Pavement should be hard. Laying it down doesn’t have to be.

Topcon paving systems provide machine control for popular applications such as asphalt, concrete and curb and gutter work. It also provide software and web-based services to assist you with site management and logistics for your paving projects and fleets.

A paver (road paver finisher, asphalt finisher, road paving machine) is a piece of construction equipment used to lay asphalt cement concrete on roads, bridges, parking lots and other such places. It lays the material flat and provides minor compaction.

P-32

Over a decade ago Topcon’s System Five set the standard for 2D Paving. Now Topcon is proud to offer its newest paving system: P-32. The proven Sonic Tracker and Cross Slope sensor complete the P-32 system that will give you high quality results in any 2D paving application. With the new GC-35 control box, new bracket design and improved, lighter and more durable cables, 2D paving has never been easier!

Fully Compatible with System Five: The new GC-35 control box and P-32 paving system was designed to be fully compatible with the existing System Five system. Compatibility and versatility at your finger tips. The proven Sonic Tracker and Cross Slope sensor complete the P-32 system, and will give you high quality results in any 2D paving application. Clean joints, solid string line performance and smooth roads will be the result.

Extreme Environmental Specifications: The components are rated IP-67 to work in all harsh environments. The USB connector to the control box makes for quick and easy firmware upgrades and will allow the user to stay up-to-date as future development occurs.

Large – Full Color Display: The fully configurable, sunlight-readable display gives the operator the chance to work while using an interface as straightforward as System Five, but with added advantages.

Dual Operation with One Control Box: A highly sought after feature is added and now available with the P-32 paving system, being able to operate both sides of the machine with one control box. No longer will 2D paving require separate control boxes for each side if the machine!

Casted Carrying Case: Durability was the focus all the way to the cast carrying case included with the GC-35 control box. A ruggedly designed case to help protect the display during transport, storage and day to day removal. Keeps the moisture out and protects the display from all of the elements.

GC-35 Control Box: This new 2D asphalt paver system features control boxes that are rugged and waterproof with an IP67 environmental rating. No need to work about getting caught in a rainstorm, overspray from a water truck or putting wet control boxes into a carrying case. The new control boxes have a superior design, a faster processor and better on-screen options. Designed with the cables coming out sideways from the control boxes (instead of coming out of the bottom) will help keep cables away from moving parts on the paver. The increased processor speed and improved on-screen options makes the system faster to run and easier to use. It can be sold on new pavers or as an upgrade to the System Five 9256 control boxes. The GC-35 also comes with a new mounting bracket, cables and heavy duty double shelled carrying case. With a 3.5 inch color graphics LCD the display is easy to see night or day. You can view elevation and slope values for both sides of the screed from either side. Calibrating the system is much easier with on-screen menu choices and is faster than using the previous generation of boxes.

P-32+

Topcon is proud to announce the new improvements to our 2D Paving product range. P-32 has been brought to a new level with the brand new ST-3 Sonic Tracker, new Re-designed Slope Sensor and updated the GC-35 with new Firmware 2.0.

ST-3 Sonic Tracker: Utilizing multiple transducers, the ST-3 will show the horizontal offset on a stringline, while updating the control box with accurate elevation information over the whole detection range.

Its eliptical detection zone combined with the twice as fast pulsing transducers will provide a smoother and more predictable reaction to the detected surface. Smooth and fast goes hand-in-hand. With the narrow detection zone, it can detect the target you aim for in very tight situations, without the need to lower the sensor.

Re-designed Slope Sensor: Our new Re-designed slope sensor gives you the accuracy you are used to, but now under even more extreme circumstances. With the amazing stability under vibration conditions and solid operation in an extended temperature range, this sensor will add quality to the job. The additional CAN bus interface gives the GC-35 control box the cross slope value at all times.

GC-35 Firmware 2.0: The new Firmware that comes with the P-32 / P-32+ system gives you several benefits. By checking “Display Slope” in the Display Option of the performance menu, the Cross Slope sensor value will be displayed even when the control box is set in Elevation Control on both sides. So no more guessing, just KNOW that the cross slope is correct, all the time. The new Block Slope Calibration menu option, protects you from accidently re-calibrating the slope sensor. Another step in improving the quality of the job. The setting for selecting the slope resolution has moved to the Performance menu for easier access, so that Cross slope transition will be smoother as you change the Cross Slope Setpoint on the fly.

Upgradeable to 3D with mmGPS; The next generation of asphalt paver control – and Smoothtrac® – are fully upgradeable. mmGPS – from the innovators in asphalt paver automation!

Imagine controlling your paver right from digital site plans. As you pave you’re producing exact thickness at exact slope automatically. No following stringlines, curbs, or other surface references.

At the heart of Millimeter GPS™ is Topcon’s Lazer Zone™ technology. This revolutionary technology brings together the simplicity of a rotating laser, the accuracy of a robotic total station, and the flexibility and multiple user capabilities of GPS into one complete jobsite solution! Topcon combines this revolutionary new transmitter with the PZS-MC receiver and Topcon’s GX-60 Control Box and slope sensor to create a system that’s changing the face of paver automation.

Knowing where the paver is located within the digital site plan, and knowing the grade required at that exact position, the control box sends correction signals to the screed to precisely maintain mat thickness and slope for that position on the site. And mmGPS is fast, continuously updating position and grade information so you work as fast as you want.