All the latest news at a glance – from the WIRTGEN GROUP and the WIRTGEN, VÖGELE, HAMM, KLEEMANN, and BENNINGHOVEN product brands.
Two projects on the same day
The ideal choice for urban construction projects: A W 120 Fi fitted with the Comfort Cabin demonstrates its versatility and outstanding performance in Berlin.
A Vögele SUPER 2180-3 Li paver and a Hamm HD 148i VO tandem roller delivered impressive performance and quality on a major highway construction project in China.
A race against time: Racetrack resurfacing project in Miami
In the world of Formula 1 racing, where every single millimetre counts, Sunland Asphalt Paving relied on its best people for the successful resurfacing of Miami's Formula 1 racing circuit.
Impact crusher MOBIREX MR 130i EVO2 – the all-rounder in recycling operations
The impact crusher MOBIREX MR 130i EVO2 is an integral part of the machine fleet of CK Abbruch & Erdbau GmbH and proves its flexibility over and over again.
Sustainable surface mining technology for the mining and quarrying industry
A recent visit to our customer Ciments Calcia in France gave the guests deeper insights into the versatility of the most advanced extraction technologies.
Upgrade of the transport infrastructure for the construction of wind turbines in Germany’s Swabian Jura region. A Wirtgen Group Production System with a John Deere Motor Grader was deployed on the project.
Two Vögele pavers involved in the construction of the Zoji-La Tunnel in India. This tunnel provides a year-round, weather-independent connection between the regions of Ladakh and Kashmir and, at a length of approximately 13 km, is the longest road tunnel in Asia.
Slipform paving with the Wirtgen SP 94i enables Capital Paving to make the most of project restrictions and improve quality on a paving project on Interstate 44 in Missouri.
In-situ cold recycling: the most sustainable solution
A Greek motorway operator chose the in-situ cold recycling method with a cold recycling train from the Wirtgen Group for the rehabilitation of two sections of an important motorway.
A Kleemann plant train greatly optimises processes
A Kleemann plant train was recently put into operation at Table Mountain Rock in Oregon (USA): The jaw crusher MOBICAT MC 110i EVO2 and the cone crusher MOBICONE MCO 90i EVO2 are combined with the MOBISCREEN MSC 953i EVO classifying screen plant.
In a quarry in the Bavarian Forest, the paving specialist Godelmann crushes granite into fine grit. The material on site is extremely hard and abrasive.
In a quarry in Louisville, Nebraska, a Wirtgen Surface Miner 280 SM(i) is being used for the layer-by-layer and particularly environmentally friendly extraction of limestone.
Electric rollers – first use on construction sites
Since their world première at bauma 2022, Hamm electric rollers have been impressing people on a daily basis in an extremely wide range of applications. Advantages: Simple operation along with quiet and local-emission-free work.
Cold recycling train with new Vögele SUPER 2100-5i
The contractors opted for cold in-place recycling when rehabilitating an agricultural road on the Dutch coast. The new SUPER 2100-5i Highway Class paver from Vögele was also used.
In Aarau, Switzerland, rail engineers from Rhomberg Sersa Rail Group are using a HD 10C VV tandem roller from Hamm to pre-compact ballast before they upgrade the points.
Stringless concrete paving with the Wirtgen SP 25i and AutoPilot
German construction contractor “VSB infra” takes advantage of the benefits of AutoPilot 2.0 for the paving of a poured in-place concrete safety barrier on the A 43 Autobahn near the city of Münster.
The 280 SMi delivers full performance in selective mining operations
At the end of 2021, a Wirtgen Surface Miner 280 SMi commenced operation in Kiviõli, an industrial town in northern Estonia. The machine is used for the selective mining of oil shale and limestone.
Interest in sustainable solutions for road construction is constantly growing. Construction? Yes, but how? The Wirtgen Group offers a wide range of machines and systems for all phases of construction projects.
With the first mobile, all-electric screening plant MOBISCREEN MSC 702i EVO with Dual Power for screening quartz sand, Emil Steidle is breaking new ground.
The running track of the Stadio Olimpico in Rome is being renovated with a Wirtgen W 200 Fi cold milling machine in preparation for the 26th European Athletics Championships in 2024.
Hungary’s first mixing plant with 70 % recycled material content
A Benninghoven TBA 3000 asphalt mixing plant which can produce asphalt from 70 % milled material thanks to a parallel drum has been commissioned in Hungary.
First-class results in the construction of the Ningpan Expressway
In order to build the new Ningpan-Panzhihua Expressway, the construction company undertaking the work opted for the powerful combination of the Vögele SUPER 3000-3i, the Hamm HC 228 D compactor and the Hamm HD 0128V tandem roller – with impressive results.
N.A. Manosh Corporation invests in machines from the Wirtgen Group
The N. A. Manosh Corporation is an important partner of the construction industry and offers a wide range of services for customers in Vermont and New England.
Wirtgen Group machines rehabilitate the Beitbridge-Harare-Chirundu Highway
The extensive rehabilitation of the around 582 km section between Beitbridge and Harare and the partial widening of the roadway from 7 m to 12.5 m began in 2019.
Worldwide first Kleemann jaw crusher MOBICAT MC 110(i) EVO2 put into operation
Since the beginning of March 2021, the worldwide first jaw crusher of type MOBICAT MC 110(i) EVO2 has been working in a quarry from Recycling GmbH Lahnau.
Cycleway rehabilitation in Aachen with the W 100 Fi
The new W 100 Fi Wirtgen compact milling machine with F-series technology did an excellent job in the extremely narrow confines of a cycleway in Aachen, Germany.
In Suzhou, the Wirtgen SP 15 impressed with high quality and efficiency in the course of the construction of an in situ concrete safety barrier by offset paving.
In Tianjin, Wirtgen Group plants and machines recycled 60,000 m³ of construction materials with the in-plant cold recycling process and reused it for paving.
In Tangshan City, a cold recycling paving train featuring the core technology of the new Wirtgen W 240 CR rehabilitated the surface of a road with the cold recycling method.
Concrete removal by cold milling at Leipzig/Halle Airport
In the course of the refurbishment of Leipzig/Halle Airport by Kutter GmbH & Co. KG, the first phase of the project involved the complete removal of the concrete surface layer of the north runway and associated taxiways within 30 days. Resurfacing could begin only after the completion of this first phase. 350,000 tonnes of extremely hard concrete reinforced with rebar mats (Continuously Reinforced Concrete Pavement - CRCP) were removed in the course of the cutting process.
Wirtgen Group construction machines took the lead in rehabilitating the surface of the Autódromo Internacional do Algarve for Formula 1’s return to Portugal.
Wirtgen Group machines with great performance on Samruddhi Expressway
Wirtgen Group machines work with great performance on the new Samruddhi Expressway. It is an important connection in India and links the whole country.
Kleemann impact crusher MR 130 Zi EVO2 working in California
In the sunshine state of California, the MOBIREX MR 130 Zi EVO2 mobile impact crusher is processing recycled material at RAMCO. The machine impresses with its flexibility and simple operation.
In-place cold recycling near Paris with a W 240 CRi
In-place cold recycling enables French lead contractor Colas to cut emissions and conserve resources during the rehabilitation of a link road in Yvelines, France.
Concrete paving with the SP 62i at Keflavik Air Base
During the extension project at Keflavik Air Base, HIB Iceland Ehf deployed a Wirtgen SP 62i slipform paver for the concrete paving of the operational areas.
The transportable asphalt mixing plant type TBA from Benninghoven is popular across the globe – including in Yatala (Queensland), where the COLAS Australia Group has put a TBA 4000 into operation.
In the Caribbean nation of Trinidad & Tobago, a PRO plant train with MC 120 Z PRO and MCO 11 PRO from Kleemann has been in operation since 2020 for Jusamco Ltd.
During construction of a carriageway in a road tunnel in Karlsruhe, Vögele road pavers and Hamm tandem rollers not only satisfied the strict emissions specifications, but also ensured efficient, high-quality paving.
The mobile screening plants MOBISCREEN MS EVO impress in four projects in Lithuanian quarries with good transport properties, high performance, flexible application options and low fuel consumption.
Handover of a John Deere motor grader in the Emsland region of Germany
The handover of a 622GP motor grader to the Aschendorf-based road construction and civil engineering company Hermann Jansen (HJA) marks the first time that Wirtgen Deutschland Vertriebs- und Service GmbH has sold a John Deere earth-moving machine in the Bremen, Emsland, Ammerland and East Frisia region of Germany.
In Hemer, in Germany’s North-Rhine Westphalia, Vögele Compact Class machines paved a new karting track, delivering precision work in the process: over a distance of exactly 391.49 m, they paved seven hairpin bends and an obstacle - a so-called chicane - all in an incredibly small space.
In Schlag near Passau, in the heart of the so-called "granite country", Berger Rohstoffe GmbH took over a quarry in 2020. Since May 2021, a PRO plant train from Kleemann has been producing grit for high-quality concrete and impresses with high productivity and economy.
In collaboration with circuit design specialists from the Italian engineering consultants Studio Dromo, the British lead contractor Tarmac wins the race to reprofile and resurface the Silverstone Circuit in time for the British Grand Prix – with Wirtgen Group machines, plants and systems.
Premiere for a fleet of brand new asphalt road construction machines in Germany’s Westerwald region
Working with the ‘hot on hot’ method on a contract for the repair of a major road through the Westerwald, a fleet of new Vögele pavers and Hamm pneumatic-tyre and tandem rollers enabled the team from contractor Abel & Weimar from Limburg to deliver optimal paving results from start to finish.
The H 7i VIO compactor with high-performance compaction system and powerful travel drive shows off its talents when compacting a frost protection layer in Titisee-Neustadt and during dam construction along the banks of the Rhine.
A Wirtgen concrete paving train impresses with high productivity in Texas
Continuously reinforced concrete pavement is particularly attractive due to its low maintenance costs. It is cost-effective, extremely durable and requires very little maintenance.
A Wirtgen concrete paving train impresses with high productivity in Texas
Continuously reinforced concrete pavement is particularly attractive due to its low maintenance costs. It is cost-effective, extremely durable and requires very little maintenance.
Retrofit solutions for modernising existing asphalt mixing plants make sense for lots of reasons – and are often more beneficial than investing in new equipment.
A large French construction company wants to run a sustainable and CO₂ neutral operation. A new Benninghoven asphalt mixing plant provides a large contribution to this.
For the construction of a water collection basin with a holding capacity of 18,500 m³, which is knocked into the granite rock near Brixen, NordBau Peskoller from Kiens uses the new jaw crusher MOBICAT MC 110i EVO2.
In Bad Fredeburg in the Sauerland region, two HAMM H 25i VC compactors with their special crusher drum were used to simultaneously crush and compact the local, "Fredeburger" slate.
Ace Aggregates is a newly founded company that produces crushed rock in a reopened quarry in the West Virginian mountains. In around one year, the team has increased its production from 181,000 tons to approx. 545,000 tons per year – and delivered it.
Landfill construction with a Wirtgen Group machine train
In the course of an extension programme, Joh. Wachenfeld GmbH & Co. KG permanently sealed the base of a landfill site for demolition waste and contaminated soil in the north of the state of Hesse, Germany.
SP 15i an all-rounder when it comes to paving monolithic profiles
During a project in Esterwegen, near Papenburg, Germany, the small paver offered a first taste of the extended range of applications it can now cover by paving a 750-metre-long and 2-metre-wide cycle path along a rural road.
Daily production target with MOBISCREEN MS 952 EVO and MS 953 EVO increased
India has vast reserves of iron ore and is the second biggest steel producer in the world. The mobile screening plants MOBISCREEN EVO from Kleemann are used during the extraction of the important material in Keonjhar in India.
The SUPER 1000(i) Classic Line paver and the SUPER 1300-3(i) Premium Line paver are suitable for a similar range of applications, but the scope of their functions differs. A summary of differences and similarities follows.
Paving a slab track in tunnels of the Deutsche Bahn’s Stuttgart-Ulm project was tough. The paving team met the challenge with the SUPER 2100-3i including the AB 600 TP2 High Compaction Screed and 3D control system. An MT 3000-2i Offset material feeder supported job site logistics.
Hyderabad, the capital city of Telangana, has a well-developed road network of around 9000 Kms maintained by the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC). 2900 Kms out of this road network are bituminous roads varying from single lane to four lane design. Over the years, the life of these pavements has reduced due to various factors like ageing, monsoon damages, heavy loading, etc. which then called for maintenance and recarpeting of these roads.
‘The new WIRTGEN GROUP machines are helping us to fulfil our ongoing growth targets’.
The Finnish company Asfalttikallio Oy is upgrading its fleet with a total of 39 machines from the Wirtgen Group. These include a Wirtgen W 120 Ri Small Milling Machine, Vögele Compact Class and Universal Class Pavers, as well as Hamm Rollers, mainly from the HD CompactLine.
Achieving high-quality compaction on small, cramped construction sites is often a challenge. This is why, with the H 7i, HAMM has developed a compactor that boasts super-compact dimensions.
During the high-specification rehabilitation of the race track in Zandvoort, the paving team counted on three SUPER 1900-3i machines and VÖGELE’s expertise in applications.
For the complete rehabilitation of runway 1 at Kuala Lumpur International Airport, the lead contractor Nippon Road opted for an effective fleet of Wirtgen Group machines for the removal and repaving of 44,000 m³ of asphalt.
Reconstruction of a 375 km section of the A2 highway with the cold recycling method
The Nigerian Federal Ministry of Works and Housing awarded a contract for the rehabilitation of a 375 km section of the A2 highway from the capital city, Abuja, to the city of Kano in northern Nigeria with the cold recycling method to Julius Berger Nigeria Plc (JBN). Numerous Wirtgen Group plants and machines are already at work on the project.
MC 110 Z EVO Recycling of building rubble in Göppingen
A Mobicat jaw crusher processes concrete and building rubble in Stauferpark in Göppingen. Approx. 4,500 tons of material with a feed size of 0-500 mm are crushed to 0-60 mm and are used again on site as filling material.
During the rehabilitation of the Monterey Road in San José (USA), engineering contractor MCK Services, Inc. deployed Wirtgen Group machines and recycled and replaced 42 km of pavement with an overall area of 205,000 m2.
An independent contract crushing company is using its new KLEEMANN mobile jaw and cone crushers – flanking a new mobile screen – to boost aggregate processing productivity while saving money on fuel.
Rehabilitating the A93 motorway at Marktredwitz, Bavaria: the SUPER 3000-3i tracked paver demonstrated its astounding qualities, accurately paving a surface 11.6 m wide.
Manufactured by the WIRTGEN GROUP in India, to be precise in the local production and assembly plant in Pune, the mobile screening plants in the MOBISCREEN EVO line are successful all over the world.
New TBA 4000 in Moscow: the transportable asphalt mixing plant from BENNINGHOVEN supplies premium asphalt for both road rehabilitation projects on greater Moscow’s MKAD Outer Ring Road and for new roads.
Three BENNINGHOVEN asphalt mixing plants in Romania
BENNINGHOVEN technology – the engine for Romania’s infrastructure. Three asphalt manufacturers have invested in state-of-the-art technology from BENNINGHOVEN in Romania.
In the north of Vietnam lie the emerging city of Lang Son, located on the border with China, and National Route 1A, the heavily congested motorway to the capital, Hanoi: a KLEEMANN plant combination was brought in to eliminate this bottleneck.
Allowing for high production outputs and varied recipes were important criteria from the customer Bitux S.p.A. for the new asphalt mixing plant in Foglizzo, outside Turin in the Piedmont region.
When paired with the AB 220 TV Extending Screed, it can take on a remarkably wide range of pave widths from 0.5 to 3.5 m and even pave entire roads. These features make the SUPER 800i ideal for achieving a high level of machine utilization.
A VÖGELE road paver with the WITOS Paving Plus process management system and HAMM rollers with the WITOS HCQ module participated in a QSBW 4.0 construction project.
High quality at low cost and a reliable assistant to hand – for milling machine operators, WIRTGEN’s new large milling machines are the ultimate in road rehabilitation.
A SUPER 1303-3i repaved the surface course on a 3.1 m-wide tree-lined route at a thickness of 3 cm. The new pavement of sand-coloured asphalt blends harmoniously into the landscape. The VÖGELE wheeled paver in the Compact Class paved the coloured asphalt with a crown of +2.5%.
As early as during one of its first jobs – rehabilitating a section of the A96 motorway near Munich – the SUPER 3000-3i from VÖGELE was able to give a hint of the feats it was capable of.
The MOBIREX MR 110 Z EVO2 impresses in changing applications
The change between demolished concrete and broken bricks in the Fireclay recycling yard of Mone Bros. Ltd. is child's play for the powerful impact crusher MR 110 Z EVO2.
In Luxembourg, the construction company Cajot invested in the largest mixed material loading silo that BENNINGHOVEN has ever built as a retrofit solution.
A fleet of six Wirtgen cold milling machines removed tens of thousands of tons of old asphalt at Oakland International Airport in California in less than 60 hours.
WIRTGEN W 150 CFi: Greater productivity and area output
Wirtgen’s W 150 CFi compact milling machine with new 1,800 mm milling drum assembly is the ideal machine for surface layer rehabilitation on small to medium-sized job sites.
W 200 rehabilitates Brazil´s congested road network
Using the state-of-the-art WIDRIVE machine control system, a milling machine operator reduces fuel consumption and noise emissions during rehabilitation work in the Brazilian highlands.
Millimeter accuracy is paramount on a track where every thousandth of a second counts, which is why, when it was time to rehabilitate the pavement, the client took the opportunity to re-profile the track, too.
Expansion of the Berlin ring road: when widening the trans-European motorway, the team frequently had to move between many small job site sections. AutoSet Plus, the automatic functions of the SUPER pavers, provided invaluable support for the paving team.
Teamwork: Wirtgen Group Machines prepared the ground for the new Benninghoven brand headquarters
Benninghoven: Wirtgen soil stabilizers and Hamm rollers laid the solid foundation for the state-of-the-art asphalt mixing plant facility in Wittlich-Wengerohr.
It was no longer economically viable to put the existing stationary plant back into operation. The Polish company Dolata therefore decided on a plant train from KLEEMANN.
Swiss company Recytec continues investing in Kleemann plants
Recytec from Switzerland specialises in the processing of waste materials and materials in the recyclable mineral chain. Recytec has now extended its vehicle fleet and is participating in work on the tunnel construction project on the A1.
A new asphalt mixing plant TBA 2000 with a 2 t mixer and a dual fuel burner with bitumen vapour afterburning in operation at customer Hitthaller+Trixl Bauges. m.b.H., Austria.
Technologies from VÖGELE deliver perfect evenness: when resurfacing the A36 motorway near Dijon, a new SUPER 1900-3i paver equipped with an SB 250 TV Fixed-Width Screed and supported by an MT 3000-2i Standard PowerFeeder produced high quality results across a pave width of 7.5 m.
The power of the WIRTGEN GROUP as the engine driving the construction of the İstanbul Yeni Havalimanı airport – the largest infrastructure project in the history of Turkey.
During rehabilitation work near Tokyo, a W 210 large milling machine removed the surface and binder courses on the Jōban Expressway in individual layers.
During a construction job in South Africa, it was scientifically proven by the University of Twente that the MT 3000-2 Offset PowerFeeder improves paving quality – among other things, using RoadScan, the innovative temperature measurement system from VÖGELE.
A 4200 SM mines hard coal in an open-cast mine in Eagle Pass, Texas. The mined coal is transported by trains across the border to a power station in Coahuila.
An overnight OPA job – WIRTGEN GROUP technologies pump up the speed
On the A1 highway, Wirtgen Group machines were used to cost-effectively pave thin layers hot and for fine milling – completing the project in just 42 nights instead of the scheduled 55.
High performance in a compact format – the MC 100 R EVO in recycling operation
Compact, easy to transport and flexibility of use should characterise the new crushing plant for the demolition and recycling company Wohlfarth Baggerbetrieb.
Coloured asphalt surfaces in Baden-Baden meet the same quality requirements as black asphalt surfaces – thanks to machine technology from VÖGELE and HAMM.
At Eindhoven Airport, the Dutch construction company BAM Infra bv compacted the surface course of the 3 kilometre long and 45 metre wide runway using 25 rollers from HAMM.
Because of the dry desert winds, the work can only be carried out at night – and only for three to four months in the summer: the largest WIRTGEN slipform paver, the SP 1600, and the flexible SP 500 bring all their skills into play when paving concrete at the New Ulaanbaatar International Airport.
At London Heathrow Airport’s new Terminal 5, the most important condition for earthworks was that the binding agents be dust-free and worked into the foundation soil.
Thanks to the mobile combination of plants from KLEEMANN, up to 600 tons of iron ore are processed per hour in the "Ridges Iron Ore Project" in the Kimberley region.
Quickly constructing one and a half kilometers of bridge parapets just before the end of the construction season? Quickly completed without stringlines using the SP 15i and AutoPilot.
Solution and application expertise from a single source: Wirtgen Group machines stabilize the soil at the exhibition grounds of Germany’s 2019 national garden show.
In 2001, conventional “drilling and blasting” was regarded as the most important extraction method in the West African country. Today, however, bauxite mining is carried out exclusively using Wirtgen’s surface miners, which are more cost-effective, safer, and more environmentally friendly.
Flexible in Recycling with the MOBICAT MC 100 R EVO
To ensure fast arrival at work sites for recycling projects, Freimuth Abbruch und Recycling GmbH decided on the acquisition of a MOBICAT MC 100 R EVO from KLEEMANN.
Clearing the way - Routing with Wirtgen Surface Miners to clear the way in rocky terrain
Wirtgen surface miners can do far more than just mine minerals. During the construction of the Chisholm Trail Parkway, they reliably chewed their way through hard rock.
Precision in concrete paving with the WIRTGEN slipform pavers SP 1500 and SP 1500 L
For the expansion of the A9 highway, a construction company relied on the high bearing capacity of concrete slabs and the perfect evenness and grip of the road surface.
Over the course of two summers, an artificial reservoir was constructed in the Ötztal Alps. The 3520 HT compactor made a decisive contribution here to the successful construction of a lake basin.
The taxiways, runways, apron, and the south runway at the airport cover a total of 1.5 million square meters. Paving was carried out by Wirtgen slipform pavers.
In-place cold recycling of bituminous materials was carried out during a project in Illinois. For this purpose, the contractor selected the 2200 CR recycler with a working width of 3.80 m.
Hamm AG’s facility expansion project was a massive undertaking. The company needed to prepare an area measuring 150,000 m² and move 350,000 m³ of earth.
Autostrada A1 – Europe's largest construction project
To build the A1 motorway in Poland as efficiently as possible, machines from the Wirtgen Group were almost the only equipment used during paving and compaction, including several HAMM compactors and tandem rollers.
Three Wirtgen surface miners are currently being operated by Mineração Paragominas in the Pará region, replacing the previously used, conventional mining method.
The blessing of the Caribeean – Dominican Republic
20 Wirtgen Group machines are constructing the new roadways for the extension of the 70 km long section of the “Autopista Del Coral” in the Dominican Republic.
Tight corners, high-speed straights, and a section that twists through a luxury hotel. Wirtgen Group machines were in pole position at the Yas Marina Circuit.
The 2 km long runway at Tromsø Airport (Norway) was rehabilitated at night because the airport had to remain in operation during the short Arctic summer.
The Xibao Expressway is one of the most important highways in China. Every day it has to endure 30% heavy-duty vehicle traffic. It was rehabilitated via in-plant cold recycling.
The A1 highway in Poland received a particularly robust road bed. The first step was creating a stabilized sub-base 50 cm thick that that was compacted with padfoot drums.
1.6 million tons of asphalt for Europe´s largest construction project
Because heavy goods traffic is set to grow to enormous proportions, the A1 highway needed a road surface designed to withstand heavy loads. A 20 cm thick gravel layer serves as frost protection.
The world’s best drivers battled for the championship title at the Race of Champions in Wembley. Wirtgen Group machines paved the racetrack with asphalt surfacing.
When the courtyard in front of the Church of the Assumption was redesigned, oscillation from Hamm proved to be the only compaction technology that could be used.
The road on Mount Lee exhibited craze cracks, also known as “alligator cracks.” The city of Los Angeles opted to use cold recycling for the rehabilitation.
Six slipform pavers rebuild Europe’s largest construction site
The Inn Canal was Europe’s largest construction site in the 1920s. During rehabilitation of the canal, state-of-the-art slipforming technology was used.