VÖGELE Compact Class paver rehabilitating 210 villages: cramped conditions, yet professional paving

Jiangsu | Jiangning

A SUPER 1100-3 demonstrated its capabilities in Jiangsu province. Here the Compact Class paver completed a demanding job: rehabilitating local roads in 210 villages in Jiangning district. On the one hand, this entailed working at an extremely variable width, whilst on the other, the aim was to maintain a tight schedule, because work in each of the villages had to be completed within two days.

In one of these villages, Banshan, a concrete road needed rehabilitating. The local government decided to have an asphalt surface course 6 cm thick paved over the top of it. For this job, the SUPER 1100-3 worked at a width between 2.9 m and 4.2 m, paving a total surface area of 3,600 m2 with asphalt. The high pave speed of up to 4.5 m/min made an important contribution to maintaining the schedule. On the SUPER 1100-3, this is facilitated by a powerful 74.4 kW diesel engine.

Where simple, safe operation is involved, users need to make no compromises at all, even with the VÖGELE Compact Class. This is because VÖGELE machines are operated in an identical manner across all series. The Premium Line pavers, of which the SUPER 1100-3 is one, integrate the ErgoPlus 3 operating concept. The Classic Line machines rely on ErgoBasic, but both systems are similar in structure, satisfy stringent ergonomic requirements and allow asphalt job sites to be managed reliably at all times.

The paver operator from the contractor, NanjingWestern Road & Bridge Group Co., Ltd., agrees: “You can find your way around VÖGELE machines very quickly. And if, like us, you use pavers of several different types, you don’t need to get used to it first.” In addition to the SUPER 1100-3, his company also uses different SUPER 1900-3 L pavers of the Highway Class.

The screed is especially important when pave widths change frequently. It is only possible to work under such conditions at high speed and to a high quality standard if the screed can be adjusted as smoothly and rapidly as possible. This makes the SmartWheel on the screed operator’s console a very important feature indeed. It enables users to adjust width reliably and above all accurately without having to take their eye off the outer paving edge. “It’s a really brilliant idea from VÖGELE. It makes our work with the screed easier. The SmartWheel makes it child’s play to pave right up to obstacles such as house walls with ease. And with extreme accuracy, too.”

The AB 340 V Extending Screed is ideally suited to the spheres of application of VÖGELE Compact Class machines. It can be infinitely extended in a range from 1.8 m to 3.4 m and with bolt-on extensions, achieves its maximum pave width of 4.2 m. Cut-off shoes permit a minimum width of just 0.75 m, allowing even trenches, for example, to be filled economically and professionally.

The AB 340 V with its powerful electric heating system is also typical of VÖGELE extending screeds. The modern heating system quickly and uniformly heats the screed up to operating temperature, ensuring a smooth paving result. To make sure this too is even, VÖGELE relies on a highly stable single-tube telescoping system which allows width to be adjusted accurate to the millimetre. This telescoping system is furthermore arranged at a high enough level to prevent contact with paving material.