Road Construction Equipment

Atlas Copco introduces HiLight V5+ LED Light towers

Atlas Copco, a leading innovator in portable air compressors, light towers, pumps, and handheld tools, has launched HiLight V5+ LED Light tower that includes a HardHat® canopy as standard, which ensures protection

Hamm HC Series: Advanced Engine Technology and Best Compaction for Earthworks

Since August 2021, Hamm has supplied new compactor models from the HC series to the Indian market. The machines, weighing 11t, are available with or without a drum drive. All machines fulfil

Volvo CE’s New Production Powerhouses for Users in India

Volvo Construction Equipment is enabling faster, smoother, and better road construction with its new range of Pavers, Compactors, and Pneumatic Rollers, while its new, next-gen Wheel Loaders are

Asphalt Batch Mix Plants Strengthening the Country’s Roads & Highways

The market for asphalt batch mix plants will see plants capable of running for longer hours while retaining their performance efficiency and without compromising on the output

New Ammann Wheeled Paver AFW 500 ideal for Highway Projects

Ammann has unveiled a paver that relies on European technology and is well suited to customers who focus on larger road projects. The Ammann AFW 500 Wheeled Asphalt Paver is available for most of Southeast

Wirtgen Launches Hamm HD 99i and HD 109i Tandem Rollers

The 2 new premium models with cutting-edge engine technology will enable high-quality compaction with economical operation. July 2021 saw the launch of two new Hamm tandem rollers – the HD 99i and HD 109i

Apollo Inffratech Group forms JV with UK’s Parker Plant

Apollo Inffratech Group has formed a joint venture with UK based Parker Plant Limited. The over 100-year-old Parker Plant is a market leader in manufacturing and supplying solutions for asphalt

Alltech Group Equipments, Technologies, and Innovative Solutions Deployed by MKC Infrastructure are Driving Productivity on the Delhi-Mumbai Expressway

A dream project of Road Transport & Highway Minister, Shri. Nitin Gadkari, the 1350-km Delhi-Mumbai Expressway with 8-lane wide controlled access, is connecting Delhi NCR with commercial capital Mumbai

Latest Drive Technology for Vögele SUPER 1400i Paver

The SUPER 1400i Universal Class paver is the first Vögele paver in the world to be fitted with an engine from the group’s parent company, John Deere, and as a result, the first to meet the more stringent CEV Stage

WIRTGEN GROUP: Driving Excellence on Greenfield Projects with a Fleet of Innovative Machines

Purvanchal Expressway is a prestigious greenfield project under construction in India. It commences near village Chand Sarai, located at Lucknow-Sultanpur Road (NH-731), district Lucknow, and concludes near village

Wacker Neuson introduces DPU6555 Hech Reversible Plate Compactor in India

Wacker Neuson’s DPU6555 Hech Reversible Plate Compactor is a heavy-duty soil compactor with a 65 kN centrifugal force; and it features ‘Compatec’ that informs the user of optimum achievement of compaction through

VÖGELE MT 3000-2 OFFSET Power Feeder Paving roads for the future

VÖGELE, a world market leader in Asphalt paving, offers the right paver for every application and with various combinations of different paving widths. It also offers state-of-the-art Power Feeders, especially for

Dynapac’s latest SD range of Pavers are designed to perform and built to last

Dynapac prioritizes customer satisfaction and success by focusing on enhancing their operational efficiencies. It has introduced Dynapac SD2500C, SD2530CS & SD 2550CS pavers with new features and packages to

SEM 915 launched by GMMCO and Caterpillar

On 20 January 2021, GMMCO and Caterpillar launched a new-generation Motor Grader SEM 915. The event was hosted online and saw an enthusiastic participation by customers. Also on display were other SEM models

Dynapac’s CA305 single drum vibratory soil compactor

A global compact design that improves productivity, fuel efficiency, rear visibility, manoeuvrability & transportation. Dynapac’s CA305 single drum vibratory soil compactor is used in various applications - be it roads

Surelia Engineering offers 2 Variants of Walk Behind Vibratory Rollers

The Walk Behind type of Vibratory Rollers (tandem) are easy to operate while performing a wide range of soil, granular and asphalt compaction. It is the ideal Compacting Roller for any type of compaction work in compact

The Wirtgen Group: New Generation of Material Feeders from VÖGELE

The MT 3000-3i Standard and MT 3000-3i Offset Power Feeders from VÖGELE guarantee constant, smooth transfer of material, and now give paving teams numerous practical new features. They are integrated with the latest

It’s time to change the thought process of service providers, says Bhaskarudu Peddakotla, Consultant, Mining & Construction Machines. We are now in the ‘Age of Customers’ where the buyers are empowered and are demanding

WIRTGEN GROUP machines lead to Motorway rehabilitation in record time

Contractor JOHANN BUNTE Bauunternehmung showed how to rehabilitate the surface and binder courses of a section of motorway successfully in an incredibly short time. On the A3 near Duisburg, the paving team rehabilitated an

Heavy-Duty Hydrostatic Drive Powers Ammann ARS 121 - a Tried-And-Tested Soil Compactor

Soil compactors are used to rearrange particles, reduce the void ratio, and increase density. Soil compaction improves the shear strength and load-bearing capacity of the soil. Improper soil compaction results

Modified drums and intelligent compaction are the new value engineered add-ons that promise higher productivity at a lower operating cost. However, the higher initial cost of these machines can be offset by enhanced post-sales

Road projects need advanced machines that can deliver higher uptime for timely completion of the projects. Adequate product support and service by the manufacturers is equally important to prevent equipment downtime

A machine’s undercarriage needs special attention as it supports the entire machine weight and performs in tough terrains, over obstacles and abrasive materials like silica, sand etc, says Bhaskarudu Peddakotla

VÖGELE’s new SB 300 Fixed-Width Screed ensures top quality paving

The new SB 300 Fixed-Width Screed from VÖGELE demonstrated its benefits right from the start during a project to lay a major road. It processed complex materials such as porous asphalt and stone mastic asphalt in large

ECHELON Paving at Delhi-Mumbai Expressway with VÖGELE Super 1800-3 Pavers Impressively Wide Incredibly Accurate

The Delhi-Mumbai Expressway is one of the most prestigious expressway projects in India, currently. It will start near Gurugram at Sohna and terminate at Mumbai (JNPT). With a total length of 1353 km, the Expressway is divided

AMMANN ARX 91 Articulated Tandem Roller passes tough test

Indian contractor Prakash Asphalting & Toll Highways India tested an AMMANN ARX 91 Articulated Tandem Roller on a jobsite and was extremely pleased with the results. “The AMMANN ARX 91 was able to achieve the desired compaction

Excessive Idle Running of Diesel Engine and the Effects

Many people, particularly operators, have their own myths on idle running of engines of the machines they operate, such as idling is essential to warm up the engine before loading the engine (moving with or without load)

Surelia Engineers Innovative Vibratory Roller Attachment for Backhoes & Excavators

Surelia Engineers has introduced an innovative Vibratory Roller which can be attached to any Excavator and Backhoe loader. This attachment is used as a compactor for Slopes, Unreachable or difficult to reach areas where

Ammann: Green Roads for India Initiative Towards Swatch Bharat

The success of Ammann Asphalt-Mixing Plants is driven by innovation, backed by massive investments in R&D for developing sustainable and cost-effective solutions for the road building industry. For instance, the company

Fleet of HAMM Compactors help build Komaravelli Mallana Sagar Reservoir

The Kaleshwaram Lift Irrigation Project is a gigantic project around the Godavari River in the state of Telangana. The aim is to supply this region, which has been extremely short of water for years, with a reliable source