Volvo, a well-known player in the automobile and construction equipment, offers a flexible range of road equipment. Here, we look at some of the products and technologies offered by Volvo for road building.

Asphalt Compactor DD100
Volvo Asphalt Compactor is a versatile performer, providing flexibility to handle varying conditions, widths and applications, from roadways and large parking lots to airport runways. Double drum asphalt compactor gives complete control in choice of amplitudes, frequency and more. The result is a smooth, finished mat achieved with less passes and more profitability.

Eight amplitude settings are easily adjusted by the operator, allowing for frequent changes as conditions vary, including adjustments for dynamic drum force and drum amplitude. Frequency selections are easily selected from the operator’s electronic vibration control, allowing the matching of machine performance to production requirements. Automatic eccentric rotation frees the operator from the task of changing the rotation, automatically matching the direction of travel, improving mat smoothness with less material distortion and less use of engine power. Impact spacing meter allows the operator to easily monitor the machine’s impact spacing with a control panel-mounted meter that helps guide travel speed adjustments.

Pneumatic Tyred Roller PT220
Volvo’s pneumatic tyre roller offers the smoothest compaction yet. It is designed for roadway applications to produce the perfect mat every time with the double drum vibratory compactors. Volvo manufactured, right down to the Tier 3 engine, providing high-performance compaction so one can finish his job on time and within budget.Irregularities in the material are removed and excellent surface sealing is achieved.

High-performance compaction and excellent surface sealing achieved through isostatic levelling cylinders that keep front tires evenly in surface contact. Maintenance-free hydrostatic drive and steering system provides smooth operation when travelling forward or reverse direction. Overlapping front and rear tire alignment provides complete surface coverage, along with ideal kneading effect and uniform density.

Volvo compactors come with Roll over Protection System (ROPS)
With sunshade operator seat belt and ISO certified Roll over Protection System (ROPS) mounted to the machine’s frame provides operator safety. Roof sunshade protects the operator from direct sunlight.

ABG Screed technology for excellent paving qualityScreed technology with the ABG high density screeds, Volvo offers an outstanding technology. The patented combination of double tampers with screed vibration enables the paver to achieve the highest possible degree of compaction so that subsequent roller compaction is significantly reduced. This also benefits the mat’s surface evenness and results in a smooth ride. Both Vario and fixed screed models can be supplied as double or single tamper versions.

Variomatic screeds
The VB 78/88 and VDT-V 78/88 Vario screed models offer the highest flexibility on jobs with frequently changing paving widths. These screeds can be hydraulically extended to double the basic width. By using the patented hydraulic quick coupling system, extensions can be quickly attached to the basic screed. The paving crew require no tools whatsoever for this operation. They achieve paving widths of up to 13 metres. In addition to all hot bituminous coated materials, dry lean, RCC and CBBM concrete courses, railway ballast and graded mineral mixes can be laid.