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World’s largest tonnage lift wheeled crane completes its first lift in Hengshui

In a recent operation at a 200 MW wind farm in Jing County, Hengshui, China, the XCA4000 crane, delivered by XCMG, a global leader in the construction machinery industry, 20 days ago with the highest global lifting capacity and height, completed its first lift.

World's largest tonnage lift wheeled crane completes its first lift in Hengshui

XCMG's XCA4000 wheeled crane marks the 7th time that XCMG has broken the world record

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

Safe conveyor equipment design

To meet the demands for greater safety and improved production, some manufacturers have introduced equipment designs that are not only engineered for safer operation and servicing but also reduced maintenance time.

Safe conveyor equipment design

To meet the demands for greater safety and improved production, some manufacturers have introduced equipment designs that are not only engineered for safer operation and servicing but also reduced maintenance time.

Virnig unveils X30 Mini excavator rotary brush cutter

Virnig introduces the X30 Mini Excavator Rotary Brush Cutter

Martin Engineering highlights safe conveyor equipment design

Engineering safer conveyors is a long-term strategy.

Cat upgrades older skid steer and CTL models with smart blade options

Previous models can operate the GB120 and GB124 smart grader blades

Topcon launches 2D Grade Control for Compact Track Loaders

A CAN bus connection is used in the system

The Concrete Advantage!

The concrete equipment market is expected to rise on account of anticipated growth in the construction industry, increasing FDIs, and the rising number of smart city projects in the country.

Packs a punch!

SLCM is expected to rise with the implementation of many new or stalled urban infrastructure projects.

Demand for high productivity and high-capacity machines are increasing

With over 330 years of innovation and passion, Husqvarna India Products provides construction professionals with support, service and a wide range of machines, diamond tools and all accessories that you need to cut, saw, drill, demolish, grind and polish concrete.

Concrete proof

Growth is round the corner for concrete equipment as market is projected to cross $1,300 million by 2024, exhibiting a CAGR of 13 per cent because of anticipated growth in the construction industry.

More options than ever

Attachments for construction equipment allow the base machine to do multiple tasks on a job site. There are several distinct types of heavy construction equipment, each with its own set of uses.

AJAX ARGO model’s mantra is ‘maximum productivity for your investment’

“AJAX ARGO Self-Loading Concrete Mixer (SLCM) delivers ‘Maximum Productivity for Your Investment’ says Ajay Aneja, Chief Marketing Officer, AJAX Engineering

LaBounty mobile hydraulic pulverizer

LaBounty’s new mobile hydraulic pulverizers can pick up, crush and separate rebar faster than previous models, the company says.

Volvo CE launches new compact excavator in Indonesia

Volvo Construction Equipment (Volvo CE) has announced the launch of the Tier 3 EC55D compact excavator in Indonesia with offset boom, which is ideal for general construction.

Solving Big Challenge

A W 210i and W 2100 precisely milled the spillway chute of the Oroville Dam, the highest dam in the USA. In this process, the milling contractor also benefited from cold milling specialist Wirtgen’s application experience in steep gradient milling.

New WingMAX for XXL rotor blades

Faymonville has introduced the new WingMAX trailers for safe movement of XXL elements. Rotor blades are an elementary component of a wind turbine.

New WingMAX for XXL rotor blades

Faymonville has introduced the new WingMAX trailers for safe movement of XXL elements

Effective Dust Prevention in Bulk Handling

ScrapeTec's virtually maintenance-free dust control system extends the service life of conveyor belts and reduce cleaning requirements of the entire conveyor system.

Goldhofer consolidates market position in Taiwan

Chi Deh Crane Engineering Co headquartered in Hsinchu City (Taiwan) and has service bases in the People?s Republic of China, has chosen the Goldhofer FTV 550 blade transport device, for rotor blade transport operations in Taiwan.

Multitasking Enablers

Attachments are the wise choice to achieve economy and productivity in a project. However, choosing the right attachment for the right application is imperative for the successful and optimum utilisation.

Goldhofer showcases innovations at bauma

Goldhofer Aktiengesellschaft was satisfied with the outcome of bauma 2019. The great interest shown by trade visitors in the new products and features making their public debut and the high level of demand for quality transport solutions more than exceeded the expectations of Rainer Auerbacher, Member of the Board Transport Technology at Goldhofer Aktiengesellschaft.

Innovations from the world of compaction

HAMM is showing itself to be as innovative as ever at bauma 2019. The manufacturer is presenting innovations in all product segments, including a few world premieres.

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.

Goldhofer to showcase heavy haulage solutions at bauma 2019

Goldhofer Aktiengesellschaft will be present at this year?s bauma with a broad portfolio of vehicles and new products for the construction and heavy haulage industries.

Getting more out of equipment fleet

The story of the Indian construction industry is changing faster than ever, with influx of multiple projects and participation of various smaller contractors contributing significantly and walking shoulder-to-shoulder with the big mainstream contractors.

Liebherr launches new crawler excavator

Liebherr has introduced the news Liebherr R 918 crawler excavator. With an operating weight between 19 and 22 tonne, the new crawler excavator is perfect for earthmoving applications and making trenches and pipe laying.

Weldable Tungsten Carbide Tiles

A proven innovation in wear protection, 'Ferobide' has been now brought to India, thanks to the partnership between Tenmat Limited, a blue-chip UK manufacturer, and Weldwell Speciality Pvt Ltd, the leading trusted supplier to the welding industry in India for more than 25 years.

Safe Mining

Blasting method used in mining can be dangerous in mines closer to inhabited locations. Abhinay Hatewar explains the advantages of blast-free mining over the blasting method in mining.

Weldable Tungsten Carbide Tiles

A proven innovation in wear protection named 'Ferobide' has been brought to India thanks to the partnership between Tenmat Limited, the blue-chip UK manufacturer, and Weldwell Speciality Pvt Ltd, the leading trusted supplier to the welding industry.

New Wheel Loader from Wacker Neuson

Wheel loaders are used where a flexible and reliable machine for material transport is needed: in gardening and landscaping, in rental yards, the municipal area or for construction companies. In addition, the machines must be designed so that they can also handle the requirements of confined spaces.

Successful Rehabilitation of Asphalt Pavement

Fraport AG, operator of Frankfurt Airport, renews the surface course on the runways about every seven years, including the centre runway, the most-frequently used section.

Wacker Neuson launches new wheel loader

Wacker Neuson has introduced the new wheel loader WL28. Its compact dimensions and low operating weight, allow transport on a conventional car trailer, and with a low headroom of less than 2.3 m, most buildings are no problem for it. Customers, who have opted for a cab with foldable driver canopy (EPS) in the configuration of the wheel loader, can reduce the clearance even more.

Essential for Road Building

Commitment towards infrastructural development and faster implementation of road projects to desired specifications are driving the growth of the motor grader market in India.

Global Reach - Local Support

For almost two decades, Multi-Wing has been offering high-quality axial fans to our Indian customers in the radiator and engine cooling segments as well as HVAC-R. Since 2011, we have reinforced our efforts in India

Smart Pumping Solutions

The infrastructure sector will drive the growth of overall concrete equipment industry, whereas the real estate segment, along with the power segment, will drive the growth of concrete pumps.

Global Reach - Local Support

For almost two decades, Multi-Wing has been offering high-quality axial fans to our Indian customers in the radiator and engine cooling segments as well as HVAC-R.

Metallurgica Valchiese joins UNACEA

Metallurgica Valchiese, a company specialised in the production of teeth and blades for earthmoving machineries, has joined UNACEA. Established in 1968 in the Italian region of Lombardy, the company is supplier of several manufacturers of construction equipment and exports its products in more than forty countries in the world.

TWS AggreScrub? shortlisted for World Demolition Awards

Terex Washing Systems (TWS) has been shortlisted as finalists in the World Demolition Awards 2014, in the Innovation - Series Product category, for the recently launched Terex? AggreScrub? product.

Farm Implements on Fast Growth Track

INDIA ranks second in farm output worldwide. Agriculture and allied sectors like forestry, logging and fishing accounted for 17 per cent of the GDP in 2012. Rising costs and scarcity of manpower

Retracting cartridge screwdriver

JCB Hand Tools is a manufacturer of high quality hand tools and associated systems. The product portfolio of the company comprises tool stations, foldable work stations, torque wrenches, screw drivers, retracting cartridge screw driver, indestructible handle hammers,

Automotive cylinder liners

Smiths & Founders (India) manufactures small, precision and intricate steel forgings, and centrifugally cast cylinder liners.

AggreScrub 150 Washing System

The AggreScrub- 150 is designed to operate both as a stand-alone unit as well as having the ability to seamlessly integrate with the Aggresand-. The AggreScrub- 150 is designed to deal with stubborn clay bound material which cannot be removed by rinsing

Accessing new height

Siraj Dalvi, Managing Director of Simple Engineering Solutions, is a mechanical engineer by profession having more than 32 years of experience for working in the access system/equipment industry and over 12 years of experience in heading an enterprise, which caters to various requirements of the construction industry.

New Washing Solutions

Hillhead 2014 will provide the stage to showcase the Terex-? Aggresand range to include the 165 (up to 250 tph) and the latest addition, the new larger Terex-? Aggresand 206 (up to 400 tph), as well as the Terex-? Aggrescrub- 150 (up to 150 tph) plant. These new innovative modular wash plants will help to revolutionise the washing market on a global level.

Boom arm

Apex Auto offers fabricated structures and components of earthmoving and construction equipment. The product range comprises the revolving frame, backhoe mainframe, side frames, dozer blades, loader buckets, boom arm, counterweight, crusher, carbody and crawler frame. These products find application in excavators, backhoe loaders, cranes, compactors, transit mixers, underground drilling machines, crushing and screening equipment.

Shot peening technology

Wheelabrator presents state-of-the-art peening technologies to prepare, peen and finish an extensive range of components across all industry sectors.Shot peening is used widely to enhance the fatigue resistance of highly stressed metallic components.

Switchgear from Eaton

Eaton introduces new arc-resistant, environmentally friendly switchgear designed to enhance safety for industrial, commercial and utility customers.

Poised for Growth

The current market size for motor graders is around 600 units and is expected to reach 1000 units, provided the renewed focus on the road sector gets executed.

Cat motor graders provide the highest production, with maximum fuel efficiency.

We offer different machine control and guidance systems to our customers ranging from cross slope/laser all the way to total stations. Using these systems, our customers can achieve twice the productivity at half the cost.

JCB Excavator at WWII Bomber Site

The first Stage IIIB/Tier 4 Interim JS360LR (long reach) crawler excavator produced by JCB has played a key role in the excavation of remains of a WWII Lancaster Bomber, which was shot down in Normandy on D-Day, June 6, 1944.

New Range of Ride-on Trowels

Atlas Copco Construction Tools is launching a new range of three ride-on trowels for concrete floor specialists and rental companies. Their robust design, smooth operation and very good balance ensure top class concrete surfaces.

We will shortly be starting our training institute in India

As the infrastructure in India is poised for high growth, the road sector will be a major contri?butor, hence we see a good future for pavers in India,

Batching Solutions

Here go the predictions. The potential demand for concrete equipment in India over the next few years will be quite substantial and the RMC industry will witness a steady growth; the conversion factor for cement to RMC will soon exceed ten per cent.

Liebherr Erects Windmills

Two Liebherr LR1600/2 crawler cranes are being used by wind power specialist Vestas to erect four windmills at a site in the Kutch district of Gujarat.

Vibratory Compactor Vs static

Agith G Antony finds out the technical aspects of compaction from Pradeep Kathuria, Head -Essar Equipment Bank, Essar Projects India.

Set in Concrete

The market for concrete equipment seems to be very bullish. The real estate sector, which was lagging earlier, is now actually pushing up the demand of concrete product.

Ajax Fiori's DLB 30

Ajax Fiori introduces DLB 30, a dragline batching plant with a planetary pan mixer.

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