaltic mix (AC 16 TD)
for combined base and surface course
02 //
01 // Even on this confined job site, outstanding
performance was assured by the ErgoPlus ® operating
system.
02 // The SUPER 1300-2 paved asphalt on the tracks
between the fish ponds.
“The compact SUPER 1300-2
is simply indispensable
when it comes to meeting
our customers’ requirements.”
Equipment
SUPER 1300-2 with AB 340 Extending Screed
in TV Version
HAMM HD 13 VT Tandem Roller
01 //
Kurt Gansloser, Proprietor
Kurt Gansloser GmbH Bauunternehmung
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SUPER 3000-2 Builds Expressway
Enormous performance impresses more and more contractors in the Middle Kingdom.
Gigantic SUPER 3000-2
Captivates China
Since it was premièred at Bauma 2010, the international trade fair for
construction machinery in Munich, VÖGELE’s new heavy-duty SUPER 3000-2
has won many friends in China. Following its arrival in the Middle Kingdom,
the SUPER 3000-2 has been used for various paving jobs in several provinces
in order to draw attention to its outstanding performance. Its first job was
to build the expressway from Datong to Tianzhen in Shanxi province.
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SUPER 3000-2 Builds Expressway
China
Mongolia
Beijing
Datong
The large SUPER 3000-2 from VÖGELE is a real workhorse.
With its SB 300 Fixed-Width Screed, it can achieve a laydown
rate of 1,600 tonnes per hour, a pave width of 16m and a layer
thickness of 50cm. A powerful DEUTZ engine, rated at 300kW,
is installed. Thanks to the proven ultramodern technology
of the “dash 2” paver generation and the ErgoPlus ® operating
concept, the SUPER 3000-2 truly reflects the very latest state
of the art.
Hohhot
Inner Mongolia
Ulanqab
Datong
Tianzhen
Zhangjiakou
Beijing
Japan
China
Indian Ocean
Job Site Details
Construction of new expressway from Tianzhen
to Datong in Shanxi province, China
Length of section: 97km
Width of section: 21m
Paving Details
Pave width: 11.5 – 12.5m
Layer thickness: 1 st base course 20cm
2 nd base course 34cm
(2 x 17cm)
Material
1 st base course: cement-treated base
of sand and gravel
2 nd base course: cement-treated
crushed-stone base
New expressway for Shanxi
VÖGELE’s flagship paver was able to demonstrate its
exceptionally high performance in China during the
construction of the expressway from Datong to Tianzhen.
This almost 100km long stretch is a major traffic artery in
China’s Shanxi province, simultaneously providing a fast
link with Beijing and Tianjin. The entire project is scheduled
to take three years and will be completed in two phases.
The first stretch from Datong to the Tianzhen interchange was
opened to traffic in late October 2011, while the stretch from
Tianzhen to the connecting road with the Peking-Xinjiang
expressway in Hebei province is due to be completed by the
end of November 2012.
Paving without joints
The expressway from Datong to Tianzhen is a four-lane road
comprising two lanes with a combined width of 10.5m in each
direction, reports Liu Qingshan, Demo Manager at WIRTGEN
China. The pavement comprised a cement-treated base of sand
and gravel, a cement-treated crushed-stone base and three
asphalt layers. The SUPER 3000-2 was needed to place the
cement-treated crushed-stone base in two 17cm layers, with
pave widths of 12.5m and 11.5m.
Shuozhou
Shanxi Province
01 // The new expressway from Datong to Tianzhen
later links up with Beijing and Tianjin, too.
02 // Paver operator Jianlong Lu (at rear) was thrilled
with the SUPER 3000-2. VÖGELE Product Support Manager
Joseph Chen and the members of the WIRTGEN
demo show, Hongshan Wang, Nut Liu and Hailong Liu
(front, from left to right) confirmed the first-class
pavement result.
Baoding
Hebei Province
Dezhou
Cangzhou
Tianjin
Tangshan
Binzhou
01 //
Equipment
SUPER 3000-2 with SB 300 Fixed-Width Screed
in TP1 Version
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SUPER 3000-2 Builds Expressway
01 // Mechanical segregation is prevented by the
specially designed auger.
02 // The material hopper of the SUPER 3000-2
can accommodate up to 17.5 tonnes.
“We are overjoyed
with the results achieved
by the SUPER 3000-2.”
Jiang Chao, Project Manager,
5th Construction Company Ltd.
01 //
02 //
Maximum performance guaranteed
According to Jiang Chao, Project Manager for the contractor
“5th Construction Company Ltd.” of the “China Railway
Construction 15th Corporation”, the 34cm thick cement-bound
crushed-stone base was even paved in a single layer on some
stretches. The only reason behind the decision to pave in
separate layers on other sections was the wish to assure the
required degree of compaction by the rollers. The paver could
easily pave all 34 centimetres. Indeed, whether it was paving
thicknesses of 17 or 34cm, the SUPER 3000-2 always achieved
impressive results.
Roadbase construction
The SUPER 3000-2’s high traction and laydown rate make it
ideal for roadbase applications. For placing non-bituminous
materials of a particularly abrasive nature, a heavy-duty kit
is available as an option, guaranteeing the long service life
of all wearing parts. And the SB 300 Fixed-width Screed, too,
is perfectly equipped to take on big challenges. On this project,
the screed came in the TP1 version with tamper and one
pressure bar for a high compacting effort. This reduced the
time needed for compaction and resulted in a uniform density.
Perfect evenness, on the other hand, was guaranteed by
NIVELTRONIC Plus ® . The system used data picked up by two
mechanical grade sensors from a tensioned wire for grade
and slope control.
Uninterrupted flow of material
The overall technical concept of the SUPER 3000-2 is designed
to ensure top performance, even under extreme conditions.
The 1.62m wide and 40cm high conveyor tunnel provides for
an uninterrupted flow of material to the paver. Segregation is
prevented effectively by the optimal angle at which material
is dumped from the conveyors onto the auger. In addition,
the large 480mm diameter of the auger blades ensures that
exactly the required amount of material is always available
in front of the screed and the paving process can continue
without interruption.
Conveyors with separate drives
The material hopper holding 17.5 tonnes and featuring
individually operated hopper sides as well as an optional
hydraulic hopper front, is another key factor, preventing
spills of mix when feed vehicles change. For the conveyors,
particularly powerful separate hydraulic drives are provided
which, together with the high-performance auger system,
ensure a continual flow of material, even when operating
at varying speeds.
Promising future for large pavers
“After completing the cement-treated crushed-stone base
with the SUPER 3000-2, we are still thoroughly impressed
with the results. It is simply fantastic and we are certain that
paving the much thinner asphalt layers will yield even more
impressive results. We are also enthusiastic about the ErgoPlus ®
operating concept. It makes the machine as simple and easy to
operate as the smaller pavers from VÖGELE,” says Jiang Chao
admiringly after working with the giant for a few days.
His conclusion: “Expressway construction projects abound in
this country. The Chinese market therefore promises a rosy
future for pavers handling large pave widths.”
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Technology Days 2011 of the WIRTGEN Group
You can find a video
on the Technology Days on the Web at:
www.voegele.info
> News & Media > Mediathek
01 //
01 // WIRTGEN, VÖGELE, HAMM and KLEEMANN
presented their latest developments.
02 // Jürgen Wirtgen (left) and Stefan Wirtgen (middle),
the WIRTGEN Group’s managing partners, answered
visitors’ questions.
03 // Visitors flocked to the “WIRTGEN Group Avenue”
for a close-up view of the machines.
Visitors throng to the Technology Days 2011 in the VÖGELE plant in Ludwigshafen.
Innovative Technology
Thrills Thousands
something new here, but the “i” machines clearly drew the
biggest crowds: new developments by the WIRTGEN Group
with particularly eco-friendly engines.
Visitors see quality in the making
The tour of the VÖGELE factory was just as fascinating for
the visitors. At 20 different stations they were able to see how
quality is produced in the world’s most modern factory for
road pavers.
02 //
Around 3,500 visitors from more than 80 countries came
to the VÖGELE plant in Ludwigshafen, Germany, for the
WIRTGEN Group’s Technology Days in September 2011.
They toured the most modern paver factory in the world and
were able to see first-hand just how the ultramodern pavers
and screeds are produced. In spectacular demonstrations, the
four brands WIRTGEN, VÖGELE, HAMM and KLEEMANN
presented their latest innovative high-end products for road
construction, as well as for mining and recycling pavement
materials.
The holding company’s four brands presented their latest
products in the machine exhibition “WIRTGEN Group
Avenue”. VÖGELE, for example, presented the PowerFeeder
MT 3000-2 Offset, while the WIRTGEN exhibits included the
high-tech W 220 cold milling machine and the new autopilot
for slipform pavers. The new H 20i and H 18i compactors from
HAMM attracted great interest, as did the KLEEMANN crushers
with EVO technology. All visitors were able to discover
Numerous papers and three live demonstrations provided
detailed information on machine technology, processes and
prospects for road construction, as well as for mining and
recycling pavement material. Experts from all four brands
worked hand in hand – just as they do in development,
service and applications consulting. Their enthusiasm infected
the crowd.
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