Marking the surface of roads so as to convey the necessary official information is practiced throughout the world. Such markings help to control the flow of the traffic, prevent the drivers to keep on their side, inform the drivers to not go on the hazardous path, help the pedestrian keep their safety etc.
Road marking machines are the equipments that make the lines on the road of desired width and length. These machines facilitate road marking on roads of several kilometers, where marking with hands by laborers is merely impossible. Road marking machines are either manually operated or automatic in their types. Manual operated machines offer better control though may not function as rapid as the automatic ones. They can mark a variety of lines such as broken lines, long stripes, curved lines etc. They are perfect for road marking the places such as highways, air-ports, railway platforms etc.
They can be categorized according to the type of paints utilized.
on the basis of the coatings they utilize are classified into a few categories such as thermoplastic paint, cold paint and two-component paint type. Whereas on the basis of the driving methods utilized, road marking machines can be divided into driving type, self-propelled type also hand-push type. On the basis of efficiency of construction, the driving type is additionally divided into large type, medium type as well as small type.
