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April 2015

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EquipmentWorld.com | April 2015 85 World of Asphalt roundup | 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.

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