With 24 world and market premieres at the machinery exhibition, plus the latest technologies and digital solutions, John Deere and the Wirtgen Group will be offering visitors to the show a customer-focused experience at ConExpo.
Cold milling specialist Wirtgen will present a world premiere that opens a new area of application for its customers. Detailed information will be available at the start of the trade show.
The new generation of wheeled cold recyclers and soil stabilizers from the WR X-Tier series will also be making an appearance. These machines cover a broad spectrum of applications ranging from cold recycling – structural road rehabilitation – to the stabilization of a variety of construction materials in processes such as soil stabilization or consolidation in road construction.
The intuitive Human-Machine Interface (HMI) offers comprehensive assistance and interactive, digital guidance for the improvement of mixing quality and productivity. Digital components such as MIX ASSIST and Wirtgen Group COPILOT significantly increase efficiency while simultaneously lowering the operating costs per square metre.
Dash 5 pavers
Vögele will launch the latest generation of Dash 5 pavers for the North American market. The machines include improved ergonomics for machine operators, faster setup times, more automated processes and an efficient drive concept.
Highlights at the show will be the world premieres in the 10-foot class: the SUPER 2000-5 X tracked paver and the SUPER 2003-5 X wheeled paver with the completely redesigned VR 600 screed with rear-mounted extensions and the VF 600 with front-mounted extensions.
The SUPER 800-5 P from the Mini Class segment – the successor to the SUPER 700 – is the latest addition to the range of machines for asphalt paving. This small Dash 5 paver also comes with new features such as the intuitive ErgoBasic 5 operating concept and a completely new hopper wall geometry that ensures an ideal overview and flexible loading.
Automation in compaction
At Hamm, the focus is on the automation of compaction processes. The already familiar Smart Compact Basic has now been expanded to include the decisive parameter for quality assessment during compaction: the real-time asphalt density. This is determined on the machine by the new Realtime Density Scan function in the Smart Compact Pro system and forms the basis for automated regulation of the compaction energy and compaction modes in both drums of the HD+ and HX series tandem rollers. This enables the roller driver to constantly monitor the development of the density in real-time, even during static compaction. Smart Compact Pro enables monitoring of the asphalt density over the entire construction site. This enables precise compliance with regulatory requirements and significantly reduces the risks of financial penalties.
With the HC 200i C VA, Hamm will also be presenting a corresponding solution for the earthworks segment that enables automated, direct and continuously variable adjustment of the amplitude based on a new measured value in MN/m². With the HC 100i G-Tier compactor, Hamm will also be presenting a new model for the North American market designed especially for plant hire customers.
Material processing
For the materials processing sector, Kleemann will present its MOBISCREEN MSS 1102 PRO scalper, a new PRO Line screening plant being shown on the North American market for the first time.
The plant is designed for processing materials at rates of up to 750 t/h and is ideal for use in quarries. The intuitive plant control concept reduces the risk of operating errors and minimizes operator training time. Additionally, all relevant functions can be operated from a safe distance, thereby ensuring a higher level of occupational safety. Thanks to the optional Dual Power drive, the MSS 1102 PRO can also be operated all electrically. In conjunction with other Kleemann crushing and screening plant and smart line coupling, the new scalper impressively demonstrates its advantages for customers as part of a complete production system.
The Kleemann screening plants can now also be equipped with SPECTIVE CONNECT. This digital application provides operators with all relevant data such as speed, consumption values and fill levels directly on their smartphone.
The stockpile monitoring function provides a display of the status of material stockpiles. This makes the work easier and increases productivity.
John Deere Operations Center
The digital telematics platform for solutions for the optimization of processes, machines and services is where all information required for end-to-end management of entire construction sites is brought together. Among other things, previously created project data can be communicated directly to milling machines and pavers via the integrated Work Planner to enable partially automated completion of projects. Users are provided with a continuous overview of the overall process progress by being able to view relevant performance data generated by the Wirtgen Group Performance Tracker (WPT). The following WPT solutions are available: WPT Milling, WPT Paving, WPT Compacting, WPT Crushing and WPT Stabilizing. They also document all work carried out by a machine – for example, a milled, paved or compacted area or the volume of materials processed.
Thanks to smart hardware and software solutions, existing machines can be quickly retrofitted with the system for the measurement and documentation of performance data. Digital solutions thus contribute to ensuring that customers can fulfil their obligations for providing detailed reports without significant additional effort and can look forward to considerably less stress in their daily work.
