History
Inauguration of First German Railway Line between Fürth and Nürnberg.
A Long Traditon of Innovations
In 1836 the company was established at Mannheim, a year after inauguration of the first German railway line between Fürth and Nürnberg. In its more than 165 years‘ history the company, once started as a forge, grew to what it is today – a manufacturer of construction equipment ranking as a global brand.
Started as a Forge, then Factory for Railway Equipment
Joseph Vögele, founder of the company, felt sure of the railway’s great future as a new means of transport. For 100 years the range of VÖGELE products concentrated on railway equipment. VÖGELE developed and manufactured Switches, Sliding Platforms, Turning Platforms and Shunting Installations.
Forge Run by Joseph Vögele, Founder of the Company
(around 1840)
Factory for Railway Equipment (around 1876)
Switches (Catalogue 1898)
Shunting Installation (1912)
Sliding Platform in the Port
of Mannheim (1925)
Turning Platform at Mannheim Main Station (1928)
The Evolution of the Asphalt Paver
VÖGELE played a prominent role in the long evolution of the "Asphalt Paver" as a genre, which nowadays is the company’s core product. VÖGELE are proud to say that they pioneered the first machines which lived up to the expectations made on a road paver. Major breakthroughs in both paver engineering and paver technology were based on VÖGELE innovations such as infinitely variable hydraulic drives for paver functions, Automated Grade and Slope Control, the tamping and vibrating screed, the extending screed’s single-tube system for pave width control, electric screed heating or pressure bar(s) for high compaction driven by pulsed flow hydraulics, to mention only a few examples.
Towed Spreader
Towed Spreader
For placing crushed stone and asphalt. The spreader was towed by the feed vehicle.
Self-Propelled Spreader
Self-Propelled Spreader
This machine travelling under its own power spread the bituminous mix and
smoothened it.
Asphalt Paver
Asphalt Paver
The asphalt paver from the year 1950 was the first road paver equipped with a material hopper and conveyors transporting the mix to the augers.
SUPER 100 Asphalt Paver
Asphalt Paver with "Floating Screed" and Electric Screed Heating
The floating screed laid the foundation for modern asphalt paving technology.
SUPER 100 H Asphalt Paver with Diesel-Hydraulic Drive System
Asphalt Paver with Diesel-Hydraulic Drive System
The SUPER 100 H is the first paver that comes with a diesel-hydraulic drive system. This drive system allowed, among others, to regulate the screed's compacting effort.
Automated Grade and Slope Control
Automated Grade and Slope Control
for Asphalt Pavers with Floating Screed
The new VÖGELE pavers set the standard in grade and slope control. The floating screed combined with an Automatic Grade and Slope Control System allows corrections in profile when paving on an uneven base.
Asphalt Paver on Wheels
Asphalt Paver on Wheels
The paver’s high tractive effort allowed quick moves on the job site. Thus, the machine was perfectly suited to paving in half-road width while traffic kept flowing on the adjacent lane.
Heavy-Duty Asphalt Paver for 12.5m Pave Width
Heavy-Duty Asphalt Paver
Launch of the SUPER 2500 for placing crushed-stone, aggregate base, lean-mixed concrete or asphalt in widths up to 12.5m, without joints, and layer thickness up to 30cm. The screed to be built up by bolt-on extensions was equipped with tamper and vibrators and came with electrically heated screed plates and tamper bars.
Extending Screed
Hydraulically Extending Screed
The pave width of VÖGELE Extending Screeds is infinitely variable. In contrast to fixed screeds, changes in width can be made while paving.
High-Power Compaction Screed
High Compaction Screed with Pressure Bar(s)
Driven by Pulsed-Flow Hydraulics
The VÖGELE High Compaction Technology heralds a new era of screeds. High-tech compaction systems arrive on the scene and, in combination with modern rollers, achieve high pavement density.
SUPER 1800 SF
First Asphalt Paver with Spray Assembly for Bitumen Emulsion
For the first time, a paver made by VÖGELE places asphalt mix and spreads bitumen emulsion in a single pass.
Asphalt Paver with Diesel-Electric Drive System
Asphalt Paver with Diesel-Electric Drive System
This eco-friendly and low-noise SUPER 1800 DE was the only paver which received the Blue Angel Award.
SUPER 2500
The Largest Paver of its Kind Ever - Paves 16m Wide
With the SUPER 2500, VÖGELE became the first supplier ever to launch a road paver capable of handling pave widths up to 16m.
NAVITRONIC
Non-Contacting Navigation and Grade and Slope Control System
for Asphalt Pavers
NAVITRONIC automatically controls grade and slope and positions the pavement to be laid by the paver. Control is based on a digital design model.
Tracked Paver
SUPER 1800-1
Development of the “Dash 1” Paver Generation
The idea of a model family was in the focus of the engineers when designing SUPER 1600-1, SUPER 1603-1, SUPER 1800-1 and SUPER 1803-1. As a result, the “dash 1” generation pavers – in addition to their individual strong points – had many features in common. Among these were the identical operating concept and the use of identical wearing parts. The consequences of particular benefit for users were high service friendliness and a reduced need for training.
Tracked Paver SUPER 800
The Measure of All Things - New Small SUPER 600 and SUPER 800 Pavers
Compact size, easy handling and high manoeuvrability are the measure of all things for pavers in the small equipment class. These are the strong points of SUPER 600 and SUPER 800. With a clearance width of just 1.2m they are ideal for paving jobs to be carried out in confined spaces.
Tracked Paver
SUPER 1900-2
"Dash 2" Paver Generation with ErgoPlus®
With this latest paver generation, VÖGELE have set standards in terms of eco-friendliness, paver operation, pavement quality and reliability. All members of the “dash 2” family come with ErgoPlus®, the innovative concept for easy and intuitive paver handling. The overall concept perfected in terms of egonomics, eco-friendliness and economy led straight to the IF Product Design Award won by SUPER 1900-2 and SUPER 2100-2, the first two “dash 2” models launched into the market.
Wheeled Paver
SUPER 1103-2
Launch of the Compact Equipment Class
The four wheeled and tracked pavers in the SUPER 1100 and SUPER 1300 classes feature a basic width of just 1.8m and a total length of no more than 4.95m. As a result, the compact models are ideal for inner-city applications or paving jobs in confined spaces. Like the large pavers, the tracked SUPER 1100-2 and SUPER 1300-2 as well as the wheeled SUPER 1103-2 and SUPER 1303-2 models, too, come with ErgoPlus®, the operating concept for easy paver handling.
SUPER 1800-2
with SprayJet Module
SUPER 1800-2 with SprayJet Module
The VÖGELE Paver Featuring the Ultimate in Spray Technology
SUPER 1800-2 is a paver which, beyond its standard design, comes in a version for special applications. Addition of the SprayJet module turns SUPER 1800-2 into a high-tech paver allowing to spread bitumen emulsion and pave asphalt almost simultaneously in a single pass. This is an ideal method for paving thin wearing course in an impeccable manner.
VÖGELE Develop "InLine Pave®", a New Machine Technology for "Hot on Hot" Paving
"InLine Pave" means that the entire process of paving takes place in a line: binder course and wearing course are laid "hot on hot" with machines operating one behind the other. The "InLine Pave®" concept is fully based on machinery very close in design to VÖGELE pavers of series production. This simplifies operation of the machines by the paving team and enhances productive utilization of the building contractor's equipment pool considerably. The machines employed on an "InLine Pave®" job can also be used for paving tasks as usual.
MT 1000-1 IP
SUPER 2100-2 IP
with Transfer Module
SUPER 1600-2
