Both screeds and pavers in the Dash 5 generation were designed with the operator in mind, with ErgoPlus 5 operating concept, comfortable storage options, improved ergonomics, and an optional touchscreen display for digital applications.
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New automated controls make asphalt paving easier than ever
Both the screeds and the pavers of the new Dash 5 generation are designed entirely with their users in mind: With the upgraded ErgoPlus 5 operating concept, Vögele provides a better overview, more comfort and storage options, improved ergonomics, and an optional touchscreen display for digital applications.
The new Paver Access Control function (PAC) enables convenient commissioning and decommissioning of the Dash 5 paver from ground level. In addition, the Lighting Package Plus option with permanently integrated LED floodlights provides additional safety and shorter setup times when working on construction sites at night.
With automatic functions such as AutoTrac automatic steering and screed width control or Smart Pave digital paving control, the Dash 5 pavers reduce the users’ workload while simultaneously increasing efficiency and quality. Furthermore, the digital solution Wirtgen Group Performance Tracker (WPT) Paving enables precise documentation of the paving process and the work on the construction site. The new RoadScan option can also be added to enable precise, full-coverage measurement of the paving temperature over a measuring width of up to 42 feet, 8 inches.
Reducing emissions on high-energy projects
Vögele has also implemented several measures designed to reduce the Dash 5 paver’s CO2 and noise emissions. These include the improved EcoPlus low-emissions package. The speed-controlled fan has been adapted so that it calculates the required rotational speed even more precisely and, together with other measures, reduces noise emissions.
The new Dash 5 Mini Class paver satisfied the most compact job needs
Apart from the Highway Class Pavers, Vögele also debuted a Mini Class Paver, the SUPER 800-5 P. The successor to the SUPER 700i, the new machine has an engine rated output of 74 hp (55.4 kW), a laydown rate of up to 330 US t/hr, and, with a width of only 4 feet, 7 inches and a length of 14 feet, 5 inches, is also extremely compact. In combination with extending screeds AB 200 and AB 220 and the vibration or tamper and vibration compaction variants, it offers paving widths between 1 foot, 8 inches and 11 feet, 6 inches — making it the ideal choice for paving on narrow construction sites. Compared to its predecessor, the Dash 5 model also incorporates numerous new features.
New hopper geometry and new operator’s platform
Vögele’s optimized material hopper features an asymmetrical wall configuration; for instance, paving along a wall is now possible on both sides. Furthermore, the hopper walls of SUPER 800-5 P now feature a double folding function. This gives the operator an unobstructed view ahead of the paver. Vögele has further improved the ergonomics of the operator’s platform: The angle of the new ErgoBasic paver operator’s console can now be adjusted in four steps to accommodate taller or smaller operators. For the first time, the paver operator’s console of the new ErgoBasic 5 operating concept features an integrated display on which the operator can view the operational data of the machine in real-time. In addition, Vögele has fully integrated the operation of the Auto Grade Basic system for automated grade and slope control into the machine control system. This means that screed operators can now control the SUPER 800-5 P via console in compact form.
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