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Article: Milling machines bring it together: the legacy of today's milling machines is the right combination of power, durability and performance. (Buying File).
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- Construction Equipment
- Article date:
- June 1, 2003
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When the first milling machines made their debuts in the late '60s and early '70s, they were hailed as a major innovation in road reconstruction. The earliest milling machines were simply a mining mandrel attached to a mobile undercarriage. They were designed to efficiently remove a layer of old concrete or asphalt so that a new layer could be applied to a higher quality base than if the resurfacing simply went over the old surface.
An added benefit of the milling process was the creation of sized material that could be recycled. Recycling in all of its forms was becoming popular, and removed road material was no exception. As a result, DOTs across the nation ...
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