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BAUMA 2019

The biggest event of the construction broke records of participation and exhibitors.

For the third consecutive year BITAFAL group traveled to the city of Munich to participate BAUMA. This event, held every three years, was the biggest in its history and where more than 3700 companies presented their products and services. During the 7 days of the fair, from 8 to 14 April, 620,000 visitors came from 200 countries to learn about the latest advances in technology in both civil construction and road.

This time, the fairgrounds, opened new areas reaching 614,000 m2 of exhibition, fair really an eyesore.

From Uruguay several technicians and businessmen were present to meet new products and to incorporate these technologies in our country. We can proudly assure how many construction equipment companies mention Uruguay as a benchmark in innovation and incorporation of the latest trends in equipment and techniques. This is thanks to the joint work that many of the actors in the road family have been doing in recent years.

The world's leading trade fair for construction machinery, building materials machinery, mining machines, construction vehicles and construction equipment, generated the best results in the exhibition's 65-year history. The number of visitors increased by around 40,000 over the total for the previous event in 2016. More than 250,000 visitors came from countries outside of Germany. The top 10 visiting countries after Germany were: Austria, Italy, Switzerland, France, the Netherlands, Russia, Sweden, the Czech Republic, Poland and Great Britain. The fair also saw a strong increase in the attendance of foreign visitors. China, Australia and Japan made significant gains in this group.

The most impressive stands were again the Liebherr, Caterpillar and Wirtgen. These exhibitors have whole sheds or buildings built exclusively for the fair, with exhibition equipment, meeting rooms, restaurants and shows to showcase the latest innovations.

Overall trends in this latest edition were hybrid engines for construction equipment, the 4.0 generation equipment, wireless technology for many applications and automated almost completely equipment.

Another interesting experience is the virtual reality that is being used for operator training and for different applications such as security awareness at work or even see the finished project from within.

The next edition will be held from 4 to 10 April 2022 at Messe München also in the beautiful city of Munich.

We invite you to watch some videos and pictures of the event ON HERE

License Agreement - TMT®

Bitafal group He has applied for patent of the technology in the US TMT® (62/656099) and Uruguay (Invention 037,787) and offers its customers access to the same under a free license.

The license includes know-how and technical assistance, through a training course, so that our products provide maximum performance, efficiency and high performance materials on site.

Through the license, you access a methodology to apply our products whose monitoring ensures maximum efficiency and the best results in terms of quality and time.

BENEFITS OF LICENSE.

conceptual development of technology.
Detail of the steps for designing dosages, emulsions selection, construction and best practices.
and trained technical advice available for testing and consultation staff.
Site assistance for implementation.
Access to technical training course.
Access to new innovations related to this technology.
Quality control procedure and final results through the mobile laboratory.

For those who are interested in accessing the license we invite you to communicate through email or by calling licencias@bitafal.com.uy 0800 8425

What are the treatments Multiple Trabados®?

The TMT® are an innovative way to run single and double treatments, which improves the mechanical interlocking of aggregates and minimizes risks of landslides.

Its development is linked to the use of emulsions it allows full coverage of aggregates and which differs from the conventional methods as applicable.

They can be run at any time of the year and on any surface, allowing traffic early release with conventional methods than aesthetics. Success depends on the type and quality of materials in conjunction with the proper technique. It is ideal for initial treatment of stabilized bases technique.

The TMT® They are the product of several years of observation and continuous improvement of construction procedures with laboratory research, new product development, development plan and implementation on site.

HOW DOES IT WORK?

It involves placing the right amount of binder and aggregate at the appropriate time and place, saving up to 20% of materials.
optimum mechanical and chemical resistance is achieved by the way it is run, accelerating the curing process and accommodating the stone to ensure detachment almost zero.
The method includes a number of key intermediate steps substantially increase the adhesion between the aggregates.
aeration of the emulsion is favored, allowing further exposure to external agents which accelerate curing.
Find your best performance with the use of modified emulsions.

SOLVE WHAT?

Gravillados building permits at any time of year.
Accelerates the speed of work, allowing progress without risks.
Minimizes landslides and prevents excess aggregate causing damage to the windshield and risks to users.
It requires fewer passes fracture mitigating Compactor aggregates and prevents its removal from the use of this equipment.
It does not require subsequent scan, nor tire compactors to settle the stone.
It allows controlled traffic before the system has completely healed rating.
The final quality of the surface obtained is smooth and silent, with better contrast for roadway marking.
All jobs are completed in a single workday, allowing high yields.

What are the treatments Multiple Trabados®?

The TMT® are an innovative way to run single and double treatments, which improves the mechanical interlocking of aggregates and minimizes risks of landslides.

Its development is linked to the use of emulsions it allows full coverage of aggregates and which differs from the conventional methods as applicable.

They can be run at any time of the year and on any surface, allowing traffic early release with conventional methods than aesthetics. Success depends on the type and quality of materials in conjunction with the proper technique. It is ideal for initial treatment of stabilized bases technique.

The TMT® They are the product of several years of observation and continuous improvement of construction procedures with laboratory research, new product development, development plan and implementation on site.

HOW DOES IT WORK?

It involves placing the right amount of binder and aggregate at the appropriate time and place, saving up to 20% of materials.
optimum mechanical and chemical resistance is achieved by the way it is run, accelerating the curing process and accommodating the stone to ensure detachment almost zero.
The method includes a number of key intermediate steps substantially increase the adhesion between the aggregates.
aeration of the emulsion is favored, allowing further exposure to external agents which accelerate curing.
Find your best performance with the use of modified emulsions.

SOLVE WHAT?

Gravillados building permits at any time of year.
Accelerates the speed of work, allowing progress without risks.
Minimizes landslides and prevents excess aggregate causing damage to the windshield and risks to users.
It requires fewer passes fracture mitigating Compactor aggregates and prevents its removal from the use of this equipment.
It does not require subsequent scan, nor tire compactors to settle the stone.
It allows controlled traffic before the system has completely healed rating.
The final quality of the surface obtained is smooth and silent, with better contrast for roadway marking.
All jobs are completed in a single workday, allowing high yields.

Dynamic Load Plate workshop (LWD)

On September 4, an activity aimed at professionals and technicians linked to the use, implementation and interpretation of test results of dynamic loading plate was made Light Weight Deflectometer ZORN. The workshop was taught by the teacher MSc. Ing. Leonardo Abreu and engineers involved several construction companies in the industry and the ministry.

The LWD easily allows for in-situ elastic modules natural soil and compacted. Its principle is to apply a dynamic load on the soil surface and measure the deflection occurring during the impact. An accelerometer records the acceleration suffers plate and allows, from a double integration to estimate the vertical deformation. It is important to recognize this fact: obtaining dynamic modulus It is a mathematical operation and no direct measurement. The results obtained are: displacement vs. time diagrams, degree of compatibility, maximum displacement at each impact and dynamic modulus Evd.

The in-situ elastic modulus, evaluated by LWD parameters correlated with structural capacity (CBR, MR), degrees of compaction and Ev2 (second branch loading static load test Circular plate) modules.

One of the points discussed in the workshop is the fact that different equipment there have similar operating mechanisms, but differ in their mode of operation (deformation measured on a plate versus extent the soil surface) causing difference in responses. The different configurations for the same LWD produce different results soil deformation and elastic moduli, and the differences are very difficult to predict.

Asimismo, uno de los puntos de controversia planteados es la utilidad del ensayo para determinar la disminución del módulo de las bases estabilizadas con cemento luego de la microfisuración. En estos casos, la rigidez de estas capas es tan alta que la profundidad de influencia de los golpes dinámicos disminuye radicalmente. Se deberá estudiar a fondo si es necesario aumentar el peso o disminuir el área de la placa.

Por último, se procedió a comparar el equipo ZORN adquirido hace tres años por el CITEVI, con uno nuevo, mostrando similitudes en los resultados. Esto demuestra que el equipo es robusto y confiable, y que la falta de repetitibilidad que se le adjudica debe ser compensado con el aumento de los registros (para conseguir un 95 % de confiabilidad es necesario realizar un mínimo de 50 mediciones, con una separación máxima de 10 m entre ellas).

The immediate results positions the LWD as a powerful tool control work to assess the degree of compaction of bases and to describe structural capacity (determined in-situ elastic modulus and correlate with the CBR). It was demonstrated the high interest of the participants in the issues raised and agreed to establish a diverse group to further discuss the strengths and weaknesses of these teams work.

Evaluation of penetration of the aggregate in the bases for surface treatments

Using the penetrometer ball as quality control element base treatment.

In the path that is being traced at the national level to standardize design criteria for surface treatments, we believe the inclusion of the ball penetrometer test is of utmost importance. It determines if the base is in proper condition to receive initial treatment, or if it requires additional work. It is also an indicator of the degree of compaction that has been achieved and the moisture contained in the base. The test was originally developed by South Africans and is also used in Australia and New Zealand to quantitatively measure the penetration potential of aggregate into the base.

En este frío mes de Agosto, junto con Lucio Borelli de CVC, pusimos a prueba este equipo de medición en diversas superficies: bases granulares no ligadas, bases estabilizadas con ligantes (cemento Portland y asfalto espumado) y mezclas asfálticas. A continuación se ilustran algunas de las conclusiones, acompañadas de fotos de la experiencia.

In the initial treatments (surface treatments on bases), the subsidence of the aggregate on the surface always occurs, to a greater or lesser extent. The degree of penetration will depend on the base material, its humidity, compaction and the traffic to which it will be subjected. Not taking these parameters into account results in exudate in the short term, becoming particularly evident in the tracks. The explanation for this phenomenon is intuitive: the tire pressure sinks the stone into a base that allows it and the voids that correspond to the asphalt and the air (to achieve the macrotexture of the wearing course) are occupied by the material of base, causing the asphalt to surface through the stone, which results in exudation in the tracks.

El ensayo que se propone es muy sencillo y de fácil aplicación: consiste en la penetración de una bola de 19 mm de diámetro que es golpeada por un martillo normalizado lanzado de una altura conocida (Australian Standards: AG-PT/T251 – Ball Penetration Test). El valor de penetración queda registrado en el aparato, ya sea en un indicador electrónico o en una regla graduada (que viene incorporada).

Los resultados de este ensayo se utilizan para ajustar la cantidad de ligante a regar o para seleccionar un tratamiento correctivo previo al definitivo. Su uso más importante es quizá el de establecer el límite en el que no se pueden realizar gravillados sin antes recompactar o estabilizar la base, dado que su riesgo de falla es muy elevado.

La primera y más importante de las conclusiones es que la preparación de la base es un factor determinante en los resultados. Un problema común es que las bases presentan un exceso de finos en la parte superior que genera que la bola penetre con facilidad. Aunque parecen estar lisas y homogéneas inicialmente, tan pronto como se barren, una gran cantidad de este material fino se dispersa, dejando una superficie áspera e inconsistente que es problemática para ejecutar un tratamiento.

Another issue to consider is the humidity at the time of the test: if the surface is visibly wet, the penetration gives higher values. We could corroborate this by testing the same surface early in the morning and close to noon. In some cases, the conditions of the base at the time of the test are good, but when a primer is applied, due to capillarity and temperature differences, humidity begins to increase in the first 5 cm, affecting the penetration result.

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BITAFAL present in the Circulars Opportunities Program

On Wednesday morning, August 8, 2018 the Teatro La Colmena opened its doors to welcome the fifth, and final, meeting dedicated to BUILDING OPPORTUNITIES PROGRAM CIRCULARES.

This is an initiative coordinated by ANDE and biovalue (together with MIEM, MVOTMA, MGAP, UNIDO, GEF and supported by Transforma Uruguay and ANII) to promote joint actions and thus promote the creation and implementation of sustainable productive projects, the framework of circular economy.

We had the pleasure to share a morning full of information and where BITAFAL presented the progress in the use of modified asphalt powder neumátuco out of use for road construction in Uruguay.

At the beginning the basics and regional and international examples of circular economy by the Coordinator of the Environmental Engineer biovalue María José González were presented. Then the Coordinator of associativity area and Integration of the National Development Agency (ANDE) Economist Paula Cobas presented the convocation of Circulars Opportunities Program.

In the second instance it opened a "Living" questions of the problems and opportunities in the construction sector in the transition to Circulate Economy, moderated by Giselle Della Mea (3 Vectors - Innodriven). With Architect Eduardo Siuciak (FARQ- UdelaR) and Ing. Jorge Pazos, Executive Director of the Construction Chamber of Uruguay.

Finally, a panel of businessmen and entrepreneurs with national and regional experience was convened to make a "double click" with examples of application of circular principles in their respective businesses and areas. The exhibition began with Robert Pacheco (Argentina), founding partner of EWAR, a company that since 2008 began to venture into the production of biosynthetic wood boards. The Qco Santiago Kröger (Uruguay) continued presenting the benefits, development, application and prospects of incorporating disused tire dust into asphalt cement. Next, Eng. Nelson Siqueira Nieto (Brazil) from the company RNV Residuos, presented on recycled aggregates, as a sustainable and cheaper solution than the use of non-recycled aggregates. To close the day, Arch. Eliseo Cabrera presented "La Casa Uruguaya", a winning project of the National Prize for Energy Efficiency - Cat. Buildings 2016.

From BITAFAL Group we appreciate the invitation as exhibitors to count the work we have done after collaborating with the environment and society. We welcome these instances of exchange opportunities to further develop new ways of doing things, with a more systemic vision that includes all parties are generated.

In the next LINK We share the presentations made on that day. ()

On the website CIRCULARES OPPORTUNITIESThey may elaborate on the call and the different activities and workshops that have been made under the program.

Podes relive the day ON HERE

BITAFAL enters the world of rheometry

New Reómetro Anton Paar SmartPave 102 at sion It will allow a big step in the performance of asphalt products in Uruguay.

As we announced in an earlier issue of our newsletterThis month installed a Court Dynamic Rheometer (DSR for its acronym in Ingés). This sophisticated equipment allows to know the performance of asphalts much of its viscoelastic range. Mainly we are concerned in these latitudes, that is at medium and high temperatures.

With this tool we can improve the modified asphalts and emulsions to suit the conditions of our country and know within minutes the quality of asphalts used as raw material.

With the addition of equipment, a course of rheology and use of equipment with an expert from the supplier was performed. The course was held on 27 and 28 August in the CITEVI and we have the participation of technical staff of our company, the MTOP and LATU.

This new machine is equipped with accessories for measurements from -20 to 150 ° C both conventional asphalts, as well as some modified properties of emulsions. Typically it used to determine the degree of asphalt (PG) but can be used for other properties of the binders.

Within the novel assays we can discuss the possibility of making master curves where temperatures and voltages applied to see the performance of the binders are varied. It is also possible to test highly accurate adhesion or cohesion at different temperatures, essential for the performance of emulsions for surface treatment tool.

Not so new but convenient is the possibility of viscosities "brookfield" within minutes both 60 ° C to the viscosity curves at the desired temperature range.

These are some of the many tests that can be performed but the team is extremely versatile and has many accessories that allow analyzing from food to paint smoothly.

In the course they made the basics of fluid mechanics, equipment operation and its application to the asphalts were given. It had a practical module to understand the operation of equipment and advanced software that controls and processes data.

Much remains to explore and contribute to our road with this team. We will keep you informed of progress.

Bitafal group participated in the "Technology Days" Wirtgen Group.

In last April, Bitafal group He was present once again in Road Technology Days del Grupo Wirtgen in Germany accompanied by a large Uruguayan delegation.

During the nine-day trip, they visited industrial plants in various parts of the country of diverse types, from manufacturers to crushers spades, then witness this great biennial event of RoadTechDays.

There is no doubt that the Wirtgen Group after its acquisition by John Deere, will be the most significant company for the category Paving the world. The event is organized living testimony to this, showing that the German perfectly together with American affluence produces an admirable formula.

We prior to this stunning event Wirtgen, with strong Uruguayan presence of colleagues Molisur, Serviam, Hernandez and Gonzalez, Traxpalco and CVC, met plants Wirtgen, Kleemann (shredders) and Betek (spades for recyclers and milling machines) for 3 days.

Then we transladamos south to the small town of Ludwigshafen, where modern production plant of Vögele, which would be held the RTD is.

During the two days of the event, all kinds of compactors, recyclers, milling machines and finishers were displayed. Then they had techniques of each of the aforementioned companies and live demonstrations of how each of these talks.

After the event an artistic representation of machines with dancers and acrobats was done in a real show of power, lights and fireworks. In the video shown below have a more detailed description of the event.

Thank again the people of Tradinter Y Grupo Wirtgen by the organization, dedication and treatment, which make this a repeatable and recommendable experience.

Images courtesy of Wirtgen Group

CITEVI gives a great step incorporates a Rheometer (DSR)

We are pleased to inform our readers that we are adding to our Research Center (CITEVI) Court Dynamic Rheometer (DSR for its acronym in English).

In a natural evolution of a company committed to the development of national road company, it's time to incorporate a computer that involves a before and after in the knowledge of the binders we handle.

This sophisticated equipment allows to know the performance of asphalts much of its viscoelastic range. Mainly we are concerned in these latitudes, that is at medium and high temperatures.

The team selected after several months of visits to research centers in the region and the US, is a Anton Paar SmartPave 102 with all accessories to perform the usual tests standardized by AASHTO and other agencies both America and Europe.

It is expected to be operational by August so we'll have more news on this in future editions of this Newsletter.

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BENEFITS OF LICENSE.

For those who are interested in accessing the license we invite you to communicate through email or by calling licencias@bitafal.com.uy 0800 8425

The TMT® They are the product of several years of observation and continuous improvement of construction procedures with laboratory research, new product development, development plan and implementation on site.

HOW DOES IT WORK?

SOLVE WHAT?

The TMT® They are the product of several years of observation and continuous improvement of construction procedures with laboratory research, new product development, development plan and implementation on site.

HOW DOES IT WORK?

SOLVE WHAT?

Images courtesy of Wirtgen Group

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