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Intermat 2024 in Paris with GOMACO GOMACO will be present at the Intermat 2024 with a booth in the American Pavillon, showing off the new electric CC1200e curb machine. During the entire show an international team will be present, looking forward to welcoming everyone interested in the GOMACO technology. Please contact us in advance to book an appointment at info@bodonet.com.
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Visit GOMACO's booth at World of Concrete 2024 to see the latest in concrete paving technology. You can find GOMACO in booth C5174 in the Central Hall of the Las Vegas Convention Center from Tuesday, January 23, through Thursday, January 25.
The display includes a GT-3600 hybrid curb and gutter machine, three-track Xtreme Commander IIIx curb and gutter machine, GT-3200 curb and gutter machine, 3300 for right-hand barrier, four-track GP3 slipform paver, CC-1200e curb machine, and a C-450 cylinder finisher with the high-production screed. |
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Merry Christmas and a happy new year!
The year is drawing to a close and before we proudly and confidently welcome 2024, we would like to take a brief look back. We have accompanied great projects with the GOMACO concrete pavers, which are at home in the DACH region. Tecwill concrete mixing plants stand up to market comparison. The second-hand market is booming and we have once again sold machines worldwide, while successfully overcoming all the associated hurdles and cementing exciting new business relationships.
Thank you to our business partners and customers!
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Current market overview of the relevant concrete mixing plants 2023 in the trade journal beton with Tecwill Text: The Company Bodo Int. GmbH & Co. KG represents the Finnish manufacturer of concrete mixing plants and plant control systems Tecwill as a dealer for construction machinery and commercial vehicles on the German-speaking market. The ARCAMIX 3.0 concrete mixing plant can be flexibly set up and dismantled at different locations thanks to its modular container design. Integration into existing plants is possible thanks to individual assemblies. Users praise the ease of maintenance, quick installation, mobility and quality of installation work. Key data of the unit are: Capacity of 120 m³/h (40 m3/h to 200 m3/h possible), DKXS 3.0 twin-shaft mixer from BHS Sonthofen with 3 m³ batch size, camera in the mixer room, "flying weighing system" for the aggregates, WillControl software solution with open interfaces, optical probe for the most accurate moisture measurement of the aggregates and precise cement/additive scales. The "flying" weighing system and the OptiMoist moisture measurement system are particularly interesting, as they ensure a consistently high quality and consistency of the concrete and save up to 30 kg/m³ of cement/additive and thus, of course, CO2 emissions. The COBRA concrete mixing plant is the latest development in the field of stationary and mobile plants for concrete production. The plant also features the "flying" aggregate batching and weighing system. All COBRA models are already factory insulated and equipped for winter production, an effective aggregate heating system can be added. Depending on the model, either a planetary countercurrent mixer or a twin-shaft compulsory mixer is fitted. The plant can be quickly moved to a new location. |
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BODO Tip: You too can benefit from the cross-sector advantages of working with liquid soil. What is liquid soil? Liquid soil is a temporarily flow able, self-compacting backfill material made from excavated material. Advantages of working with liquid soil:
We offer mobile, compact concrete mixing plants as a clever solution for your area of application! We work solution-oriented with your requirements and strive to make all cycles as efficient as possible. Contact us for more information. |
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3 quick benefits from factory assembled and tested concrete batch plants. 1. Factory assembled enclosure enables low cost- and fast set-up time, even in winter.And with preassembled, pre-wired and tested plant you can start production immediately. 2. Especially in cold weather, the plant requires considerably less time to install. Tecwill modular relocatable concrete plant concept enables concrete producers to make better concrete with less materials and lower emissions. 3. The relocatable and high-capacity concrete batch plant can be used in demanding projects for mixing read-mix concrete, shotcrete and different high-performance concrete mix designs. |
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For big projects Are you lloking for a fleet to build pipellines, ports or nearshore wind parks? Talk to us, we have the perfect solution for your needs.
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At BODO we wish all our customers and partners a great start into the new year. In order To gain a little insight into our turbolent, exciting and challenging past year, please read our year end newsletter and join us in wishing farewell to 2022 and welcoming 2023. |
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With the help of the BODO trade fair team, Tecwill presented a fully functional concrete batch plant at bauma. Afterwards the ARCAMIX 3.0 was shipped to its Norwegian customer which shows: Tecwill reality was made accessible to the interested bauma visitor. The visitors were enthusiastic about the details of the plant and were able to get an accurate picture of its functionality. An advantage of the modular container design: The plant can be set up and dismantled again and again at different locations in minimum time. Therefore, the ARCAMIX 3.0 was put into operation in Norway immediately after the trade fair. Tecwill customers are always presented with extremely flexible options and can choose from a range of possibilities for example between complete systems or individual modules. Also possible: the integration of new modules into existing systems. Tecwill remains very user-friendly which was praised by the bauma visitors. Above all, they complimented the team on ease of maintenance, quick installation and mobility as well as quality of the installation work as the interplay of all those factors ensures the optimization of system capacities for all Tecwill plants.
The technical aspects of the "flying" weighing system developed by Tecwill and the OptiMoist moisture measuring system were met with great interest by the bauma visitors. The interaction of the weighing system, binder scales and optical probe ensures a consistently high concrete quality and conistency and significantly saves binder (up to 30kg / m³).Anyone at bauma who was looking for even more mobility could contact the Tecwill employees or our BODO exhibition team for more information about the COBRA concrete mixing plant. The COBRA plant requires even less transports and comes with a shorter assembly time on the construction site. |
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Finally bauma again
The starting pistol has just been fired and we are already deep into technical discussions about innovations in the industry and product-specific hacks. We have already welcomed a number of business partners to our stands and look forward to many more appointments or brief reunions. The BODO – teams represents both of our partners at the bauma this year. We can be found at the Tecwill booth as well as GOMACO`s. Both stands invite you to linger and provide clear information about the company philosophy and the latest innovations. Tecwill shows off their new Arcamix 3.0 cement batch plant and offers detailed insights with a virtual reality tour of a plant. With sustainability as a focus, GOMACO is exhibiting a new electrically powered version of the CC 1200 as well as other successful pavers proving why they are the world leader in their field. Appointments can be booked via the bauma app or easily coordinated with Marc Krause on: 0179 606 9650. |
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From old to new: GOMACO CIII X/Y frame 4-legged machine
With a recent GOMACO sale, we traded in the concrete slipform paver GOMACO Commander III from 2005 with approx. 7,159 operating hours from a customer who upgraded their paver. But we didn't want to sell the machine in its used and bruised state. So we started the project: make four out of three. The GOMACO CIII with its three legs was to be rebuilt and completely renewed, so that in the end we made another customer very happy as we had a machine to offer that drives and paves concrete on four legs and- more importantly - lands very close to a brand new machine. Of course, including a 6- month guarantee after commissioning. We overhauled all circuits, hydraulics, the engine, transmission and filters and the machine was completely sandblasted and repainted.
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A concrete surface for heavy traffic BODO INT. The Swiss Specogna Bau AG has existed for over 75 years as a family-run specialized construction company with more than 220 employees. One of these specializations is concrete pavement construction. In 2018, Specogna Bau AG bought the Gomaco GP3 concrete slipform paver from the Bodo Group as a successor to its GP 2800. This is the beginning of a story published in the magazine Treffen.Bau. If you are interested in reading more click here and jump to page 64. Please contact us about specific questions as this publication is only available in German. |
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A successful first use Last week the brand new LEV 2850 leveler from AP Maschinenbau was delivered us. After a short inspection, the wheel loader attachment went straight to our customer and was already in use this weekend - as can be seen in the pictures. The Leveller is a dozer blade that attaches to a wheel loader via a quick coupler mount and can be used to create straight gravel, split or sand surfaces. This makes him the perfect foreman for all paving work. The technique that is behind it all are two laser receivers (with slope sensors and ultrasonic scanners) on the left and right of the shield, that pass on their received signals to the hydraulics, thus ensuring a perfectly parallel surface. |
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Logs are the element of our new specialist: The Volvo BM L180 Highlift was build for the wood working industry. It stands for power, comfort and reliability when handling tree logs. We brought the machine to our adress in Bornhöved, Germany for inspection and from here, we are selling his great machine to one lucky customer anywhere in the world. Please contact us for more information on the VOLVO Highlift.
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GOMACO snapshot This is what it looks like when the three-track GOMACO 3300 is paving a farm road in Germany. The 3300’s tracks are turned 90 degrees in the transverse position to accommodate the undermounted mold. In general, the GOMACO 3300 is extremely variable in its working position: it drives forwards, backwards and across. The 3300 can pave profiles up to 2.50m in width and 1,50m in height to the left or right and up to 3.66m between tracks, i.e. in transverse travel, without having to add main frame extensions. There is no other machine on the market that can achieve such widths on three legs. In forward mode, only small changes need to be made to change the installation side, like moving the control panel from one side to the other with one easy motion. This leads to the fact that there is no longer the necessity to pave against traffic which will slow you down. Also, the operator always has a direct view of his work from the control panel.
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Innovative paving with ultra high stregth concrete The bauMagazin also reports news about our GOMACO pavers. The article is about bridge repairs using ultra-high-strength concrete. The executing company, Implenia Switzerland, hopes that the installation with the new building material will make it much easier to renew porous bridges without having to tear them down. This innovative approach naturally brings challenges along and we are proud to say that we helped Implenia solve them. For the German article in the bauMagazin click here. For an English version, click here. |
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It loading time! It is always exciting when large machines are getting ready to be shipped. Corona doesn't make exports any easier, but with our routine and experience, we can overcome most of the new obstacles thrown at us by the pandemic with ease. Today on the truck: a concrete slipform paver on its way to the Republic of Moldova. The paver was traded in when a customer bought a new GOMACO 3300. Find more information on the 3300 here or check out this article published in the "Allgemeine Bauzeitung" for a working record. We then took the old paver into our workshop, serviced it and erased all its little wear and tear points. Having done the work, we can confidently send it on its way - of course with a warranty. Additionally, we had a new mold custom- made catered to the customer’s demands. The mold was created based on a drawing that we made in close communication with the customer catered to his curb and gutter needs. This combination of a used but working paver and a new custom- made mold guarantees good working results for our customer in Moldavia.
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BODO and GOMACO in the ABZ The Allgemeine Bauzeitung published an exciting article about the GOMACO 3300. We sold the paver to Bestra Beton- & Straßenbau GmbH, a company based in northern Germany, got them started with several training sessions and help them with servicing the machine. The article sheds a light on the first year of paving with the new machine and attests that GOMACO successfully built a very flexible machine that is efficient and diverse- similar to a Swiss Army Knife. You can find the article here. |
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Ida Grove, IA, USA – GOMACO has redesigned their smallest curb machine, the Curb Cadet. It now features a new fiberglass engine shroud, Tier 4 final engine, and the relocation of all controls to the handle for easy reach and operation. It’s now the ultimate compact and highly mobile curb machine for slipforming concrete curb or optional asphalt extrusion. The Curb Cadet’s redesign centers around its new Tier 4 final KDW 1404 Kohler water-cooled diesel engine. Its new look incorporates molded fiberglass shrouding to encase the Tier 4 engine and the next generation red striping used on GOMACO equipment. All of the control elements for the Curb Cadet have been moved to the control panel on the handle for easy operation and hands-on control. Travel, grade, vibrators, auger controls and an emergency stop button are all located on the control panel. The Curb Cadet slipforms concrete curb and accommodates concrete mold configurations within 12 inches (305 mm) wide by 14 inches (356 mm) high, and can place concrete over dowels or continuous steel reinforcing. It can also slipform a 24 inch (610 mm) radius, depending on the curb profile. The Curb Cadet is right-hand or left-hand side pour capable with an adjustable sliding hopper and mold. Inside the hopper, a 12 inch (305 mm) diameter by 4.7 foot (1.43 m) long auger moves the concrete. A coordinated stop switch on the Curb Cadet provides automatic on/off vibrator control that is synchronized with the machine’s forward travel. Along with its small size, the Curb Cadet was built to be easily and quickly loaded and transported from project-to-project. It’s highly mobile with front-wheel steering and a hydraulically-driven rear-mounted track. It reaches a paving speed of up to 40 feet per minute (12.2 mpm) and an auxiliary travel speed up to 93 feet per minute for job-site mobility. |
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BODO sells paletts
We are offering a wide range of dimensions and different shapes and forms. We have a large number of palettes (over 10000) just waiting for the right customer. You can find prices and forms here. If you want to buy in bulk, just let us know and we will cater a personal quotation to your needs.
Call us 0049 4323 8025-0 or email us at info@bodonet.com. We are looking forward to hearing from you. |
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We are wishing everyone a Happy Easter! Right now we have two things to concentrate on and that is health and family. Keep your physical distance but spend a few nice days with your loved ones and recharge your batteries. We look forward to doing business with you after the holidays. |
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A CORONA - Update from the CABIN- OFFICE
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The corona virus affects everyone. So we want to quickly update you what the virus means for our company. We have zero Covid- 19 cases within our staff and we want to keep it that way. The most important thing is that we all get through this difficult time as smoothly as possible without harming our health. Therefore, we adhere to all guidelines and rules that will flatten the curve and keep our employees and their families healthy. For instance, we cut back on visiting customers and business partners. And nevertheless we continue to work. With a few restrictions, intelligent and resource-saving thinking, we want to be able to emerge from the crisis relatively unscathed- perhaps even strengthened. Because Corona also offers opportunities to break out of old outdated patterns: It is time to concentrate on the essentials and break new grounds. Do not hesitate to call us. If you cannot reach us via phone, send us an email (info@bodonet.com) . Our colleagues working from home will reach out to you quickly. Stay safe! |
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Innovative. The word is often used in everyday life – most often too quickly. Truly innovative is only whoever drives technical, social and economic change; who does pioneering work. In connection with Implenia Schweiz AG, the term is used rightly so- especially in the context of their work with the new ultra high performance concrete (UHPC). Simplified, the material UHPC can to be understood as an advancement of conventional concrete, but in comparison it has a four to five times higher compressive strength (approx. 150N / mm²) and a tenfold bending strength (approx. 45N / mm²), which leads to a considerably longer life of all civil works. Time savings resulting from a quick installation are another big benefit. These claims are not based on theoretical tests in the laboratory, but have proven to be true in the implementation of real construction projects. The Implenia Schweiz AG has developed its own version of UHPC over eight months and has already installed 2,400 m³ or 30,000 m² with a GOMACO concrete slipform paver. Together with the BODO Int. GmbH & Co. KG they did pioneering work by developing a special mold solely for the purpose of installing UHPC. UHPC is particularly promising for bridge repairs, such as the Küssnacht - Brunnen project presented later on. This project can prove that the use of UHPC is practical, efficient and promising.
The work with the GOMACO – concrete paver is teamwork: everything has to be well coordinated.
Conventional concrete already has advantages in direct comparison to asphalt paving, such as a significantly greater longevity and durability of the roads. Areas of application include logistic centers, heavily used traffic areas, water gutters and various prefabricated components. But due to a high, constantly increasing strain, e.g. due to heavy-duty traffic, repairs to traditional concrete or asphalt structures arise faster and more frequent than in the past. This is where the advantages of UHPC come into play, because according to Daniel Hardegger, the head of special projects at Implenia Schweiz AG, UHPC significantly extends the lifespan of buildings while life cycle costs are minimized. The reason why UHPC is particularly suitable for highly stressed components is due to its composition. There is no gravel in it, but three times as much cement as conventionally, plus fine sand, steel fibers and micro-silicates. This means that the consistency of UHPC is firmer than concrete, can be installed thinner, dries faster and is therefore more weather-independent during installation. After 48-72 hours, the strength that conventional concrete exhibits after 28 days is reached. The effort and, above all, the economic restrictions that a construction site brings with it are enormously reduced with UHPC, as clients save six to eight weeks of construction time!
Other advantages of UHPC are particularly evident in structures such as bridges that are exposed to strong environmental influences. Bridges weak points are known: the concrete becomes cracked, water penetrates and moistens the concrete. As a result, stress corrosion occurs. In the past, such porous bridges were usually torn down and rebuilt, because repairing concrete bridges is very time-consuming. After the old layer has been removed, work must be carried out in several layers. On average 7-8 layers are required, e.g. primer, mortar, surface seal, waterproofing, where the latter in particular is being discussed in relation to environmental issues. UHPC has the power to change this as its properties eliminate the need for a lot of these costly work steps. The building material is acid, sulfate and frost resistant as well as vapor tight and therefore corrosion-inhibiting. UHPC has a sealing function against salt water and serves as a protective layer for a concrete structure. This means that only the old layer of a porous bridge has to be removed and a new thin layer is applied, which takes over all static and sealing functions with low weight. This leads to enormous time savings and makes the previously sensitive process independent of the weather. Apart from roughening the surface, no post-processing is necessary. The times when most bridges have to be demolished and rebuilt are over with UHPC.
And one company in Europe recognized this and set itself the goal of making UHPC the standard. Implenia Schweiz AG is the leading construction company in Switzerland, works across Germany, Austria and many other countries and employs more than 10,000 people across Europe. The construction company with 150 years of building tradition is always breaking new ground and driving innovation, as is currently the case in road construction. Implenia traditionally has a large number of road construction projects that are manufactured in concrete. However, in order to be able to successfully carry out bridge projects with UHPC, Implenia needed a testing phase that lasted several months with three critical pillars: First, of course, the building material was developed (its exact composition remains a secret). Then a special concrete mixing plant was built and at the same time, a new mold was developed for paving with the GOMACO GP 2400 slipform paver. For this step, Implenia collaborated with GOMACO and the DACH service team BODO Int. GmbH & Co. KG. GOMACO concrete slipform pavers have been an integral part of the Implenia fleet since 1985 - currently they own the GP 2400. The GP 2400 can manufacture concrete slabs up to 7.32 m. According to Hardegger, the deciding factor for the purchase last year was the this: “The GP 2400 is a compact machine with options for various mold inserts and the installation of a rear mold, which we use especially in tunnels for concrete carriageways and track slabs. Weight and compatibility also match our requirements. The machine is flexible and very suitable for our projects in Switzerland.”
Implenia also approves of the paver’s high mobility and maneuverability on site and throughout the paving process - guaranteed by its slewdrives, a technology that has been used at GOMACO for over 10 years. Its mentioned flexibility has been proven various times. Implenia covers a large number of possible projects with just three different molds. With the specially developed zero- clearance rear mold for instance, Implenia has successfully completed a large tunnel project. The globally unique combination of rear mold and paver made it possible for Implenia to manufacture 3.55 m wide without requiring additional space on the edge. Here, GOMACO and Implenia have already done pioneering work together.
The GOMACO GP 2400 is extremely variable. Here you can see a zero clearance-rear mold that makes it possible to pave in tunnels with extremely limited space.
With the GOMACO paver and the UHPC mold, a total of 2,400 m³ UHPC have already been installed in open fileds, in casettes and banquets, as well as in various prefabricated components. The slab heights were between 4 -12cm. For the first time on a large scale, the new fiber construction material was installed on behalf of the Swiss Federal Roads Authority (ASTRA) on a 20 km section of the A4 as part of Switzerland's important north-south axis, the section between Küssnacht and Brunnen. After 40 years, the section was in urgent need of renovation. The total area of the construction activity was 20,000 m². The work was carried out in four construction phases from 2018 to 2019 so that the flow of traffic for the approximately 27,000 vehicles was affected as little as possible every day. A total of 1350 m³ UHPC were paved with the GOMACO GP 2400 with a thickness of 4.5 to 10 cm and an paving width of 4.55 m. The daily production rate per nine hour shift was 65-80 m³ or 750-1,200 m², where the GOMACO GP 2400 could have worked faster, according to Implenia. The complicated production and delivery of the building material hindered the paving speed. The building material came from the specially designed concrete mixing plant that was set up 0-3 km away from the paving site. It had a capacity of 14-18 m³ / h. Two to three trucks delivered the mix with a loading volume of 2 m³. The concrete was then fed into the paver using an excavator and concrete bucket. It was installed with 3D control. Implenia has been using this technology for 20 years. According to Hardegger, the alternative, using string line, has long been history. The smooth interaction between the material, the GOMACO slipform paver and the good coordination of the overall process by the experts led to the fact that the requirements for flatness and dimensional accuracy of 4 mm could be easily met or undercut. Responsible for this outcome are the paver’s vibrators. Each GOMACO customer has the option to choose between electric or hydraulic vibrators, Implenia picked the latter for its GP 2400. Another parameter was almost perfect, the edge dimensions were in the millimeter range. The fiber building material was strengthened with bar reinforcement in accordance with the SIA MB 2052 standard and all structural requirements. UHPC is without joints. Post-processing or structuring is also not necessary, since the concrete already has a good friction coefficient due to the special material structure. The process is complex, all steps must be precisely coordinated and carried out by experienced installation specialists. But it has been shown that the installation of UHPC not only makes sense on paper, but that its advantages have stood the test of time throughout practical testing. The project was extremely successful, was completed without any major problems and ASTRA was able to update the status report of these renewed bridges from critical to perfect.
An impressive view from high above the construction site.
Because of the successful completion of the first construction projects, Implenia expects that the demand for UHPC on the market will increase significantly. Bridge repairs will definitely remain a big topic, but there are also other application examples where UHPC will show its strengths in the future: prefabrication, tunnel construction, track slabs, road surfaces, static reinforcements, nuclear repositories / boxes, heavy-duty components. And Implenia's research and development department doesn't stop there, but is currently working on a concept development for reinforcing asphalt surfaces with UHPC. The company is confident about the future, although Hardegger explains: “Implenia also has to continue to research, although the know-how is already huge. Especially in the area of application. The challenge is always to coordinate all processes with one another. ”Here is the GOMACO DACH dealer, the BODO Int. GmbH & Co. KG, at the side of the company to further adapt the paver and the UHPC mold to the changing requirements. UHPC is the future, this is no question for Implenia Schweiz AG and GOMACO Corporation.
...a complete success! We would like to say thank you to all customers and visitors for the positive feedback and the great dialogue!
