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Will QCBS phase out L1 for Infrastructure Procurement?

The limits for QCBS system of procurement have been lifted says Pratap Padode, Founder & President, FIRST Construction Council who has been a strong proponent of the QCBS system of procurement. Read on…

Breaking New Ground

Excon showcased the latest in construction technology, reflecting India’s commitment to revolutionising the industry and establishing itself as a global leader in machinery innovation.

How critical equipment helped rescue trapped workers in Uttarkashi tunnel collapse

Manual tools, such as hammers and chisels, became the instruments of choice.

How critical equipment helped rescue trapped workers in Uttarkashi tunnel collapse

Manual tools, such as hammers and chisels, became the instruments of choice

DPIIT, Ministries & FIRST Construction Council to discuss sustainability with cement industry captains at Cement EXPO 2023 on Dec 14-15

Join DPIIT, Ministries & industry leaders at Cement EXPO 2023 on Dec 14-15 for sustainability talks

14th Cement EXPO to kick-start from Dec 14, 2023 in New Delhi

Join us at the 14th Cement EXPO in New Delhi, starting Dec 14, 2023, for the latest in the world of cement and construction.

Inching towards $5 trn economy

Infrastructure growth will play a significant role in achieving India’s target of being a 5 trillion economy by 2025. It is imperative to ensure sustainability during this journey, writes SP Rajan of L&T.

Up-grading roads!

The road construction industry in India is undergoing a paradigm shift. Robust demand, higher investment and significant policy support in the road construction industry are driving the demand for motor graders in India.

Raimondi Cranes presents three new products at Bauma 2022

Raimondi showcases the T357, a 16t maximum lifting capacity crane

Country Roads Take Me Home

The slowdown in the road construction activity has been a drag for the construction equipment sector.

Upgrading Technology

Commonly used to construct and maintain gravel and dirt roads, motor graders have also prepared building foundations and drainage ditches, making them popular with government agencies and contractors.

Reducing friction

The global industrial lubricants market size is projected to reach $ 73.3 billion by 2024, from $ 62.8 billion in 2019, at a CAGR of 3.1 per cent.

Tata Motors launches ‘16 saal bemisaal’ campaign

Commemorating 16 strong years of the Tata Ace, the most popular small commercial vehicle (SCV) of the country, Tata Motors, India’s largest commercial vehicle manufacturer, has announced the launch of the new ‘16 saal bemisaal’ campaign.

Tata Motors launches ‘16 saal bemisaal’ campaign

To celebrate this feat, Tata Motors has organised roadshows, wherein Tata Aces will travel across 10 states in the country. Patrons will also be able to test drive the vehicle to gain a first-hand experience of its comfort and drivability.

Laying a strong foundation

The demand for foundation equipment in India has been growing at the rate of 25 to 30 per cent year on year basis.

Overcoming supply chain hurdles

A reputed contractor in the eastern part of India found an ideal solution in the crusher bucket BF60. One of its esteemed clients is a well-known construction company in the Northeastern part of India. They are primarily into road construction and have a fleet of various types of construction equipment.

New Opportunities

Upcoming infrastructure projects in metro rail, bridges, railway and irrigation are going to drive the demand for foundation equipment in the coming years, writes Karan Chechi.

Creating a Win-Win Situation

In India, human resource along with automation will work wonders for the manufacturing industry.

Steering Growth

Growing urbanisation and mechanisation of manual jobs are driving the demand for compact equipment such as skid-steer loaders in India.

We have a portfolio of advanced products

Equipment working at construction and mining sites are open to extreme conditions. Rupinder Paintal, Director of Market Development, ExxonMobil Lubricants, elaborates on the new generation lubricants that can enhance the efficiency of construction and mining equipment.

Skid-steer loader with grader attachment concept is growing

BOBCAT has been providing Skid-steer loader with grader attachment as an apt solution for new rural roads and widening of existing roads. S Manjunath, General Manager - Sales, Doosan Bobcat India, shares more on the advantages of the concept and the market outlook.

Pushing Growth

Motor grader market has seen growing in the past couple of years with applications spreading into rural road projects as well as in highways.

Riding on infra push

Pick-up in infrastructure spending and construction activities is expected to drive the demand for tipper trucks in the coming years.

Industry-first 16T truck with AMT

Eicher Trucks & Buses, part of VE Commercial Vehicles, introduced Automated Manual Transmission (AMT) technology in the 16T category- Eicher Pro 3016 AMT.

Eicher rolls out industry first truck with AMT in 16T

Eicher Trucks & Buses, part of VE Commercial Vehicles, introduced Automated Manual Transmission (AMT) technology in the 16T category- Eicher Pro 3016 AMT.

Mahindra launches new motor grader

Mahindra & Mahindra announced expansion of its road construction equipment with the launch of another Motor Grader -

We have the proven lubricants and expertise for industry

ExxonMobil has a portfolio of advanced product offerings for the construction, mining and material handling equipment sectors. Glen Sharkowicz, Director of Brand Strategy - Commercial marketing, South Asia Pacific, ExxonMobil, Asia Pacific Pte Ltd, shares more.

CASE showcases infrastructure enablers

CASE Construction Equipment, a brand of CNH Industrial, held an exclusive two-day customer connect program to display a range of products: the 752EX vibratory tandem compactor, 1107EX soil compactor, 450DX mini-tandem compactor, 845B motor grader; and, ?PRO? series backhoe loader 770EX Magnum and 851EX.

Performance lubricants enhance productivity, profits

Construction and mining industries require lubrication solutions that are as durable as their equipment. In an exclusive interview, Deepankar Banerjee, CEO, ExxonMobil Lubricants advises how new generation lubricants can boost efficiency of heavy machinery and equipment.

Anarock Retail launched to tap into India?s $700 bn retail market

Among India's leading independent real estate services firm Anarock Property Consultants has announced the official launch of Anarock Retail, a new firm dedicated to tapping into India?s $700 billion retail market via its expert retail consultancy services.

Mahindra RoadMaster G75 launched

Mahindra & Mahindra announced its foray into the road construction segment with the launch of its first motor grader - the Mahindra RoadMaster G75 under the aegis of its Construction Equipment business.

Mahindra expands its backhoe loader range

Mahindra & Mahindra announced the expansion of its existing range of backhoe loaders with the launch of its first higher horse power variant ? SX90 under the aegis of its established brand EarthMaster.

Scaling up skills

A qualified and productive workforce in mining operations is of utmost importance. Pavan Kaushik elaborates on the efforts of Hindustan Zinc (HZL) and its Mining Academy in enhancing the skill levels of mining machine operators through its various hands-on training courses.

Mahindra launches RoadMaster G75

Mahindra enters road equipment segment, launches motor grader

Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd announced its foray into the road construction segment with the launch of its first motor grader, the Mahindra RoadMaster G75 from its Construction Equipment business. The product comes with a one year, unlimited hours warranty, according to the company.

We are poised to develop products for construction equipment applications

Prospect Engineering Works (PEW) is engaged in manufacturing, distribution and export of various types of clamps and couplings under the brand name 'JOLLY'. In an in-depth interview with EQUIPMENT INDIA, Ashish Anant Apte, Managing Partner, PEW, shares more on the mantra behind the power that is driving the company's scorching growth story.

NMDC, Midhani join hands for tungsten ore mining

The public sector iron ore mining major NMDC Ltd has signed an agreement with Mishra Dhatu Nigam Ltd (Midhani), a specialist in developing metals and alloys, to work on tungsten ore mining and processing for use in strategic defence areas.

Tough got going Innovatively

Burdened with depressed economy prevailing over past few years, low business scenario, paradigm shifts in customer expectations and new emission compliance regulations the CE and construction industry demonstrated their resilience by innovative solutions, in numerous aspects of the business

Achieving Substantial Savings in Project Costs

Thermax, headquartered in Pune, is a renowned engineering solutions provider for the energy and environment sector. The Thermax factory in Chinchwad, Pune, has several cranes from ElectroMech which are used for various applications such as loading, unloading, handling, and assembly work.

Ways to Improve Life of Hose

UK Prasad sheds light on how to select the optimum hose assembly to obtain maximum life for an application. Often, one purchases a hose assembly for a hydraulic equipment or system only to experience a premature failure.

Cooper to Expand its Range of Engines

Cooper Corporation, one of India?s leading engine manufacturers, and Ricardo have announced their plans to jointly develop a new line of cutting-edge Cooper engines. As a result of this planned development, Cooper Corporation will expand its range of engines from 3.5 KVA to 1,000 KVA.

Automotive coatings

Apte And Apte Organic Coatings specialises in the manufacture of industrial paints and coatings.

Lifting Solutions

The future trend in material handling systems will be towards lighter, higher-efficiency equipment. The power consumption, material of construction, operating noise levels and eco-friendly features of this equipment will play a big role while introducing

Automotive coatings

Apte And Apte Organic Coatings specialises in the manufacture of industrial paints and coatings. The company makes thinners, top coat, different finishes like soft feel coatings, industrial paints, base coats, primers for untreated polypropylene (pigmented and clear), paint thinners, ink thinners, coating for Jari,

CE industry hails duty cut

The construction equipment (CE) industry hailed the two per cent cut in excise duty announced by Finance Minister P Chidambaram in the interim budget. However, the industry said a 4 per cent reduction in the duty would have been more apt given the size and importance of the segment. The Indian Construction Equipment Manufacturers Association (iCEMA) said the move would certainly help this important industry that helps build infrastructure and is down by over 30 per cent in the last couple of y

An Indian success story

BKT enjoys a strong presence in over 130 countries along with India. Quality conscious users who adhere to stringent conformity standards in countries like Europe and America prefer BKT as their supplier, thus underlining the fact that every BKT product is superior in creation and delivers expected performance.

Adapting to customer needs

Built-in flexibility means that the Chirag equipment can quickly adapt to the customer's needs and fulfil all their demands too. Chirag is a multifunction machine manufacturer and exporter in India. Their main products include block-making machines, brick-making machines, etc.

Liebherr hands over 4th LR1300 crawler crane to Bhoir Group

The Liebherr stall held a grand handing over ceremony of the Bhoir Group's 4th unit of LR 1300 crawler crane. The handing over ceremony took place during bC India 2013 exhibition at Bandra-Kurla Complex, Mumbai.

An emotional connect

The Mahindra Transport Excellence Awards recognised and felicitated the outperformers of the Indian transport sector. On 9 January 2013, the unsung heroes of Indian transport were identified and lauded.

We at Aska strive hard to create a new benchmark in the lighting industry

The platform bC India provides is apt to launch our solar light tower with turbine, the ST-9 (hybrid), a new technology introduced by us which is highly economical and utilises the natural resource available in abundance in India, says Ashish Garg, Director, Aska Safety Devices.

STILL NUMBER ONE!

The sales forecast for backhoes by Off-Highway Research is pegged at a target of 36,000 units by 2015, up from 30,000 in 2011, whereas for the crawler excavator alone, the forecast is 35,000 units, up from the 2011 figure of 14,500.There is the school of thought that points to the visible drift from the backhoe market towards the wheel loaders market.

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