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History Cold milling

From milling contractor to world market leader

The perfectly engineered cold milling machines of today need mere minutes to load a 30-tonne truck with granulated asphalt material. It has been a long journey to get there, however, and WIRTGEN has been a key driver in enabling these advances to be made. In 1971, WIRTGEN built the first of a total of 100 hot milling machines for the contracting fleet it owned at that time. The technological leap from hot milling to cold milling was sparked, in 1979, by the use of carbide-tipped point-attack cutting tools that were commonly used in the mining industry.

From the very first cornerstone – developing the cold milling technology for road construction – to date, WIRTGEN has paved the road to success of this technology with numerous innovative milestones. Today, the WIRTGEN name is synonymous worldwide with high-performance cold milling technology.

1971

The prototype of a hot milling machine is successfully milling off damaged asphalt layers.

1979

The 3800 C, a cold milling machine of the first generation, is a rear loader with hydraulic milling drum drive.

1980

Like all small milling machines of the first generation, the 500 C offers a milling depth of up to 100 mm.

1984

The 2000 VC is the first front loader, making a deep and lasting impact on site logistics.

1988

The range pf applications is broadened considerably by the DC model range, which offers working depths of up to 300 mm.

1992

The first replaceable toolholder system increases the economic efficiency of the cold milling machines.

1999

The W 2000 large milling machine sets a new standard in operation and performance.

2001

The flexibility of the machines is enhanced by the FCS quickchange system for milling drums.

2005

The LEVEL PRO levelling technology developed by WIRTGEN adds ultra-precision to the cold milling process.

2009

The VCS extraction system reduces dust emissions during operation.

2010

The new generation of large milling machines from W 200 to W 250 sets new standards in milling performance.

2015

W 50 Ri and W 100 Cfi represent the new, highly effective operating concept implemented in the small milling machines.