Compressed air is a vital resource in modern road maintenance, offering a clean, efficient, and portable power source for a wide range of tasks. Its versatility makes it indispensable for crews working to keep roadways safe, durable, and operational.
Paint Striping
- Having distinct and visible road markings are critical in modern infrastructure, making paint striping processes essential. Paint striping applications use compressed air to spray paint or thermoplastic material for adequate road markings.
Crack Sealing
- As roads deteriorate from weather conditions and vehicles utilizing them, cracks in pavement are inevitable. The process of crack sealing can be an effective solution to repairing cracks in the road without having to entirely repave or resurface it. Crack sealing requires reliable compressed air to aid in the process of sealing pavement cracks by powering the pneumatic tools used.
Tacking
- Tacking is key in road maintenance when resurfacing or patching roads. The process works by applying a “tack coat” above an existing pavement surface so that the new surface adheres. Compressed air often prepares the existing surface to remove excess dust or debris and reduce the moisture that prevents a successful bond.
Pneumatic Tools
- Compressed air powers a variety of tools essential to roadwork, including jackhammers, drills, impact wrenches, and post pounders. These tools are used for breaking pavement, drilling holes, tightening bolts, and installing roadside signs—especially in areas where manual labor would be inefficient or unsafe.
Vanair® utilizes advanced technologies and materials to supply key products needed to perform road construction and maintenance. From engine driven systems that deliver rugged, and efficient air power to stealthily hidden PTO shaft driven underdeck systems that can provide multiple power sources, Vanair® has reliable compressed air product solutions for road maintenance that increase efficiency on the job.
