Tue February 25, 2014
ConExpo 2011 Attracted Hundreds of Thousands to Vegas
This ConExpo article was published in Construction Equipment Guide (CEG) on April 13, 2011. This look-back marks the end of our series on ConExpos past. We hope you enjoyed these retros. We, along with everybody in our industry, look forward now to a successful ConExpo 2014....
Wed April 06, 2011
Chicago Pneumatic Offers Full Line of Soil, Asphalt Compaction Equipment
A full line of small-size soil and asphalt compaction equipment is available from Chicago Pneumatic. Included in the category is a range of forward soil and asphalt plates, high-speed asphalt plates, forward and reversible plates, a walk behind double drum roller, tampers and a vibratory trench compactor....
Wed April 06, 2011
Flexible Frame Design, Variable-Width Capabilities Add to Terex Bid-Well 5000
The Terex Bid-Well 5000 automatic roller paver from Terex Roadbuilding features a self-widening leg design that enhances paving efficiency on complex applications. Its standard 15-ft. (4.6-m) frame insert offers up to 12-ft....
Wed April 06, 2011
New Automation Features Add to the Simplicity of Operating Terex Warm Mix Asphalt System
The Terex warm mix asphalt system lowers asphalt production temperatures by as much as 90F (32C). New automation features for the “foamed” asphalt system’s water fill port and storage unit increase reliability, efficiency and simplicity, according to the manufacturer....
Wed April 06, 2011
Mid-Range Class Terex SF3502C Slipform Paver Sets Standard for Smoothness Efficiency
Featuring 26-in. (66 cm) main frame tubing, the Terex SF3500C concrete slipform paver from Terex Roadbuilding delivers structural rigidity at extended paving widths. The paver’s Series 6 paving kit boasts a proprietary wedge and pin locking system and unique vibration manifold mounting, enabling contractors to change paving widths in a matter of hours, not days, to dramatically improve paving efficiency, according to the manufacturer....
Wed April 06, 2011
CEI Enterprises Offers an Extensive Range of Products for Many Asphalt Applications
CEI Enterprises has expanded its product range to include equipment for virtually any asphalt application. This product range extends from CEI’s asphalt tanks and hot oil heaters to complete hot mix asphalt plants, heating and cooling systems for liquid asphalt, blending systems for modified asphalts, heating systems for asphalt terminals, asphalt emulsion plants, emissions control equipment and more....
Wed April 06, 2011
LiuGong Rolls Out the 612HIII
LiuGong’s 612HIII single-drum vibratory roller has a working width of 84 in. (213 cm), designed for wider lane paving and readily competes in the 13 to 16.5 ton (12 to 15 t) class of asphalt compactors weighing in at 28,665 lbs....
Wed April 06, 2011
Vögele Wheeled Super 1303-2 Makes Its Debut
The Super 1303-2 wheeled paver from Vögele America Inc. made its first North American appearance at Conexpo-Con/AGG 2011 in Las Vegas. Just like its similarly sized tracked Super 1300-2 paver, the wheeled Super 1303-2 is a highly versatile paver of the compact equipment class which, due to their small sizes, can handle a wide range of the most varied paving tasks, including combined footpaths and bike paths, residential streets, and parking lot applications, but with the mobility advantage that rubber-tired propulsion enjoys over tracked machines, according to the manufacturer....
Wed April 06, 2011
W 250 Heads Lineup of Wirtgen Cold Mills
The big, new W 250 cold milling machine from Wirtgen America Inc. was introduced to North America at Conexpo-Con/AGG 2011 in Las Vegas in March. It joins two new large cold mills introduced in 2010: the new W 200 single engine model — which is a large but compact milling machine that can be equipped with milling drum assemblies of 59, 79, or 87 in....
Wed April 06, 2011
Case Expands Compaction Product Line With PT240 Pneumatic Tire Compactor
Case Construction Equipment’s PT240 pneumatic tire compactor is an eight-wheeled machine designed for rolling hot mix asphalt surface treatments like chip and seal, as well as soil stabilization applications....
