Innovation in compact planers

Atlas Copco´s Dynapac range of compact cold planers achieve a depth upto 300 mm. Earlier, excavators or backhoe buckets were used to remove the top layer of the road where the excavated material would go waste. Over the years, new inventions like compact planers have enabled milling techniques, which reuse the milled material in the relaying process. Compact cold planers The Dynapac PL350, PL500 and PL1000 from Atlas Copco are compact cold planers with milling widths from 0.35 to 1 m. Available as four wheeled units, these models are user friendly and offer high performance, excellent manoeuvrability, and an impressive level of reliability. Dynapac compact planers effortlessly achieve a depth upto 300 mm. Continuous run The Dynapac PL1000 Compact Planer, the first Dynapac Planer from Atlas Copco India´s road construction equipment division, has been deployed by Ajit Singh & Sons in a marathon milling project, where it runs continously. This project had a mandate to mill a road length of 17 km and road width of around 10 ft near Ambala in Haryana, and successfully completed it much before the set time deadline. Specifically on why the PL1000 is his preferred choice, Sher Singh Ahluwalia says, ¨I am satisfied with the long and foldable conveyor, robust design and look, easy controls and easy maintenance access. It is simple to maintain and check the milling drum. The operator comfort and superior milling performance is suitably complemented with great working speed, which gives better fuel economy as compared to other planers in the market.¨ The future As more and more state authorities are approving and mandating use of Recycled Asphalt (RAP) in road construction and with the scarcity of aggregate in some areas, milling is expected to become the future in road construction in India. (Communication by the management of the company)