Speed up paving production while laying a smoother surface and reducing material costs.
Guided by a 2D reference or 3D design model, Trimble Paving Control Systems can help you spend less on materials and finish faster.
The Horizontal Steering Control and automatic screed width control on Vögele Navitronic asphalt pavers automatically steer and control the screed width for linear paving and radius paving according to 3D design, ensuring that pavement is placed accurately horizontally and vertically, all without operator intervention.
Peter Brooks, paving control expert from SITECH UK/Ireland, goes onsite at a major UK road job to explain how Trimble 3D machine control systems work on asphalt pavers like those used by Aggregate Industries.
Trimble Hot Swap instantly transfers total station control without the operator needing to stop the machine to make adjustments or re-calibrate.
The Horizontal Steering Control and automatic screed width control on Vögele Navitronic asphalt pavers automatically steer and control the screed width for linear paving and radius paving according to 3D design, ensuring that pavement is placed accurately horizontally and vertically, all without operator intervention.
Peter Brooks, paving control expert from SITECH UK/Ireland, goes onsite at a major UK road job to explain how Trimble 3D machine control systems work on asphalt pavers like those used by Aggregate Industries.
Trimble Hot Swap instantly transfers total station control without the operator needing to stop the machine to make adjustments or re-calibrate.
The Trimble Roadworks 3D Paving Control Platform and Trimble PCS900 3D Paving Control System allow you to accurately control the screed to pave with variable depth and slope based on a 3D design.
Trimble Roadworks 2D Paving Control Platform uses a 2D reference to pave with a fixed thickness. This makes Roadworks an excellent, lower cost option for roads that have been graded or milled using 3D paving control.
Each side of the paver is typically equipped with one sonic tracer or with three sonic tracers mounted on an averaging beam. These sonic tracers send multiple sonic signals to reference off the existing surface and calculate an average elevation for paving a smooth surface.
A sonic tracer can be configured to use stringline as a reference line to control the paver. In this mode the sonic tracer will measure any lateral movement of the machine relative to the stringline. When the sonic tracer’s center is moving away from the stringline, the control box warns you and provides correction guidance
Trimble Roadworks can also use an angle sensor to reference the desired cross-slope of the road. Designed specifically for asphalt pavers, the sensor rarely needs recalibration and paves cross slopes of up to 0.05% accurately and consistently.
Use a Trimble LR410 Laser Receiver with the GL700 Grade Laser series to reference a laser plane for asphalt thickness control. Both dual and single laser receivers are supported.
Having automatic grade control on our pavers just eliminates the near misses and potential safety hazards, along with extra work that takes time. Now, our guys can just zero in and focus on getting to grade and tolerances quickly and producing the smoothest surface possible.
Make better decisions, decrease costly mistakes, and increase efficiency in the office and on the jobsite. Powerful tools help you quickly and easily create accurate, integrated 3D constructible models for construction surveying and machine control.
Connect construction project workflows from design to construction, allowing data to flow seamlessly and providing a single source of truth from office-to-field.
Eliminate the guesswork, roll a more efficient pattern, increase productivity and save fuel. The surface will speak for itself.
Mill out the waves. Controlling the precise cutting depth of the mill minimises over-cutting, creates a smoother surface and reduces the need for additional material in the re-paving process.
Nothing else comes close. Trimble Universal Total Stations lead the industry in accuracy, range and reliability for fine grading, paving, stockpile scanning and site measurements.
