Rick Royals bought a milling machine almost because he had to. The co-owner of Royals Contracting, a Raleigh, NC, paving, milling, and patching company, had bid a 4-inch-thick patching job in 2002, ...
It's hard to imagine a piece of equipment that works harder in tougher conditions than a pavement mill. These tireless machines grind away all day long under load, at times removing more than a foot ...
A new document from NIOSH and the Silica/Asphalt Milling Machine Partnership contains best practices for equipment manufacturers, equipment owners, and highway contractors for preventing workers’ ...
All four manufacturers of asphalt milling machines remaining in North America (Astec’s Roadtec, BOMAG, Caterpillar, and Wirtgen) have made it easier for users to control milling depth by accepting the ...
The market for milling machines is on the upswing, not because of hope for a magical federal infrastructure package, but because of local efforts to shore up aging pavements. A relatively small amount ...
A large milling machine inched forward, grinding away 300 or so feet of asphalt as it worked to prepare a tiny stretch of two-lane street in West End Tacoma for new pavement. “It’s a lot quieter than ...
If you’re interested in making things (and since you’re reading this, we’re going to assume you are), you’ve almost certainly felt a desire to make metal parts. 3D printers are great, but have a lot ...