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John Deere adds new features to L-Series backhoes

Updates to the John Deere L-Series backhoe line-up enhance the productivity and uptime for professionals looking to lift more and multi-task on the job site. The key backhoe updates include the introduction of precision mode, enhanced pilot controllers, two new rear quick coupler offerings and a redesigned hydraulic thumb.

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Toshiba Johnson Elevators (India) appoints new MD

Toshiba Johnson Elevators (India) Pvt Ltd (TJEI), an affiliate company of Toshiba Corporation, has announced the appointment of Junichi Kyushima as its new Managing Director with effect from July 6, 2017.

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MTU engines to be assembled in India

Rolls Royce and Garden Reach Shipbuilders & Engineers Ltd (GRSE) have agreed for the final assembly of MTU Series 4000 engines in India. The 12V and 16V 4000 M90 type engines will be assembled in GRSE?s diesel engine plant in Ranchi. An option for the local production of parts in the future was also agreed.

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Grove GHC75 boosts efficiency of power line erection

Jackson-Cook Cranes used a Grove GHC75 to erect a series of high-voltage power line poles in Tallahassee, Florida. The crane?s combination of crawler manoeuvrability, telescoping boom versatility and 100 per cent pick-and-carry capability is helping lifters increase efficiency on a wide variety of projects.

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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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