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Kompakt Design wins national award Number 20 Latin America Ecuador and Venezuela Invest in Infrastructure

S P E C I A L Infrastructure: under construction

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Editorial Staff Brazilian market growing Brazilian contractors take advantage of

USINA DE NOTÍCIAS MAGAZINE positive phase in IS PUBLISHED infrastructure BY CIBER EQUIPAMENTOS RODOVIÁRIOS LTDA. investments in the A WIRTGEN GROUP COMPANY national territory Rua Senhor do Bom Fim, 177 CEP (Zip Code) 91140-380 – RS – Brazil Phone: (51) 3364-9200 Fax: (51) 3364-9222 Página 10 [email protected] www.ciber.com.br

General Coordination: Queiroz Galvão repairs BR-101 Luiz Marcelo Tegon (Vice president) The contractor, headquartered Stella Richetti in Brazil, is working on (Marketing Analyst) duplicating the highway. The

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Country of the future Usimix bets on the asphalt mix Clauci Mortari Ciber Sales Director production niche Usimix, a Brazilian company, has been in the asphalt production Surprising. In a word, that is business, selling Hot Mix Asphalt since 1998. The company’s business how you could describe 2009 for focus includes all of Mato Grosso do Sul (Brazilian Midwest). Among Ciber, which is already celebrating the company’s outstanding clients is Campo Grande’s City Hall, positive results, even during a where its headquarters are located. “We supply fine mixes for use in period marked by worldwide maintaining streets and bus corridors,” they said. economic turbulence. Despite the In order to produce this raw material with excellence, the company much-feared international put a UACF 15P-1 Advanced unit with a Dual system into operation recession, the Brazilian market and in the Mato Grosso do Sul region. “This is the only way we have all of Latin America remained succeeded in ensuring our product’s homogeneity and quality.” The stable and even grew slightly with machine is part of Ciber’s line of counter-flow asphalt plants, belonging to the category dedicated to medium-sized projects. a few lines of machines. For This plant has a production capacity of 80 tons per hour. example, among the countries in The dynamic dosing of aggregates and the plant’s versatility and which Wirtgen Group is present, technology, able to reduce its impact on the environment, Brazil has been extremely successful attracted the attention of Usimix’s technical-director Michel Issa in comparison with the markets in Filho. According to the engineer, the company’s choice of the Europe and the United States. model is justified by the possibility of installing a special burner for One of the factors that has NGL and natural gas. In Issa Filho’s opinion, another of the plant’s contributed to the sector’s growth advantages lies in its reduction of pollution to near-zero levels, have been public investments by with lower sulfur content. “The bag filters have brought enormous the Federal Government in the gains in terms of preserving nature,” he stated. The pleated bags area of infrastructure with provide for particle filtering that is five times more efficient than programs like the PAC (Growth the traditional smooth variety. In addition, they contribute to Acceleration Program) and improving filtering by purifying exhaust fumes, complying with the strictest environmental legislation. Finame (Agency for Funding of Machinery and Equipment). These initiatives, in addition to Brazilian economic stability, encouraged

O P I N successful sales this year. And we are sure that this trend will Ferfranco at work on highway continue in the future. Also because of the large scale sporting project in Midwestern Brazil events to be hosted by Brazil, such Brazilian contractor Ferfranco is responsible for paving a 58 as the 2016 Olympics and the 2014 kilometer stretch of MG-188 in the city of Unai, Minas Gerais, on World Cup, which are going to the border between that state and Goiás (Brazil). This undertaking should be completed in June of 2010 and is relying on vanguard open up new opportunities on technology to assess the work’s quality. structural terms. As a matter of fact, automation has been an ally for contractors in Other Latin American carrying out quality projects. For Ferfranco, the technological countries, such as Peru, Chile, contribution also represents an important factor when thinking Panama and Colombia are also about which equipment to acquire. With the objective to add betting on infrastructure value to the company’s fleet of machines, they recently acquired a improvements. Equipment from WR 2000 cold recycler (operating on the Unai project). The idea the Wirtgen Group is being used is to use the equipment in base stabilization work and for recycling. on important Latin American “It is going to facilitate operations, saving our motor grader for J projects. In short, both in Brazil example, in addition to improving the service,” evaluated Rodrigo and its surrounding countries, the Pinto Sousa, the company’s director. future is bright! Usina de Notícias – Number 20 – DECEMBER 2009 / JANUARY 2010 5

Sultepa works on revitalization of Brazilian highway Sultepa, a contractor headquartered in the capital of , is working on an important project to revitalize BR-116. The work includes an approximately 100 kilometer stretch that begins with its junction with the Porto Alegre freeway and passing through the cities of , , , São Leopoldo, , Estância Velha, Dois Irmãos, Morro Reuter, Picada Café and Nova Petrópolis. In all, the stretch of highway cuts through 11 locations. The road repairs include milling and compaction of HMA asphalt, renovations on overpasses and bridges, the construction of new on-ramps and renovation of all of the tourist attraction, attracting visitors from all acquire two more new models to work highway’s signage. The construction work is across Brazil, especially during the winter. For exclusively on the revitalization of BR-116 . part of the federal government’s Growth its part, the four-lane highway includes the According to Juliano Gewehr, who works in Acceleration Program. BR-116 carries more segment between Porto Alegre and Estância Ciber’s Application Engineering department, than 70% of the state’s entire highway traffic. Velha, for which several intervals have already the equipment provides quality results. “The The undertaking began in May of 2009 and is been developed. HD90 provides perfect visibility of the scheduled to be completed in 2010. For the This undertaking relies on the Hamm compacting cylinders and the water spraying asphalt repair aspect of the project, the two- technology of HD90 and GRW18 compactors system, allowing work to be carried out with lane stretch started in Nova Petrópolis. for asphalt compaction. Sultepa had already precision and excellence. For its part, the GRW Currently, the work is located around Km 188 bought the same models, which are currently 18 handles very smoothly. The steering on both in Picada Café, in an area known as the compacting on sites in the Brazilian state of sides of the compactor makes it possible to “Romance Route”. The highland region is a Maranhão. However, the contractor decided to effectively monitor the asphalt’s mat,” he said. Widening of Porto Alegre airport runway Salgado Filho Airport in Porto Alegre, in the Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Sul, has begun a renovation process by widening its main runway by eight meters – from its current 42 meters to 50 meters. The undertaking foresees the pavement’s repair, as well as a complete milling and recapping. The runway is currently 2,280 meters long. After the project is completed, it will be 3,200 meters long. Three Ciber machines are in operation for the project. One paver equipped with electronic pavement grading control that adds more precision to its operation, and two milling machines with technology to adjust the milling’s depth at each millimeter. In order to avoid cancelling daytime flights the work is being done at night, between 12:30 a.m. and 5 a.m. This narrow time window increases the work’s complexity. In addition, two other factors that need to be dealt with are the climate changes (frequent at this time of year) and the absence of sun and heat to accelerate the curing process for the binding agents used to apply the asphalt. The improvements in the runway are aiming towards regularizing the surface to provide greater safety during landing. Ferfranco operates mainly in the states of Minas In addition, the work will provide for Gerais, where its headquarters are located in the takeoffs and favorable conditions for city of Belo Horizonte, Espírito Santo and Rio de larger airplanes with load and fuel Janeiro. Among the many jobs they can tackle, capacities that are close to the limit. highlights include the construction of highways and This way flights will be able to leave dams, asphalt and highway restoration. Porto Alegre directly on their way to airports in other countries. 6 Acontece

Ane Pavimentação invests in the execution of debris recycling The use of recycled debris in paving work has raw materials will be up to snuff. been growing and consolidating in Brazil “Oftentimes, demolition elements from According to Valmir Bonfim, director of Ane many different sites are recycled after being Pavimentação e Construção Ltda., a company delivered in city dump trucks. In those cases, located in the city of Barueri, São Paulo, first you need to pick and choose, removing recycling is no longer considered experimental the undesirable materials like plastic, wood in Brazil. This is because the market has had and rust.” It is best to use good quality equipment with state-of-the-art technology rocky materials. By taking care with this and available for some time now, such as the KMA verifying several other factors, the final KMA 200 recycles scrap 200 cold recycling mobile plant, which is able product has everything you need to to work perfectly on this kind of process. achieve an excellent end product. “Final One of the advantages of using recycled quality is related to the paving project, the materials rests in their being properly material employed and its dosing, as well “disposed of ”, in so far as an environmental as the control of its application.” liability is transformed into raw material for The first KMA 200 Ciber sold in Latin the fabrication of the paving base, generating America was bought by Ane even greater economic advantage for the Pavimentação e Construção Ltda. The company. “At times, the material can be just as equipment has been used in recycling the Wirtgen Group welcomes Ane Group board good as new material - such is the case with milled material with asphalt foam and of directors at M&T 2009 materials resulting from the demolition of Portland cement and for bases with new reinforced concrete.” stone materials. “The plant should be employed for the World Cup, scheduled to take place in Bonfim emphasized that when talking about during the recycling of all the material coming Brazil, such as those in Salvador and Natal,” recycling, one needs to be aware that not all from the demolition of stadiums to be replaced informed Bonfim.

Strong investment in highway projects in Panama Panama is undergoing a period of ends at Tocumen airport. For its execution, the transportation of shipments, since the transformation in its infrastructure. One of the Resancil, Ciber’s representative in that country, region is the country’s main route for largest Panamanian highway feats has been supplied the contractor with a Vogele Super production flow. placed in the hands of Construtora Vial S.A., 1203 paver and two Hamm compactors Panamian president Ricardo Martinelli, elected which is working on building an overpass on (HD090V and 3411). last May, is facing huge economic challenges for the north side of Panama City, the country’s 16 kilometers of four-lane highway are the nation’s development. One of them is to capital of approximately 1 million inhabitants. included in the project. 14.5 kilometers remain move forward with the project to expand the The bridge begins at the Allbrok terminal and to complete the project. The undertaking was Panama Canal, at a budgeted cost of US$ 5 originally planned to be million, preparing it to allow for the passage of completed in 2009. large ships. In spite of the short time he has However, with the change in been chief of state, Martinelli is also already governments, the work was carrying out feasibility studies for a subway in stalled by technical and the country, arousing positive expectations economic revisions. about what he will be investing in terms of According to Jairo Ângulo, infrastructure. “Originally a businessperson Resansil’s director for from the supermarket segment, he believes Central America, the that the costs of the core list of staple foods corridor will solve several can be reduced by investing in the area of traffic problems, such as the energy and logistics. For this reason, he began traffic jams in the San carrying out improvements on Panama’s Miguelito district and on highway infrastructure to facilitate access to other surrounding highways. the country’s farming and cattle raising The overpass will also help centers,” said Ângulo. Venezuela Usina de Notícias – Number 20 – DECEMBER 2009 / JANUARY 2010 7 Venezuelan companies join forces to build highway

Contractors hard at enezuela, which has one of the topography. “In addition to improving the work on large V world’s largest crude oil reserves, connection between the states in Venezuelan has developed significant projects for Venezuela’s western and central regions, it improving its highway infrastructure. is also going to encourage those regions’ roadbuilding project General José Antonio Paez highway has development, encouraging the construction that will facilitate land- become one the country’s most important of homes and lowering transportation current undertakings. In order to work on costs,” explained Gerardo Siblesz, of based logistics the project, a UACF 17P-1 counter-flow Resansil, the company that represents Ciber asphalt plant, a Hamm HD90 and a GRW in Venezuela. 15 compactor and an AF 5000 Plus paver have crossed the Brazilian border. Approved brand The work aims to facilitate logistics for It is not only on General José Antonio land-based shipping of food and materials Paez highway that Ciber products are from Colombia. The highway connects the circulating. The brand’s market share is country’s entire Midwestern region, growing in Venezuela. Acceptance of the linking the Venezuelan states of Cojedes, company’s equipment is mainly due to its Portuguesa and Barinas, which are part of constant technological development, Troncal 5, a path that leads to the city of making the equipment more robust and San Antonio de Táchira on the border with productive, and guaranteeing quality end Colombia. Entirely new infrastructure is results. For example, the asphalt plants are being elaborated, including overpasses. very well accepted because of their The work should be completed in production capacity and ease of operation roughly 20 years and is under the in that region. According to Rodrigo López, responsibility of two contractors: Vialidad who works in Resansil’s Technical y Construcciones Sucre and Hormi-gones Assistance department, 24 asphalt plants e TevialCA. In all, the highway includes have already been sold in that country, from approximately 400 kilometers. Currently, the UACF 12P ME to the 19 P2 Advanced, the work is being done just a few in all of its configurations. “Local clients kilometers away from Campo Carabobo, a value aspects that have an influence on the mountainous region with very irregular excellence of the final product,” he added. 8 Design More than just a piece of equipment, a work of art

efore reaching the market, products B must undergo a long process. Launching something truly new requires careful study and research, as well as many months of dedication, complying with such tasks as creation, production, testing and approval. This is intense work, carried out by a team of professionals that involves the Development Engineering Design is becoming department, with additional work being industry’s ally Aspect done by the design department. The interaction between these different that led the Kompakt disciplines resulted in the Kompakt Project wins award for innovation counter-flow asphalt plant’s innovative to win national award concept. The project relied on the support (surfaces, finishes and colors) all contributed for innovative projects of Bertussi Design Industrial, a company to making the plant’s competitive from the state of Rio Grande do Sul that, advantages more apparent. “Before together with Ciber’s Research & beginning the project, we sought to Development and Engineering understand the manufacturer’s world and its departments, added value to the machine, challenges. After that was achieved, we greater functionality and a configuration looked more specifically at the product and that facilitates its assembly and logistics. what it represented as part of a client’s fleet, The equipment won a gold at 2nd Idea/ as well as the target audience we were Brasil awards, the national version of the aiming for,” explained Tobias Bertussi, the design competition from the United States, design studio’s architect and owner. the International Design Excellence Award (Idea), a bronze at the international awards, An element that increases value and a silver medal at the 2009 CNI Awards The industry is has begun awakening to (National Confederation of Industries) in the design’s importance in adding value to a Medium and Large Scale Industry modality. piece of equipment. Consumers are very “Technical and esthetic choosy. They are looking for greater qualities result in competitive uniqueness and esthetic solutions that set the advantages and reinforce the products apart from the competition. company’s reputation as an In the case of the Kompakt, one of the innovator,” said Walter Rauen, strongest elements was to show that it was a Ciber’s managing director. reliable plant with sufficient technology to do During the machine’s the job for which it was designed well. “What planning the team considered is most important is to understand industrial the need for the machine to design as a permanent tool towards the operate in difficult to access launching of new products, as part of the Rauen receiving the 2nd Idea/Brasil Award regions. Formal elements innovation strategy,” he concluded. International Usina de Notícias – Number 20 – DECEMBER 2009 / JANUARY 2010 9

Alvarado Ortiz Constructores present at the execution of work on important Ecuadorian highways

ilateral Brazil-Ecuador relations have Currently, Alvarado Ortiz is carrying out B been intensifying, resulting in work in the provinces of Tungurahua, technical cooperation in different Cotopaxi, Pastaza and Imbabura. The sectors of the economy. Brazilian made majority of the work is being done on Ciber equipment is also operating in roadways connecting cities in the province of Ecuador, contributing to the expansion of Tungurahua and aims to improve traffic and its highway infrastructure. In order to the transportation of products manufactured work on important undertakings in the in the region. The local highways were too country, contractor Alvarado Ortiz narrow, which made them dangerous for Constructores Cia Ltda is using four Ciber vehicles and large trucks. As a result of this machines that are part of its fleet: a UACF danger, a plan was drawn up to widen the 17P ME and a UACF 17P Advanced roadway to six meters. asphalt plant, both acquired this decade, a One point in favor of the sector in the UADM-1465 plant and a SA-115C paver. country are the investments being made by “We chose the brand because of its the current government, presided over by technology and price in comparison with Rafael Correa, towards the creation of the competition,” explained highway infrastructure projects. “The new Daniel Vásconez, the company’s chief plan foresees work in several of the administrator. The purpose of this country’s regions, integrating cities located technological array is to prepare in humid or desert areas. Therefore, the and place asphalt in projects from work is heavily dependent upon weather contracts with both the public sector conditions, which oftentimes delay the and private clients. work,” explained Vásconez. He pointed out The company focuses its work on that the production capacity of Ciber planning, supervising and building equipment made it possible to overcome highways and on civil, sanitation, hydraulic weather related difficulties. and electrical infrastructure related In October, the Interamerican projects. It also does business in the market Development Bank (IBD) approved a US$ 1 producing and supplying construction billion line of credit for Ecuador’s highway

Investment in Ecuadorian infrastructure materials such as sand, cement and cold infrastructure. The goal is to increase the and hot mix asphalt. In addition to the South American country’s economic and contractor, the business group is relying social inclusion and territorial integration, on eight other companies in the fields of reducing transportation costs and times and construction, imports and vehicles. increasing highway safety. 10 Special C O N S T R U I E Usina de Notícias – Number 20 – DECEMBER 2009 / JANUARY 2010 11

With an eye on the sporting events that are to be hosted in Brazil and on programs like the Work in sight: PAC (Growth Acceleration Program) and Crema (Highway Brazilian market Conservation and Repair Program), the construction- growing related production chain is preparing itself to dive into the work and increase revenues

razilian public administration is And the future is already bright for the B becoming increasingly aware of the civil engineering sector and its entire economic and social advantages of production chain, including the construction investing in structural development. From equipment segment. Rio de Janeiro being northern to southern Brazil a variety of chosen to host the 2016 Olympic Games and projects are coming off the drawing board Brazil’s winning the 2014 World Cup to meet the needs of a country that is ready championships will both result in heavy to take off economically. So much so that on investments in infrastructure. This fact has the Brazilian agenda, one item that is justified the creation of a PAC program receiving great attention is the subject of specifically for the World Cup. According to progress. This premise, based on the the Minister of Cities, R$ 5 billion are “housecleaning” philosophy, has created planned to be invested in financing initiatives business niches for contractors. For example, like urban mobility. “Studies are being done to the Growth Acceleration Program (PAC) expand transportation systems in the host created by the federal government is cities or to implant light vehicles, either on investing funds of roughly R$ 503.9 billion tracks or wheels (LRVs and Buses), Bus Rapid in the areas of transportation, energy, Transit (BRT) systems or air-rails, all sanitation, habitation and water resources, working in an integrated manner. The BRT aiming to add momentum to national growth. system consists of more than just simple 12 Special

bus corridors, it includes isolated lanes where articulated vehicles with large passenger capacities circulate,” said the agency’s press agent.

Investment in the Northeast With a prosperous future in sight, goals are sure to be scored off the field as well. On account of the sporting events, states like Bahia in northeastern Brazil are already getting into the swing of things. Along with other cities, Salvador has been included as a sub-host for the championship and changes to its highway system should take place in 2010 to meet Fifa‘s requirements. “I Novatec: Asphalt recapping project am confident that despite the world financial crisis, which also affected us, Pavimentação, a contractor located in Infrastructure (DNIT) is still we will be able to begin growing the capital of Bahia. planning to open bidding on again as had been occurring in 2007 Aside from the events, the federal projects to build several new and 2008,” analyzed Ronald Velame, government is working at an stretches for highways like BR-235 director of Paviservice Serviços de accelerated rate on 27 projects and BR-135. included in the Highway In terms of projects set to be put Conservation and Repair into action by the government of Program’s first stage (Crema), Bahia, there are also positive totaling 3,400 kilometers of expectations. The bidding process has highways in Bahia. “The contracts already begun for 1,200,000 km of are for two years and have kept construction work, part of the companies busy over the course Programa Premar (similar to the of 2009 and should also keep federal government’s Crema), with them busy next year,” explained partial financing from the World CGR visiting Wirtgen Group stand Velame. The National Bank. These represent real at M&T 2009 Department of Transportation opportunities for new undertakings for the nation’s contractors. “This initiative is generating solid business expectations for contractors and other members of the production chain.” Another significant opportunity for the sector was the signature, during the second semester of 2009, of a concession contract for BR-324 and BR-116, which Via Bahia won in the bidding process. The project involves public services to repair and conserve the highways, in addition to increasing the highway system’s CGR Equipment on Roadbuilding Project in Mato Grosso do Sul capacity on the respective stretches. Usina de Notícias – Number 20 – DECEMBER 2009 / JANUARY 2010 13

Bets on Enlargement of Fleet one HD 90). In addition, their fleet such as repairs on BR-262 (MS), Another northeastern Brazilian of machinery already includes which connects the bio-oceanic state with a wide variety of services one W 1900 milling machine and one Brazil-Bolivia-Chile corridor.” is Pernambuco. One significant SA 114 CR. The unfolding of this growth in project there is the asphalt recapping the structural realm in Mato of BR-101, within the Pernambuco Revitalization in the Midwest Grosso do Sul has stepped up the territory. The work, scheduled to be Positive change is on its way to rhythm of the work, leading CGR completed in April of 2010, includes the state of Mato Grosso do Sul. to reinforce its fleet of equipment the stretch which connects the state The PAC (Growth Acceleration to meet the demand. And in order of Paraíba with the states of Rio Program) has encouraged to operate within the quality Grande do Norte and Pernambuco, investments of approximately R$ standards, the machinery’s on the sub-stretch between state 2.3 billion to be applied in work on efficiency is fundamental. Before highway PB-025, near the city of construction, revitalization, deciding on one product or another, Lucena. Lot 5, as the site is referred restoration and improved traffic the company does long term to, is 54.9 kilometers long. capacity on highways in Midwestern planning to make sure the purchase The undertaking is of great Brazil. Mato Grosso do Sul, where is going to meet their costs of regional significance, since BR-101 CGR provides services in a more acquisition, maintenance, operation, is an important route for tourists in substantial way, is undergoing a while still providing effective the northeast. Undertaken by Grupo period of strong development. production to generate profits. This Novatec (from the city of Recife), According to Dalvim Junior, from its is the reason the company acquired, the paving is relying on the Engineering Department, in 2009 alone: three Hamm technological resources of the approximately R$ 1.8 billion in compactors (HDO75K, GRW 18 contractor’s fleet of machines, funds are guaranteed to the state, R$ and 3520), one Plus series paver, which strives to keep up with the 1.2 billion of which will be invested one UACF 15P-1 plant and one market’s demands and is betting on in the implantation and WR 2000 recycler. automation to add value to the work modernization of already existing Always in touch with the trends, it carries out. “This is a way for us infrastructure. “The remaining R$ CGR is constantly improving its to reassure our clients and present 600 million is destined for use of recycling for paving. “This qualified services, carried out within maintenance of the road network, resource is already in widespread the deadlines established in the contract,” stated Alexandre Albuquerque Teixeira, Novatec’s partner-director. That, according to the executive, was a good reason for them to look to the Wirtgen Group when acquiring machinery: “Not only because of their excellent assistance and how well they meet our needs, but because they are a company that has treated us like a true partner for many years now.” Within the last two years, they have acquired: two UACF 17 P1, two UACF15 P1s, one UACF 12P ME, three AF 4500 and one AF 5000 Plus pavers, one WR 2000 recycler, and Hamm compactors (three GRW 18, two HD75, two HD 090V and CGR plant operating in Mato Grosso do Sul 14 Special

use in Europe and the United cement” for the pavement structure, States. This allows for increased since in that region the closest support capacity, with minimum deposits of stony material to be usage of new materials.” The found are at least 90 kilometers process, emphasized Júnior, is away from the construction site.” nothing more than grinding up, With this work, the flow of incorporating and homogenizing shipments via highways will have material from the asphalt cap layer one more channel for easy access to to the pavement’s new structure. northern Mato Grosso do Sul, Mato The technique is being applied by Grosso, Goiás and São Paulo. the contractor in the recuperation of highway BR-060 on an 80 Megaproject in São Paulo kilometer stretch between Campo On its way to southeastern Grande (MS) and Sidrolândia (MS). Brazil, another undertaking is “The job, contracted by the DNIT, calling attention to the size of the interconnects cities in southeastern currently scheduled highway Mato Grosso do Sul. Work began in revitalization. The Rodoanel (Ring April of 2009 and is scheduled to Road), an undertaking by the end in April of 2011,” he explained. government of São Paulo and the Since March of 2009 the Growth Acceleration Program, is The new route will surround contractor has also been in charge promising in terms of improving greater São Paulo, connecting the of paving BR-359, which connects logistics for the São Paulo highways that enter the capital of the cities of Coxim MS and Metropolitan Area, in addition to São Paulo: Bandeirantes, Alcinópolis (MS). CGR is in charge favoring the country by facilitating Anhanguera, Castello Branco, of Lot 1 from km 94.3 to km 149.6, the flow of production, Raposo Tavares, Régis Bittencourt, a total of 55.3 kilometers. incorporating the Port of Anchieta, Imigrantes, Ayrton Senna, “Contracted by the state Santos and Mercosur’s main Fernão Dias and Dutra. According government, the project is making highways to the nation’s to Dersa (Desenvolvimento use of a base on “soil improved with transportation logistics system. Rodoviário S.A.), a government controlled company subordinated to the State of São Paulo Secretary of Transportation, the Rodoanel (Ring Road): “will reduce the cost of transportation, facilitating exports and encourage growth in a variety of sectors. Started on May 28, 2007, work on the Trecho Sul (southern stretch) is scheduled for completion in April 2010 and is 57 kilometers long, plus another 4.4 kilometers interconnecting it with Avenida Papa João XXIII. The investments are estimated at R$ 3.6 billion for construction of the highway, expropriations, relocations and environmental SP 850 in full activity on Southern Stretch compensation. According to Dersa, Usina de Notícias – Number 20 – DECEMBER 2009 / JANUARY 2010 15

Pedro Kirilos/Riotur approximately 500,000 cubic meters 410 outsourced workers, for a on both lots – we chose to use current total of 1,244 employees. In heavier compactors in order to gain order to execute the rigid pavement productivity.” in concrete that is 14.80 meters wide For its part, Andrade Gutierrez and 24 centimeters deep, the is at work on Lot 1’s 12.46 kilometer contractor chose to use a Wirtgen stretch, located in the cities of SP 850 Vario paver. “The machinery Mauá, Riberão Pires, Santo André completes the paving in two passes and São Bernardo do Campo, all in of 8.20 and 6.60 meters wide each, the state of São Paulo. The for a total length of 6.5 kilometers. contractor (along with Galvão The technology and available Engenharia) is working on the resources are factors that add ease entire undertaking, from cutting of operation and quality to the end down the forests all the way to product, which is already being opening the highway to traffic, noticed by the client.” The same under the supervision of technical model of paver was acquired by and environmental management Camargo Corrêa, leader of the organizations. “In September, the consortium that includes Serveng scope of services includes six Civilsan to work on Lot 4. “We’re in Rio de Janeiro Olympic Games point bridges which are close to being the final stage of the land moving towards more investments completed and paving, which in and carrying out special works of the work will contribute to an itself includes reinforcement of the art and the beginning of paving. approximately 43% reduction in base layer, sub-base, base and The SP 850 fully meets the needs truck traffic on the Marginal do Rio pavement – flexible and rigid of the job,” stated Wagner Fernando Pinheiros and 37% on Avenida (asphalt and concrete), in da Silva, manager of the Bandeirantes. proportions of nearly 50% each,” consortium’s project. emphasized the consortium’s Ring Road in Progress production manager, João Alberto Ciber equipment is working on Friestino. The staff at work on Lot the job, providing support to three 1 includes 834 direct employees and Brazilian contractors that integrate the consortiums responsible for Lots Ismael Alvin (Pavisan director) and 1, 2, 3 and 4: Camargo Corrêa, Walter Rauen (Ciber president) Andrade Gutierrez and Pavisan Engenharia de Pavimentos Ltda. According to Ismael Mendes Alvim, Pavisan director and engineer, currently the service is focusing on the final layer of land planing and paving. “We worked on lots 2 and 3 with 16 collaborators.” The company relies on a Hamm 3520 for the compaction work. Alvim explained that the model is perfect for achieving the project’s required density in fewer passes: “Since the volumes of soil-cement to be homogenized are significant - Pavisan’s Hamm 3520 Working on Ring Road 16 Amazon region

Overcoming Both Comara and Plastiflex are overcoming the Amazon Region’s climate and geographic adverse conditions difficulties to carry out their work by using a line in Amazon region of products with cutting edge technology

n addition to the important role it AF 5000 Plus paver on the city airports of I plays in ensuring the planet’s 11 Amazon locations, aiming to overcome environmental stability, the Amazon those airports’ non-compliances, as pointed Region offers Brazil resources and riches of out by Anac (National Civil Aviation extreme economic importance. Investments Agency) reports. For example, widening and in infrastructure (ports, highways and reinforcing of the runways will be carried runways) represent a fundamental part of out in the Brazilian cities of Eirunepé, encouraging development and connecting Yauarete, Estirão do Equador and Palmeiras the Amazônia Legal region’s 24.7 million do Jarí in the state of Amazonas, Tiriós inhabitants (2009 estimate) to the rest of the (Pará) and Santa Rosa do Purus (Acre), world and country. Ciber equipment is among other initiatives. present during this process, operating on Comara is a military organization structural changes that are essential for belonging to the Comando da Aeronáutica Brazil’s economic and social growth. (Air Command) under the General Many projects are being carried out by Command of Air Operations (Comgar). the Amazon Region’s Airport Commission Over the course of 53 years, the commission (Comara), in the airport segment. In order to has already built approximately 150 airports, operate its undertakings, Comara is using an as well as more than 70 undertakings involving renovation of airport facilities and public roads. “These services are part of a series of measures aiming toward increasing airport safety, defense of the Brazilian territory and, indirectly, the integration of regional development, facilitating access and favoring the installation of economic activities,” stated coronel Julio Américo Bianchi Reis, Comara’s technical advisor.

Rough weather The peculiarities of this part of Brazil’s climate and geography require Kompakt travels to Manaus to meet Plastiflex’s needs careful planning to carry out the paving Usina de Notícias – Number 20 – DECEMBER 2009 / JANUARY 2010 17

sought out improved technology to meet its operating needs in a beneficial way. In October, they bought a Kompakt asphalt plant. According to Gileno Vieira da Rocha, coordinator of the company’s roadbuilding work, their choice of the model was endorsed by its ease of movement: “Since we work in several cities in the state’s rural areas, the machine’s ease of movement from one site to another Work in Vilhena, in the state of Rondônia is an advantage.” The plant will first work. A variety of adverse that help clients in their be used to pave 34 kilometers of the conditions must be overcome: nine interventions become necessary, highway system for Nova Aripuanã, an months of rain, instable soils, the such as the control panel which Amazonian city located on the border inexistence of stone and the need to offers real time diagnostics. The between the states of Pará and Mato produce gravel, in addition to the display, connected to the network, Grosso. “The land moving has almost great distances that need to be keeps the data always up-to-date, been concluded. The job should be crossed when transporting making information available so the finished in 2010.” machinery and materials. “It takes operator, when carrying out Plastiflex has been operating in 27 days to travel from Manaus to maintenance work, can analyze a that region for 28 years in the field Eirunepé by ferry, and it can only be problem’s cause quickly and of civil construction and for two done between December and June,” objectively. This technology helps years in the paving segment. Among Reis exemplified. In order to meet reduce down time. the large scale projects being carried the challenge, Comara has its own The pavers are also great for out by the contractor, Rocha points fleet of 14 ferries and eight push working in large undertakings such out the enlargement of the boats. They also have two quarries as airports, since they associate high headquarters of the Amazonas with gravel crushing centers. “We technology with an electronic Government Palace. “That was a R$ receive air support whenever grading system that makes it 36 million job, carried out in a necessary. It is also fundamental to possible to use several different record time of 120 days,” he said. not push nature to avoid the risk of types of sensors and provide seeing the work we have done excellent performance, resulting in ruined and wasting resources.” quality and precision in the execution of all types of pavement. Search for technology Finally, it also provides excellent Due to motives brought up by stability and robustness, leading to Reis, the current trend is to build excellent profitability, through a roads in the Western Amazon modern hydrostatic transmission Region in concrete – cement, which system that allows for excellent costs more but has a lower need for performance under a wide range of maintenance. “The search for quality operating conditions. is one of the organization’s top priorities, especially through better Easy adaptation performing, more durable machines Following the same line of that are easier to operate and thinking as Comara, Plastiflex maintain,” Reis analyzed. Empreendimentos da Amazônia Ltda., For work being done in locations located in the Brazilian city of that are difficult to reach, functions Manaus (in northern Brazil), also Paver in Tiriós, in the state of Pará 18 Technology

New control systems in Ciber’s Technology pavers have been designed to work redefines the in favor of the operator and contribute to carrying out quality, concept of control safe and precise work

iber’s line of pavers meets the needs control panel was designed with an C of a wide range of applications. efficient automation system for Constant investments in innovation maintaining precise control of the and patents by the company aims to machine’s operation. provide the market with technological Technology is the key word to define contributions, in this way providing the new paver’s control concept, based on conditions for companies to work with two main points: the electrical system, quality on jobs planned in Brazil and across which brings together all of the Latin America. For example, the new equipment’s facilities in a single printed Usina de Notícias – Number 20 – DECEMBER 2009 / JANUARY 2010 19 circuit board that lends precision to which besides taking up a great deal its actions and reduces the volume of space, need to be interpreted by of harnesses and connectors the operator. For its part, the display considerably, consequentially supplies ready information in a clear, lowering the possibility for errors. objective way,” explained Rodrigo The second point is the control Pereira, from Ciber’s Application panel, which was designed in Engineering department. fiberglass with a much more ergonomic and sturdy design. Paving precision Then there is Driving Control ®, Easy Paving ® Technology Operating ease which lends precision to paving jobs. • Greater precision and ease in Ciber’s This technology is responsible controlling the equipment; complete line of for the control and monitoring of • Intelligent automation pavers includes the paver’s steering and system monitors and controls two pieces of important technology. transmission system, bringing all functions These are Easy Paving® and together a display and two control Driving Control®. modules interconnected by a high- speed network, the CANopen panel is easy to operate, since it Easy Paving® is synonymous (Controlled Area Network). “The makes use of internationally with practicality and ease of machinery’s main functions are recognized symbols,” he added. operation, directly influencing the controlled automatically. excellence of the final results. The Parameters, such as those for the General Characteristics control system was designed to transmission and power, are Ciber offers the market two favor the human/machine automatically adjustable, adapting different lines of pavers. The interaction, making it more the equipment to different types of Compacta series (AF4000 and independent and apt to identify requirements,” stated Pereira. In AF4500) and the PLUS series. The monitoring needs. addition, the system is meant to Compacta line is defined by its The system has a visual display, meet several different kinds of reduced size that makes it easier to on which all of the functions, alarms demands, with the aim to bring move during urban paving services. and diagnostics can be viewed with accuracy to the process, avoiding The AF5000 PLUS offers great real time images and messages. By rework and production delays. profitability for a wide variety of having access to data that is always Another important point is applications, for medium and large up-to-date, when interventions related to the question of safety. scale jobs, and is ideal for jobs that become necessary workers are Other basic functions are included on require great traction efforts. The equipped with all the information the paver’s control panel, such as an AF5500 PLUS has wheels designed they need, making it possible to emergency button, horn, reverse to carry out paving while using High analyze the problem’s cause in a fast, movement alarm and parking brake. Flotation 14.00R24 tires, providing objective way, considerably reducing “These features keep the working great mobility and speed. The main down time. “Thus, it does away with team safe during inspections or when objective is to facilitate constant the use of a variety of instruments, interventions become necessary. The movement between job fronts. 20 Infrastructure

Contractor Queiroz The Brazilian contractor is responsible for Galvão on job three of the project’s lots, based on the North American “Super Pave” method, strategically under the responsibility of Petrobras important for Brazil

iber is leaving its mark on the project jobs that stands out is the building of two C to duplicate highway BR-101. tunnels on Morro Alto (high hill), on Rio Among the fleet of machines Grande do Sul’s northern coast, which will working on the undertaking is a UACF reduce the route between the city of Osório, 17P-2 Advanced. The equipment was Rio Grande do Sul and Palhoça, Santa acquired by Queiroz Galvão – a contractor Catarina by 11 kilometers. According to the present in several Brazilian states, Latin contractor, the 1,837 meter tunnels will have America and on the African continent – two lanes and cross sections of 125 square responsible for work being done on three of meters each. the four lots the National Department of The work being done is of great Transportation Infrastructure (DNIT) economic significance to Brazil. According bidded for in the state of Rio Grande do Sul. to DNIT,10,000 vehicles on average The plant has already produced 70,000 tons. circulate on highway BR-101’s stretch The company is carrying out changes on between Florianópolis (capital of Santa the federal highway, on stretches crossing the Catarina) and Osório. This number will cities of Dom Pedro de Alcântara, Maquiné, jump to 40,000 after the work is Osório, , Torres, Três concluded. In addition to reducing Cachoeiras and Três Forquilhas. As part of accidents and providing greater safety for the project to widen the highway, one of the drivers, the duplication will improve logistics and the flow of merchandise from the southern region of Brazil to its mid- northern region. The area is also of strategic importance to the integration of Mercosur countries.

Unique techniques Due to the intense traffic on highway BR- 101, the pavement’s thickness has been designed to stand up to the loads of heavy commercial vehicles, with three layers of asphalt being applied. Under the responsibility of Petrobras, the creation of the project was based on the North Work being done on Morro Alto tunnel American”Super Pave” method, under the Usina de Notícias – Number 20 – DECEMBER 2009 / JANUARY 2010 21

responsibility of Petrobrás, with different percentages of HMAC serving to avoid permanent plastic deformation and cracking. According to engineer Raljo Borges Naylor, of Queiroz Galvão, on lots 1 and 2 the lower, intermediate and lane layers are 5 centimeters thick each, with 5.1%, 4.5% and 4.2% HMAC, respectively. For their part, the measurements for the third lot’s layers have other characteristics: lower (6 centimeters and 6.4% HMAC), intermediate (5 centimeters and 4.5% HMAC) and UACF 17P-2 Advanced operating on BR-101 roadway (5 centimeters and 4.6% HMAC). In order to optimize its adhesion, 0.12% Betudope is applied. Characteristics of each layer The different percentages of Lots 1 and 2: HMAC between the layers will result in its ascending flow depending on Thickness: 5 cm what the traffic demands. Properties: B1: 45%; B0: 22%; Powder: 32%; Calcium Hydroxide: 1%

This will make the pavement layer

Roadway HMAC: 4.2% (with 0.12% Betudop to optimize adhesiveness) more durable.

State-of-the-art technology Thickness: 5 cm Achieving process excellence also Properties: B1: 49%; B0: 15%; Powder: 36% requires using the right technology. Layer HMAC: 4.5% (with 0.12% Betudop to optimize adhesiveness) The UACF 17P-2 Advanced unit Intermediate contributed to this end. Naylor Thickness: 5 cm emphasizes that Ciber’s longstanding Properties: B1: 49%; B0: 15%; Powder: 36% Layer recognition in the market influenced Lower HMAC: 5.1% (with 0.12% Betudop to optimize adhesiveness) their decision to acquire the unit: “One of its advantages is its having Lot 3: an external pugmill type mixer. The UACF Advanced counter-flow Thickness: 5 cm plants add value to jobs of great Properties: B1: 38%; B0: 24%; Powder: 31%; Fine sand: 5.5%; Calcium magnitude, such as this one being layer Hydroxide: 1,5% Roadway carried out by Queiroz Galvão. That HMAC: 4.6% (with 0.12% Betudop to optimize adhesiveness) is because it combines complete portability (obtained with constant Thickness: 5 cm production technology) with mix Properties: B1: 38%; B0: 25%; Powder: 31%; Fine sand: 6% quality. The useful life of the asphalt Layer HMAC: 4.5% (with 0.12% Betudop to optimize adhesiveness) mix is ensured by the fact that the Intermediate HMAC is not exposed to high Thickness: 6 cm temperatures. These are versatile and Properties: B1: 33%; B0: 17%; Powder: 50% Layer reliable plants that can be adapted to Lower HMAC: 6.4% (with 0.12% Betudop to optimize adhesiveness) use different materials and face different weather conditions. 22

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