CONTINUING ITS ACTIVITIES WITH THE MACHINES AND EQUIPMENT USED IN ROAD CONSTRUCTION, GURAN MACHINE DIRECTIONS THE SECTOR WITH THE PRODUCTS IT BRINGS TO TURKEY. ENGAGING IN IMPORTANT PROJECTS IN THE ROAD SECTOR WITH ITS GUTERT&ZIMMERMAN BRAND, OF ITS DISTRIBUTORSHIP, THE COMPANY PROVIDES CONVENIENCE TO PROJECT CONTRACTORS WITH ITS SLIDING MOLD FINISHER AND CONCRETE BORDER MACHINES. GURAN MACHINE SALES MANAGER, HARUN GURAN, “WHEN G&Z’S CONCRETE FINISHER EQUIPMENT IS HIGHLIGHTED AS THE MOST RELIABLE OPTION IN THE INDUSTRY, DUE TO ITS PARTS THAT FITS DIFFERENT BRANDS.”
Guran Machine continues its successful work in Turkey with the US road manufacturer company Guntert & Zimmerman, of which it is the distributor. Guran Machine offers the support of G&Z in many activities such as slipform pavers and concrete roads, streets, national highways, concrete pavements, curbs and concrete barriers, airport runways, taxiways, aprons, flumes and ditches. Guran Machine Sales Manager Harun Guran said, “G&Z’s concrete paver equipment stands out as the most reliable option in the industry, while the parts and equipment of the machine create a unique advantage with its compatibility with different paver models.”
CAN YOU GIVE INFORMATION ABOUT TECHNICAL FEATURES OF GUNTERT&ZIMMERMAN’S CONCRETE SLIPFORM PAVERS AND PAVING EQUIPMENTS?
G&Z’s concrete paving equipment are the most trusted in the industry. In 1956, G&Z pioneered and introduced the first concrete highway and airport slipform paver mounted on crawler tracks with automatic line and grade control. This pioneering spirit has continued for decades. Today, G&Z offers a full range of concrete slipform pavers for multiple applications such as ramps and interchange lanes, city, county and other secondary roads and streets, concrete overlays and inlays, shoulders, mainline highway paving, airport runways, taxiways and aprons, barrier walls, curb and gutter, and canal and reservoir lining. G&Z’s concrete paving equipment line also includes the support equipment such as mechanical Dowel Bar Inserters (DBI), Texture Cure Machines, Material Placers and Placer Spreaders to meet contractors’ present and future needs. All G&Z pavers are offered with industry proven and requested options pioneered by G&Z including: AccuSteer, SmartLeg, TeleEnd, VariWidth, JC Extenders and more. Interchangability of many of the components, attachments and options (Paving Kits, Trailing Finishing Pans, Final Finishers, Front and Side Tie Bar Inserters, Water Systems, and Concrete Spreader Plow system parts) between different paver models is a unique advantage of the G&Z equipment.
WHAT ARE THE MOST APPRECIATED QUALITIES OF GUNTERT&ZIMMERMAN CONCRETE SLIPFORM PAVERS BY THEIR USERS?
Today’s competitive paving market requires contractors to have the ability to change paving widths rapidly to meet challenging production schedules without sacrificing pavement smoothness. Changing paving widths has never been quicker or easier with G&Z’s exclusive Telescopic Paving Kit End Sections. Width changes can be accomplished in under two hours…instead of days without sacrificing pavement smoothness! No bolts need to be removed from the tractor, spacers adjusted or shims added. The slipform paving kit does NOT need to be removed during width change. The majority of G&Z’s Pavers and Placer Spreaders all come equipped with G&Z’s AccuSteer Slew Drive Crawler Track Steering Control System. AccuSteer uses dual hydraulic motor slew drives mounted between the crawler track yokes and the jacking column to precisely steer the crawler tracks in lieu of conventional steering cylinders. AccuSteer eliminates the need to re-pin steering cylinders and reset the steering transducer when changing the swing leg/crawler track position. AccuSteer working in conjunction with SmartLeg with 320 degree rotation offers unparalleled maneuverability and accuracy, allowing synchronized steering of the crawler tracks in the working and 900 modes, with a wide range of steering angles in every swing leg position. AccuSteer / SmartLeg allows the individual swing leg angles to be adjusted on-the-fly to maneuver around an obstacle while automatically keeping the crawler track straight ahead. The AccuSteer / SmartLeg combination also allows a rapid transformation of the machine from working configuration to transport configuration semiautomatically. The revolutionary JC Tractor Frame Extender System offered on the G&Z S850 QB / SL Pavers allow the double telescopic tractor frame to telescope from 12 to 26ft (3.5 to 7.92m), then from 18 to 34ft (5.5 to 10.36m) without the time consuming need to bolt-in tractor frame extensions or disconnecting hoses...reducing this process from days to a few hours. Turning the four crawler tracks 90 degree to the direction of travel and walking the frame together or apart telescopes the tractor frame. Adding or removing the JC Extenders can be easily accomplished in a matter of minutes with the unique jointed pin connection system, while saving valuable paving days. The hose management system and rear walkway also telescope within this range. As an option, hydraulic clamping pucks can be supplied in lieu of mechanical clamping pucks to speed the tractor width change process even more. This unique Tractor Width Change System offers contractors the broadest telescoping ability in the industry G&Z’s S400 and S600 Pavers include the patented VariWidth, double telescopic tractor frame system allowing the quickest tractor width change and the widest telescopic range in the industry without sacrificing the tractor’s structural integrity. VariWidth features the unique “Tunnels through the Bolsters” design which eliminates the need for undesirable, two stage, male telescoping members on each side of the tractor center module to achieve the same telescopic range. VariWidth’s adjustable cam roller feature eliminates the need for supports under the tractor center module when telescoping and eliminates any undesirable tractor frame deflection. Once the desired telescopic width is reached, optional hydraulic clamping pucks are available in lieu of mechanical clamping pucks to lock the tractor frame at that width. To make width change even quicker, the VariWidth system includes a telescopic access walkway and a hose management system covering the full telescopic range.
HOW DOES THE GUNTERT&ZIMMERMAN CONCRETE SLIPFORM PAVER DIFFER FROM IT’S EQUIVALENTS?”
Tractor Design with Double Telescopic Tractor Frame (patented), Jacking Column Design, Accusteer / 90 deg steering (patented), Smart Swing Leg (patented), Telescopic End Sections, etc. These unique productivity features work together to dramatically reduce the time required to change the paving kit and tractor width, maneuver on-site, and reconfigure or prepare the machine for transport without sacrificing the performance advantages contractors have come to expect from G&Z. All of these features help contractors to be as productive as possible to MAXIMIZE AVAILABLE PAVING TIME AND MINIMIZE EVERYTHING ELSE
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