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January 17, 2023

Pilosio flies high with Flydeck

The Flydeck system from Pilosio simplifies and speeds up the assembly of suspended scaffolding and structures more safely.Importantly, because it is an under-bridge suspended system, there is no need to stop bridge traffic or close lanes. The system consists of 25cm or 45cm aluminium or steel lattice girders connected by patented pins and spring pins.
Pilosio flies high with Flydeck
January 17, 2023

Efficient compaction

An innovative tool to help optimise surface quality after compaction is now being considered by BOMAG. There is a need for this technology to fill a gap in road construction work, according to the firm
BOMAG is considering the viability of a compact autonomous rover unit to assess surface quality during construction work
January 16, 2023

Making construction cool with Leica Geosystems, Topcon and Trimble

Put a young person in a modern excavator today and their eyes light up. In the latest World Highways Roundtable on the benefits of connected construction, we asked three leading experts on machine control technology how the industry can present itself as a cool, and computer-savvy place to work using autonomous machines and on-screen solutions. Simplify usage and be 43% more productive. Get out of the dirt and into a new high-tech world. It’s simple and easy, they say.

January 16, 2023

Screed heating option

Volvo CE is now offering a new screed heating option for its asphalt pavers, which can also be retrofitted to existing machines
Volvo CE’s new system allows a paver screed to be preheated  from an external electrical supply before the crew arrives onsite
January 16, 2023

Femern to tender for Fehmarnbelt rail works

The contract will comprise a 25km two-track railway to run trains at 200kph and a catenary system of which 18km will be inside the immersed road-rail Fehmarnbelt Tunnel.
January 16, 2023

Prototype electric loader from Komatsu at bauma

Komatsu is unveiling its prototype electric compact wheeled loader, which has been designed and built together with Moog, a specialist in the field of precision control components and systems. Moog’s Intelligent electric system includes an electric traction motor, lift, tilt and steering electric cylinders, power electronics, system control computer, battery, and battery management system. The integrated control system connects and coordinates the actions across the machine, while the all-electric actuators and motors drive the machine’s traction and loading system, offering high efficiency and controllability.
Komatsu
January 13, 2023

Efficient concrete production

Giatec says that its new SmartMix package is a mix management, automated mix analytics, and reporting software. This is said to allow producers to optimise their concrete mixes in real time to reduce cement usage and mix cost.
 Giatec says it can optimise concrete quality and production for use in construction with its new system © Bogdan Hoda | Dreamstime.com
January 13, 2023

The future of autonomy

The panel of experts from Trimble and Dynapac discussed where the construction industry is on the path to autonomy at present, where it is heading, and Trimble’s overall corporate vision for the future. Trimble’s philosophy is that machine autonomy is about more than just controlling the machine. To move the industry forward, autonomy solutions must also turn real-time data into real-time information to optimise and coordinate the jobsite of the future according to Trimble. Providing full access to that data presents a challenge, but can be achieved.
The future of autonomy
January 12, 2023

Leading organisations in the road sector release a joint statement for COP27

The 27th Conference of the Parties of the UNFCCC (COP 27) was hosted this year on 6-18 November in Sharm El-Sheik, Egypt with the aim to accelerate global climate action through emissions reduction, scaled-up adaptation efforts, and enhanced flows of appropriate finance able to ensure a ‘just transition’.
IRF Geneva
January 12, 2023

Kleemann’s electric-drive impact crusher

Kleemann is premiering its mobile impact crusher MOBIREX MR 130(i) PRO. The latest member of the Wirtgen Group brand’s PRO line, the extremely powerful plant is used as a primary and secondary crusher in natural stone and recycling and meets high environmental standards. Local emission-free operation is said to be possible thanks to the model’s E-DRIVE diesel-electric drive with the option of external power supply.
Kleemann
January 11, 2023

Beijing breakthrough for Jinghua

In September, the Beijing East Sixth Ring Road Reconstruction Project reported that mega slurry tunnel boring machine (TBM) called Jinghua had achieved its first breakthrough.
The TBM from CRCHI - China Railway Construction Heavy Industry – is the largest TBM ever to be used in China (image courtesy CRCHI)
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