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The Operator's Guide to Hydraulic Excellence

By Vasanth Thangavelu, General Manager - Brand Marketing South AP, ExxonMobil Lubricants Pvt. Ltd.

The 20-Tonne Advantage

Why the 20–22 tonne segment is emerging as the industry’s undisputed workhorse.

Technology is reshaping excavator demand

Dimitrov Krishnan, Managing Director, Volvo Construction Equipment India, discusses shifting customer priorities, sustainable technologies and the evolving role of excavators in India’s infrastructure growth

The market is shifting to lifecycle value

Siddharth Chaturvedi, General Manager, Marketing, Tata Hitachi Construction Machinery, discusses evolving customer expectations, fuel efficiency, connected excavators, and the technologies reshaping India’s hydraulic excavator market.

Contractors are buying outcomes, not machines

Raja Sharma, Head – Product Marketing, HD Construction Equipment India, explains how fuel efficiency, connectivity, lifecycle costs and operational flexibility are influencing excavator demand in India.

The Fuel Revolution

Rising fuel costs, tighter emission norms and sustainability goals are pushing India’s construction equipment industry beyond diesel and into a new energy era.

Filters at the Core

As construction equipment works longer in harsher conditions, advanced filtration systems are becoming critical for machine uptime, fuel efficiency and lower operating costs. Smart filters and localisation are now reshaping India’s CE ecosystem

Vertical Moves

Efficient material handling is helping high-rise projects overcome space, safety and logistics challenges, ensuring faster, smarter and seamless vertical construction.

Fuel efficiency is now a buying benchmark

PN Krishnakumar, CEO, XCMG India, discusses the trends reshaping India’s hydraulic excavator market, from fuel efficiency and telematics to rental-driven demand and sustainable machine technologies.

Smart Fuel Management for CE Fleets

Contractors are turning to smarter fuel management strategies to control diesel costs and improve equipment productivity.

Indian CE Industry FY26: Demonstrating Resilience

Exports surge 31.5 per cent, infrastructure execution slowdown led to 7 per cent degrowth in the domestic demand.

Epiroc, SANY Partner for Mining Solutions

Partnership to combine equipment, tools and electrification solutions

XCMG Debuts Intelligent Electric Crane

Company showcases unmanned lifting technology at global event

Epiroc Supports Shimla Bypass Tunnel Work

Hydraulic breaker enables safe excavation in sensitive Himalayan terrain

Liebherr Excavators Win Red Dot Award

Compact wheeled excavators receive top product design honour

Gainwell Group Launches InfraServe Global

The company manufactures, services and distributes products like asphalt and concrete batching plants, road maintenance equipment

LEWA Enhances ecoflow LDH Boxer Pump With 20% Higher Performance

Upgrade boosts hydraulic power and improves operational efficiency

Can CE Industry Keep Pace?

As global conflicts drive up fuel, steel and freight costs, the CE industry faces mounting financial pressure. Can OEMs, contractors and rental firms adapt swiftly enough to sustain growth?

Can India Build the World’s Next CE Hub?

India’s construction equipment sector is moving from import dependence to global manufacturing leadership, driven by localisation and innovation.

Hydraulic Excavators Market to Reach $81.7 Bn by 2033

Electrification remains a key trend, with manufacturers introducing hybrid and fully electric models to meet evolving emission standards.

We are bullish on the next five years

Laxmi Shukla, Asst. Vice President – Earthmoving Equipment Division, Action Construction Equipment, speaks on the outlook for the Indian backhoe loader market, and India’s potential as a global export hub.

Ion Exchange Partners MANN+HUMMEL for Membranes

Collaboration to localise advanced membrane technologies in India

Doosan Bobcat expands India reach with Earthforce range

Compact excavators E18z, E33z and E53 target urban and rural projects

CE Sales Fall 12.6% in Jan; OEMs Feel the Heat

Retail volumes slide as project activity slows

Liquid Power at Work

As India’s infrastructure push gathers pace, advanced lubrication technologies are quietly emerging as critical enablers of equipment efficiency, uptime, and sustainability.

Rewriting India’s Road Story

Why the next phase of highway growth will be defined not by kilometres, but by quality, capital and capability.

Scaling Up Safety and Productivity

How demolition technology reduces danger and increases speed of descaling, writes JEFF KEELING.

Reaching New Heights in Concreting

From advanced pumps to precise mix design, high-rise construction relies on technology, coordination and expertise to deliver concrete efficiently at ever-greater heights.

Tata Hitachi EX1200V Excavator Deployed by Edifice Engineering

For a major high-rise demolition project in Haryana

Escorts Kubota Launches ‘Shaurya’ Paddy Tractor Series

New Powertrac range targets paddy cultivation in Southern India.

Sinoboom Showcases Smart Access Tech at CONEXPO 2026

Company unveils energy-efficient technologies and new access equipment range

LGMG Unveils Localised Equipment Range at CONEXPO

Company presents region-specific machinery for North America.

Connected Cylinders, Connected Sites

Smart hydraulic cylinders are transforming construction equipment into connected, data-driven systems that boost uptime, safety and fleet efficiency, writes ABANI KANT SAHU.

From Machines to Intelligent Ecosystems

How digitisation and connected technologies are reshaping construction equipment performance, fleet management, and jobsite efficiency, writes SIDDHARTH CHATURVEDI.

Reshaping the Future

How digitisation and connected technologies are reshaping construction equipment performance, fleet management, and jobsite efficiency in India, writes SANJAY PENDHARKAR.

Construction Equipment Sales Fall 12.6% in Jan; OEMs Feel the Heat

Retail volumes slide as project activity slows

Re-engineering the Future of CE

While the construction equipment sector has historically faced cyclical economic slowdowns, the disruptions of today are structural in nature, writes MANISH MATHUR.

Rewriting the DNA of Mobile Hydraulics

Hydraulics is no longer just about force; it has become a sophisticated mechatronic science.

SEEPEX BN Pumps Boost Rock Blasting Efficiency

Smart Joint Access enables faster inspection and precise emulsion dosing

Weak Anti-Dumping Enforcement Hurting OEMs

As infrastructure spending accelerates, domestic construction equipment makers warn that cheap imports and weak policy enforcement are eroding local manufacturing.

Budget FY27: What It Means for India’s CE Sector

The Union Budget 2026–27 has delivered a clear and positive signal for India’s construction equipment (CE) industry

Small is the new Big!

Growing at 12 to 15 per cent annually, mini construction equipment is showing that in today’s construction landscape, smaller machines can make a bigger impact.

Rent, Don’t Own

Owning heavy equipment was once a badge of capability for contractors. Today, with rising costs, maintenance hassles, and skilled-operator shortages, renting offers flexibility, cost savings, and hassle-free compliance—making ‘rent, don’t own’ the smarter choice.

Tracks & Traction

Undercarriage parts bear the weight, provide stability, and drive performance for construction machines, shaping the backbone of heavy equipment.

Budget FY27: What It Means for India’s CE Sector

With record public capex and a long-awaited incentive scheme for equipment manufacturing, the Union Budget signals a turning point for India’s CE industry amid slowing demand.

India Builds, China Supplies?

As infrastructure spending accelerates, domestic construction equipment makers warn that cheap imports and weak policy enforcement are eroding local manufacturing.

Union Budget 2026–27 Marks a Milestone for Construction Equipment Manufacturing

ICEMA’s Long-Standing Demand for Incentive Scheme Announced

India Builds, China Supplies?

As infrastructure spending accelerates, domestic construction equipment makers warn that cheap imports and weak policy enforcement are eroding local manufacturing

Sinoboom Unveils New Access Equipment at CONEXPO-CON/AGG

Sinoboom showcases latest access platforms and smart technologies at CONEXPO-CON/AGG 2026

Gulf Oil Lubricants Expands Infrastructure Portfolio with Key OEM Alliances

Key partnerships with ACE, Ammann India and XCMG

Doosan Bobcat India Showcases Innovative Product Lineup at Excon 2025

. Each product reflects Bobcat’s legacy of innovation, durability, and unmatched performance.

CASE Construction Equipment introduces CEV Stage V Machines in Gurgaon

Introduced 450NX Mini Tandem Vibratory Compactor, 952NX Tandem Vibratory Compactor, 1107NX Soil Compactor, 770NX Backhoe Loader, and the CX220C LC Hydraulic Excavator.

Focus is shifting toward synthetic long-drain engine oils: Ravi Chawla, Gulf Oil

Ravi Chawla, MD and CEO, Gulf Oil Lubricants India, speaks on how demand for lubricants and oils is evolving in the construction, mining, and off-highway sectors over the next 12 to 18 months.

Miniloaders.com Adds Remote-Control Chippers and Stump Grinders

Miniloaders.com has expanded its product range with the introduction of remote-control tracked chippers and the smallest remote-control stump grinder currently available in the United States.

Engineering the Unseen

Hidden within every crane and excavator, bearings quietly shoulder extreme loads, enabling reliability, uptime and efficiency across India’s fast-growing construction landscape

Sinoboom exports to more than 80 countries

Sunil Jain, Senior Consultant (SAARC), Sinoboom Intelligent Equipment

We position ourselves as a technology leader in filtration

• Harald Spaeth, President – Heavy Duty & Industrial, Mann+Hummel • Sudeesh Karimbingal, Managing Director India & Vice President – OE RoA, Mann+Hummel

We have introduced SMART cylinder

• Marco Pinotti, Managing Director, Giuliani Group • Abanikant Sahu, Vice President, Giuliani Steering Cylinders India

We have introduced SMART cylinder

• Marco Pinotti, Managing Director, Giuliani Group • Abanikant Sahu, Vice President, Giuliani Steering Cylinders India

Our BSV range is designed to deliver higher efficiency

Sanjeev Bajaj, Chief Officer, Construction Equipment Business Division, Escorts Kubota

Electrification and smart hydraulics anchor our strategy

BV Ramesh, Managing Director, and Sheshadri Raman, Chief Business officer, Mobile Applications, Bosch Rexroth (India)

FAE Debuts Smallest Remote-Controlled Tracked Carrier

FAE has rolled out its smallest remote-controlled tracked carrier yet, the RCU45, designed for managing vegetation in hard-to-reach areas or on steep terrain, such as along railroad tracks, power lines, gas and oil pipelines, roads, highways and waterways.

Terex Launches TRX Telescopic Bucket Trucks

Attendees at this year’s Utility Expo in Louisville, Kentucky, were greeted by four new telescopic bucket trucks that make up Terex’s TRX series: the TRX41, TRX48, TRX52 and TRX55.

We will be launching a new material-handling brand

Viraj Parthi, Commercial Director, Lifting and Environmental, Terex India

Our priorities mirror India’s Viksit Bharat goals

VG Sakthikumar, Chairman and Managing Director, Schwing Stetter India, speaks on the growth priorities for the Indian market in the next three to five years.

India Rising

Rising demand, resilient sales, and renewed infrastructure momentum pushed India’s CE industry to 1,40,191 units in FY2025. As the nation gears up for Excon 2025, the message is clear—India is rising, and so is its machinery.

Every machine we supply is ‘Smart Iron’

Manav Kohli, Executive Director and Chief Executive Officer, Gainwell Commosales

We will have over 20 products on display

Shubhabrata Saha, MD & CEO of AJAX Engineering

Tipping Point

As India builds at an unprecedented pace, tipper trucks have become the backbone of progress—spurring fresh investments, advanced models, and a vibrant, fast-evolving market.

Customising CE Motion Control

The construction equipment industry relies on components that can withstand extreme loads, constant shock, abrasive conditions, and continuous movement.

We have introduced TipMatix in our truck hydraulics segment.

Sitaram Ganeshan, President, Wipro Hydraulics

We have introduced TipMatix in our truck hydraulics segment

Sitaram Ganeshan, President, Wipro Hydraulics

We will exhibit our future-ready products

Seshnath B, MD and CEO, Walvoil Fluid Power (India)

The rental ecosystem is increasingly shaping demand

Dimitrov Krishnan, Managing Director, Volvo Construction Equipment India

Digital tech are embedded across product and service layers

Siddharth Chaturvedi, Head Marketing, Tata Hitachi Construction Machinery Company

Localisation is central to our India strategy

Sanjay Saxena, COO, Sany India

India is one of the most important markets for us globally

Piero Guizzetti, CEO, MB Crusher India

Localisation remains central to our product development for India

Dr Venkat Srinivas, ED & CEO – SML Isuzu, Business Head – Mahindra Trucks, Buses & Construction Equipment

Demand will shift to advanced tech like hybrid and alternate-fuel machines

Arvind K Garg, Advisor to Chairman and Managing Director, Larsen & Toubro

After-sales service is one of Kobelco’s strongest differentiators

Moses Eddy, Director, KOBELCO Construction Equipment India

We are introducing our BS-V wheel loader lineup

Aanand Dulariya, Head - Dealer Development & Marketing Communication, HD Hyundai Construction Equipment India

We expect India’s CE market to see strong, sustained growth

Kapil Sehgal, Managing Director BHDL, Bucher Hydraulics

Gemini Power Hydraulics to debut LEVO 14 at GIS Expo 2025

Gemini Power Hydraulics is set to become the first 100 per cent indigenous Indian manufacturer to exhibit at GIS Expo 2025—Europe’s flagship show for lifting, industrial handling and heavy transport—being held in Piacenza, Italy, from 25–27 September 2025.

ZOOMLION’s most powerful hybrid wheeled tractor

Zoomlion Heavy Industry Science & Technology Co (1157.HK) has unveiled the DX7004, the world’s most powerful hybrid wheeled tractor, at its Smart Industry City in Changsha.

Three WOLFF cranes enable Aurach Valley bridge project

After over three years of construction, the new Aurach Bridge near the Regau junction opened to traffic in early September.

Bobcat Unveils 2 New Mini Excavators

Bobcat has rolled out two new zero-tailswing mini excavators for more power and lift capacity while working in tight spaces. The 1.7-metric-tonne E17 is a new model, which the company says is designed for all skill levels and brings premium features at a lower price.

Bobcat Expands Small Articulated Loader Range

Bobcat has expanded its small articulated loader (SAL) line-up with the introduction of the L35, the largest and most powerful in the series.

HD Hyundai’s Largest Compact Track Loader

HD Hyundai Construction Equipment has introduced the HT38 compact track loader, the company’s largest model to date, at the 2025 Utility Expo. The HT38 is now available in North America and is designed for high lifting capacity, strong pushing power and compatibility with multiple attachments.

John Deere Redesigns 17 and 26 P-Tier Mini Excavators

John Deere has unveiled its redesigned 17 P-Tier and 26 P-Tier mini excavators at the 2025 Utility Expo, delivering stronger cycle times, improved digging power and broader attachment compatibility for contractors and landscapers.

Mobil drives mining’s digital evolution with future-ready lubrication

Vasanth Thangavelu, General Manager – Brand Marketing South AP, ExxonMobil Lubricants, shared how the brand continues to strengthen its commitment to India’s mining sector through advanced lubrication solutions, digital tools, and technical services designed to help operators achieve superior reliability and performance.

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