In India, there is a need for 1 MT of ammonium nitrate

Vivek Misra, Associate Vice President, Business Excellence and Transformation, Smartchem Technologies, speaks on the various challenges faced by the company.

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.

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.

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.

Godrej Process Equipment bags order from NPCIL

Godrej Process Equipment bags largest order of Rs 468 cr for India’s highest rated indigenously developed 700 MWe Pressurized Heavy Water Reactors from NPCIL

Rural economy driving demand

Boosting economic growth is currently a major challenge for the government to achieve its dream of making India a $5-trillion economy by 2024, writes Samir Bansal of Off-Highway Research.

Indian CE market to regain growth

Samir Bansal of Off-Highway Research writes on the market and sales scenario of Indian construction equipment market.

CE industry: On the road to recovery

The rural economy has also been driving sales of construction equipment. A good monsoon, record agricultural production and huge procurement by the government agencies along with a focus on rural infrastructure are all attributable to increasing rural prosperity.

Can Mobile Cranes Lift the Mood?

Mobile cranes in India have transformed into safer and productive with changing design and new features to meet the upcoming demands from the user market. In the current scenario, can these developments in mobile cranes lift the market sentiments?

Towards better Mining

The measures announced by the government for mining industry are expected to have a positive impact in the coming years.

Sandvik adds new tube line at Indian steel mill

Sandvik added a new cold finishing tube manufacturing line at its Mehsana mill, in Gujarat. Sandvik Mehsana is a high-tech tube mill that produces advanced corrosion-resistant tube, pipe and hollows for heat exchangers and process equipment across a wide range of industries, including petrochemical, oil and gas, chemical and fertiliser.

Our crawler cranes are loaded with safety features

Action Construction Equipment (ACE) offers customers all the options in crawler cranes like the standard machine for lifting and erection jobs or with features of single/double-line free fall for usage in the piling activity.

Sandvik adds new tube line at Indian steel mill

Sandvik, a developer and producer of advanced stainless steels, special alloys, titanium and other high-performance materials, added a new cold finishing tube manufacturing line at its Mehsana mill, in Gujarat.

thyssenkrupp bags Paradeep Phosphates contract

thyssenkrupp Industrial Solutions has recently been awarded a contract from Paradeep Phosphates (PPL) for the expansion of their phosphoric acid plant in Paradeep, Odisha, based on the di-hydrate technology from Prayon Technologies of Belgium. PPL is a leading fertiliser company in India and part of the Adventz Group.

ACE launches nx360o crane in mumbai

Action Construction Equipment (ACE) has always believed in introducing new models in the pursuit of innovation and customer interest.

Mobilising Growth

"Customers NOW prefer higher capacity equipment"

With the impending revival of infrastructure sector and the government's definitive focus on growth, sales are expected to rise in the coming days.

New bulk handling solution

SAMSON Materials Handling has introduced the new generation STORMAJOR?in three models.

AUMUND F?rdertechnik appoints new MD

Dr.-Ing. Pietro de Michieli as its new Managing Director, to focus on equipment sales, spare parts, after sales service and PREMAS? 4.0, at the AUMUND headquarters in Rheinberg, Germany.

Poised for growth

Bulk material handling systems are mainly used in coal and mineral processing applications, ports for handling bulk cargo, food processing, sand, gravel, etc. Conveyor systems are the majorly used bulk material handling equipment.

Lifting up Expectations

Gone are the days of slowdown and stagnation for mobile cranes market. Many equipment were seen idle with projects not taking off as expected.

Mining Equipment Trends

The mining equipment industry (MEI) is heavily dependent on equipment demand from coal and iron ore mining, both being highly equipment intensive, with over 30 per cent.

Going strong

An SDLG LG958L sold in February 2012 -the first SDLG wheel loader to be sold in Southern Africa - continues to front operations at a port-side bulk-handling facility in Durban, South Africa.

Dhamra port to start container operations

The Adani Group owned Dhamra Port Company Ltd (DPCL) is gearing up to start container business operations in the next two to three months. According to the company, initially, the container operations will take off in a small way. Plans to build a full-fledged container terminal is on cards.

Konecranes bags order for lift trucks from Napier Port

In order to further strengthen its important position on New Zealand?s North Island, Napier Port ordered six more cranes from Konecranes. In December 2017 six new lift trucks will be delivered to the terminal, situated in the rapidly growing Hawke?s Bay region.

Fleet Footed

Baldev V Raisinghani, an Indian construction industry veteran, explores a few available cost-effective technological solutions which can help fleet managers manage their facilities effectively.

Construction enabler

India is on a fast track to develop world-class infrastructure in the country. Commencing with road sector wherein a construction speed of 40 km a day has already been achieved, plans are afloat to take it to 100 km a day. Similar traction has begun in other construction sectors like canals and more will follow.

We are thankful to our customers for their blessings

The production of self-loading mixer has started over the past two months. The numbers are increasing rapidly as our customers have accepted the products. We do not want to miss this opportunity and we have to create a new facility quickly. Presently, managing their production within the existing factory is a big challenge.

Coal India to Rs 7,765 cr capex investment

Coal India Ltd will invest Rs 7,765 crore towards capital expenditure in the current fiscal to expand mining capacity to achieve the production growth target of 13 per cent year-on-year.

Soaring SkyWARDS

Coal India for Rs 7,765 cr capex investment

Coal India Ltd will invest Rs 7,765 crore towards capital expenditure in the current fiscal to expand mining capacity to achieve the production growth target of 13 per cent year-on-year.

H-Energy wins first natural gas pipeline bid in East

H-Energy Pvt Ltd won the bid for laying the first natural gas pipeline in Eastern India. The bids for Contai-Dattapulia-Jajpur-Dhamra-Cuttack-Paradip natural gas pipeline were opened on May 12

Widening Growth Path

For the emerging and developing nations, the growth path widens which will inevitably be attractive destinations for machine makers worldwide, writes Pradeep Sharma.

A strong manager

Sivasubramanian Natarajan is the Managing Director of ThyssenKrupp Indistries India, a company that in the last five decades, has grown to become one of the most trusted names in sugar plants and machinery

Prompt aftersales service is one of the main criteria

The selection of an equipment is done based on the determination of technical suitability of equipment to suit execution methodology. In case standard equipment does not suit certain requirements, then we get it customised to fulfill the ultimate needs.

Sour CE Issue

Essentially, CE selection and procurement is a complex metrics-based decision making activity that requires active involvement of the concerned stakeholders of an organisation.

Rental Solutions

Knowledge and skill upgradation is very important in the rental segment. The equipment rental business in India is yet to evolve from its nascent stage. Though the mode and pace of business has gone through a severe sluggish phase

ILC buys Grove cranes

Integrated Logistics Company (ILC), based in Kuwait purchased 10 Grove GMK4100L cranes to expand the company?s expansive fleet of over 500 cranes

With a floor climbing placer, concreting to any height is possible

For high-rise structures and more concrete requirement, higher capacity pumps of 73 cu m/hr to 90 cu m/hr, are used, says Samar Ghoshdastidar, Technical Director, Simplex Infrastructures. Excerpts from the interview

A Game Changer

With Krishnapatnam Port soon becoming the hub for industrialisation in the region, coal imports are surging with an expectation to hit 100 mtpa in the next 10 years. Krishnapatnama Port Company Ltd (KPCL) has always been a step ahead of the demand by increasing its port capacity and operational efficiency.

Broadening Business Spectrum

From a family business in 1957, Shah Brothers has spread its business reach into various industrial segments over the years.

Broadening Business Spectrum

Ratilal Shah and Shantilal Shah started their firm, Shah Brothers, in 1957 with an aim to establish themselves in Mumbai. Since its inception, Shah Brothers became a trade partner of Timken Bearings along with other available leading imported brands.

Expanding Horizons

Shah Brothers has grown from a family business to expand into various industrial segments over the years. IN 1957, two brothers, Ratilal Shah and Shantilal Shah, started their own firm, Shah Brothers

Nothing Beats An ACE

ACE is a dominant player in the cranes market having introduced innovative crane solutions/products from time to time. ?The growth of the Indian construction equipment (CE) industry is dependent on three factors

Electrification of Tractors

Electrification of tractors?as a farm equipment?may be tougher than electrifying cars and commercial vehicles. However, it is likely to become a reality, writes Bhushan Mhapralkar. Unlike passenger cars or trucks, tractors have several different standardised interfaces.

Fully Loaded with Trust, Value and Service

Varhakhe?s SDLG wheel loaders are at the forefront handling many thousand tonnes of cargo daily at Krishnapatnam Port.

We are committed to supporting more customers and agri-business sector in India.

New Holland, a world leading agricultural equipment brand and a part of CNH Industrial after the recent merger of CNH Global and Fiat Industrial, offers the widest range of tractors and farm machinery to suit the needs of every farmer and contractor. It is one of the most awarded brands for ground-breaking and accessible technology which improves farming efficiency and productivity. Its local base, New Holland Fiat India (NHFI), currently offers technologically superior range of 32 HP to 90 HP t

Inspiring innovations

The third EIMA Agrimach India provided the major agriculture markets of India numerous opportunities to explore the latest solutions and technologies in the agri-equipment segment. A report.The third international exhibition and conference on agricultural machinery and equipment.

Realising the mining potential

Towering high

Our estimate pegs the total demand for tower cranes in India at approximately 600 units. Of these, 85-90 per cent of the demand is from the real estate construction sector, while the remaining 15 per cent comes from power, steel and cement.

We are seeking a growth of 200 per cent this year

We have a major focus on our after sales service. The Friends Equipment team is a sales and service provider for heavy machinery and totally dedicated to the construction industry.

We focus on professional and timely service to tower cranes

We offer 10 T to 50 T level jib and luffing jib tower cranes from SYM China, 5 T to 20 T level jib, and luffing jib tower cranes from Top Sky, China, and GJJ, the biggest brand of China passenger hoist and construction platforms.

The Zoomlion-Electromech JV offers frequency control across its tower cranes

Zoomlion has the second biggest population of installed tower cranes in the country across all segments. Over 550 Zoomlion tower cranes are working on various sites across India.

Murugappa Group to launch farm equipment

The Chennai-based Murugappa Group plans to launch own farm equipment to be sold through its agriculture retail chain, Mana Gromor. The company is in talks with two Japanese companies to source the technology, according to a senior company official.

Fully loaded on trust, value and service

Twenty hours a day, 500 hours a month - every SDLG wheel loader runs like a factory. This level of productivity and performance means you can always go to the bank - smiling,

A young achiever

Alok Kirloskar is the Associate Vice- President of Industry sector at Kirloskar Brothers Limited (KBL), the flagship company of Kirloskar Group.

Anupam Cranes in Kenya

Anupam bags order from Hyundai Engineering, Korea worth Rs 40 million. Anupam has bagged an order from Hyundai Engineering Co (HEC), Korea to supply four cranes and hoists worth Rs 40

Continued success for Demag Cranes

Associated Terminals LLC in Louisiana, USA is expanding its fleet of machines with its seventh Gottwald Floating Crane. A Generation 5 Model 8 crane variant will be starting commercial operation this month

From Strength to Strength

A pioneer in introducing mechanised bulk material handling equipment in India, today Elecon has become the single largest company with a composite range of almost all types of bulk material handling equipment and products.

Mining Equipment: On the Threshold of Growth

With the growing production, the demand for mining equipment and machinery is expected to not just keep pace but grow manifold. The thrust on surface mines has significantly enhanced mine production capacity

Anupam Industries Debuts

Anupam Industries has manufactured and supplied two 350/50T forging cranes to L&T Special Steel & Heavy Forging plant at Hazira, Gujarat. This is the first-ever forging crane of 350T capacity manufactured in India.