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Anti-dumping duty on rock breakers from China, Korea

The Commerce Ministry’s arm, Directorate General of Trade Remedies (DGTR), has recommended imposition of anti-dumping duty on imports of hydraulic rock breakers from China and Korea for five years to protect the domestic industry from cheap inbound shipments.

Revolutionising Construction

Concrete construction has evolved significantly, impacting both equipment choices and operational strategies.

The New Concrete Frontier

Contractors must adopt advanced, efficient concrete equipment to meet growing project sizes, tight deadlines, and high-strength concrete demands.

Key concrete equipment tech that meets user demands

Fuelling the future

Backhoe loader manufacturers are developing hybrid or fully electric backhoe loaders, which significantly reduce or eliminate fuel consumption and emissions.

Automation at the Forefront

Companies use automated material handling equipment because it increases productivity and reduces waste, which results in significant cost savings.

Filling the Gaps: The next generation of concreting equipment

CW identifies features, practices and guidelines for concreting.

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.

First practical application of MOBISCREEN MSS 802i EVO in Germany

Since 2021, the new screen for coarse elements from Kleemann has been processing a large number of different materials in Neumünster. Flexibility is required. Whereas sand and fine-grained material are found in the gravel quarry, the screening of rubble and railway ballast is required in recycling applications. The plant is even used for the processing of topsoil, which is often highly cohesive.

Demand for reliable material handling products is fast growing

Deepak Shetty of JCB India speaks on the market for telehandlers in India

Demand for reliable material handling products is fast growing

Deepak Shetty of JCB India speaks on the market for telehandlers in India

Key concrete equipment tech that meets user demands

The line-up of key concrete equipment available today spans pumps vibrators batching plants and mixers. Do these machines adequately meet user demands or are some features missing? Should this line-up include other equipment? We provide the answers.

Liebherr's New Compact, Quiet 36 XXT Truck-Mounted Concrete Pump

The compact and quiet design of Liebherr’s 36 XXT truck-mounted concrete pump provides an appealing look and easy site manoeuvrability in one package, the company says.

Vögele Mobile Power Feeder Increasing Footprints In India

Since 2006, the VÖGELE mobile power feeders, are in use in various national highway projects in Haryana, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, and Gujarat.

Mobile screen for coarse elements

The new MOBISCREEN MSS 802(i) EVO offers users a mobile, efficient screening plant that is designed to meet challenges in different application areas. With its well-thought-out plant design and flexible conversion options, Kleemann demonstrates how a high material flow can be guaranteed in natural stone and recycling applications.

Kleeman mobile screen for coarse elements

The new MOBISCREEN MSS 802(i) EVO offers users a mobile, efficient screening plant that is designed to meet challenges in different application areas.

New Ammann wheeled paver on the market

Ammann has unveiled a paver that relies on European technology and is well suited to customers who focus on larger road projects.

VÖGELE MT 3000-2 OFFSET Power Feeder: Paving the roads for the future

VÖGELE is the world market leader in Asphalt paving and offers a right paver for every application with various combination of different paving widths and also offers state-of-the-art Power Feeders especially for the large-scale job sites to offer reliable, uninterrupted transfer of mix to the pavers.

Deepak Shetty of JCB: We have pioneered integration of digital tech in our machines

In an exclusive interaction with Equipment India, Deepak Shetty, CEO and MD, JCB India, speaks on the current market for telehandlers, and major changes taking place in terms of technology.

Latest drive tech for Vögele SUPER 1400i paver

The SUPER 1400i Universal Class paver is the first Vögele paver in the world to be fitted with an engine from the group’s parent company, John Deere, and as a result, the first to meet the more stringent CEV Stage IV emission standards.

We have pioneered integration of digital tech in our machines

As the Indian market matures, global best practices are making their way into the Indian material handling industry. There is an increased focus on safety and productivity on work sites which presents us with the opportunity of introducing products with the latest and state-of-the-art technology in India.

New generation Vögele feeders

The MT 3000-3i Standard and MT 3000-3i Offset power feeders from Vögele guarantees constant, smooth transfer of material.

B&B Attachments introduces new range of turning attachments

B&B Attachments's new low-maintenance box turning attachment comes with several features that make the new produce box turning attachment a sound investment. Check out the features.

New Concrete Pumping Solutions

Over the last three decades, the need for energy efficiency, higher productivity, easy mobility and flexibility has been the focus to meet the growing customer needs.

‘Mobiscreen Evo’ Screens in Action

Manufactured by the WIRTGEN GROUP in India, to be precise, in the local production and assembly plant in Pune, the mobile screening plants in the MOBISCREEN EVO line are successful all over the world.

Terex MPS launches MJ55 jaw module

Terex MPS has introduced the MJ55 modular jaw crusher, designed for large quarries or contractors that want a stationary type design without the complexity of a normal stick-built plant.

Terex MPS launches MJ55 jaw module

Terex MPS has introduced the MJ55 modular jaw crusher, designed for large quarries or contractors that want a stationary type design without the complexity of a normal stick-built plant.

Terex MPS launches MJ55 jaw module

Terex MPS has introduced the MJ55 modular jaw crusher, designed for large quarries or contractors that want a stationary type design without the complexity of a normal stick-built plant.

Coal Mining Made Easy

Indonesian contractor PT Bangun Olah Sarana Sukses is using A60H articulated haulers and EC480DL crawler excavators from Volvo Construction Equipment to save cost and increase efficiency at its coal mining site in East Kalimantan.

Hiway Stabilizers take delivery of first Volvo P8820C paver in Australia

Hiway Stabilizers, an Australian company delivering advanced stabilisations solutions for pavements, recently took delivery of the first P8820C ABG tracked paver in Australia from Volvo Construction Equipment (Volvo CE).

Development of Hardox lightweight volumetric concrete mixer

Cubic3 Direct, a dealer for concrete machinery and special vehicles, and KCP Heavy Industries, a South Korean manufacturer, have worked with Volvo Trucks dealer MC Truck

Austrian RMC firm opts Liebherr mixing tower

Fr?schl Beton, Austria?s leading ready-mix concrete (RMC) firm has added the Liebherr Betomat-type mixing tower to fulfill customer requirements.

Crusher feeding with AUMUND arched plate conveyors

In 2015, Cementownia Warta was the first Polish company to make the decision to install an AUMUND arched plate conveyor, for hopper discharge of clinker and sticky raw materials such as natural gypsum.

Blastcrete Equipment introduces RS180 Mixer Pump

Blastcrete Equipment LLC, a long-time manufacturer of shotcrete and gunite mixers and pumps, has introduced the RS180 mixer pump with variable speeds from 0-18 cubic yards per hour and long-distance and high-volume pumping capabilities.

Blastcrete Equipment introduces RS180 Mixer Pump

Optimising operations at concrete plant

SDLG LG936L wheel loader provides optimum value proposition to handle aggregates at Holcim's concrete plant in Indonesia.

SLCM plays a vital role in mobile concreting equipment sector

Self-loading concrete mixer (SLCM) market is upbeat and the Argo model can be a panacea in the concrete life to many odd jobs of varied concreting applications.

Supporting waste recycling

Repurpose It is using new technology to recycle huge quantities of material for re-use in the construction industry. The company has selected five new machines from Volvo Construction Equipment to help with loading and handling duties.

Sany showcases new range of products

Sany India showcased its wide range of over 16 new products at bauma CONEXPO INDIA 2018.

Total Concreting Solution

As a major concrete equipment manufacturer, Ajax Fiori offers wide range of concreting solutions for various infrastructure projects. Debasis Bhattacharya elaborates more on the products and technologies.

Batching plants for precast industry

Precast concrete is getting more traction in the current construction space. Ajax Fiori has introduced a range of batching plants that feed the requirements of precast industry. Debasis Bhattacharya elaborates.

Facilitating asphalt production

An SDLG LG936L is proving vital to operations at a quarry in Palembang, Indonesia, where it performs a dual role. Primarily, the wheel loader fills dump trucks with stockpiled sand and raw aggregates for transportation to an asphalt mixing plant onsite.

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.

Concrete savings with SDLG wheel loaders

The Indonesian company PT Varia Usaha Beton bought 10 new SDLG wheel loaders to help it move rocks, stones, and aggregates at both batching plants and crushing plants it owns in East Java and West Java.

Putzmeister Launches New Batching Plant

Putzmeister has announced the launch of its new batching plant, MT-3.0, to meet the growing demands of its customers.

CONCRETE BATCHING PLANTS

Concrete is a major constituent of infrastructure projects: mainly in real estate, roads and highways, railways, sea ports, airports, power plants, irrigation and urban modernisation sectors.

Choosing the right asphalt plant

When the moment arrives for the entrepreneur to make his decision to purchase an asphalt plant, he may leave it up to the suppliers to help decide on the best layout and configuration.

Revival on Cards?

India is witnessing an improved growth trend in coal mining, as Coal India Ltd (CIL) is aiming an output of one billion tonne by 2020. CIL has earmarked a capital investment of Rs 57,000 crore, as part of the road map for one billion tonne target, with a planned capex of Rs 8,500 crore in 2017-18.

Double Batch Productivity

The key challenges in batch plants are faster production and increased efficiency. A major bottleneck in production is caused by the time taken to fill the overhead batch water tanks.

Volvo Launches New Paver in India

Volvo CE has introduced its newest paver into India, the mid-sized P6820C ABG. The unit offers a winning combination of power, production capacity, and precision for excellent paving quality, with perfectly smooth mats.

Double Batch Productivity

The key challenges in batch plants are faster production and increased efficiency. A major bottleneck in production is caused by the time taken to fill the overhead batch water tanks.

Recycling Economically

Time is money, especially in road construction. When it comes to cost efficiency, being able to put all equipment to maximum use is a critical factor. Consequently, it is a major advantage when a machine can be used flexibly, like the 3800 CR recycler from Wirtgen, which can use the up-cut and down-cut cold recycling processes or operate as a high-output milling machine.

Building Better Roads

The Ministry of Surface Transport has set an objective of building 40 km of roads a day from 2017-18 from the current level of 18 km a day. This has resulted in a paradigm shift in the use of road construction and rehabilitation methods and technologies.

On A High!

High-rise construction is catching up momentum with more and more sky scrapers of 300 m and above are coming up in India. With these high-rise constructions, Indian construction industry is gradually moving towards the next level of technology which has necessitated the use of new and improved construction equipment to meet the demand of safe and quality construction.

Keeping coal flow at Turkish mine

A 20-tonne SDLG L968F wheel loader is spearheading a new coal mining operation run by the Yurtsever Group in the foothills of the Ilgaz mountain range, 60 km south of the Black Sea town of Kastamonu in Turkey.

Gaining ground

The Metso NW Rapid is the world?s first and only wheel-mounted crushing plant that fits into standard containers and can be set up for operation in less than 12 hours. In addition to fast installation, the NW Rapid can increase production capacity by as much as 30 per cent and offer higher uptime, better safety and ease of use.

Terex Finlay to showcase I-140 impact crusher at Conexpo 2017

Terex Finlay will be showcasing its I-140 impact crusher at Conexpo 2017. Since its launch in 2016, the I-140 has made a ?real impact? on the global market place in the mid-sized category of impactor crushers with machines now working on every continent, according to the company.

Paving on a High

Asphalt paver was developed by Barbar Green Co that originally manufactured material handling systems. In 1929, the Chicago Testing Laboratory approached them to use their material loaders to construct asphalt roads.

Successful Rehabilitation of Asphalt Pavement

Fraport AG, operator of Frankfurt Airport, renews the surface course on the runways about every seven years, including the centre runway, the most-frequently used section.

New C-1540 Mobile Cone Crusher

The new C-1540 direct drive cone crusher is the latest addition to the Terex Finlay range of tracked mobile cone crushers. This machine has been developed to satisfy the requirements for any aggregates producer or contract crusher

Dual-layer Concrete Paving

Four job sites, four contractors, four German states, one paving method: Dual-layer concrete paving with the slipform paver SP 1500 from Wirtgen is on the road to success in Germany

Terex Finlay launches new C-1540 mobile cone crusher

Terex Finlay has introduced a new C-1540 direct drive cone crusher to the range of its tracked mobile cone crushers. This aggressive machine incorporates the proven Terex 1000 cone crusher that can accept an all in feed and features direct variable speed clutch drive and ?on the fly? hydraulic closed side setting (CSS) adjustment.

Waterking Amphibious Excavators

Waterking is a full service company in the field of amphibious equipment, dredging equipment and dredging solutions.

Carmix Launches TrailerPump 15

The new TrailerPump 15 transports concrete even higher and further.The Italian company increases its range of solutions for its machines with the new Carmix TrailerPump 15 concrete pumps.

Waterking to showcase amphibious excavators at Bauma Conexpo India

This year Waterking will present the first Waterking Amphibious Excavator in India at the Bauma Conexpo India, to be held from December 12 to 15 in Delhi.

Safety in Concrete Pumps

Although the responsibility for everyday safety while operating concrete pumps rests upon the operator, it is vital that everyone involved makes safety the top priority, writes VG Sakthikumar.

Compact Road Equipment Market to Grow

Developmental work in the North-East and far-flung rural areas will drive a robust growth of road building equipment, with a twist - the market for smaller-sized equipment to suit applications and delivery logistics requirements will be the gainer.

Volvo Launches ?Made in India? Paver

On the occasion, Weissburg said, ?With the Government of India having announced its ?Make in India? initiative at the end of 2014, this newest product will have even greater appeal for customers in India having been designed and built at the company?s Bengaluru factory.

Touching The Next Level

The demand for concrete equipment and ready mix concrete (RMC) is charting an upward trend on the back of momentum in infrastructure development and to a lesser extent, real estate.

Fisher Engineering updates poly-caster line of spreaders

Fisher Engineering has updated its poly-caster hopper spreader. The new features improve the efficiency of the poly-caster spreader by making it easier for operators to control and optimise their spreading operations, according to the manufacturer.

Terex Finlay Launches Impact Crusher

The new Terex Finlay I-140 comes with significantly improved flow of materials. The new Terex Finlay I-140 direct drive ?1,270 mm x 1,240 mm (+50+? x 48+?)

Tracked Mobile Cone Crusher

C-1554 is the ultimate mobile solution for any aggregates producer or contractor looking for a high output capacity machine.

TPS, Terex Fuchs commission bulk handling solution

Terex Port Solutions (TPS) together with the Terex Fuchs team in Bad Sch?nborn (Baden-W?rttemberg) for the first time commissioned a jointly developed custom bulk handling solution for use in an industrial company at Henkel AG & Co KGaA (Henkel) in D?sseldorf.

Wheel loaders - Optimising Productivity

Cycle time is a critical success factor in all bulk handling applications. Ramifications of high cycle time even extend to bulk handlers securing business. Wheel loaders are extensively used bulk handling tools wherein high productivity is of essence.

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.

Powerscreen to launch compact warrior screen

Powerscreen will officially launch its newest mobile screen, the Powerscreen? Warrior? 600 screen at Intermat, Paris from April 20-25, 2015. Commenting on the forthcoming line up at Intermat, Colin Clements, Powerscreen Brand Leader said, ?We are excited to launch our new Warrior 600 screen at Intermat 2015.

JLG unveils access equipment

JLG Industries introduced three new boom lifts and its largest scissor lift at The Rental Show, in New Orleans, along with a completely redesigned line of JLG brand telehandlers.

New Primary Mobile Jaw Crusher

The new Terex Finlay J-1170AS is a high-performance primary mobile jaw crusher built around the Terex 1,100 mm x 700 mm (44-? x 28-?) jaw crusher, with a proven track record in recycling, aggregate production and mining applications

Innovative Solutions

Schwing Stetter India, a hundred-per cent subsidiary of Schwing GMBH (Germany), is pioneer in the manufacturing of ready-mix concrete equipment. They produce a wide range of concrete equipment like batching plants, concrete pumps, recycling plants and transit mixers.

New Primary Mobile Jaw Crusher

Scope for pavement rehabilitation alternatives is huge

Our Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (MORTH) has no vision for the country. Cannot they spend even 0.01 per cent of the total outlay for training? This is simply unacceptable, says Prof. Prithvi Singh Kandhal, Associate Director Emeritus, National Center for Asphalt Technology, Auburn University, Alabama, USA.

Terex MPS Launches MJ47

Terex Minerals Processing Systems (MPS) has launched the new MJ47 primary jaw crusher module, increasing the application capabilities and crushing capacity of its existing modular product range with their largest jaw module to date.

Road Sweeper RS 6000

Truck-mounted sweepers built by Roots Multiclean are of the highest quality standards, meeting the toughest cleaning requirements and are known for their functionality and reliability.

Leyland Deere 435 BHL

The 435 BHL from Leyland Deere is engineered to deliver low maintenance and operating costs and the superior reliability along with a heavy-duty build and a high performance design, all of which are imperatives for the tough operating conditions in India.

Blastcretes Upgraded Pump

We plan to grow with the industry

Solid tyres would present a good opportunity to grow. It was this thinking that got me into the manufacture of solid tyres, says Ramanik Patel, Proprietor, Affix Cold Tread Company, in an interview with Bhushan Mhapralkar. Excerpts of the interview.

Blastcrete Upgraded Pump

The upgraded MX-10 mixer/pump from Blastcrete Equipment Company has the fastest and most efficient mixing capabilities in the industry. Its new and closed-loop hydraulic circuit delivers greater speed and torque to quickly and effectively mix dense refractory materials in less than two minutes. The new system provides greater efficiency that leads to faster and greater ROI on demanding refractory wet shotcrete and pump cast applications in foundries, power generation, petrochemical, steel mills

New Tracked Mobile Heavy Duty Screener

The new Terex Finlay 893 is a highly versatile and aggressive machine, engineered and built for working in quarrying, mining, construction and demolition debris, topsoil, recycling, sand, gravel, coal, ore and aggregate applications. This aggressive forward facing inclined modular configuration screenbox has a 6.1 m x 1.83 m (20-? x 6-?) top deck and a 5.5 m x 1.83 m (18-? x 6-?) bottom deck. Depending on the working application of the machine, hydraulic adjustment can be used to vary the workin

Looking at a Big Boom

Only about ten per cent of concrete produced is currently pumped, which tells about the huge scope for concrete pumps for the infrastructure and realty sectors. Agith G Antony trains his spotlight on the latest trends in product/technology, the growth potential for boom pumps, innovative service packages and the value additions offered by OEMs.

The Proven Performer

The Cat? 950 GC wheel loader has proven components, a durable structure, operator amenities and comes at an affordable price to provide great customer value.

Our major focus is on high quality and highly efficient product support

We are here for the long haul, and we know the need to be patient. We have a warehouse in Bengaluru and 13 dealers and 36 branches across the country. We are developing our support systems, spares availability, dealer network and such so that once the market bounces

A Comprehensive Paving Solution

Volvo 6820, a mid-sized paver that?s ideal for medium- to large-scale jobs has a high paving output and is designed for paving all kinds of wearing, binder and base courses of large paving widths and course thickness.The newly launched Volvo 6820 paver provides a comprehensive paving solution for customers facing increasing demand for productivity and versatility in the road construction industry.

Schwing Stetter Unveils Five New Products

The new product launches strengthen Schwing Stetter?s expertise in concrete technology.Schwing Stetter India, a leading concrete construction equipment manufacturer in India, has unveiled five new products along with five new variants at Excon 2013, the seventh edition of South Asia?s biggest construction equipment event.

Maximising Productivity

The newly launched wheel loader LG797 by SDLG is powered by an SDLG Tier III electronically controlled engine and transmission, and provides ultimate productivity and performance.The 226 kW wheel loader is powered by the SDLG electronic injection TIER III engine and offers premium performance on any application like truck, wagon, hopper, wood and barge loading in all type of minerals. The turbocharged SDLG Stage III engine not only saves energy but maximises performance.

Our commitment to sustainable development is total

To promote sustainable development and encourage recycling, we have developed plants which take asphalt recycling to the next level.

Sadbhav Engr secures Rs 1.7 bn contract

Uranium Corporation of India, Jharkhand, awarded a Rs 173.14 crore project to Sadbhav Engineering. The project includes removal of Overburden/Waste and Extraction of Uranium Ore from Banduhurang Opencast Mine and transportation of ore to the ground hopper at Tura

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