Machinery Trader Smooth Drum Compactors Blog Archive

    Dynapac CC900 e Compactor & SD1800W e Paver Contribute To Zero-Emissions Amsterdam Highway Project
    Posted On: December 16, 2022
    “It just went the way it's supposed to go,” says Project Manager Sander van Domselaar of working with battery-electric equipment rather than traditional diesel-powered machines. ...
    Hamm Goes Fully Electric With HD 10e & HD 12e Lithium-Ion CompactLine Roller Compactors
    Posted On: November 15, 2022
    The manufacturer says the roller lineup includes its first fully electric battery-driven tandem rollers and the world's first electric combination rollers with oscillation. ...
    HAMM To Launch New HX-Series Pivot-Steered Tandem Rollers At bauma 2022
    Posted On: June 22, 2022
    The new smooth-drum compactors work with HAMM’s new Smart Compact assistant that automatically adjusts a number of compaction settings to help less experienced operators achieve better compaction and use less fuel. ...
    Swedish National Road & Transport Institute (VTI) Confirms Dynapac SEISMIC’s Fuel-Saving Performance
    Posted On: June 2, 2022
    VTI recently supervised a series of fuel consumption tests on the Dynapac CA 3500D SEISMIC Soil Roller in three settings over a period of two weeks; Dynapac reports that the results spoke for themselves. ...
    Dynapac CA5000D Soil Compactors Make Short Work Of Long Swedish Tunnel Project
    Posted On: May 4, 2022
    The contractor made use of the smooth-drum compactors’ Dynapac Seismic vibration-to-ground control feature, Dyn@Link fleet monitoring solution, and Dyn@Lyzer cloud-based compaction control system to attack the project efficiently. ...
    VÖGELE SUPER 1800-3i Pavers & HAMM Compactors Lay Low-Temperature Asphalt In German Road Tunnel
    Posted On: June 1, 2021
    LTA mixes are heated to approximately 30 degrees Celsius (86 degrees Fahrenheit) cooler than hot asphalt, which significantly reduces fumes, emissions, and heat on the worksite. ...
    HAMM DV+ 70i & 90i VS-OS Tandem Rollers’ Split Oscillation Drums Produce Excellent Curves
    Posted On: June 22, 2020
    By maintaining oscillation sync despite rolling at different speeds as the compactor follows curves in the road, the split drums minimise shear stresses, avoiding cracks in the surface and asphalt displacement. ...
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    Grove GMK5150XL Deployed On Restoration Of 200-Year-Old Windmill
    Posted 03/06/2026
    The reach and strength of the Grove GMK5150XL all-terrain crane helped restore a windmill in the Netherlands that is over 200 years old. ...
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    Volvo Construction Equipment brings EWR150 Electric to market in Europe
    Posted 02/06/2026
    Volvo Construction Equipment (Volvo CE) is bringing its first fully electric wheeled excavator, the EWR150 Electric, to market, with Europe becoming the first region where customers can access the zero-emission machine. ...
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    Buller Krane Enhances Rental Fleet With 120-Tonne Grove GMK5120L All-Terrain Crane
    Posted 29/05/2026
    A Grove GMK5120L all-terrain crane has joined the rental fleet of Buller Krane, a fifth-generation family business based in Gelsenkirchen, Germany. ...
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    JCB’s Biggest-Ever X Series To Debut At Hillhead
    Posted 25/05/2026
    JCB will unveil a host of new machines and technology developments at Hillhead 2026, signalling continued investment in the quarrying, aggregates, and recycling sectors. ...
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    JCB Introduces More Productive 420X Crawler Excavator
    Posted 13/05/2026
    JCB is launching the 420X crawler excavator, a high-performance 40-tonne class machine that is primarily aimed at aggregate production, contract crushing, demolition, earthmoving, and quarrying customers. ...
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    Liebherr A 909 & A 911 Compact Wheeled Excavators Receive "Red Dot: Best Of The Best 2026" Highest Red Dot Design Award
    Posted 11/05/2026
    Liebherr’s new compact wheeled excavators receive the highest possible design award at the Red Dot Design Award 2026. ...
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    2026 Construction Conferences & Trade Shows In Ireland & The UK
    Posted 20/04/2026
    To help you find shows of interest, we’ve put together a 2026 schedule of trade shows, conventions, and conferences organised by industry associations, each with useful information and networking opportunities. ...
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    Hyundai Launches 2-Axle, 45-Tonne Articulated Truck
    Posted 17/04/2026
    Designed primarily for longer hauls, with better road conditions, Hyundai’s new 4x4 truck is the ideal ADT for quarries and larger construction projects. ...
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    Partnership expanded: Liebherr tower cranes and Tenstar join forces to improve crane operator training
    Posted 16/04/2026
    Liebherr tower cranes have now also entered into a partnership with the Swedish simulation specialist Tenstar Simulation to enhance crane operator training. ...
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    Volvo Construction Equipment Starts World’s 1st Serial Production Of Electric Articulated Haulers
    Posted 09/04/2026
    Volvo Construction Equipment has begun production of its A30 Electric and A40 Electric, becoming the first manufacturer in the world to bring electric articulated haulers of this size into serial production. ...
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