The Dynapac PL1000 Compact Planer, the first Dynapac Planer in its new colours from Atlas Copco India’s road construction equipment division, has been deployed by M/s Ajit Singh & Sons in a marathon milling project. The said project near Ambala in Haryana has been successfully completed much before the set time deadline.
Atlas Copco is known for having notable performance of the hydraulic rock breaker. The established road contracting company in Haryana and Punjab – M/s Ajit Singh & Sons, has an ongoing relationship with Atlas Copco India. They chose to use the Atlas Copco Planer, Dynapac PL1000 to complete a milling project for a PMGSY, connecting road where the road finish was deteriorating.
This project had a mandate to mill a road length of 17 km and road width of around 10 feet near Ambala in Haryana. What makes this project special for the company is the continuous running of the Dynapac PL1000 planer. Earlier, excavators or back hoe buckets were used to remove the top layer of the road where the excavated material would go waste. Over the years, new technology and expertise has emerged in road construction, where new inventions like compact planers enable milling techniques where it is possible to reuse the milled material in the relaying process.
Design and capabilityThe Dynapac PL350, PL500 and PL1000 are compact cold planers which have milling widths from 0.35 to 1m. Its well-proven design is based on accumulated experience and input from field operators and owners. Available as 4 wheeled units, these models are highly user friendly and offer high performance, good maneuverability, and an impressive level of reliability. Dynapac compact planers are capable to achieve a depth up to 300 mm.
The product offered long and foldable conveyor, robust design and look, easy controls and easy maintenance access. Also it is very simple to maintain and check the milling drum. The operator comfort and superior milling performance is suitably complemented with great working speed which gives better fuel economy as compared to other planers in the market, assures the company.
Future lookoutAtlas Copco expects that in the near future as more and more state authorities are approving and mandating use of Recycled Asphalt (RAP) and with the scarcity of aggregate in some area, milling would be the future in road construction in India.
“With the on-site application success and increased customer confidence, the Dynapac Compact Planers are poised to set new benchmarks in cold planning and milling in India,” Atlas Copco said .