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Bulk material handling equipment for steel & mining industry

Bulk material handling equipment plays a very important role in metals, mining, and related industries to ensure safe and efficient operations.

Inching towards $5 trn economy

Infrastructure growth will play a significant role in achieving India’s target of being a 5 trillion economy by 2025. It is imperative to ensure sustainability during this journey, writes SP Rajan of L&T.

Improving performance

Hydraulic hoses and fittings play a vital role in the fluid power transmission in hydraulic equipment. Construction and mining equipment will continue to be a major growth driver for this segment.

EZ Lift suspended platforms

Bricking Solutions, a full solution provider of refractory installation equipment, offers its EZ lift suspended platforms for improved safety and efficiency during servicing and relining of vertical vessels.

Increasing productivity at steel plant

Four specially-engineered E-Series excavators from Volvo are boosting production levels at Hwanyoung Steel's factory in Chungnam, Korea.

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.

Hydraulic Hoses & Fittings

Hydraulic hose and fittings is one of the most important components in fluid power transmission. Selection of the right hose depends on various factors viz, operating pressure range, temperatures, abrasion resistance, and application and flow requirements. One should also consider the type of fluid conveyed and the application.

Customized excavator helps Indonesian steel plant hit close to 100% recycling

Nine Volvo CE machines, including a specially adapted excavator, have helped a steel producer in Cilegon, Indonesia recycle over 97% of the waste material from its steel-making process. In the two years since the machines arrived the customer is reporting excellent success.

The best sales manager

A BE Mechanical Engineer with a total experience of over 15 years in construction equipment industry, Nilesh Borkar is the National Manager - Cranes in Kobelco Cranes India. Borkar started his carrier with Sanghvi Movers as a marketing engineer for rental of cranes and continued for 5 years

Efficiency Matters

Globally, the past decade saw amazing developments in the hot- mix production technology. In India too, with the entry of global players, OEMs have geared up to offer advanced plants that can produce a variety of mixes - be it low energy / low-temperature asphalt mixes, warm / cold mixes, high percentage RAP mix, high recycling technology

Tata Steel achieves new milestone

Tata Steel achieved a new milestone of becoming the first Indian steel plant to produce 10 million tonne per annum (mtpa) of hot metal from a single location.

A young achiever

A BE Mechanical and MBA Marketing, Rahul Rathod, Manager - Business Development, Fagioli, has over seven years of experience in construction equipment industry.

Drive solutions for air preheaters

Renold Gears designs and manufactures a complete range of specialist drive solutions for the huge air preheaters (APH) found at gas, oil and coal fired power stations.

High-Temperature Abrasion- Resistant Coating

Traditional coal tip burners are prone to wear due to exposure to high heat from furnace flame and erosion caused by coal particles in high velocity air stream. High levels of erosion lead to deformation of the coal burner tips that instantly and negatively impact the boiler efficiency.

Lifting Solutions

The future trend in material handling systems will be towards lighter, higher-efficiency equipment. The power consumption, material of construction, operating noise levels and eco-friendly features of this equipment will play a big role while introducing

ElectroMech Cranes to Support BMM Ispat

BMM Group has placed order for 13 cranes with ElectroMech for its ongoing steel plant expansion project. BMM Ispat is a Rs 2,000-crore company, part of the renowned BMM Group. The plant at Danapur, Hospet, Karnataka

Forging Ahead

The Indian forging industry is poised to grow and see major investments for capacity expansion in the coming years. The Prime Minister?s ?Make in India? vision will be added fillip to the industry?s plans to diversify its focus into non-automotive and industrial segments apart from automotive sector.

Recycling is the value proposition of today

The highway authorities are planning to come out with pilot projects of milling and recycling of certain roads and use RAP in laying new roads. This will increase the awareness, says Abhijit Padhye, Vice President (Sales & Marketing), Linnhoff India.

Springs for All

Aditya Industries manufactures various types of coil springs, rings, heavy-duty springs and sheet metal components. Aditya Industries is a leading manufacturer and supplier of all types of coil springs, rings etc

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

Emerging Trends

Introduction of GST, more focus on palletisation, and expected opening up of retail segment are expected to boost the demand for forklifts.

Intelligent lifting solutions

Konecranes provides a wide range of reliable and versatile crane systems and other material handling solutions specially designed to operate under such extreme conditions.

MEE's Indian foray

My Eco Energy (MEE) recently announced its foray into the Indian bio fuel industry. By making bio-diesel, a bio-fuel, made from waste materials including vegetable oils and animal fat available for consumer and commercial use, MEE moves one step closer to its goal of reducing dependence on traditional fuel mediums in India.

Die lubrication using zero maintenance spraying system

In closed die forging, use of effective spraying system enables benefits like proper die lubrication, maintenance of correct die temperature and prevention of over-heating or cooling of die, prevention of wastage of die lubricant, ease of forging production and ease of lubrication operation

EEC opens 4th manufacturing unit

Eicher Engineering Component (EEC) inaugurated its fourth manufacturing facility at Dewas. The plant set up at an investment of Rs 90 crore will have a peak production capacity of 180,000 transmission gears per month.

The Specialist Tyre Supplier

Trident International specialises in the design, development and supply of industrial tyres for construction, quarrying, underground mining, port and material handling equipment.

SmartTag Tracking

SmartTag? is an RFID-based technology designed to allow tracking of ore from its source through blasting, run of mine (ROM) pads, crushers, intermediate stockpiles and finally into the concentrator.

PSM opens new plant

PSM, the micro-piling rig division of SOILMEC group has opened new manufacturing facility.

Konecranes bags Hindalco order

Konecranes, the world leader in lifting industry, has recently bagged a contract from Hindalco to supply a soaking pit crane for its can body stock manufacturing plant at Hirakud.

Alstom inaugurates bearing factory

Alstom inaugurated a bearing factory in Vadodara, Gujarat. Sushilkumar Shinde, Union Minister for Power, in the presence of Philippe Joubert, President, Alstom Power, Sunand Sharma, Alstom Country President in India, and other dignitaries inaugurated the factory.

Fuel price rise shrinks margins

India has been witnessing a high rate of inflation and continued increase in interest rates for a long time now. One of the most recent impacts was on the auto industry which has increased prices across the board.

Grove crane for BMM Ispat

One of India?s leading metal fabrication companies, BMM Ispat, is using a new Grove GMK6300 all-terrain crane to handle heavy-lift work at its plant in Hospet, Karnataka.

Surface Engineering Specialist

HEF has introduced into India quite a few surface treatments and coatings like Sursulf, Arcor, Tribomol, to improve the physical and metallurgical properties of ferrous and non-ferrous materials.

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