Wirtgen AutoPilot Field Rover eliminates stringlines

Amanda Bayhi - Apr 25, 2013

Wirtgen’s AutoPilot Field Rover, which won an innovation award at Bauma 2013, eliminates stringlines, using a GPS to guide paving machines instead, our sister site, Equipment World, reported. The device uses a computer integrated into the machine, GPS receivers mounted on ...

Wirtgen’s AutoPilot Field Rover wins innovation award at Bauma 2013

Amanda Bayhi - Apr 22, 2013

Last week, our sister site, Equipment World, reported that Wirtgen was one of six innovation award winners at Bauma 2013. Wirtgen won for its “AutoPilot Field Rover” entry, which “accelerates the processes in road construction, saves costs and delivers higher quality.” ...

Wirtgen Group displays crusher drum technology in new Hamm H 25i compactor at Bauma 2013

Amanda Bayhi - Apr 15, 2013

Wirtgen Group introduced its Hamm H 25i VC compactor with crusher drum the first day of Bauma in Munich. Our sister site, Equipment World, reported today from Munich on Wirtgen’s newest technology, a combination of a concrete/asphalt milling drum with ...

Video Walkaround: Hamm HD 14 TT rubber tire roller at World of Asphalt 2013

Amanda Bayhi - Mar 19, 2013

While walking through the show floor here at World of Asphalt 2013 in San Antonio, we happened upon the Wirtgen Group booth and a new, small piece of equipment caught our eye. So, we asked Tim Kowalski, applications support manager ...

Kleemann finishes new headquarters, state-of-art manufacturing facility

Tina Grady Barbaccia - Apr 09, 2010

Kleemann GmbH has completed its new headquarters and state-of-the-art manufacturing plant near Göppingen, just east of Stuttgart in south-central Germany, and the new plant incorporates the highest production technologies for the manufacture of aggregates and minerals processing equipment. This new “greenfield” ...

Highway Contractor: RAP — Making new fans across the country

Brooke Wisdom - Feb 01, 2010

by Daniel Brown, Contributing Editor With workability, environmental benefits and solid performance reports,Reclaimed Asphalt Pavement — RAP — is becoming a bigger part of the mix. It’s a trend that’s sweeping the nation: using more reclaimed asphalt pavement (RAP) in hot-mix asphalt. ...