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Fayat is aiming its new multi-function spraying machine at contractors looking to reduce costs and increase efficiency. Most conventional sprayers are not used to lay tack coats before hot mixes so Fayat opted to make a multi-function machine able to combine these functions. In addition to spraying, this new machine also carries sealing material or supplies of water and diesel for worksite equipment.

The latest tack coat spraying equipment from French firm Fayat helps ensure adhesion of micro-surfacing products when carrying out road repairs. The latest NOVASEALER machine offers versatility as it can spray on a tack coat and micro-surfacing product at the same time, instead of having to use two separate machines.

High versatility is claimed for the new PTC 20RHV Vibrodriver piling unit, which can drive and extract profiled sections of sheet piling, H, concrete or wooden piles. This highly productive machine offers an integrated solution including the rig with its guiding pole, as well as the novel Vibrodriver, hydraulic hammer and press. The equipment is said to cut driving time is cut sharply as the rigs are fitted with powerful winches. In addition, the rigs require a comparatively small space on-site and are high

bC India has been hailed a success after attracting more than 28,000 professional visitors – despite the show being held during tough trading times for the construction equipment industry. The four-day bauma ConExpo event at the Bandra Kurla Complex in Mumbai was finishing today, with 710 exhibitors from 33 countries having taken part in what was the second staging of the international show. Thomas Löffler, chief executive officer of the show’s organiser, bC Expo India, said: “The visitor numbers are satisf

In terms of productivity, comfort and safety, and easy maintenance, Hitachi Construction Machinery (Europe) (HCME) says its ZX140W-5 wheeled excavator being showcased at bauma delivers on every level. Described as an efficient performer on any job site, the ZX140W-5’s powerful new-generation 90.2kW Isuzu Stage IIIB-compliant engine is said to deliver higher productivity than the previous Zaxis-3 model with greater fuel efficiency. The HIOS III hydraulic system contributes to less fuel consumption. The machi

MOBA says that its colour-coded compaction roller guidance system, the MCA-2000, now comes with additional functionality. This package offers wireless data transfer between the roller and the office and will allow more homogeneous and high-quality compaction of an asphalt road surface. Marketing manager Christine Seidel said, “The operator can see what has been done, where the machine has been and where it should go next. At the end of the day all this day can be taken out of the machine and used to make up