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Heavy Equipment Guide’s Spotlight features key products and equipment that have been recently introduced. To keep up to date on the latest equipment and product introductions visit HeavyEquipmentGuide.ca or subscribe to our weekly eNewsletter at HeavyEquipmentGuide.ca/newsletter-info VÖGELE
CLASSIC AND PREMIUM ASPHALT PAVERS
From now on, Vögele pavers will be allocated into two new lines, Classic or Premium, with each subdivided in up to five classes: Mini, Compact, Universal, Highway or Special. The machines will make their world debut at Bauma 2019. The current total of 48 machines and 26 screed versions are assigned to a line based on operating system (ErgoBasic on Classic and ErgoPlus on Premium) and equipment, and to a class depending on paving width, performance and areas of application. The extremely easy-to-use ErgoBasic operating system has all the essential features required for daily paving work. Cutting-edge technology and advanced mechanical engineering are features of ErgoPlus 3, which uses a display screen to manage screed, conveyors and augers, automatic programs like Vögele’s AutoSet Plus, RoadScan temperature-measurement system, and WITOS Paving process-management solution.
LBX COMPANY
ENGCON
LINK-BELT 2D GRADE CONTROL
POWERFUL TILTROTATOR FOR EXCAVATORS
LBX has two new factory-installed grade control technology options for their 210 X4 excavator. The Link-Belt 2D MG (Machine Guidance) system provides an operator with visual and audible indication when they are above, below or at their desired target grade. The monitor indicates the position of the attachment relative to the target grade at all times, without relying on a grade checker.
Engcon’s new EC233 series tiltrotator has a break torque of 340 kNm (240,771 lbf-ft), making it the market’s most powerful tiltrotator built for excavators in the 24- to 33-metric-ton range. It replaces Engcon’s EC30, which has been available since the mid-1990s. The EC233 comes standard with either the QS70 or QS80 quick hitch, and central lubrication load valves on tilt cylinders, plus it is ready for EC-Oil automatic oil coupling, with or without gripper. Tilt angle is +/- 45 degrees.
ASTEC MOBILE SCREENS
MULTI-FREQUENCY SCREEN LINE Astec Mobile Screens’s multi-frequency technology combines a conventional, two-bearing vibrator, traditionally used on an incline screen, with a high-frequency vibrator on the bottom deck. The combination of the two systems creates a screen that operates with a higher G-force. The increased screening energy enables the multi-frequency screen to process material with higher moisture content. The company reports that customers have seen tremendous improvements in their operations by using the multi-frequency screen in the GT205, launched in early 2017, and the company now offers the technology on all its five-foot-wide, two-deck screens, their portable PTSC205 plant and the GT145 track screen.
IOWA MOLD TOOLING The Link-Belt 2D MC (Machine Control) system provides the same indications as the 2D MG but can also control the boom and bucket while the operator controls the speed of the stick to maintain a consistently smooth, flat or sloping surface. It is ideal for applications like trenching for underground utilities, pipelines, or anything that requires the last pass to perfectly match the desired target. LBX reports that compared to a 2D MG system, operators are up to 40 percent more productive with 2D MC excavator automatics. 8
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HIGH-CAPACITY HYDRAULIC LOADER CRANE IMT’s newest hydraulic loader crane, the 42684, provides precise handling and expert maneuverability of palletized materials for the building supply construction industries. It offers the longest and highest lift capacity in the IMT lineup at 305,580 foot-pounds, and has a maximum lift capacity of 10,500 pounds (4,763 kg), up to 84 feet of horizontal reach and a maximum vertical reach of 95 feet. A hydraulic out-and-down stabilizer span provides excellent stability for loading and unloading palletized goods, while a high lift-to-weight ratio allows for maximum payload on the truck. The 42684 model also includes an Electronic Vehicle Stability (EVS) system which increases the working area of the crane by calculating improved stability conditions. Additional features include: Radio Remote with InfoCenter which provides real-time display of loader conditions; Progressive Crane Control (PCC) for smooth crane movement and operator efficiency; Priority Flow Control (PFC) to optimize crane movements during operation of multiple functions; and a 420-degree turntable.
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