EquipmentWorld.com | April 2015
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World of Asphalt roundup
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by Equipment World staff
World of AsphAlt
roundup
This year's World of Asphalt, co-located
with AGG1, set attendance, exhibitor and
exhibit space records, with more than
7,600 registered attendees viewing 450
exhibitors' booths over 135,000 net square
feet. The show also sold more than 10,000
tickets for education sessions. Here are
some of the products and technologies fea-
tured at the show.
VOLVO
Volvo Construction Equipment introduced the industry's first intelligent compaction (IC) system that measures density in real time.
Dubbed Density Direct, the Android-based system's user interface features a 10-inch touch screen with multitouch capabilities
much like a smart phone or tablet that operators should find familiar. The Density Direct interface displays a map with color-coded
density readings in addition to the numerical reading for density, the number of passes, and temperature. Volvo IC with Density
Direct will be available in the fourth quarter of 2015 on the DD110B, DD120 B, and DD140B asphalt compactors available in
North American, with plans for aftermarket retrofits to come later. For a closer look at Density Direct and intelligent compaction, see
this month's Machine Matters feature on page 38.