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PCCA Journal|2 nd Quarter 2011 48

Prinoth President Werner Amort defined the partnership as “an important step for completing the existing product portfolio. We are expanding the two existing business sectors of snow groomers and tracked carriers by another leg: vegeta-tion and biomass management. The outstanding expertise of AHWI’s employees and its many years of technology leader-ship were important factors leading to this joint venture deal.”

“With biomass, our group has now taken another step forward in the renewable energy market,” said Leitner Group President Michael Seeber. “In so doing, we are making an im-portant contribution to the sustainable and environmentally friendly supply of energy throughout the world.”

Vermeer Microtrencher Installs Fiber in One Quick Pass T

o meet the ever-growing demand for band-width-consuming internet applications, net-work service providers are rapidly deploying state-of-the-art fiber networks. Answering the call, utility installers are considering new and cost-effective installation options like microtrenching.

Microtrenching is an in-stallation method in which a narrow (.75 to 2.25-inch) and relatively shallow trench (8 to 16 inches) is cut, typically on one side of a roadway. Then a vacuum system connected to the cutter wheel attachment diverts and transports the dry and dusty spoil away from the worksite. Once the conduit pipe is laid, the trench is backfilled with a

grout compound. An asphalt sealer may then be used to fin-ish the cut flush with the surface.

“We listening to utility contractor needs,” said Jon Kuyers, utility segment manager for Vermeer. “Then we took that information and conducted extensive field tests to validate our design and find the right combination of features to help contractors enhance jobsite productivity.”

The Vermeer microtrenching system consists of four main components—cutter wheel, utility tractor, vacuum, and grout

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