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Building Strong Foundation
The increasing number of construction projects is driving a surge in demand for piling, drilling, and deep foundation equipment.
ERP cloud solutions in equipment manufacturing
ERP cloud solutions offer a comprehensive suite of functionalities designed to streamline manufacturing operations, from order management and production planning to inventory optimisation and quality control.
NMDC explores lithium assets in Africa and Australia
NMDC Limited, previously known as the National Mineral Development Corporation, is an Indian company that mines iron ore.
Mines Ministry plans due diligence
The Mines Ministry of India is taking significant steps towards expanding the nation’s lithium reserves by appointing a consultant for due diligence on an Australian lithium block acquisition.
Safety at New Heights
Mobile cranes are relatively easier to operate, manoeuvre, and optimise. However, they are highly prone to accidents.
Boost on the cards for auto components?
The Indian automotive industry sector has a positive outlook for the upcoming Budget, with expectations for updates on the FAME 3 scheme, PLI sops, and GST revision.
Revolutionising Construction
Concrete construction has evolved significantly, impacting both equipment choices and operational strategies.
Sustainability and innovation: The key drivers
The construction industry is a major contributor to climate change, so there is a growing demand for eco-friendly construction methods and materials. By combining sustainability and innovation in technology, India can create a world-class infrastructure system that can support its economic growth and social progress, writes VG Sakthikumar, Chairman and Managing Director, Schwing Stetter India.
How critical equipment helped rescue trapped workers in Uttarkashi tunnel collapse
Manual tools, such as hammers and chisels, became the instruments of choice.
Sustainability and innovation: The key drivers
The construction industry is a major contributor to climate change, so there is a growing demand for eco-friendly construction methods and materials. By combining sustainability and innovation in technology, India can create a world-class infrastructure system that can support its economic growth and social progress, writes VG Sakthikumar, Chairman and Managing Director, Schwing Stetter India.
BKT unveils advanced mobility solutions at EXCON
The Off-highway tyre major is working towards building our nation.
How critical equipment helped rescue trapped workers in Uttarkashi tunnel collapse
Manual tools, such as hammers and chisels, became the instruments of choice
Navigating the Road Ahead
The market for sensor pavers is expected to grow at 7-8 per cent CAGR over five years.
Some of our products use recycled material
VG Sakthikumar, Managing Director, Schwing Stetter India
Sustainability & innovation key drivers for infra development
The construction equipment industry is pivotal for economic growth
MET approves 309 mineral exploration projects worth Rs 21 bn
The National Mineral Exploration Trust (NMET) has granted approval to 309 projects with an estimated total cost of Rs 21 billion for conducting regional and detailed exploration activities throughout the country
BKT to showcase state-of-the-art masterpieces at IME
Balkrishna Industries (BKT), the Indian multinational Group and a leading global player in the off-highway tyre market will participate in the 10th edition of the International Mining Exhibition (IME) in Kolkata, organised by the MGMI and TAFCON
Concrete equipment sector has been quick to embrace advanced tech.”
Ramesh Babbar, President and Director, Columbia Machine Engineering, speaks on the company’s approach to innovation and technology.
We were the pioneers to introduce hydraulic presses in India
Soham Panchal, Director, OPEX, Neptune India, speaks on the various products and solutions offered by the company.
The mineral’s demand is likely to increase by 3 per cent
Kirity Kumar, Business Segment Manager – Operating Solutions, Quaker Houghton, speaks on the types of products manufactured by the company for mining and other related industries.
The concrete equipment sector has been quick to embrace advanced technologies
Ramesh Babbar, President and Director, Columbia Machine Engineering, speaks on the company’s approach to innovation and technology.
Perkins 4000 Series fuels India's power growth
A record number of engines were sold in India in FY2022-23.
The New Concrete Frontier
Contractors must adopt advanced, efficient concrete equipment to meet growing project sizes, tight deadlines, and high-strength concrete demands.
Madhya Pradesh invites tenders for auctioning 51 mineral blocks
In an effort to enhance India's self-reliance in strategic resources, the government of Madhya Pradesh has issued a notice inviting tenders (NIT) for the auction of 51 mineral blocks.
Engine coolant is liquid engineering at work
Perkins Extended Life Coolant provides optimum engine protection as well as reduced maintenance requirements over the life of the coolant.
Tata Motors launches technologically advanced range of gensets
Equipped with reliable Tata Motors engines, the generators are available in 25kVA to 125kVA configurations
Unleashing the hidden potential
The undercarriage parts market in India is expected to continue growing due to ongoing infrastructure projects, and the demand for reliable heavy machinery.
The Mining Boom
India's increasing coal projects drive a surge in mining equipment demand!
Geology and Reserves of Indian Coal
India ranks second amongst the coal producing countries of the world in terms of annual coal production. However, in respect of coal resources, it is endowed with less than 1 per cent of world coal resources.
Engcon Unveils Enhanced S60 Coupler for 12-19 Tonne Excavators
The coupler includes a bolted lifting hook and also a lifting eye.
Astec's Versatile Compact Cold Planer, the RX-405
A longtime producer of half-lane and full-lane cold planers, Astec has entered a new class size with its RX-405 cold planer, delivering milling widths of 2 to 5 feet.
ELGi Sauer opens new manufacturing plant in Coimbatore
ELGI Sauer Compressors, the joint venture between Elgi Equipments and the German-based Sauer Compressors Group, expanded operations by opening a new manufacturing facility in Kallappalayam, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu.
Chip component plant to get $300 mn expansion in Pennsylvania
The electronics subsidiary of German multinational healthcare company Merck KGaA said it will spend $300 million to expand its specialty gas production facility in eastern Pennsylvania in a step that state officials hope will help boost the area's appeal to the fast-growing semiconductor industry.
The demand trend for earthmoving equipment is expected to remain positive
Nischal Mehrotra, Vice President (Sales & Marketing), Liugong India, speaks on the emerging technology trends in the earthmoving equipment industry in India.
Navigating the Depths
How IIoT is enhancing safety and efficiency in underground mining.
Powering Machines
Automation and industrialisation are major drivers of demand for hydraulic motors in India.
Cummins showcases 15L fuel-agnostic engine platform
At CONEXPO, Cummins showcased its new fuel-agnostic 15-liter engine platform with hydrogen, natural gas and advanced diesel engines offering low-to-zero carbon fuel capability.
The Rise of Equipment Rental
The equipment rental market in India is expected to continue its growth trajectory in the coming years, driven by factors such as increasing infrastructure development, rising construction activities, and growing demand for advanced equipment and machinery.
BKT launches EARTHMAX crusher haul & EARTHMAX SR 34
Balkrishna Industries (BKT), the Indian multinational company and global player in the off-highway tyre market, has launched two ‘Made for India’ tyres under the sub-brand EARTHMAX namely the EARTHMAX crusher haul and EARTHMAX SR 34, dedicated to the Indian construction and mining sector.
Innovative earthworks solutions from Kennametal India
Kennametal India (KIL) has a range of innovative foundation drilling, road rehabilitation, mining, and wear protection solutions
Tata Hitachi displays powerful hydraulic excavators at STONA 2023
The ZX 370LCH displayed comes with a new improved ultra-HD undercarriage and block handling bucket.
BKT launches EARTHMAX crusher haul & EARTHMAX SR 34 at bauma
Made for India tyres premieres at bauma CONEXPO India 2023
BKT launches EARTHMAX Crusher Haul & EARTHMAX SR 34
Made for India tires were launched at at bauma CONEXPO India 2023
Bauma CONEXPO INDIA 2023 - Highlights
The trade fair for construction equipment industry garners excitement!
Mines Ministry approves Rs 1.54 bn for NMET’s exploration
Under the direction of Vivek Bharadwaj, Secretary Ministry of Mines, the Executive Committee (EC) meeting of the National Mineral Exploration Trust (NMET) Ministry of Mines was convened.
BK Modi Group intends to spend $1 bn over the next five years
Over the next five years, BK Modi Group will invest around $1 billion in the market. The organisation will include international investors in the proposed projects as a source of funding.
Liebherr's last crane finishes work on Spin Tower in Frankfurt
Two 230 HC-L 8/16 and two EC-B cranes from Liebherr have been helping build the 128 m-high hotel and office tower
We plan to grow by 13% growth in the top line in 2023
Ramesh Babbar, President and Director, Columbia Machine Engineering, speaks on the year 2022 in terms of performance, and the company's plans for 2023.
Predictive Maintenance: A New Paradigm in Heavy Equipment
Predictive maintenance can help fleets avoid breakdowns while reducing maintenance costs by predicting when parts will fail based on performance data and other information.
Mining the Future
With prospects in both surface mining and underground mining, the Indian market for mining equipment appears to have a bright future.
The next 10 years will be an important period for mining in India
Karthik Bala, Mining Regional Manager, Resource Industries Sales, Services and Technology, Caterpillar India, speaks on the company’s technological offerings for the mining segment.
Mining opportunities!
Government’s thrust on coal mining is expected to significantly impact demand for mining equipment.
Wirtgen’s 90 exhibits and 33 world premieres
In Munich, the Wirtgen Group is presenting sustainable – and therefore pioneering – solutions for the road construction industry and is once more demonstrating its outstanding powers of innovation.
Raimondi Cranes to unveil flattop tower cranes at bauma
The newest range of Raimondi flattops is comprised of two series
Rhenus expands presence in Indian logistics industry
The Rhenus Group, as a global logistics service provider, has expanded its warehousing footprint by launching two new multi-user chemical warehouses in Jamalpur (Gurugram) and Bhiwandi (Mumbai).
Rhenus expands its presence in Indian logistics industry
The company will be launching two new multi-user chemical warehouses in Jamalpur (Gurugram) and Bhiwandi (Mumbai).
We have launched 14 new products
Being a pioneer in the construction equipment manufacturing industry, Schwing Stetter India has been growing exponentially during the pandemic.
Schwing Stetter’s 14 new products
Schwing Stetter India strongly believes in being customer-first. Over the past few years, the company has observed a growing need to become increasingly cost-effective for customers.
We have a positive outlook on future of power transmissions products
We have been participating in Excon, since its sixth edition. Over these editions, we have gathered many a positive experience and have watched this exhibition, mirror the growth of the construction equipment industry in India.
How can manufacturing industry leverage cloud computing
Sachin Nigam highlights four points on how cloud computing can benefit manufacturers.
Bringing biodiesel on the market
Fuel costs and India’s reliance on foreign fuel sources are a constant concern for many construction owners whose businesses are heavily dependent on machinery that requires diesel. Many alternate energy sources have been discussed, researched, and used in the past but, for equipment, the primary form of alternate fuel has become biodiesel.
What’s Your C-sat Score?
C-SAT is a commonly used metric that acts as a key performance indicator for customer service and product quality in all kinds of businesses. C-SAT is short for customer satisfaction score.
Electrification will play an important role in defining the drive trains of the future.”
Customer remains at the centre of defining all our activities and it starts with understanding customer’s application and designing customised solutions, that consider the optimal performance requirements and deliver them in the most effective way.
Use of automation in road construction may increase
Share insights on technological up-gradation that has happened recently or might happen in near future in the construction and engineering business.
B&B Attachments exhibits at UK Concrete Show
Celebrating its tenth anniversary this year, the UK CONCRETE Show has grown to become Europe’s largest specialist concrete event and is attended by key buyers and industry professionals from all over the world. You will see everything that's new in concrete from all the biggest names in the industry!
National Crane unveils short-chassis boom truck
Ashort-chassis version of a National Crane NBT45-2 boom truck was displayed at Work Truck Week 2022 as a solution for confined, congested job sites. Based around a 2023 Peterbilt 567 chassis, the NBT45127-2 has a wheelbase shortened by around 23 inches, so it now measures 250 inches.
There is an increase in demand for underground equipment
Sandeep Mathur, Brand Leader, New Holland CASE Construction Equipment, shares light on technological upgradation happened recently.
Sustainability in logistics
Sustainability within logistics is expected to be taken up on a larger scale, with digitalisation and automation being prime movers of such operations, writes Huseni Vohra of Ocean Insights.
infra demand boosts rental market
Rental is the future. Infrastructure stimulus measures and pent-up demand in the Indian market suggest growth ahead for equipment rental firms.
Increasing Productivity
The global hydraulic motors market is expected to witness a CAGR of over 4.5 per cent, during the forecast period, 2020-2025.
Companies all over the world are turning to digital integration to increase efficiency in the mining process.
In recent years, mining companies have adopted a growing range of digital solutions. Many have mechanised their operations, moved from the physical to the digital realm by adding equipment sensors.
One of the major demand drivers is increase in demand for underground mining equipment
With the mining sector being one of the core industries of the economy, it has witnessed year-to-year growth. In terms of trends, there were positive signs in the manufacturing and mining activity that recorded a higher relative growth performance last year.
Scotland’s first Grove GMK5250XL-1 goes to Horizon Reinforcing & Crane Hire
Horizon Reinforcing & Crane Hire from Falkirk in the Central Lowlands of Scotland has become the first rental company in the country to offer the new Grove GMK5250XL-1 all-terrain crane from Manitowoc.
Cat intros 8-foot pavers for smaller jobs
To the contractors asking for a compact paver from Caterpillar: your wish has been granted.
Leveraging cloud computing
Sachin Nigam highlights four points on how cloud computing can benefit manufacturers.
OTR tyre market has bright prospect
India OTR tyre market stood at 11.2 million units in 2021 and forecasted to reach 15 million units by 2023. The market is likely to grow at a CAGR of 9.05 per cent in volume terms.
Godrej Construction leads the way for implementing a circular economy
Godrej & Boyce, the flagship company of the Godrej Group, announced that its business Godrej Construction, a pioneer in adopting sustainable construction practices in India, is committed to minimize the impact of construction on the environment.
Godrej Construction leads the way for implementing a circular economy in construction materials
Becomes one of the first construction brand powered by 100% renewable energy in their Ready-Mix Concrete (RMC) plant, Recycled Concrete Materials (RCM) plant and common areas of Godrej IT Park building in Mumbai
BRO Lt Gen Rajeev Chaudhry is CW Man of the Year - Public Sector
Lt Gen Chaudhry was awarded at the 19th CONSTRUCTION WORLD Annual Awards.
Welspun, PSP, Ahluwalia bag honours as fastest construction companies in under ?2k cr
The companies were awarded at the 19th CONSTRUCTION WORLD Annual Awards.
Engine coolant is liquid engineering at work
If your engine uses a conventional, commercially available heavy-duty or fully formulated coolant, the corrosion inhibitors are used up over time, writes Andy Miller of Perkins.
Liebherr 34 K crane at work in Benelux region
The unique architectural landscape of the Dutch port city of Rotterdam laid at its feet: The 34 K, one of Liebherr’s fast-erecting cranes, was in operation at one of the tallest residential towers in Europe this summer, the Zalmhaven I. The De Zalmhaven development project along the Maas in Rotterdam’s Scheepvaartkwartier district is taking shape.
Demand for pick n carry cranes has strong correlation with industrial growth
The India mobile crane market is anticipated to register annual growth rate of over 5 per cent during the forecast period 2020-2025. Unfortunately, Due to unexpected Covid-19 pandemic, we can expect some challenges in terms of upcoming projects in India.
BKT solutions for the mining sector
The EARTHMAX tire range has been specifically designed to withstand the stress of the rough terrain typical of quarries and mines
Nouvelles Carrières d’Alsace once again opts for Liebherr quality
Nouvelles Carrières d'Alsace and Liebherr enjoy a long-term partnership
Potain cranes conquer jobsite with footprint restrictions at downtown Phoenix development
An MD 485 top-slewing crane and an Igo T 85 A self-erecting crane were strategically positioned to reach the full Haverly Apartments jobsite.
Liebherr crane 34 K at work on tallest building in Benelux region
The fast-erecting crane belonging to the rental fleet of Van der Spek Vianen B.V. proved its flexibility once again
When protecting operators from dust exposure becomes non negotiable
Atlas Copco DCP30 pneumatic dust collector, the first-of-its-kind in India, has been working for 400 hours over five months for Shaheen Granites in a dressing application in a dimensional stone industry (DSI) granite quarry in Chimakurthi, Prakasam District, Andhra Pradesh.
Predictive maintenance: A new paradigm in heavy equipment
Predictive maintenance can help fleets avoid breakdowns while reducing maintenance costs by predicting when parts will fail based on performance data and other information
We expect the demand to grow for hydraulic excavators
Arvind K Garg, Executive Vice-President and Head-Construction & Mining Machinery Business, Larsen & Toubro
India, EU to join hands to build global infra projects
India and the European Union (EU) are looking to team up and build infrastructure projects globally that would counter China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI).
Leading mining companies are now taking steps towards digitalisation
Alok Kumar Verma, Director – Mining Business (India Region), Hexagon Mining, elaborates on the mining scenario in India and how digital solutions can transform the industry.
project44 launches Port Intel
On the heels of its recent acquisition of Ocean Insights, project44, the global leader in supply chain visibility, today announced the availability of its free port visibility reporting service, Port Intel™.
Operational visibility & automation central to maritime logistics of future
Sustainability within logistics is expected to be taken up on a larger scale, with digitalisation and automation being prime movers of such operations, writes Huseni Vohra of Ocean Insights.
NHAI to develop over 600 wayside amenities
In a major move to improve commuting experience on national highways for both passengers and truckers, the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) will develop world class ‘Wayside Amenities’ at more than 600 locations across 22 states along the national highways in the next five years, out of which 130 is targeted for development in 2021-22.
Grove GMK5150L proves a reliable allrounder for Austrian company HABAU
Since May 2018, a Grove GMK5150L has been in use in the precast parts assembly department of Austrian company HABAU Hoch- und Tiefbaugesellschaft m.b.H. – to the satisfaction of everyone.
NHAI to develop over 600 wayside amenities
n a major move to improve commuting experience on National Highways for both passengers and truckers, the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) will develop world class ‘Wayside Amenities’ at more than 600 locations across 22 states along the National Highways in the next five years, out of which 130 is targeted for development in 2021-22.
project44 launches Port Intel
Free for a limited time, Port Intel is an online service that provides subscribers with free reports that summarise port congestion, inform them when their containers are anchored near congested ports, and help them make critical inventory and management decisions.
We will continue to focus on infrastructure projects
Established in 1960, Atlas Copco India is the country’s leading manufacturer of innovative solutions in air compressors and industrial gases, energy efficient vacuum pumps, portable compressors, light towers.
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