Press Release
GOMACO Introduces New High-Production Screed for Widths up to 104 Feet (31.7 m)
The revolutionary GOMACO screed has an auger, finishing cylinder, and trailing screed to finish concrete in one pass. It is also capable of advancing up to four feet (1.2 m) in a single pass.
Ida Grove, IA, USA –GOMACO was founded to manufacture bridge deck finishing equipment and continues to advance bridge deck and flat slab finishing technology. This year GOMACO is introducing the revolutionary, high-production truss-mounted screed for paving bridge decks, flat slabs and floors.
The new high-production screed can advance up to four feet (1.2 m) in a single pass drastically reducing finishing time and providing savings on concrete delivery costs and total project labor. It features a 5.7 foot (1.7 m) long leading auger with a high-production strike-off action that reduces the number of puddlers needed out front. A five foot (1.5 m) long finishing cylinder, directly behind the auger, compacts and finishes the concrete in a single pass. A six foot (1.8 m) trailing screed provides the final finish to the surface of the concrete with a unique GOMACO-designed vibratory system.
The high-production screed with a patent-pending design for tilt and skew is mounted to the GOMACO C-450 truss system. The new mount is instrumental for the optional 3D package to finish to a 3D design model. The new GOMACO screed system now allows contractors to economically finish city streets, concrete floors, bridge decks, tunnels and canals at widths up to 104 feet (31.7 m).