Moba lays it on with its bauma award-winning Pave-TM system

First published at bauma - April 12, 2019

Pavement layer thickness gets easier with the Pave-TM system from Moba

Moba has seen plenty of interest in its new Pave-TM system since it won first prize in the bauma 2019 innovation awards. Moba claims that PAVE-TM is the world’s only system for automatic layer thickness measurement in road construction. The system constantly displays the thickness of the paved asphalt layer and by doing so reduces manual measurements.

The new CSMT-300 ultrasonic sensor – developed in-house – specialises in layer thickness and enables precise work at tolerance limits. This further increases the accuracy of the system, according to Moba.

The system has been adopted by several original equipment manufacturers, including Dynapac, Bomag and Ammann, says Nik Giehl, product manager for Pave-TM and leader of the system’s development team. “I’m proud that people are showing such an increased interest in Pave-TM after winning the award,” he said.

“But it was a team effort and everyone did their bit. I especially appreciate the fact that Moba gave us the time and freedom to work on the project. We really had to start from zero and develop it from the bottom upwards.”

The system reduces the amount of paving material used, saves considerable costs and cuts paving. Moba said that the technology pays for itself quickly, increasing the contractor’s return on investment after just a few projects.

Thanks to the precision of the system, particularly uniform, stable material layers of the highest quality can be paved and the longevity of the road can be considerably increased. This sustainable method of road construction is rounded off by modules such as the measurement of screed width, speed and path covered by the paver. Automated measurements also mean fewer errors, as manual measurements and all the inaccuracies associated with them are eliminated.

As a digital hang-on system, it also makes an essential contribution to the BIM equipment for modern construction sites and prepares the way for “industry 4.0” – the trend of automation and data exchange in manufacturing technologies.

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