Vögele has revealed the new Dash 5 generation of their SUPER 1800 paver range. Here are the key facts about the successful model at a glance.
More than 30 years ago,Vögele presents the first SUPER 1800, thereby making the start to an unmatched success story. The compact and extremely versatile road paver is suitable for use in inner-city areas as well as at airports or on motorways and is being continuously enhanced. It forms the basis for the first specialised machines, which Vögelepresents a few years later and are far ahead of their time: The first spray paver SUPER 1800 SF and the first diesel-/electricity-powered SUPER 1800 DE with 50% less fuel consumption and 50% fewer emissions.
From Dash 1 to Dash 5
With its Dash 1 generation, Vögele develops a standardised paver concept in 2003 that places greater emphasis on customer, service and maintenance friendliness. The second generation, the SUPER 1800-2, is equipped with the ErgoPlus operating concept for the first time, which is successfully rolled out across all models and today fulfils all requirements for interconnected road construction. The Dash 3 generation drives economic efficiency, user-friendliness and sustainability. Vögele takes two steps ahead with the Dash 5 family: The new SUPER 1800-5(i) combines its enormous range of applications and high performance with clever automatic functions, even more user comfort and a particularly economical and quiet drive.
Popular all-rounder
What makes the SUPER-1800 class so successful? Road builders all over the world rely on the Universal Class representative. Like no other paver type, this model combines compact dimensions, high performance and an extremely wide range of applications: With a length of 6.15 m, an engine performance of 129 kW, a paving capacity of up to 700 t/h and paving widths between 2.55 and 10 m, the paver is suitable both for city centre measures and for major projects such as motorways and runways. “The SUPER-1800 class has always been an absolute all-rounder, making it the key machine for road construction companies implementing small and major projects,” says Bastian Fleischer, Product Manager Vögele. “Thanks to its high performance and versatility, the paver is also the basis for our specialised machines such as the Sprayjet or the InLine Pave-process paver.
The new generation
The new SUPER 1800-5(i) combines the huge range of applications and powerful performance with the trailblazing technologies of the Dash 5 generation. They include new assistance and automatic systems, an enhanced operating concept, improved material management, a sustainable drive concept, numerous new comfort features and a new lighting concept for the control station and illumination of the work area. Like all the latest-generation road pavers, the SUPER 1800-5(i) thereby combines user-friendliness, automation, economic viability and sustainability.
New automatic functions
Niveltronic Plus Assist automates the paving of both crown and transverse profiles. Users simply specify the incline of a target point and the machine takes over by gradually approaching this value. This means users no longer need to gradually adjust the incline by hand. The screed width can also be automatically controlled along a tensioned wire with the new Edge Control system. The automatic screed width function ensures that the edge and pave width of the screed remain constant when there is no tensioned wire at an exit or entrance.
New operating concept ErgoPlus 5
The driver’s control console offers an improved overview, more comfort, ergonomics and all the prerequisites for networked road construction.Vögele has simplified the operation of individual functions, improved the design, reduced the construction height to increase legroom and integrated additional storage options for mobile phones or similar. The optional ‘Premium Touch’ display screen allows users to easily monitor and control existing and future digital solutions.
Improved convenience
The Dash 5 generation is also two steps ahead in terms of ergonomics: With a pivot-mounted driver’s seat, two-stage seat heating, more headroom, insulated sunshades, luggage nets and cup holders, the new road pavers are consistently geared towards the needs of users. This makes paving even more convenient, ergonomic and safe – even on hot or cold days.
Optimum pre-compaction
The new SUPER 1800-5(i) achieves optimum pre-compaction in conjunction with the AB 500 und AB 600 Dash 5 extending screeds or with SB 300 rigid screed plates. The hydraulic tamper height adjustment ensures excellent paving quality and reduced set-up times. The Dual Power Shift Tamper enables operators to set the tamper stroke very easily at the touch of a button. Compared to mechanical adjustment, this saves a lot of time and is very practical, especially with changing layer thicknesses. A new guide and positioning system for fitting screed wideners and more efficient heating of the compacting systems also significantly reduce set-up times. Vögele has also achieved substantial noise level reductions through structural optimisations.