VÖGELE Pavers Prove their Quality and Save Costs The use of tensioned wires is disappearing from ever more road construction sites. The trend now is towards 3D Systems for Machine Control such as VÖGELE NAVITRONIC® Plus. The system is able to import survey data which at an earlier stage had been collected for earthworks. Once fed with this data, NAVITRONIC® Plus in combination with NIVELTRONIC® Plus undertakes aspalt paving fully automatically by controlling grade and slope, the screed’s position and the paver’s direction of motion. In terms of accuracy, asphalt paving with NAVITRONIC® Plus is on a par with tensioned wires but offers the benefit of increased cost-efficiency. NAVITRONIC® Plus saves contractors real cash while at the same time boosting productivity. These are not mere claims, as was proven on a 10km motorway section built in the Greater Hamburg area in Germany. When closing the gap for the A26 near Stade, the 3D System for Machine Control performed brilliantly and was the driving force behind the project’s highly cost-effective completion. In this issue of RoadNews, we also report on a roundabout job site. Such projects are rather challenging in road construction. Yet, with the right machine technology and job site logistics, these tasks, too, can be handled smoothly – as the contractor’s paving team experienced in Achern, southern Germany. Their wheeled SUPER 1803-2 demonstrated high tractive effort and a perfect grip in every situation, and worked to a high standard of quality. Finally, we are proud to report on a VÖGELE paver which was on the scene on the Svalbard archipelago. The wheeled SUPER 1803-2 paved the way into a “latter-day Noah's Ark” and surfaced underground floors with soft asphalt. In the “Svalbard Global Seed Vault”, seeds of up to 4 million crop types will be stored. The depository built in the permafrost soil of the archipelago, is intended to preserve the biodiversity of our planet. Enjoy reading. Roland Schug Marketing Director