Contractors give thumbs-up to Intelligent Compaction, welcome further development of product lines

Featuring Asphalt Manager, the BOMAG BW190AD-4 AM vibratory roller leverages Intelligent Compaction to not only ensure required density is reached, but to prevent material from being over-compacted. Contractors who jumped at the opportunity to test the technology have been impressed.

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Road construction can be a very profitable endeavor, provided that jobs are completed properly and deadlines are met. But when things go wrong, money has a funny way of suddenly becoming a negative factor in the equation.

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by Arnie Consdorf
Contributing Editor, Better Roads magazine

How do you justify the extra cost of BOMAG’s intelligent compaction technology? We ask early users what they’ve found.

Intelligent compaction is a concept gaining increasing attention from asphalt paving contractors. It means more sophisticated compaction equipment, but it also means paying more for the machine. So, how do you cost-justify the extra expense? Can those added dollars help the contractor deal with more complex asphalt mixes, meet more demanding specifications, and get the job done better or faster the first time?