Snow and ice dominate the landscape around the Tiefenbachferner glacier, which is located at an altitude of over 3,000 m in the Ötztal Alps nature preserve.
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Dam building in the eternal ice
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1,200 km across Africa
mehrAfrica’s second largest country, Algeria, is currently experiencing an economic boom which has inspired this North African nation to invest into expanding its infrastructure. The largest project is the Maghreb Highway. The segment in Algeria has a total length over 1,200 km.
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Night work by daylight
mehrWork on the 2 km long runway at Tromsø Airport was carried out at night since the facility needed to stay in operation during the brief arctic summer. However, no special site lighting was required for this project despite working at night!
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The new H20i compactor
mehrThe new "H Series" all-rounders for earth-moving are driven by innovative, sustainable engines, offer a perfect view and captivate with excellent handling and compacting characteristics.
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3D Product Configurator for Hamm Rollers
mehrApart from modern and state-of-the-art products Hamm AG also provides a presentation technique that leaves nothing to be desired. Once again, Hamm has achieved market leadership in its trade by introducing an up-to-date 3D-product configurator.
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HD CompactLine receives seal of quality
mehrSince 1 September 2010, the rollers from the new HD CompactLine from Hamm carry the EuroTest seal of quality. Hamm AG is the first manufacturer of earth and road rollers to receive this award for quality and the highest level of safety for an entire series of machines.
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Design Oscar for Hamm HD+ Tandem Roller
mehrOn 3rd March 2010, HAMM AG, Tirschenreuth, was awarded two design prizes simultaneously for its latest innovations. The GRW 280 rubber-wheeled rollers received the "iF design award 2010". The absolute highlight, however, was the presentation of the "iF Gold Award 2010", also known as the "Design Oscar", for the new "HD+" tandem roller series.
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Company of the month
mehrThe "Regionalmarketing" Upper Palatinate choose Hamm as the "Company of the month"/April. This monthly feature does not depend on size or revenue - the chosen companies have done something extraordinary for the people and the economy of the region.
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18 brand new machines at bauma 2010
mehrLots of interesting new products and features are set to take centre stage on the Hamm AG stand at bauma 2010. A driving force in innovations, road roller manufacturer Hamm is to unveil 18 brand new road rollers in Munich, with more than 2/3 of its exhibits making their bauma debut. The new and extremely compact GRW 280 rubber wheeled roller is certain to cause quite a stir. The new mid-range HD+ 90 and HD+ 110 tandem roller series will be an additional highlight. The new CompactLine range of small tandem rollers is similarly packed full of innovative new ideas.
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Perfect asphalt on the Grand Prix track in Abu Dhabi
mehrSuperb grip and a perfectly smooth asphalt course awaited the drivers in the final race of the 2009 Formula 1 season. They went to the starting grid in Abu Dhabi for the first time on 1st November. The brand new 5.5 km "Yas Marina Circuit" was constructed with the intensive collaboration of numerous rollers from Hamm AG in Tirschenreuth.
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HD+ 140 in action
mehrThe latest addition to the successful HD series of articulated tandem rollers from Hamm are the rollers with the "plus" sign, the HD+ 120 and the HD+ 140 . They have been successfully taking over road construction sites in the USA and Europe since the end of 2008. One of the first jobs in Germany was the compaction of a compact asphalt pavement on the A61 Motorway employing the "hot-on-hot" process. In an operation that took five nights, the efficiency of an HD+ 140 VO was put to the test in style.
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The heavy tandem roller with "plus" factor
mehrHamm has already been successful with its HD series of articulated tandem rollers for years. Now, the South German company is expanding its range of articulated tandem rollers at the top end. The roller manufacturer has once again realized numerous innovations in its two new 12 tonne and 14 tonne rollers. The radically redesigned tandem rollers with unique visibility features, an extremely user-friendly operating concept and impressive performance data will be presented to the world's trade public for the first time at the Intermat exhibition in 2009. The machines are being launched onto the market with the designation "HD+"...
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Activity against counterfeit copies
mehrOn Monday 23 March, a 12 t Hamm roller quickly, totally and irreparably destroyed around 1000 counterfeit copies of the popular Reisenthel "Carrybags"...
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Intermat with a world first
mehrThe new HD+ heavy-duty tandem rollers will be Hamm AG's highlight at the Intermat. The roller manufacturer will take two models of this new generation of tandem rollers with the "plus factor"...
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Hot on hot: InLine Pave work
mehrThe stretch of the B178 near Bautzen fits elegantly into the natural landscape. The 5.5 km section was built exclusively using the InLine Pave process. The Wirtgen Group once again reasserted their position as an universal equipment provider and a trendsetter in roadbuilding technology...
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Wirtgen Group Technology Days 2008
mehrA host of new developments from Wirtgen, Vögele, Hamm and Kleemann for road construction, road rehabilitation and the processing of mineral raw materials impressively verified the capabilities of the Wirtgen Group within the framework of the third "Technology Days" event held on September 25 and 26, 2008. More than 2,400 trade visitors accepted the invitation to attend the event, held this year at Hamm AG. No less than three occasions predestined the world's third largest manufacturer of compaction equipment to be the organizer of this event: the company's 130th anniversary, the world debut of the new HD+ tandem rollers and the opening of the world's most modern drum factory in Tirschenreuth.
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Hamm AG opens the most advanced drum plant in the world
mehrWith the construction of the most advanced drum plant in the world, Hamm AG has again made an enormous investment in the Tirschenreuth location and considerably expanded its plant. Since early September 2008, one of the core components of Hamm's rollers is now manufactured in Hamm's own factory in a production facility of over 10,000 m².
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Night shifts on the skyway
mehrThe 48 km long Inner Ring Road, was opened for traffic in 1994. Now, after 14 years in operation, some sections needed maintenance. The Shanghai Chengji Municipal Company was awarded for this contract. As this is a highly frequented road, the work mainly had to be carried out during night time. Each night a section of approx. 1.200 sqm was to be repaired.
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DV series wins EuroTest Prize 2008
mehrDuring the international exhibition of construction machinery Samoter 2008 in Verona (Italy), Hamm AG was awarded the EuroTest Prize 2008 for its DV 70 and DV 90 tandem rollers, the third international award won by these models in addition to the RedDot and iF Design Award.
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Building a new chinese expressway
mehrOn the 28th of May 2008 the groudbreaking ceremony for a new expressway connecting the cities of Yongzhou and Nanshan in the southern chinese Province of Hunan took place. The ceremony was accompanied by Zhou Qiang, Governor of Hunan Province, and many more other officials from politics and the industry.
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Autostrada A1 Polen - Europe’s biggest job site
mehrRoads have been the main arteries of international trade since ancient times. We are generally familiar with the importance of the Silk Road,which ran from Turkey into eastern Asia. Its European counterpart, the Amber Road, led from St. Petersburg down the Baltic coast, through presentday Slovenia, to Venice. Poland is a pivotal hub for transport across Europe.
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Excellent in asphalt and soil compaction
mehrA typical example is the compaction of base surface courses, for instance when constructing cycle paths and footpaths...
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With a HAMM roller to a national victory
mehrThe Hamburg-born Kai-Nils Feddern passed his journeyman's examination in the summer of 2007 with a straight "A", qualifying as a mechanic for agricultural and construction technology...
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Gigantic dimensions
mehrHAMM Vibratory Compactors compact an embankment dam at the foot of the Andes
They have been in operation for months now, in the valley of the Río Blanco: day in, day out, two untiring HAMM Vibratory Compactors 3412 have been moving up and down in their lanes, lending an impressive structure the stability it needs...
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Most important transit route in Austria
mehr10 HD rollers compact the A2 motorway („Südautobahn“)
Austria‘s A2 motorway – also known as the „southern motorway“ – has to cope with an enormous traffic load of 145,000 vehicles daily...
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HD 8 and HD 10C – the little all-rounders
mehrSmall tandem rollers have a very big range of applications. They are equally "at home" on small construction sites, enclosed courtyards, pavements, the construction of multi-storey car parks and motorway construction sites. They are also used in earthmoving applications and for asphalt repairs and extensions...
