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ZF Group Positions Itself for Growth in India's Construction Industry

ZF Group is optimistic about India's construction sector evolution

EXCON 2023 Day 1 Highlights

Scheduled from December 12 to 16 at the Bangalore International Exhibition Centre

Rajaram K joins JCB India as Senior Vice President

Rajaram K, the former president and chief business officer who was steering the sales and marketing function at Daimler India Commercial Vehicles, has resigned from the company.

ELGI Sauer opens new factory in Coimbatore

The new 50,000-sq.ft. facility will begin manufacturing high-pressure compressors, pressure-reducing stations and portable breathing air compressors for the industrial, commercial shipping, naval and offshore markets in India.

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.

Schwing Stetter launches XCMG hydraulic excavator and wheel loader range

Aims to reach the biggest market for quarry machines in Tamil Nadu

L&T ships special construction equipment to BRO for strategic needs

L&T Construction Equipment (LTCEL) has dispatched the first batch of 25 special variant wheel loaders that are suitable for operation in harsh terrains – high altitudes and extreme weather conditions to the Border Roads Organisation (BRO), an organisation engaged in serving strategic requirements of the nation.

L&T ships special construction equipment to BRO for strategic needs

The special wheel loaders operate in temperatures between minus 20 degrees and 50 degrees.

3i EXPO & Conference gets a rousing response from the manufacturing industry; IPF presents awards to 19 SMEs from across India

3i EXPO & Conference gets an arousing response from manufacturing industry; IPF presents awards to 19 SMEs from across India

Propel bags ‘Emerging CE Company of the Year 2021’

Propel was awarded at the 9th Equipment India Awards.

KBL wins big at 2nd ASSOCHAM Diversity & Inclusion Excellence Awards

Kirloskar Brothers Limited (KBL), one of the global market leaders in providing fluid management solutions and services, recently received back to back honours from two prominent associations, Associated Chambers of Commerce and Industry (ASSOCHAM) and International Research Institute for Manufacturing (IRIM) for its contribution towards promoting an all-inclusive work-culture and manufacturing excellence, respectively.

L&T completes divestment of E&A business to Schneider Electric

Larsen & Toubro (L&T) announced the closure of the strategic divestment of its Electrical & Automation (L&T E&A) business to Schneider Electric.

India will be a high growth market: Vivek Hajela

L&T has fully conceptualised, designed, developed and manufactured in-house wheel loaders with more than 90 per cent components sourced domestically. Vivek Hajela, General Manager and Head - Construction Equipment Business, Larsen & Toubro, shares more on the market scenario and outlook.

Our vision of ‘Always Better’ goes beyond traditional thinking

With business in more than 120 countries and direct presence in 28 countries, Elgi Equipments is consolidating its presence in global market with innovative products and services.

Henkel launches LOCTITE Equipment Center

Henkel Adhesives Technologies India unveiled Loctite Equipment Center in Coimbatore.

Premium Transmission opens first exclusive Service Centre in Pune

The centre has been established with a significant investment and provides the highest level of expertise to the customers.

Premium Transmission opens first exclusive Service Centre in Pune

The centre has been established with a significant investment and provides the highest level of expertise to the customers.

Rolling innovations

Bearings for construction and mining applications have seen innovative developments in the recent times. With the construction and mining equipment market is growing, the momentum of innovation in bearings is to pick up in the coming days.

Trimble unveils pan-India training program

Trimble has unveiled its pan-India training program to train the next-generation of engineering and construction industry professionals. The company also announced the opening of its latest Tekla Authorized Training Center (ATC) in Vijayawada, taking the number of ATCs to 17 across India.

SAMIL opens automall facility in Salem

Shriram Automall India (SAMIL) has inaugurated its 74th automall facility in Salem with an aim to serve growing used vehicles and equipment in the city and nearby areas.

All Set to Leapfrog

From a position of being number seven currently, ELGi Equipments aims to become the second largest compressor manufacturer globally, in a decade. The Indian compressor giant is well on its way. A report based on the facility visit and interaction with the management.

We see Indian CE industry as an opportunity for us to grow

The current equipment industry scenario is a positive eco-system for construction equipment industry and commercial vehicles. Policy initiatives by the present government such as Make in India, Smart City Mission and Sagar Mala Project have given a boost to the manufacturing and infrastructure industry in India.

Construction equipment is our growth engine

The Indian market offers enormous growth opportunities in the construction equipment industry.

Fire detection and safety

Fire detection and safety industry has a critical role to play in any industrial, public, commercial, residential set up. Rohit Harjani elaborates on the tips to ensure fire detection and safety in India

We are committed to offer best-in-class equipment and services

As far as procurement of medium to big size mining equipment by key players in the mining industry is concerned, the trend is towards evaluation based on Total Cost of Ownership, Life Cycle Costing, bundling equipment with Full Maintenance Contracts and Guaranteed Parts Consumption contracts.

Amazon adds six warehouses

Amazon said it has the largest amount of warehousing space among companies in the segment in India

Milacron expands in Indian market

Milacron Holdings Corp recently completed another round of expansions to their injection, blow and extrusion moulding machine manufacturing facility in Ahmedabad

KNR Constructions bags highway project

KNR Constructions Ltd has been awarded a Rs 414.90-crore highway project by the Ministry of Road Transport & Highways under NHDP IV in Tamil Nadu.

An experienced professional

Imtiaz Ahmed is the Asia Pacific Mobil SHC Brand Manager For ExxonMobil Lubricants Pvt Ltd. In his current capacity, Imtiaz is responsible for developing and overseeing implementation of industrial marketing programs in line with global strategic plans.

Innovations by L&T

Since its entry into the construction and mining equipment industry in India, Larsen & Toubro has made rapid strides to become one of the leading companies in the industry with its products and innovations. Arvind Garg elaborates.

The lube expert

Imtiaz Ahmed is the Asia Pacific Mobil SHC Brand Manager for ExxonMobil Lubricants Pvt Ltd. In his current capacity, Ahmed is responsible for developing and overseeing implementation of industrial marketing programmes in line with global strategic plans.

On a new role

Henkel Adhesive Technologies has appointed S Sunil Kumar, as the Head of its Industrial Adhesives business unit in India, in the capacity of Director.

KBL?s Coimbatore plant gets Kaizen recognition

Kirloskar Brothers Ltd?s (KBL) all-women Coimbatore facility has emerged as the winner in 10th Kaizen Incremental Improvement Competition organised by the Quality Circle Forum of India (QCFI). The event was held at Chennai.

New responsibilities

ZF Friedrichshafen AG announced the appointment of Suresh KV as the new Country Head of ZF in India and in addition, Head of ZF India Pvt Ltd, the hundred per cent subsidiary of ZF Friedrichshafen AG, effective from June 1, 2015.

Pneumatic Tyre Changer

Eskay Engineering System is a noted manufacturer and exporter of Pneumatic Tyre Changers.

We are the market leader in southern parts of India

Detroit Mining and Construction Equipment is a dealer for SDLG range of wheel loaders and motor graders for all the four states in South India. We have our corporate office in Hyderabad, with branches at Visakhapatnam, Vijayawada and Nellore.

OMRON to strengthen business in TN and Kerala

Omron Automation India, part of Omron Japan, a global leader in automation technology, endeavours to consolidate its business in Tamil Nadu as one of the important regional expansion plans to be followed by the company in this fiscal year.

A Partnership as Strong as Concrete

Volvo machines offer efficiency and excellence from day one to the last day of use.Kadaieswari Group of Companies is one of the leading aggregate and ready-mix concrete manufacturers in South India, with more than 35 years of experience and expertise in the quarry aggregates field and 30 years in road construction segment.

Our tools help achieve high level of surface finish.

As a part of India?s growth story, the components sector continues to strengthen itself. An important contributor to India?s GDP, the component industry in India is spreading its reach in the domestic as well as the export markets.

KBLs Coimbatore plant bags award

Kirloskar Brothers Ltd (KBL) was recently awarded at the ASSOCHAM?s third Innovation Excellence Awards 2014. The company?s all-women Coimbatore plant won the ?Gold Award

An Eventful Week for DISA India

DISA symposiums, held recently in Coimbatore and Kolkata, discussed the advanced foundry and surface preparation process technologies from DISA.

Construction expo in Chennai

Chennai will host the 2014 edition of BusinessLine?s Construction, Architecture and Interiors Expo on 15-17 August 2014. The expo provides a platform for the building and construction industry to interact with builders, architects

Making Machines Versatile and Efficient

German components supplier ZF is applying technology to ensure that working machines continue to be efficient, safe and productive, reports Bhushan Mhapralkar.Destined to move earth, construction material and aid in the building of roads, dams, structures under challenging and arduous conditions, off-highway equipment like excavators, wheel loaders, and backhoes pack technology. Their form may not suggest as much but they are supported by component suppliers like ZF, which ensure their efficie

The newly launched boom pump will be a game-changer

We have a roadmap which is spread out for almost two years in terms of new product introduction. We have been following that roadmap and you will see launches with more variants of the boom pump and various specifications,

Scania launches marine engines

Scania launched its marine engine platform with the high-output 16-litre V8, the powerful 13-litre and the new 9-litre engines at INMEX India 2013.

The Right Choice

The multilayer machine from Chirag can manufacture over 160 types of concrete products. Chirag International, an Indian companybased in Coimbatore in Tamil Nadu, manufactures and supplies a variety of building products and exhibits a high degree of professionalism. In this endeavour

The group will invest over EUR one billion to further strengthen and expand ZF's position.

ZF is a leading worldwide autom?otive supplier for driveline and chassis technology, with 121 companies in 27 countries. In 2012, the group achieved a sales figure of EUR 17.4 billion with about 75,000 employees. ZF was founded in 1915 for the development and production of transmissions for airships and vehicles.

Scania launches engines

Commercial vehicle and engine manufacturer Scania announced its foray into the engine segment in India. The company, which launched its power generation engines for prime power, at the INTEC - Industrial Trade Fair in Coimbatore, said bookings for engines have started.

Eaton Technology Day showcases solutions

The Diversified industrial manufacturer Eaton hosted a Technology Day in Coimbatore to highlight how Eaton's innovative offerings can help machine builders save costs and energy, cut time to market and increase reliability.

A peoples person

Popularly known as Raghs, Raghavan Ramaswamy, President, Sandvik Construction, India, hails from the culturally rich Indian city of Chennai. After completing his BE in Mechanical Engineering from Barathiar University Coimbatore.

Laying the foundation of trust

A formidable fleet of Volvo EC 210 series excavators assists SVA Blue Metals in its mining operations at Karanampettai. On the face of it, one would dismiss it as just another piece of stone. But blue metal aka jelly is a lot more than that. It is among the most mined materials in the world.

ZF is decisive about pushing development forward in driveline and chassis technology

ZF is a leading worldwide automotive supplier for driveline and chassis technology with 121 production companies in 27 countries. In 2011, the Group achieved a sales figure of roughly EUR 15.5 billion with approximately 72,100 employees. ZF is among the top 10 companies on the ranking list of the largest automotive suppliers worldwide.

Collaborative Model

VECV enhances the unique model of industry?academia collaborations. VE Commercial Vehicles (VECV), a joint venture (JV) between Volvo Group and Eicher Motors, signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with two educational institutes, the SRM University, Chennai and the Ramakrishna Mission Vidhyalaya, Coimbatore as part of its unique industry-academia collaborative model. VECV has already established four centres with state-of-the-art automobile labs at prominent institutes of the country.

Suguna signs JV with Shatal

Suguna Group, a pumps and motors major, has tied up with Israel-based Shatal Engineering for manufacturing light construction equipment. The equal joint venture (JV) has invested $1.5 million in a facility in Coimbatore and plans to invest another $1 million for expansion. The company officials said that the JV Suguna Shatal would manufacture light machinery like tiles cutting and levelling machines.

Bosch to invest Rs 2,200 cr

Bosch, a leading auto component company, is planning to invest Rs 2,200 crore in the next fiscal in capacity expa?nsion, diversification and tech?no?logy development.

Virgo to expand capacity

Pune based valve manufacturing company Virgo Engineers Group is in the process of expanding its manufacturing capacity by setting up a new plant at Marg Swarnabhoomi, Chennai.

Universal Construction expands business

The Pune based Universal Construction Machinery and Equipment has expanded its construction equipment retail business in Gujarat with the launch of Universal Exclusive Stores. Universal has recently opened the fourth store in the country, in Surat. This store is followed by Coimbatore, Nagpur and Patna

Customisation and collaborative approach are the hallmarks of REL.

We have recently supplied machines with electronically controlled engines which are a hit in the western market for their fuel efficiency and higher emission standards.

Stahl intensifies focus on Indian market

Stahl CraneSystems GmbH, the world renowned manufacturer of electrical hoists and crane components, is all set to intensify its focus on the Indian market.

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