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Road transportation accounts for a sizable share of both passenger and freight transit in India, making it a dominant mode of transportation. The quality of the road plays a major role in economic efficiency, sustainability and driving safety.

As the need for durable roads and high-quality paving both grow rapidly across the country, road construction companies are utilizing highly efficient road construction equipment and the asphalt pavers are no exception.

In asphalt road construction laying of hot mix asphalt (HMA) to the desired width, grade, cross slope, and thickness is done by Asphalt Paver Finisher. The asphalt paver finisher is also able to place the HMA in a manner that results in improved ride-ability, smoothness and durability of the roadway. Hence the efficient operation of asphalt paver is key to the construction of quality roads.

An asphalt paver is a machine used to distribute, shape, and partially compact a layer of hot mix asphalt on the surface of a roadway, parking lot, or other area. Self-propelled asphalt pavers consist of two major components: the tractor and the screed. The tractor provides the forward motion and distributes the hot mix asphalt. The tractor includes the engine, hydraulic drives & controls, drive wheels or tracks, receiving hopper, feeder conveyors, and distribution augers. The screed levels and shapes the layer of asphalt. The screed is towed by the tractor and includes the leveling arms, moldboard, end plates, burners, vibrators, and slope sensors and controls.

The tractor unit is driven either by wheels or crawler tracks – both perform effectively under varying conditions. Wheeled pavers are suitable to complete a lot of overlay and repairs to surfaces as they are easier to move and can travel around the construction site faster. On the other hand, tracked pavers makes them suitable for use on unbound surfaces and when laying unbound base materials as they offer better stability and floatation due to the weight of the machine being evenly distributed across the surface area. Tracked pavers are also needed to lay extra wide sections and on steep inclinations.

Today’s pavers offer an exceptional range of technological advancements that automate or enhance many aspects of the placement of asphalt surfaces. As well as coming in different variations, asphalt pavers also come in different sizes to suit unique jobs.

Asphalt paver manufacturers are releasing updated models with functional features and excellent performance levels. Asphalt pavers that are energy-efficient and suitable for many jobs, including road building, bridges, and highway construction and maintenance, are being developed by manufacturers of road construction equipment.

India is one of the fastest-growing economies in the world and due to rising road & infrastructural development initiatives to develop smart cities, towns, and villages, the asphalt pavers have good market scope. Moreover, projects such as Bharatmala Pariyojana and Gati Shakti program would also accelerate the demand for asphalt pavers.