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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

RECYCLED CEMENT AND TMT ROUTE 15

Molinsur trust GROUP BITAFAL for the implementation of technical TMT on recycled with cement made in Route 15.

Adjusted dosing and construction conditions, has been developed excellently recycled TMD on cement. The combination of these two techniques provide a unique opportunity to build synergy routes in our country.

Recycling Portland cement is carried out very rapidly on which an emulsion is applied IRRIGATION BITAFLEX 65 P25 with sand as curing irrigation. TMD is then applied with 14 to 19 mm and gravillín stone 2-6 mm with posterior irrigation fog, all run on the same day and with the same emulsion BITAFLEX IRRIGATION 65 P25.

The surface quality of TMT shows great cohesion of the whole package, without loss of aggregates and large voids content serve several functions. For one drain water towards the shoulders reducing the "Spray" effect and leaving a proportion of feasible to be filled by binder and thus prevent any errors dose or overlap that can result in air exudates.

The results are already more than validated on Route 15 in other sections own previously executed. It is expected durability of these jobs that we hope will be adopted by more manufacturers in the short term.

NEW TECHNIQUE FOR CEMENT CRACKING CONTROL

Serviam has developed an interesting team to prefisurado recycled with cement.

Drawbacks consabidos generating shrinkage cracks of cemented materials are subject to attack because they can reduce the life of the pavement by water ingress. Usually in our country it has incorporated the technique with a heavy microcracking to mitigate these effects but there are other alternatives globally with specific equipment Compactor.

Serviam company developed a computer adapted to perform a Bobcat injecting the emulsion prefisurado IRRIGATION BITAFAL 65 at a depth of 20 cm each 4 m crosswise.

After initial compaction of the recycled material prefisurado this is done then continue working, leveling and final compaction. Of note is the use of technology to achieve grade project controlled by RF motoniveladora.

Subsequently curing the same emulsion BITAFAL IRRIGATION 65 is performed with quarry dust is released and traffic. By far the results are very good and it shows on the go using technology to control IRI. In the next few weeks they will be starting tasks paving asphalt hot mix in 5 cm surface layer.

We will see the behavior of this technique prefisurado in the future. For now, in every induced cracking and the asphalt it is necessary to prevent water ingress so hopefully a lifetime of work done.

The equipment developed by Serviam has a storage tank emulsion, a positive displacement pump, a wedge (shark fin type) of 25 cm which leaves a pipe 20 cm and a solenoid valve for controlling the dosage from Bobcat.

The fin makes a wedge about 2 cm wide in advancing the equipment is filled with emulsion BITAFAL IRRIGATION 65. Then the material of the side itself closes the wedge and leveling and compaction are performed normally. It can be seen watering cured, made with 1L / m2 of IRRIGATION 65 and 6 L / m2 of dust, marks prefisurado every 4 m in the photos below.

It IS NOT WHAT THEY SAY ...

During February we conducted two tours of much of the country to see how surface treatments behaved during the summer.

After having traveled more than 2800 km were able to verify that the problems of exudation that both resonated in the press and in the environment, are actually a small part of what has been done in recent months across the country.

We could risk to quantify the problem areas and we do not exceed 2 or 3% of total executed.

Exudation is fully controlled and are the result of a sum of different errors, based not only attributable to asphalt emulsions. We have traveled sections executed with national emulsions, RC2 or imported emulsions, and in all cases there exudates sections. A common denominator of most of them is running during the winter without the necessary precautions.

The emulsions BITAFAL ALWAYS comply with the current specification DNV which includes a penetration range of 50 to 200 dmm and we subdivide into soft, medium and hard to adjust to the realities of each work.

Every summer we adjusted basis or hard asphalts media but from now on is the quality of asphalt base will maintain throughout the year. Only order will manufacture soft asphalt emulsions that way unless there is a variable in the appearance of exudates.

You can read some recommendations to reduce the appearance of exudates below:

To prevent exudates is essential to work in good weather conditions to ensure proper curing of the emulsion without risk of premature detachment and redo work force overdosing asphalt.

If you have to work during the closure take the precautions mentioned in note below.

Other factors are very soft exudation base surface allowing penetration of the aggregate A treatment and reducing the proportion of several necessary. The same applies to well-graded aggregates that fill the gaps for the asphalt emulsion.

The lack of a suitable dosage criteria, use the same "recipes" for all treatments running and lack of calibration of equipment are key components for the job fails.

Aggregates with high dust content are also a problem because the reduced active adhesion usually increase the dosage asphalt irrespective of subsequent consequences.

Must professionalize dosage calibration, the release of the basis for treatments and especially the aggregates used.

Treatment well executed, even with soft emulsions, may not have bleeding problems ... and many kilometers executed last winter with soft emulsions which did not have problems when they reached the heats.

DOUBLE OPENING VIA ROUTE 8

20 December 2018
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Last December 12 took place in the vicinity of Route 8 to Route 82 the opening of the recent doubling of Route 8 and Route 11 between Pando by COLIER S.A.

They were 30 months of effort by the company to achieve the stated objective of doubling the route, make a new bridge and an upper passage and meet the highest standards of road safety.

14 km were retreads with modified asphalt BITAFLEX AM3, que le brindarán al tramo construido una gran durabilidad frente a las cargas que por allí circulan. Agradecemos a la empresa por confiar en Grupo BITAFAL el suministro del asfalto modificado para tan importante obra.

The inauguration was attended by the Minister of Transportation, Victor Rossi, the Minister of Labor, Ernesto Murro, the Mayor of Canelones, Yamandú Orsi, high-ranking national and departmental authorities, members of colleague companies, the MTOP, suppliers and residents of the area. During it, Hebert González was honored and remembered with anecdotes, phrases and emphasizing the capacity for work and love for what is done, which were the identity of the recently deceased director of the company. Later, Colier's direction through Eng. Juan Echeverz paid tribute to the "patron" and friend that filled all those present who were lucky enough to meet him with emotion.

Work on Route 8, Juan Antonio Lavalleja, consist of: the construction of two new traffic lanes 3.6 meters wide each, with an inner shoulder of one meter and two meters outside. Also, a bridge over the Pando stream, with a length of 166 meters, with 9.2 of road width plus a cycle track, and a railway underpass in Splice Olmos 22 meters long was constructed. The tasks required an investment of 52 million dollars.

Note to Minister Victor Rossi in Portal Presidency of the Republic

Opening images Portal Presidency of the Republic

100 BULLETIN ISSUES MAKING ROADS.

A decade ago month decided to share with you The highlights of the national road system and the world, also about our company, participation in congresses and conferences as well as showcasing new technologies that have been incorporated into the country among other issues that have been playing over these 100 editions.

"MAKING ROADS" It has been changing every year, including new sections, updated formats and platforms on which it is built, but always maintaining the essence of transmitting the news that we believe contribute to national roads. These newsletters are in full on our website, accessible to everyone and They are the record of the evolution of our company and the road.

It is for us a enormous pride to have met this milestone as it marks some of the values we hold as innovation, persistence, responsibility, teamwork and transparency that every month brings us to deliver a new edition.

By another 100 editions!

We leave a selection of the most prominent bulletins of these 10 years.

OUTSTANDING ISSUES 2008-2018

Issue # 1 - August 2008 - Note on the first double esparcidora SECMAIR Chipsealer 41.

Issue # 6 - February 2009 - First experimental stage with tire dust in Uruguay.

Issue # 20 - May 2010 - First export of asphalt to Paraguay.

Issue # 29 - March 2011 - Launch Technologies Research Center Vials (CITEVI).

Issue # 49 - December 2012- New terminal asphalts - Roadtec Shuttle Buggy SB 2500 travels to Argentina

Issue # 54 - June 2013 - Visit to BITAFAL Wirtgen - First Leg F10 in Interbalnearia - Presentation anchored joints for bridges neoprene.

Issue # 58 - October 2013 - Bitafal incorporates the first team WIRTGEN WR 2000 stabilization and recycling to Uruguay

Issue # 62 - November 2014 - Bitafal Wins NOVA Award for modified asphalts

Issue # 71 - March 2016 - First stages foamed bitumen - New multifunction hoppers - Laboratory foamed asphalt

Issue # 76 - August 2016 - First tranche of warm asphalt mixes modified in Uruguay

Issue # 87 - August 2017 - Different bearing arrangements on stabilized bases

Issue # 99 - November 2018 - Launch of "high-performance surface treatments"

Great book launch Bitafal Group

Already circulating in the offices of construction companies, and city halls, classrooms under construction and the first edition of the book "High Performance Surface Treatments"

On the morning of November 5, 2018, the book launch was held at the Regency Park Hotel in Jacksonville - Zonamerica between 9.00 and 12.00. With a call for more than 280 people they participated from engineers and project managers of departmental governments of Uruguay, builders and suppliers of national roads, apprentices and students up to grade engineering career.

Luego de la llegada de los invitados y habiendo tomado un desayuno comenzó la exposición con palabras de bienvenida a cargo de Claudio Kröger agradeciendo a los asistentes y a todo el equipo que hizo posible este texto. Seguidamente se pasó a la presentación del libro a cargo de Santiago e Ignacio Kröger, quienes profundizaron en los motivos y objetivos del mismo, y un paneo de los capítulos y su contenido.

Finalmente se abrió una mesa de debate con referentes de la vialidad nacional y quienes tuvieron la noble tarea de leer el libro previo a su impresión para realizar anotaciones, comentarios y aportes. El panel contó con la moderación de Ing. Gerardo Fernandez por parte de la Asociación Uruguaya de Caminos y debatieron el Ing. Horacio García Terra, Ing. Arturo Forteza, Ing. Magdalena Pastorini y Qco. Santiago Kröger, con participación de preguntas del público.

We thank all those who came to this launch marks a before and after in generating content of theoretical and practical value for national and regional roads.

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

11th CONGRESS OF ROADS URUGUAYA

Last 8.9 and 10 November LATU received more than 350 players in the Uruguayan road in its biannual Congress.

He Bitafal group thereof he participated in the exhibition with an innovative proposal to know who work every day to be "Strategic Suppliers of his work". Also, from the technical point of view, we have a novel stereomicroscope for quality assessment emulsion was presented.

We participate in technical presentations 3 Qco works. Santiago Kröger with colleagues of national roads within Block Pavement and with the presence of several of our partners as Congressmen.

Congress had several new features such as new commercial exhibitors, including a section on the outside for big teams and presentation of technical papers by e-posters mode.

The opening of the Congress was in charge of the President of the AUC, Ing. Gisele Pingaro, the Minister of Transport, Víctor Rossi, Director of Mobility of the IMM, Pablo Inthamoussú, the Director of LATU and IDB representative for Uruguay.

After the opening ceremony, Eng. Juan Campana, Director of Engineering Argentina National Roads Authority, held a conference on "The new management National Roads Authority of Argentina: technical update" showing great work being done in the neighboring country roads.

Within the thematic blocks, more than 30 technical papers were presented on Transport, Road Safety, Structures, Management and Maintenance as well as floors.

He BITAFAL group He participated with three technical papers on "Evaluation of membranes SAMI after 7 years in service", "First stretch of asphalt rubber mixes warm in Uruguay" Y "Evolution of a stretch stabilized with cement" with interesting findings on each of the technologies applied.

Conferences were given by Ing. Boris Goloubintseff (IMM) "State and Status of Mobility Management Center, a year of its implementation and operation", Francis Pumares in Spain in Block Road Safety "Certified Barriers", Ing. Shlomo Liberman of Israel "Bridges of prestressed continuous beams" and Dr. Ing. Luis Guillermo Loría of LANAMME of Costa Rica with two Conferences "Application performance testing design blends" Y "Evaluation of rheological properties of modified".

Besides a round table held on "Road Maintenance" where different visions 20 years of the first CREMA contracts with participants by the MTOP, contractors, and consultants were exposed IDB.

At the close of Congress there was a special session on the new edition of the Book "Status of Roads Uruguaya"After almost 14 years without being edited and awards to the best works by Block.

A distinction was also awarded as the best work of Congress "Bowstring arch bridges across the board" Ing. Fernando SACEEM radio, over bridges made in Tacuarembó Paso del Bote where BITAFAL Group actively participated in some of the same innovations as waterproofing membrane anchored board and neoprene seals as reported in Bulletins #78 Y #80.

The exhibition was varied and new companies participating in it. The new addition was the outdoor exhibition with displays of equipment.

We hope that the next edition still loaded with new features.

SUCCESSFUL APPLICATION RECYCLING ASPHALT WITH FOAM

We can proudly say that the Uruguayan road has become unrivaled in the last five years. The design engineers have proposed and accepted new technologies, builders have art equipment incorporating the first world countries and we are encouraging, but we shake the pulse, to innovate.

Who would have thought that in our country the technologies to be introduced as modified asphalts based massively?

Who would have thought that the surface treatments and micros with modified asphalts would apply on routes first order?

Who would have thought it stabilize soils with continuous and mobile equipment was to be imposed so quickly?

Only the technical results obtained are certifying all these advances.

The most recent milestone of new technologies pushed him over the past year the company Hernández and González S.A. making a bet unmatched in his work of Route 3. Sparing no technical or economic efforts, the company conducted a site recycling pavement with asphalt foam backed administration. In last December he was terminated the reference work and drove around in full, being able to observe the same high quality in all its aspects.

an expansion platform a recycling of all of the existing road asphalt foam and asphalt mixture of 5 cm thick, several sections with widening of a third rail verges stabilized in situ with cement and waterproofed with asphaltic treatment was performed modified emulsions.

All this work was done in less than 100 working days. As we all know, when Hernandez is proposed, it does, but beyond personal effort, its staff and technology built in Germany show that can be reconstructed 34 km of a road completely new with a guarantee of over 20 years only 100 working days.

This is the reality we want to emphasize, if we want a Uruguay with very good infrastructure, we must use the best technology, the most productive and advanced end up being the most economical and durable.

This result is part of an innovation process together among the companies that participated in the Wirtgen Technology Days 2014 held in Germany, which agreed to bring in conjunction with H & G, Meliter, CVC and Tradinter a South African technician for the purpose of a conference the virtues of applying technologies foamed bitumen (Bulletin October 2014).

This process continued with the addition of equipment and technologies required for their application and hard work in laboratory design all involved. They were also required many hours of training, briefings and of course hard to successfully implement this advanced technology work in the country.

As anecdotario plus all innovations in this work, conducted jointly develop gravillados hot applied in July, during the winter closed season with a very good technical and result only applied at low temperatures in our country (Bulletin July 2016)

All photos: ON HERE

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