Machinery Trader Wirtgen Blog Archive

    Wirtgen’s W 220 XFi Cold Planer Enhances Efficiency & Lowers Carbon Emissions
    Posted On: January 10, 2024
    Wirtgen’s new W 220 XFi milling machine is a large, tracked model with assistive technologies to lower carbon emissions and operating costs while making the operator’s job easier. ...
    Wirtgen’s New WRC 240(i) Rock Crusher Turns Stony Ground & Cobblestone Layers Into Homogeneous Mix
    Posted On: November 21, 2023
    The Wirtgen WRC 240(i) rock crusher can crush, process, and homogenise materials such as coarse rocks and stone, concrete fragments, and hand-packed Telford base layers in situ in a continuous process. ...
    Wirtgen Recommends W 100 F(i) To W 130 F(i) Milling Machines’ Comfort Cabin Option
    Posted On: December 9, 2022
    The new comfort cabin option for the manufacturer’s cold planers isolates the operator not only from the weather, but also from the noise of the milling drum and diesel engine. ...
    Wirtgen W 100 Fi Compact Milling Machine Renovates Narrow Cycleway In Western Germany
    Posted On: October 27, 2022
    The bike path, with a width of less than 2 metres, lay on a narrow verge alongside a roadway and was a great fit for the cold planer’s 1-metre-wide milling drum. ...
    Wirtgen Debuts Its 120-Tonne Class 280 SM(i) Surface Miner For High Efficiency With A Low Environmental Impact
    Posted On: June 24, 2022
    The new newest Wirtgen machine extracts raw materials, then crushes them in situ before offloading them via conveyor. ...
    Wirtgen Debuts WPS 102i Placer/Spreader, SP 94i Slipform Paver With TeleMold, SP 15i Paver Features At World Of Concrete
    Posted On: January 27, 2022
    The WPS 102i and SP 94i were presented as part of a concrete paving train along with a TCM 180i texture curing machine. ...
    Cold Recycling Train Featuring New Wirtgen W 380 CR Rehabilitates Road Surface, Saving 11 Weeks Of Repair Time
    Posted On: May 14, 2021
    Authorities in Monsanto, Portugal, estimated that repairs of ER 361 would take about 12 weeks, but thanks to cold recycling, the job was done in just four days plus 20 hours of construction time. ...
    Wirtgen’s KMA 240(i) Cold Recycling Plant Economically & Ecologically Handles German Airport Project
    Posted On: April 30, 2021
    Using precise microprocessor control, the Wirtgen plant can produce cement-treated base layers (CTBs), roller-compacted concrete (RCC), and bituminous-bound base layers with cement, bitumen emulsion, or foamed bitumen. ...
    Wirtgen Soil Stabilisers & HAMM Compactors Prepare Base For Industrial Park Project
    Posted On: January 21, 2021
    The site, measuring more than 80,000 square metres in area, had cohesive soil that needed to be stabilised and consolidated with a lime-cement mixture in order to support the new buildings of the industrial park. ...
    JOHANN BUNTE Rehabilitates German Motorway In A Single Weekend With WIRTGEN & VÖGELE Equipment
    Posted On: October 14, 2020
    The intrepid crew began milling the road at 10 p.m. on a Friday and completed the application of road markings and other follow-up tasks by 5 a.m. on Monday. ...
    Wirtgen 220 SMi 3.8 Surface Miner Passes HeidelbergCement Tests With Flying Colors
    Posted On: June 23, 2020
    The machine achieved a production output of nearly three times the target and proved itself well-suited for working in muddy, wet terrain and on gradients up to 16%. ...
    Wirtgen Unveils New Flagship W 220 Fi & W 250 Fi Cold Milling Machines
    Posted On: April 3, 2020
    The new machines come with powerful, efficient engines, as well as Wirtgen’s Mill Assist and Wirtgen Performance Tracker features as standard. ...
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    JCB: Backhoe To The Future
    Posted 03/11/2026
    As the world continues to warm, there is increasing pressure on contractors, local authorities, and their suppliers to provide equipment that emits less, if any, carbon emissions. ...
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    What's New At Sandhills Global
    Posted 02/11/2026
    Learn about the latest Sandhills features, including the new VIP+ Dashboard inventory overview, the Sandhills System business system, and My Consignments. ...
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    Case Construction Equipment Partners With Alpinist Simone Moro To Take Compact Machinery Where Few Construction Machines Can Go
    Posted 27/10/2026
    Case machines will support woodland management and high-altitude construction projects in the mountains around Bergamo, including the restoration of a refuge at 2,200 metres accessible only on foot or by air. ...
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    Volvo CE Upgrades L30 & L35 Compact Wheel Loaders For Greater Versatility & Uptime
    Posted 15/09/2026
    Volvo Construction Equipment is upgrading its L30 and L35 compact wheel loaders with their most significant frame redesign since their introduction in 1998. ...
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    JCB: Built For The Job
    Posted 08/09/2026
    Wotblock precast needed the manoeuvrability of a skid steer, the mobility of a tracked machine, impressive lifting capability and the reach of a telescopic handler, and chose a JCB Teleskid. ...
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    JCB Electric Compact Excavators Report
    Posted 04/09/2026
    Technical Journalist Dane Gilkes assesses the development of the JCB E-TECH range of electric equipment including compact excavators models. ...
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    High-Performance XPower Wheel Loaders From Liebherr At Steinexpo 2026
    Posted 02/09/2026
    At this year’s steinexpo, the international demonstration trade fair for the raw materials and construction materials industry, Liebherr will showcase two high-performance XPower wheel loaders. ...
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    Volvo Construction Equipment Tests First-Ever EC500 Electric Pre-Build Machine In Norway
    Posted 01/09/2026
    The EC500 Electric is a 50-tonne-class electric excavator designed to deliver the same performance as the conventional EC500 while offering flexible electric operation through both grid connection and onboard battery power. ...
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    What's New At Sandhills Global
    Posted 26/08/2026
    Learn about the latest Sandhills features, including the new inventory Quick Add tool, a 120-day no-payment financing offer from Currency, and more. ...
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    Sell Ag Equipment In The UK & Ireland Via Farm Machinery Locator And Farm & Plant Buyers Guide
    Posted 30/07/2026
    Sellers have long promoted their agricultural equipment with Farm Machinery Locator in the UK and Farm & Plant Buyers Guide in Ireland. ...
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