BC is the designation BOMAG uses for its single-drum compactors, the machines that work on soil, gravel and refuse rather than on asphalt. The heaviest of them, the BC 972 landfill compactor, was presented at bauma in 2001.
Bomag BC at a glance
| Maker | BOMAG, Boppard, Germany |
|---|---|
| Machine class | single-drum soil and landfill compactors |
| First fully hydraulic landfill compactor | 1988 |
| Heavy landfill compactor | BC 972, shown at bauma in 2001 |
| Small single-drum rollers | BW 124 and BW 145, also new in 2001 |
| Compaction measurement | Terrameter from 1982, BCM from 1995, Variocontrol from 1998 |
| Owner | Fayat Group since 2005 |
| Source | BOMAG, English, German and French Wikipedia |
There is no separate Wikipedia article on the BC line and no model-specific specification in the sources; the page is based on the BOMAG company articles in three languages. Based on brand sources only.
History of the Bomag BC
A company built on compaction
BOMAG takes its name from Bopparder Maschinenbau-Gesellschaft and was founded in 1957 by Karl Heinz Schwamborn in Boppard on the Rhine. The first machine was the hand-guided BW 60 double vibratory roller, but the company soon widened its program from asphalt to soil and refuse. The English article describes BOMAG as a global market leader in compaction technology, making equipment for soil, asphalt and refuse.
Into waste management
In 1988 BOMAG presented the first fully hydraulic landfill compactor. Landfill compactors have stayed one of the product groups the company lists, in a waste management category of their own, alongside rammers, vibratory plates and rollers under compaction.
The BC 972 and the small rollers
At bauma in 2001 BOMAG showed the new heavy landfill compactor BC 972 together with two new small single-drum rollers, the BW 124 and BW 145. Those two carry BW numbers rather than BC ones. The BC 972 is the only BC model named in the available company sources.
Design and features
- Single drum machines as a category: BOMAG lists single drum rollers and soil compactors among its earthworks products.
- Fully hydraulic landfill compactor: the first one was presented by BOMAG in 1988.
- Compaction control on site: the Terrameter of 1982 and the BCM system of 1995 were measuring systems for compaction work.
- Automatic adjustment: Variocontrol, shown at bauma in 1998, adapted compaction energy to the state of the soil.
- One maker, one site: the machines are built at Boppard, where BOMAG has been since 1957 and where it opened a drum factory in 2013.
Bomag BC versions
- BC 972 (2001): heavy landfill compactor, the model that gave the BC line its name in the company sources.
- BW 124 and BW 145 (2001): small single-drum rollers of the same period, numbered in the BW series.
- BW 213 DH: a mid-size single-drum roller of the BW numbering, used for soil and gravel.
- Earthworks range: single drum rollers and soil compactors, listed by BOMAG as one of its product categories.
The asphalt side of the program is described in Bomag BW rollers, and the recycling machines in Bomag recyclers. More machines are in the BOMAG collection.
Sources
- BOMAG, English Wikipedia: company, products, landfill work
- BOMAG, German Wikipedia: 1988 landfill compactor, BC 972, BW 124 and BW 145
- Bomag, French Wikipedia: range and company history
