Precise Concrete paving

To the concrete paving contractor, nothing is more beautiful than a stretch of freshly paved concrete.

For them, nothing feels better than leaving a durable, quality-finished concrete pavement for others to experience. A major advantage of concrete pavement is that it is stronger and more durable than other pavements. A disadvantage is that it often is more time-consuming and expensive to construct.

Thus, concrete contractors have turned to technology for production-enhancing efficiencies and improved results.“We’re seeing progressive contractors … early adopters embracing technology today, and the others realizing they will have to follow or settle for not being competitive,” says Brian Lingobardo, systems manager for 3D road construction at Topcon Positioning Systems, in Livermore, Calif. “We have the technology to provide contractors with millimeter paving accuracy, which is astounding.

Slipform pavers are indispensable in concrete paving because of their efficiency. The track-mounted monster-size machines are masters in the production of a countless range of cast-in-place profiles. Controlling their performance to ensure the desired results is where machine control developers step in.