Volvo Construction Equipment introduces Volvo Intelligent Compaction (IC) for select Volvo asphalt compactors available in two packages "?u Volvo IC and Volvo IC with Density Direct. In addition to offering the pass mapping, temperature mapping and data storage features of the Volvo IC system, Volvo IC with Density Direct includes real-time density mapping technology.

"Density mapping has been described as the holy grail of intelligent compaction," said Dr. Fares Beainy, research engineer. "The first to come up with the technology will be the one to radically advance the paving industry, it was said, and that's exactly what Volvo has done. For years, contractors have relied on IC systems with stiffness calculations instead of density, which is not the true metric by which contractors are evaluated and paid. With Density Direct, operators have real-time access to the metric that ultimately determines the success of their work, density."


Within the Density Direct system is a calibration screen, where the user sets the target density for the project. Once fully calibrated with data specific to the application, the Volvo Intelligent Compaction with Density Direct system produces a density calculation that is accurate to within 1.5 percent of core sampling, providing a real-time reading of density values over 100 percent of the mat. For more information visit www.volvoce.com.