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Wirtgen GmbH introduced its Vacuum Cutting System (VCS) for use in front-loading road milling machines to suppress airborne material particles, which are produced by the milling process. All Wirtgen’s larger cold mills can be fitted with the CVS to extract fine material particles at the cutter drum. By creating a negative pressure in the drum […]

When conveyor belts carrying heavy material start to wander off track, the result can be disastrous, costly downtime. The conveyor products division at ASGCO®, Allentown, Pa., designs conveyor belt tracking systems including the Tru-Trainer® belt-alignment system to prevent belts from wandering too far off track. The patented ASGCO Tru-Trainer Tapered Trougher offers tracking performance on […]

To decrease the number of machines each operator has to track, and to provide even operation of those machines, the engineering team at Roadtec, Chattanooga, developed the new Shuttle Buggy Autotracking Package. It uses wireless technology to get smooth material transfer while the paver sets a pace that the MTV matches. Here’s how it works: […]

Performance improvements and technology with a customer-friendly interface are key benefits of the new F-Series pavers from Caterpillar Global Paving. Here’s how the AP1055F works. The first step, as you would expect, is to get mix to the hopper. Whether you use a material transfer device or a haul truck, you first deposit mix into […]