All Compaction Equipment Articles

Hamm H20i 20 tonne roller features Tier 4 interim low emissions engine.

Compaction specialist Hamm will take the wraps off the 311 compactor at the bC India exhibition. The unit was designed in co-operation between its German and Indian engineers and is manufactured at a new factory in Pune.

Compaction equipment manufacturer Bomag said it will increase its prices by 3% from January because of higher material costs.

Singapore-Chinese company Uni-corp is marketing its own Paclite Equipment brand of light compaction and concreting equipment worldwide after many years acting as an OEM supplier to manufacturers in the west.

Bomag launched its largest ever roller at the Bauma exhibition in the shape of its BW332 single drum roller.

Dynapac, part of the Atlas Copco group and exhibiting on the same stand as its parent, will have several new compaction and paver products on show.

On the massive 9000 m2 Wirtgen Group stand, Hamm will be a big attraction for compaction equipment buyers, and there will be plenty new to see.

Wacker Neuson says its new DPU 130 vibratory plate offers the same compacting power as a 7 t roller. A key feature of the remote controlled unit is the use of two ground plates that make it more maneuverable.

New launches from the Wirtgen Group's compaction sepcialist Hamm will include two new HD+ tandem rollers as well as updates to its CompactLine.

Bomag, part of the Fayat Group, will launch the huge BW 332 32 tonne single drum roller at Bauma.

Compaction and light equipment manufacturer Masterpac is to establish a new European sales office in Paris, France on 1 March 2010. The operation will be run by ex-Dynapac sales and marketing employee Ms Nathalie Nguyen.

IRN looks at some recently launched light compaction equipment.

SAKAI America is launching a range of Japanese-built light compaction equipment for North America to add to the larger, US-assembled rollers it already sells.

Bobcat has launched a new range of vibratory rollers for use on its skid-steer loaders, compact tracked loaders, all-wheel steer loaders and telehandlers.

Netherlands rental company Bo-Rent has ordered £0.5 million (€0.6 million) worth of JCB light compaction equipment.

Sakai unveiled its new 10.6 tonne SW770HF vibratory tandem roller last week at the World of Asphalt show in Orlando, US. The machine on show was the first production model in a ‘slow release' program and represents Sakai's entry into the larger rollers market in the US.

A fleet of Bomag asphalt rollers including ten pivot steered BW174 and BW184 models have compacted 81000 tonnes of asphalt at Zurich airport in Switzerland

Spanish concrete vibrator and powered screed manufacturer Enerco is investing in a new multi-million Euro production facility in La Muela, 25 km from its current base in Zaragoza. The company expects to move into the facility early in 2009.

Dynapac has introduced the LG520 radio remote controlled reversible plate compactor designed for compaction of backfill in pipe and cable trenches, as well as road repair and maintenance work.

Patrick Hill reports on new compaction equipment, including plate compactors, rollers and tampers.