1972-2022: 50 years MOBA – a reason to celebrate

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1972-2022: 50 years MOBA – a reason to celebrate

2022 is a significant year for MOBA – we celebrate the 50th birthday of this impressive company.
50 years – that are 5 decades with powerful innovations, exciting developments and a lot of new solutions for machine automation. 50 years ago Paul G. Harms founded the company in the garage of his house – today MOBA is one of the most important machine automation experts worldwide. But some things did not change during this long time: As it was in the beginning, also nowadays it is the people that take the center stage – staff, customers and fans. Their passion for machines, technology and innovation is what links all of them.

The roots

It was in 1972 that Paul G. Harms founded an engineering office for machine automation in Steinbach, which is 10 km north of Limburg, where MOBA’s headquarters is located today.
An interesting fact is the registration fee, which was 50 Pfennige, roundabout 25 Euro-Cents.

Manifold successes

MOBA’s success story had its beginning with the levelling controller of series Grade Line G 176 & S276, followed by the worldwide known MOBA-matic Controller and some integrated systems for OEMs. Also MOBA’s Big Sonic-Ski is a success story that started long ago and lasts until today. It works reliably on many machines and helps to improve roads all over the world. Another important branch in the first years was weighing technology for agriculture followed by weighing systems for cranes and lifters.

Some of the most sophisticated technologies on the market are made by MOBA, for example DMS-systems for weight control in waste disposal, precise ultrasonic technology for distance control, laser receiver and sender for levelling systems, grade and slope sensors for different applications and systems for asphalt quality control and layer thickness measurement.
All these products and systems are not only working on road construction machines, but also many MOBA products and solutions for crane and lifters, earthmoving and the waste industry help to improve processes and results.

Worldwide expansion

In parallel with technologies and solutions, MOBA grew as a company with more and more people working for MOBA. With many subsidiaries in Germany, Europe and worldwide, a growing global network of distributors and a deep market penetration MOBA gained more and more importance on the markets worldwide. MOBA still develops its technologies in-house as well as in local development departments in its branches in the US, China, India, Italy and Spain. Furthermore, the high manufacturing depth guarantees high quality products. 

So the company developed from a small “one-man-show” to an important global player. And many people – customers, partners and also staff accompanied MOBA for many years, as did Vice President (Development) Alfons Horn, who works with high engagement since almost 40 years for MOBA now and who contributed to many path-breaking ideas and products.

 

The Key to More Process Safety and Road Quality – MOBA Paving Technologies

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The Key to More Process Safety and Road Quality - MOBA Paving Technologies

MOBA Mobile Automation has set itself the goal of continuously improving the quality of road construction. Today, precision systems such as the MOBA-matic for automatic levelling at the paver are an integral part of modern construction sites. In addition to MOBA’s proven, market-leading systems, the technology company will be presenting its new developments at bauma 2019 in Hall A2, Stand No. 237.

The Sonic-Ski sensor revolution has established the non-contact, wear-free and particularly durable scanning method on the market. The ultrasonic sensor, which is known throughout the world and is constantly being further developed, has been proving its worth in international road construction for over 25 years. As an extension with 4 sensors to the Big Sonic-Ski it convinces with an absolutely even result over long and tricky distances.

The Innovative Power of new Technologies

The PAVE-TM and PAVE-IR systems, which have won several innovation awards, take asphalt paving to the next level. The PAVE-TM layer thickness measuring system is one of the three finalists of the bauma Innovation Award 2019. Contractors can look forward to a new sensor technology specializing in layer thickness which, combined with continuous display of layer thickness, screed width and path, makes the job site measurably more profitable.

Whether temperature recording and evaluation of the paved material or layer thickness measurement on the paver, both technologies play a decisive role in process optimization in road construction. Clients, contractors, end users and the environment all benefit equally from the efficient use of resources and particularly durable roads.

Setting New Standards in Road Construction With 3D

Presented for the first time as a world premiere at bauma 2019, the MOBA 3D Paving System is a particularly quality-oriented technology for road construction. Thanks to 3D design files, complex surfaces with rapidly changing inclinations are easy to implement. Particularly precise work on given models – even closer to the thinnest layer thickness – provides the foreman with the necessary process reliability to concentrate on other tasks for road quality assurance. The entire team thus benefits from considerable material and time savings. Visitors to bauma 2019 can see what the system looks like on the paver at the MOBA outdoor booth between hall A2 and A3.

Compaction in Teamwork - When a Roller Fleet Consists of Different Machine Types

Optimum compaction of the asphalt pavement is a key quality factor in road construction. The MCA-3000 roller assistance system proves its strengths in a universal use on all machines from all manufacturers.

The system is convincing in its seamless documentation of compaction work, which is available to all fleet operators across all machines – in real time. This means that the entire team can immediately see the progress of the work and the rolling strategy can be adapted accordingly.

The decisive advantage of this fleet management system is therefore not only seamless cooperation, but also direct data transfer to the MOBA cloud server. There, the compaction data is available for further analyses, reports and findings on the optimization potential of the paving operation, even after the paving process has been completed.

The Connected Construction Site - With Foresight Into the Future

Thanks to the highly scalable MOBA Cloud, the connectivity of the construction site will become standard in the future. With the real-time acquisition and transmission of measured values to the high-performance servers of the technology company, all data is ready for further analysis. This gives the foreman access to the information on each individual project at any time and from anywhere. In addition to significant time savings, the construction site also benefits from comprehensive knowledge of the optimization potential.