Capital Equipment News September 2017

Cat F-Series pavers of all size classes share common control surfaces that are intuitive and easy to use, allowing the crew to focus on the work at hand.

The main focus of Vögele’s new generation pavers is ease of operation, high daily production capabilities with increased paving quality.

“The integrated design makes it quieter, and its power output also allows the engine to run at a lower engine speed, which contributes to low noise as well as lower fuel consumption.”

As part of its broader plan to gun for an increased share of the asphalt paver market, Caterpillar has recently been on an expansion spree of its entire paving range that has significantly expanded its product offering in this market segment. Jon Anderson, Global Sales Consultant at Caterpillar, tells Capital Equipment News that the smallest in the range is the AP255E, which comes with a steel track undercarriage, and with its 0,15 m-3,4 m paving width, it is ideal for commercial applications and paths, among others. The biggest in the range is the AP1055F, with a Mobil-Trac and 3 m-10 m paving width. It is ideal for urban works, paths, roadways, runways, highways and racetracks. This is primarily sold in North America. Other models in the Caterpillar range include the AP300F (0,7 m-4 m paving width); AP355F (0,7 m-4 m paving width); AP500F (2,55 m-7,5 m paving width);

heating times by half. When Barloworld Equipment introduced theAP600F in southern Africa in early 2016, Johan Hartman, Barloworld Equipment’s paving product manager, reiterated that, operating as a core part of the machine, the generator is connected directly to the machine’s engine, and in conjunction with the heat distribution system of the new SE50 and SE60 screed platforms, it heats the asphalt to the appropriate temperature in just 15 minutes, down from 30 to 45 minutes on the previous range. When heating, the paver runs at 1 300 rpm, way lower than the common 2 200 rpm most of the pavers in this size class run at. “The integrated design makes it quieter, and

AP555F (2,55 m-7,5 m paving width); AP600F (2,55 m-8 m paving width) and the AP655F (2,55 m-10 m paving width). Cat innovations abound The talking point is really the raft of sophisticated asphalt paver technology that is now available on the market. A key feature that sets Caterpillar’s range apart from the rest – especially the highway class (large), including the AP500F, AP555F, AP600F, AP655F, AP1000F and AP1055F – is the integrated 70 kW generator. “This is an exclusive feature and a differentiator for Cat pavers,” says Anderson. The integrated generator is the power behind Cat’s quick heating screed system, which is said to cut

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