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Scania launches new generation mining tipper in India

Scania Commercial Vehicles India Pvt Ltd launched the new P 440 8x4 20.2 cu.m U-body tipper. This has been designed to increase the productivity of mining tippers and improve the total operating economy.

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Terex| Finlay launches new model at customer open days event

Terex|Finlay hosted an international open day in Edinburgh, Scotland recently. The event was attended by dealers and end-user customers from North and South America, Europe, Russia, Japan and South Africa. In total over 350 dealers and customers visited the site over the two days.

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Noatum adds Konecranes Gottwald mobile harbour crane

Noatum Terminal Castellon, part of the leading Spanish port operator Noatum Maritime, has added another Konecranes Gottwald mobile harbour crane to its fleet. The Model 6 machine was put into operation in May in Castellon, where it handles mainly bulk and also a number of other cargo types.

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HIMOINSA supplies gensets for cranes at largest Black Sea port

HIMOINSA generator sets supply power to two Rubber-Tyred Transtainer (RTG) cranes of PACECO Espa?a, a company that designs, manufactures and develops container handling equipment.

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Petro-Sea Logistics expands Grove all-terrain fleet

Petro-Sea Logistics, a joint venture between Belgium?s Sea-Invest and Ivory Coast?s Petroci, added one more Grove all-terrain crane, GMK5180-1 to its fleet. The 180 t GMK5180-1 features a 64 m boom and a VIAB turbo clutch that enables wear-free starting and braking.

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Schwing Stetter India partners with startup

Einsite, a construction technology startup, and Schwing Stetter, the world?s premier concrete equipment company, have entered into a partnership to bring the Internet-of-Things (IoT) and Machine Learning technologies to the construction industry.

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Melker Jernberg appointed President of Volvo CE

Melker Jernberg has been appointed President of Volvo Construction Equipment and member of the Volvo Group Executive Board. Jernberg is currently President and CEO of the Sweden-based powder metallurgy company H?gan?s AB. Prior to this, he held the position of Executive Vice President and Head of Business Area EMEA at Swedish-based steel manufacturer SSAB. He will assume his new position on January 1, 2018.

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Raimondi agent installs 6 cranes on jobsite in Parisian suburb

Raimondi?s exclusive agent in France, GP Mat International (GP MAT), has completed the installation of six of the Italian manufacturer?s cranes in Saclay, a south-western suburb of Paris. Under the direction of GP MAT President Frank Torchard, 10 of the company?s employees worked on the crane erections, including those with elevators.

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ABB motor reaches almost 100 per cent energy efficiency

Tests carried out on a 44-MW 6-pole synchronous ABB motor shortly before delivery showed an efficiency 0.25 per cent greater than the 98.8 per cent stipulated in the contract, resulting in the world record for electric motor efficiency. This efficiency improvement could save approximately $500,000 in electrical energy costs over the course of a 20-year lifetime for each motor.

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Perkins appoints Jaz Gill as Vice President of Global Sales, Marketing, Service and Parts

Jaz Gill has been appointed Vice President of Global Sales, Marketing, Service and Aftermarket Parts at Perkins Engines Company. Responsible for global engine sales, parts and customer relationships, Jaz will be based in Peterborough, UK and will have offices in San Antonio, Texas, US and Shanghai, China.

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