Materials

September 19, 2024
Innovations in plant development
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April 19, 2022
Huesker: the case for geosynthetics
Huesker, a global manufacturer of geosynthetics and technical textiles, explains how incorporating geosynthetic material can boost a project’s…
April 19, 2022
Turkish firm E-MAK has supplied asphalt plant technology to a customer in Denmark
Turkish asphalt plant supplied to Denmark
A customer in Denmark is now benefiting from asphalt production technology supplied by Turkish firm E-MAK.
April 8, 2022
UDOT chose one of the most challenging locations in the State: the POE on Interstate 80 which usually suffers heavy rutting from trucks
Bitumen technology: cutting maintenance costs
Thicklift in Utah, epoxy modification for Ethiopia and inbuilt de-icing in South Korea - a focus on technologies designed to lower maintenance and…
April 4, 2022
A modified spray bar has two sets of nozzles for the two-component epoxy bitumen system
Epoxy resins for resilient roads in Ethiopia
Using epoxy bitumen in chip seals could significantly increase the life of high-volume roads in low-income countries and make them more resilient to…
April 1, 2022
The FH-R attachment can be fitted to most compact machines
Adding road shoulders efficiently
Road Widener is now offering its patented FH-R shouldering and side paver attachment.
March 30, 2022
Located next to a road, the space for the plant upgrade was restricted and this provided challenges
Asphalt plant retrofit with Benninghoven
An existing asphalt mixing plant in Braunfels, Germany has benefited from a retrofit solution to boost its performance. Asphalt plant manufacturer…
March 21, 2022
High technology is offered by the Ammann plant for asphalt production
Sophisticated asphalt plant from Ammann
A highly sophisticated asphalt mixing plant is in operation in southwestern Germany. The plant is now being operated by Makadamwerk Schwaben.
March 18, 2022
Last call for bauma innovation entries
The last call is being made for entries to the international bauma Innovation Award, which will be presented for the 13th time on the eve of bauma…
March 9, 2022
The Wirtgen recycler has been used to produce construction materials onsite
Road recycling train from Wirtgen in Nigeria
The Wirtgen Group has worked with Julius Berger Nigeria (JBN) in Nigeria to deliver a landmark project
March 4, 2022
Ice formation on Marshall specimens; ice on the specimen containing Winterpave (left) was easily detached, whereas the ice on the other was not
Additive helps roads de-ice themselves
Italian additive specialist Iterchimica has created an additive for asphalt mixes which allows pavement surfaces to de-ice themselves.
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