Automatic Pave Saw

The APS offers fast and accurate cutting of rectangular beams, trapezoidal prisms, overlay test specimens, semi-circular specimens, and trimming of cylindrical specimens. The APS is controlled using Matest's tried and proven iTouch electronic control unit with touch screen colour display for perfect cutting of specimens for AASHTO, ASTM and EN standards without the need for manual measurements. It is the safest and most advanced asphalt cutting saw available on the market and is the perfect companion to our range of advanced asphalt preparation and testing equipment.

The APS is capable of cutting prismatic specimens up to 200mm high and a cutting length up to 500mm and cylindrical specimens up to 150 mm diameter. Various alignment blocks, guides and reference spacers allow operators to easily achieve the most common dimensions specified in a range of international standards with little or no measurement. Any other dimensions can be accommodated with the aid of an integrated ruler.

"Automatic asphalt/concrete sample preparation and sawing system, which includes: 1. Motorized feed with automatic retraction of the saw carriage. 2. Two saw system 3. Electronic control unit with touch-sensitive color display with Windows operating system. 4. Adjustable cutting speed from 40 mm/min to 200 mm/min; before, during and after the cutting process. 5. Cutting depth up to 240mm 6. Cutting length for making prisms up to 700mm. 7. Thickness of prisms and cylinders with double sawing system 38-160mm 8. Extinguishing system - recirculation water tank and pump 9. Precise manufacturing of plate and prism without additional jigs and fixtures. 10. Production of cylindrical samples 38-200mm. 11. Manufacture of rectangular, trapezoidal, prisms, slabs, half-cylinders, cylinders for determination of rishi, fatigue and thermal crack resistance. 12. Reference gap system for accurate sample making. 13. Integrated ruler to make samples of different sizes. 14. Adjustable limit switches for minimizing the movements of the saw carriage. 15. Secure specimen clamping. 16. Protective housing with safety lock for operator safety. 17. Dynamic locking system, would stop the saw blade from rotating when the power is off 18. Picks (4 pieces) for making samples for analyzing the elastic properties of bituminous systems and bituminous additives according to ISO standards (ISO 179 (1 piece, Type 1) ISO 527-2 (1 pc. Type 1 BA, 1 pc. Type 5B), EN 253 (1 pc. Type A)"

Cutting of asphalt specimens