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"Backhoe loader industry continues to grow"

The backhoe loader industry in the past two years has grown consecutively over 20 per cent year-on-year.

Successful marketing

Vikram Pandit, DGM-Marketing Communications, Spartan Engineering Industries, joined Spartan and set upa fully equipped Corporate and Marketing Communication department in June 2011. An MBA from Pune University and Post Graduate in Advertising & PR from Symbiosis,

L220G wheel loader is one of the most fuel-efficient machines in the Indian market

We provide operator training onsite and in our customer center in Hoskote. Our distributors provide onsite service which includes service mechanics, parts at customers` site for key customers and fleet owners.

We deliver fuel efficiency across all elements of our machines.

Volvo CE takes a holistic approach to fuel efficiency. We deliver fuel efficiency across all elements of our machines via engines, systems, operator behaviour and future technologies, while increasing productivity for our customers, says AM Muralidharan, President, Volvo Construction Equipment. Excerpts from the interview.We have seen a slight increase in the demand for compactors/pavers during Q4 but the market is still low compared to past years. If the requirement goes to double digit numbers

Volvo CE is committed to delivering the most advanced training available today

Volvo CE?s strategy is robust enough to work in a range of economic scenarios, and desig?ned to be achievable throughout the business cycle of the construction equi?pment industry, says AM Muralidharan, President, Volvo CE S&M India.

Paving Solutions

Today?s road projects require contractors to work faster, with better accuracy and with a tighter control on cost. For the paving contractor, that means no unplanned downtime,

Fuel and Energy Efficient Machines

In an intensely competitive market, OEMs are no more just technology providers; rather, they are keen on providing total solutions specific to a project.

Volvo?s New

With durability, power and speed, the HB Series hydraulic breaker is set to make a big impact in the market.Volvo Construction Equipment is making its HB Series hydraulic breakers available in India for the first time.

Our vision is to provide a high-quality package for road construction

It is not just about a machine, more importantly, it?s about optimal use of scant resources and how recycling can help achieve the objective of deve?lopment with more economical and environment-friendly methods.

Comansa Jie shows tower cranes at Excon

At the Excon 2011, Linden Comansa?s Chinese subsidiary, Comansa Jie, has successfully showed its flat-top tower crane 10CJ140-8T to the national and international visitors, in association with Comansa Jie?s Indian agent, ESCORTS Construction Equipment.

Your Plant is as Good as Your Software

The construction equipment industry is consistently maintaining a growth rate of around 20 per cent. Infrastructure, construction and material management companies, as well as renting organisations have been investing huge amounts in equipment purchases.

We optimise fuel efficiency and productivity of our equipment

We have invested Rs 300 crore and are in the process of scaling up the capacity to 3,500 units per year. Once it is complete, we will also be widening the product lines, says Prabhat Kumar Tiwari, Head ? Sales and Marketing, Hyundai Construction Equipment India

50 Years of Enduring Relationships

Telco Construction Equipment Company (Telcon) launched three new models during Excon 2011 viz, TL 333HZ ? India?s first hydrostatic wheel loader, TATA 315L ? the loader version of the most powerful backhoe loader and TM 08 ? the transit mixer.

Marching Ahead

LiuGong launches BSIII compliant machines at Excon 2011. LiuGong India has introduced three new machines: two models in wheel loaders CLG835 BSIII and CLG856 BSIII and the CLG414 BSIII motor grader manufactured at its Pitampura plant in Indore.

A World-class Excavator for India

Hyundai launches its heavy-duty excavator RC 340L in India. Hyundai Construction Equipment India (CEIPL), a subsidiary of Hyundai Heavy Industries, Korea, launched its R340LC-7 heavy-duty excavator at Excon 2011.

Breaking Records

Schwing Stetter unveils 19 new products at Excon cater to the changing need in concreting methods, demand for speeding of construction activities, increased awareness of safety and green technology.

Powering Ahead

AMW has entered a new segment of the tipper market, with the launch of the new 1618 TP, at Excon 2011 in Bengaluru. Asia MotorWorks (AMW), which manuf?actures commercial vehicles and components, has achieved a unique position in India's transportation sector

Raising the Benchmark of Quality

With over 220,000 sq m of display area and participation of over 630 exhibitors, including 200 foreign companies, Excon 2011 exceeded expectations as the largest exhibition on construction equipment in South Asia.

Allison, Tata Motors in Pact

Tata Motors launched the Prima 3138.K 8X4 tipper equipped with an Allison 4430R transmission. Tata Motors, India"s market leader in commercial vehicles, the world"s fourth largest truck manufacturer and third largest bus manufacturer,

Confidence Quotient

'Vision 2020: Commanding New Heights', a study on the CE industry by the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) and the Indian Earthmoving and Construction Industry Association (IECIAL),

Donaldson to showcase at Excon

Donaldson Company, a leading, worldwide manufacturer of ﬁltration systems and parts, announced today that the company will showcase a host of hydraulic, engine liquid and air ﬁltration solutions at Excon 2011, the sixth International Construction Equipment and Construction Technology Trade Show.

New Truck Loader from Palfinger

Palfinger will unveil its new truck loader stiff boom crane PS 13000 6.3 at Excon 2011. As the concept of truck loader cranes is increasingly gaining acce?p?tance in the Indian markets,

Nawa will be venturing into track- mounted plants

Our strong base is product know-how, proven technology and engineering skills supported by latest CADD capabilities. These, coupled with well-equipped heavy fabrication and manufacturing facilities and project management skills, 0 - - 22730 14 162 2011-12-01 00:00:00.000 Equipment India We will showcase our new range of products at Excon 2011 Doosan will showcase new range of light sources, large compressors, mini excavators at Excon," says HS Mohan, COO, Doosan Infracore India, in a friendly chat with Equipment India. Excerpts from the interview.

What is the preset status of the construction equipment industry, its size and growth potential?
The construction equipment industry has shown cautious growth for the current year. Industry leaders have done well. However, rupee depreciation, coupled with frequent interest rate hikes and fuel price increases, have badly affected the industry. The majority of the announced projects both in mining and road sector are getting delayed due to many cons?traints and policies. The industry is bullish on the growth during the coming months, though.
What was the performance of Doosan in the last two quarters and how do you expect to end this fiscal? Doosan, with many product lines for the construction industry, has done well this year, compared to last year. While the opportunities are big, the rupee depreciation coupled with high cost of sales is not favourable for a decent performance for the fiscal.

What is the investment made by Doosan?
Doosan is keen to be a part of the growing earthmoving and material handling industry, and so, is weighing all possible ways to increase its manufacturing presence in India for heavy line equipments, portable power and skid steers.

What are the new products that have been launched during 2010 - 2011 by Doosan?
Doosan has launched large water well compressors, which are high in productivity and are very fuel- efficient. We have also introduced the latest models of Bobcat skid steer loaders with increased operator comfort resulting in higher productivity and safety.

Doosan range excavators are fitted with our own fuel-efficient engines suiting Indian conditions and hydraulic components, which benefits the customers for a single-window after-sales support.

Doosan has also launched hydraulic and other oils which increases the life of the components and the efficiency of the equipment. Doosan oils are now available with dealers.

Tell us about the initiatives taken to widen the sales and service network, and training for operators.
Over the last two years, Doosan has focused on upgrading the channel partners with a high degree of hand-holding, product and service and parts training. Doosan has put 25 dealers in place, with seven regional offices spread over length and breadth of the country. h We have encouraged training of customer operators at their facilities in Bangalore. Sensing the needs, Doosan has also conducted operator trainings are the customer sites, educating the maintenance staff not only on operation but also on efficient maintenance of the machine resulting in high uptime of the equipment.

What is the potential for smaller excavators in India? How strong is Doosan in the excavator segment?
Though there is a market for smaller excavators in India, backhoe loaders are very popular in this segment. Doosan will be showcasing the small Bobcat excavator during Excon to understand the segment and the market. Doosan has promoted fully imported higher capacity excavators and loaders for the mining segment. Doosan produces excavators up to 75T capacity, this will be introduced in India over a period of time.

And how strong is Doosan in the material handling segment?
World leader Bobcat has a niche role in the material handling equipment industry. With over a hundred attachments, the Bobcat skid steer loader can meet all applications and job handling requirements. Doosan will be showcasing and demonstrating Bobcat SS loaders with its many attachments during Excon.

What kind of services does Doosan render in the rentals scenario?
Currently Doosan is not looking at these services. h We have taken up some challenging services of MARC (Maintenance & Repair Contract) for some of the higher capacity machines.

Brief us on the various attachments on offer.
Apart from the Bobcat attachments, Doosan is promoting their own rock breakers covering all range of excavators. Doosan also promotes the Doosan-owned Montabert rock breakers suiting the customer's needs and choice.

How do you view the business opportunities from Excon?
Doosan will be showcasing new range of light sources, large compressors, mini excavators during Excon. We will also be officially launching the Doosan brand of oils and skid steer tyres in the replacement market , with competitive pricing.

What differentiates Doosan from the competition?
Doosan is a world leader in the construction and material handling industry. Currently, Doosan has over 5,000 machines in the Indian market which are serviced by our factory trained engineers. With Doosan components fitted on excavators (engine and hydraulic compo?nents) the customers are assured of best service at all given times. Doosan machines have done very well under all arduous applications and are gaining in popularity for its reliability and productivity.

We will be launching the DX 25 SL dumper at Excon

We commissioned our new plant which has tripled the installed capacity of our Argo series of self-loading machines, and we are also investing on the latest ERP systems to take us along our ambitious growth plans, says Debasis Bhattacharya, Head - Sales & Marketing, Ajax Fiori,

We have planned new products and improvements

Powerscreen will continue to invest in our products so that our customers have access to the very best technology, says Rajen Khoda, Director of Sales, South Asia and the Middle East, Powerscreen,

Schwing Stetter will launch 20 new products at Excon

At Excon 2011, Schwing Stetter will launch 20 new products, targeting everyone from small customers to large corporate across various segments. You can expect us to demonstrate the next level of mechanisation of concreting," says Anand Sundaresan, Managing Director, Schwing Stetter,

We have invested 4 mn Euro for our Goa facility expansion

We will showcase at Excon, the Telebelt TBS130 used for big infrastructure projects like power dams to convey concrete which is too rough to be pumped, says Michael Schmid-Lindenmayer, Managing Director, Putzmeister Concrete Machines in an interview to Equipment India.

ECEL at Excon 2011

Escorts will be displaying fifteen of its recently launched products at Excon 2011. "The critical factors for success in this industry lie in the overall value proposition that one is delivering to its customers, besides of course product features, pricing and service support delivery.

We have doubled our distribution outlets over the last five years

With strategic investments in place, we have the right kind of facilities and can upscale our production whenever required, says Vipin Sondhi, Managing Director & CEO, JCB India,

Palfinger holds 70% share of Indian truck loader cranes market

Depending on the market demand, we are ready for more investment in terms of manufacturing facility expansion and manpower. India is seen as a prospective contender for setting up a dedicated manufacturing facility for knuckle boom cranes in the future, informs Subhmoy Ghosh, Managing Director, Palfinger India.

We will showcase new trailers and boom placers at Excon.

We will show our most comprehensive product range of concrete pumps at Excon 2011. These are our full range of trailer pumps and our high tech boom placers,says Michael Schmid Lindenmayer, Managing Director, Putzmeister Concrete Machines

Powerscreen at Excon 2011

Powerscreen will be exhibiting some of its most popular equipment on the Powerscreen stand 712, in Bengaluru, on 23-27 November 2011.Powerscreen will display the Powerscreen? Metrotrak jaw crusher, 1000SR and the Chieftain 1400 screen.

MNEL is introducing the most-awaited 4-cylinder engine to the Indian market.

Mahindra Navistar Engines (MNEL), a joint venture between Mahindra & Mahindra (M&M) and Navistar Inc USA, has positioned itself as a high-end engine manufacturer catering to a variety of needs for engines for all applications besides diesel engines for medium and heavy commercial trucks and buses.

Volvo's made-in-India excavators

Volvo Construction Equip?ment is set to launch excavators manufactured in the country by November. The company, which imports different capacity excavators from its Korean facility, aims to manufacture excavators up to a 30-tonne capacity for the first time in India