In Munich, the Wirtgen Group is presenting sustainable – and therefore pioneering – solutions for the road construction industry

Wirtgen Group is once more demonstrating its remarkable powers of innovation. The industry’s trendsetting technology leader, and second-largest exhibitor, is again appearing at the event with John Deere. Their shared motto for this year’s Bauma is “The Future in Road Building – Smart. Safe. Sustainable.”

The Wirtgen Group supports and assists its customers in fast and cost-efficient ways, realising the world’s continuously growing demands for infrastructure and fulfilling specific criteria relating to environmental protection and the safety of humanity and nature. These include solutions for individual machines and their engine and drive train technologies and for complete production systems in the road construction sector.

Separate exhibition area for smart production systems
The company’s holistic approach to the entire road construction process chain promises the most effective understanding of the most significant ecological and economic potentials. The Wirtgen Group provides solutions for the whole of the road construction process chain, and the group is presenting a  cross-section of them in a dedicated special exhibition area at its booth. Here, visitors from all areas of the industry can gain insights into how customers can sustainably and cost-effectively see their road construction projects through the efficient interplay of construction equipment and technical solutions from the specialist product brands of Wirtgen, Vögele, Hamm, Kleemann and Benninghoven.

Digitisation as a driver of safety and sustainability
Alongside machine efficiency and alternative applications and methods, digitisation and connected system solutions are essential drivers in the development of the overall road construction process chain. In the Technology Zone, the Wirtgen Group is showing application-specific core technologies as well as digital solutions and technologies of tomorrow that are already available.

The Wirtgen Group presents its own sustainability strategy
The Wirtgen Group is a pioneer in realising greater mobility in road construction. And in this process, sustainability is a mainstay of the group’s corporate strategy. As a part of the John Deere Construction and Forestry Division, the sustainability goals of the Wirtgen Group make a valuable contribution to the overall strategy. For instance, a significant reduction in the emissions of transporting and operating machines and the overall activities at the group’s production facilities and sites is expected by 2030. At the same time, the Wirtgen Group anticipates a continuous increase in the number of sustainable machine and technology solutions by 2026. Visitors to the Wirtgen Group booth can learn more about the group’s sustainability targets in a special exhibition on the roof terrace of the Technology Zone.

World premieres and innovations from all product brands
The Wirtgen Group’s clear commitment to sustainability is also shown in its product brands’ world premieres and innovations.

For instance, the Mill Assist machine control system now also assures sustainable and efficient operation in the new generation of compact milling machines from Wirtgen. With the KMA 240i cold recycling mixing plant, it is now possible to produce high-quality mixes from recycled construction materials and cement-treated base layers.

That Vögele sees green as much more than the colour of the paintwork of its machines is demonstrated by the company’s new Dash 5 generation of road pavers. Also on display are the SUPER 1900-5(i) and SUPER 2100- 5(i) Highway Class pavers and the latest generation of the AB 500 and AB 600 extending screeds.

In the future, electrically-powered HD Compact Line tandem rollers from Hamm can step up to the plate whenever contracts demand zeroemission compaction. The e-tandem rollers are the ideal solution in all areas where compaction work must be particularly quiet. As, in many cases, low vibration levels are also specified, the compaction specialist presents an e-combination roller with oscillation alongside e-vibration and e-oscillation rollers.

The drive system of the new MOBIREX MR 130(i) PRO mobile impact crusher from Kleemann is also fully electric. Thanks to the option for connection to an external power supply, the plant enables materials processing with low energy consumption per ton of the final product.

John Deere is coming to the event with a representative selection of construction equipment and related technologies tailored to the European market’s needs and ideally complement the Wirtgen Group’s portfolio.