Construction Equipment Guide • Asphalt, Concrete, Paving, Compaction & Milling Section • www.constructionequipmentguide.com • March 18, 2020 • Page 75 buyers’ guide Paving, COMPACTION & MILLING constructionequipmentguide.com aggregate processing equipment. But it has incor- porated into its family of businesses the Carlson paver product line and Roadtec cold planers and asphalt pavers. 2) Bomag — This German equipment manufac- turer company was formed in 1957 and rollers soon became its signature product. In 2013, it took over some Terex lines in the United States includ- ing CMI and Cedarapids. It offers several com- pactor, paver and planer models. 3) Caterpillar — After Caterpillar was formed in 1925, it ended up in Peoria, Ill. In 1991, it pur- chased the pioneering paving equipment compa- ny, Barber-Greene. Today, Caterpillar manufac- tures tracked and wheeled asphalt pavers, milling machines and various rollers. 4) Dynapac — A Swedish firm, Dynapac was formed in 1934. It introduced the first vibratory roller for asphalt compaction in 1953. It offers a complete line of rollers — single- and double drum vibratory models, pneumatic, steel drum and combination. 5) GOMACO — Founded in 1965, Gomaco is an Iowa firm that manufactures a variety of concrete paving products such as nine slipform paving machines. One of its curb-and-gutter pavers can pour a curb with a tight two-foot radius turn. 6) LeeBoy — Dating back 56 years, the North Carolina firm builds a variety of construction prod- ucts including asphalt pavers and rollers and includes the Rosco line of compactors. Acquired by a Singapore firm, ST Engineering, the company has global operations. 7) Mauldin — Part of Calder Brothers, a family company headquartered in South Carolina, Mauldin manufactures several lines of construction equipment including four asphalt pavers — the largest a 16-ft-wide model — and several small-to-midsize drum compactors. 8) Power Pavers — Founded in North Carolina 67 years ago as Power Curbers, the company originally focused on con- crete curb-forming machines. It patented and built its first slipform paver in 1970 and today has a lineup of slipform pavers and form pavers. 9) Volvo Construction — The Swedish company dates to 1832. Among its paving industry equipment are 13 rub- ber-tired or steel drum compactors and seven asphalt pavers. The company acquired pioneering paving companies Blaw-Knox and Ingersoll Rand. 10) Wacker Neuson — A blacksmith in Germany founded this company in 1848. Today, it manufactures a range of con- struction equipment, including compact rollers. The largest asphalt compactor has 54-inch-wide vibrating drums and is powered by a 49-hp engine. 11) Wirtgen — This German company dates to 1961. It introduced a line of cold milling machines in the 1980s and today its products include Hamm rollers and Vogele asphalt pavers. In 2017, the com- pany was acquired by John Deere. Brief Summary The paving, compacting and milling manufacturing industry builds niche market machinery that is notable for the weight and breadth of some of its larger pieces. It is a mature industry with long-standing iconic brands, some of them absorbed into umbrella groups. In shopping for a slipform paver or vibrating roller or micro-mill cold planer, the most vital piece of information a buyer can’t have is how he will most efficiently utilize the machine. With that knowledge in hand, a buyer can find the technology and configuration perfect for his task.