Next-generation paving 

The BOMAG exhibit includes the latest advancements in highway class pavers. The new 8-foot (2.4 metre) CR Series 2 paver with the new Versa 16 front-mount screed offering paving widths from 8 to 15.5 feet (2.4 to 4.7 metres) on display delivers integrated paver and screed controls with its updated human-machine interface (HMI) featuring grouped functions for both the paver and screed control panels. A large, 7-inch (177.8-mm) multifunction colour screen display at each console includes the latest operating system program. This provides operators with more information and allows them to make quick paver setting changes and view critical functions and gauges using either the touchscreen display or dial control. 

The paver features a sloped engine hood design to provide a clear view into the hopper from the operator’s seat. The split auger/conveyor, with raisable augers or fixed augers and BOMAG-exclusive optional FRAME RAISE, and optional four-sensor control gives unlimited material management capabilities. Dual swing-out operator stations boast BOMAG’s SIDEVIEW innovation in which both the seat and console swivel outward at different angles to deliver unobstructed views to the paver’s side and screed spreading augers.

Technology 

Taking autonomous operation beyond the simulator, the BOMAG display will also feature a video and information focusing on a collaboration between BOMAG and Autonomous Solutions, Inc. (ASI) to bring autonomous single drum roller operation of the BOMAG BW 213 BVC-5 PL to market. The project leverages industry leading building block compaction technologies, including BOMAG VARIOCONTROL, to make fully autonomous roller operation a reality. The VARIOCONTROL intelligent compaction system automatically adjusts the drum’s direction and vibration energy from vertical vibration for maximum depth effect on initial passes to purely horizontal as stiffness increases to optimize compaction results and prevent over compaction. 

Throughout the exhibit, the rollers on display will show BOMAG’s industry-leading 360-degree compaction technology, including conventional vibration, oscillation and exclusive directed/vectoring vibration. The BW 161 ADO-5 heavy tandem roller features BOMAG’s TanGO tangential oscillation, which uses an optimized oscillation amplitude that allows the drum to remain in constant contact with the mat. This technology is ideal for compacting joints, thin layers and bridges. TanGO provides a gentle compaction effect that minimizes the risk of aggregate crushing. 

The displayed BW 191 AD-5 AM roller features BOMAG’s exclusive ASPHALT MANAGER technology. Pioneered by BOMAG, ASPHALT MANAGER controls compaction by adjusting the direction of vibration, rather than relying on constant operator-selected amplitude changes. Easy to operate, the system requires only mix type and lift thickness to be entered by the operator. As material stiffness increases during compaction, the vibration vector is automatically adjusted from predominantly vertical toward a more horizontal orientation, optimizing energy transfer and helping to prevent over-compaction. These flexible rollers can effectively replace multiple traditional compaction setups in one machine, and the vibration direction automatically reverses with travel direction, helping eliminate the bow wave effect. 

Additionally, BOMAG team members will have details on the latest updates to the BOMAP smart compaction control technology. Offering transparent and real-time compaction control, BOMAP allows operators to monitor soil and asphalt compaction results, regardless of the roller manufacturer. This allows operators to immediately see where the material has been optimally compacted or where further passes are required. Once the app is installed on a mobile device, it’s immediately ready for use. In its base version, BOMAP uses the mobile device’s internal GPS to detect roller positioning to simplify surface covering compaction control. Alternatively, an external GPS receiver can be connected to the mobile device to detect roller positioning and tracking more accurately