Five Corrosion Resolutions for a Successful 2025!

Good corrosion protection also plays a vital part in mission readiness.

Five Corrosion Resolutions for a Successful 2025!

Good corrosion protection also plays a vital part in mission readiness.

Schwing Stetter’s boom pump: Revolutionising the construction industry

The unique and compact boom pump is designed to optimise job site mobility and efficiency.

How critical equipment helped rescue trapped workers in Uttarkashi tunnel collapse

Manual tools, such as hammers and chisels, became the instruments of choice.

How critical equipment helped rescue trapped workers in Uttarkashi tunnel collapse

Manual tools, such as hammers and chisels, became the instruments of choice

What Equipment is Used in Demolition

The selection of construction equipment depends on the project's scale, location, and local conditions.

Key concrete equipment tech that meets user demands

Key concrete equipment tech that meets user demands

BKT’s Bhuj Plant: Racing ahead of time

The Bhuj site, at the centre of a well-thought-out growth strategy by BKT, consists of the state-of-the-art manufacturing facilities as it aims for an annual tyre production of 600,000 MT.

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 smallest truck-mounted concrete pump

Liebherr Group launched its smallest truck-mounted concrete city pump at World of Concrete, the THP 80-LP, designed to easily maneuver residential and urban job sites with limited space.

NSK doubles bearing life in continuous casting machine application

Cylindrical roller bearings mounted to a continuous casting machine were only lasting 1-2 months before failure at a major steelmaking plant in Europe.

Market to bounce back

The Covid-19 pandemic has hugely impacted the global air compressor market in a negative way. However, the market is expected to recover by Q1/Q2 of 2023.

L&T awarded contracts for its various biz

The construction arm of L&T has secured orders from prestigious clients for its various businesses.

L&T awarded contracts for its various biz

The Water & Effluent Treatment business of L&T Construction has bagged an order from Bangalore Water Supply & Sewerage Board (BWSSB) to Design, Build & Operate Sewage Treatment Plants & Intermediate Sewage Pumping Stations along with construction of main sewers for 110 villages in the Mahadevpura & Bommanahalli region

How equipment makers are helping India fight Covid

More than a year into the epidemic and still there is no end in sight. Here’s a look at how construction equipment companies are stepping up to shoulder the challenges that Covid-19 has unleashed.

L&T working on war footing to build medical-grade oxygen units

Oxygen units to be functional immediately, working on plug-&-play principle

More options than ever

Attachments for construction equipment allow the base machine to do multiple tasks on a job site. There are several distinct types of heavy construction equipment, each with its own set of uses.

L&T working on war footing to build medical-grade oxygen generation units

Oxygen units to be functional immediately, working on plug-&-play principle

Mini Machines, Maximum Demand

The demand for compact equipment from urban projects is expected to continue.

Ditch Witch JT28 drill offers more power than predecessor JT25

The new Ditch Witch JT28 directional drill maintains the footprint of its predecessor JT25 while providing more power, improving performance and requiring fewer maintenance checks, says the company.

Stellar's TMAX 1-11 Welder Body features a 30-inch workbench-bumper combo

Ready for on-demand torch cutting and welding, Stellar Industries' new TMAX 1-11 Welder Body features a 30-inch workbench-bumper with a slide-out tray.

Potain tower cranes deliver versatile performance to construction projects in China

Potain top-slewing cranes are helping to build a real estate development in Xiangshan and a chemical plant in Zhenhai

Repairing at 1000 m: The perils of bridge work

Bridges form an essential part of modern day economic and transportation systems. They can be used to connect islands that can span several kilometres into deep seas, connect stretches of separated lands - as well as joining cities, separated by lakes and rivers.

AS900tele for optimised jobsite logistics

Functioning as a loader, telehandler or landscaping tool, the AS900tele reduces the need for additional equipment and optimises jobsite logistics.

The growth of mini excavators will be much faster

Tata Hitachi pioneered the mini excavator market by introducing the first indigenously developed 2T TMX20, way back in the 1990s. Rahul Shorey, Head Sales – Construction, Tata Hitachi Construction Machinery Co, shares more on the market trends.

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.

Hydrodemolition robot for better industrial cleaning applications

Aquajet offers the Aqua Cutter 410V as a safer, more efficient alternative to manual industrial cleaning methods, such as hand lances.

We expect an industry growth of 6-8 per cent in 2021-22: Venkatesh S Aiyer

Uniflex has recently started a new plant in Uttarakhand, and plans to start two more plants in the long term. Venkatesh S Aiyer, Director, Uniflex, shares more on the market trends and the company’s plans.

Streamlining Pipeline Laying

An MB-500 drum cutter helps in laying of new pipes for water pipeline in a city centre where roads are only two metre wide.

Shaft backfilling with climbing formwork system

RAG worked with the experts from PASCHAL to develop a completely new climbing formwork system specifically for use in shafts.

The strategy is to be near the customer and grow

Established in 1987, UNIFLEX today has five manufacturing plants - three belonging to the Hose Products Division and two to the Tube Products Division.

Brokk introduces new multi cutter attachment

Brokk?, the world?s leading manufacturer of remote-controlled demolition machines, offers a new steel cutting tool for mid-size Brokk machines.

We are always open to supply customised products

Started manufacturing custom-built hose assemblies in 1976 in Mumbai, UNIFLEX established a 100,000 sq ft modern factory in Bengaluru in 1986 and became self-sufficient in designing, manufacturing and testing a wide range of hose and tube products that meet and exceed international standards.

Aquajet?s Ergo System redefines industrial cleaning applications

Aquajet Systems AB, a global leader in hydrodemolition robot manufacturing, offers the Ergo System as a revolutionary alternative in industrial cleaning applications.

Trenchless evolutions

The Indian trenchless industry assisted by international counterparts has now evolved trenchless code of practices that helps in charting the proper course of action.

Trenchless equipment market is growing at 20 per cent

There is abundant scope for applying trenchless technology for various projects and initiatives in India. T Ramesh, Country Head, Vermeer India, elaborates on the market opportunities and the company's plans for the market.

Backing Infra Growth

Keys to Fluid Power Transmission

The hose and fittings are key components in hydraulic equipment as they together act as a channel for transmission of fluid power in the system.

Jindal Stainless launches co-branding initiative

Jindal Stainless has launched a nationwide co-branding initiative with Pipes and Tubes (P&T) manufacturers.

Allen introduces new walk-behind trowel

Allen Engineering Corporation, a leader in concrete finishing equipment, announced the launch of PRO430E Edger walk-behind trowel.

VECV launches India's first BS-VI CV Range

Eicher Trucks and Buses revealed India's first BS-VI compliant all-new range of Eicher Pro 2000 series of light-duty trucks.

Allen introduces new walk-behind trowel

Allen Engineering Corporation, a leader in concrete finishing equipment, announced the launch of PRO430E Edger walk-behind trowel.

Delivering Performance

Putzmeister India recently rolled out the 5,000th stationary concrete pump from its factory in Verna, Goa.

CE components market overview

The components, accessories and spares market is all set for a renewed growth in future in the light of increased construction activities.

Meeting intelligence and power

Going forward, the focus of hydraulics is expected to be a combination of hydraulics and electronics that will deliver smarter products with a mix of the intelligence of electronics and the power density of hydraulics.

Trenchless Technology & Physical Infrastructure in India

On account of several benefits, trenchless technology is becoming the first choice in many construction projects. Dr Niranjan Swarup elaborates more on the importance, benefits and demand trends of this technology in India.

Keeping up with Trench Works

All over the world, thousands of construction sites are being built, where trench work is underway to put together new pipelines for the transportation of gas, oil and water.

Putzmeister to showcase mining solutions at IMME 2018

Putzmeister, a worldwide leading solution provider for pumping, mixing and placing concrete, mortar and industrial solids, will be showcasing its low profile concrete mixers and concrete spraying equipment used in mines and tunnels, at the IMME 2018 in Kolkata.

Hydraulic Hose and Fittings

Hydraulic systems are widely used in off-highway equipment when heavy force or torque is involved, such as lifting loads of several tonnes, crushing or pressing strong materials like rock and solid metals, and digging, lifting, and moving large amounts of earth.

Concrete Boom Pumps

Boom pump is a good investment for large projects like the Metros, airports irrigation projects and other high-rise infrastructure and real estate projects. These massive pumps shorten the duration of project completion, reduce downtime and labour costs.

Attachments: Save big

In construction and mining equipment, attachments can play crucial role to bring in productivity and economy in operations. These attachments are being used in construction, mining, and material handling operations. In construction, these secondary tools are used to demolish old structure and reconstruct a new one

NFT expands Potain fleet in Kuwait

NFT, one of the world's leading tower crane suppliers, has boosted its market presence in Kuwait with a number of deliveries to major projects in the country. One of the most significant has seen the first Potain self-erecting cranes enter the country.

Kohler showcases KDI engines at Agritechnica

Kohler presented its new platform of diesel engines at Agritechnica. These engines aredesigned to meet the requirements of a market that demands more application flexibilityand compliance with the various emissions limits, along with performance andproductivity.

Metallurgy Trends in Construction

Steel and metals play a major role in the construction industry. Alireza Moghaddam explains on the use of metals in construction and the new trends and the emerging market opportunities.

Magni to showcase products at Apex Fair

Magni will be presenting its range of products at the Apex Fair which will take place on May 2-4, 2017 at the RAI exhibition centre in Amsterdam, The Netherlands.

Innovating in India

Henkel Adhesives Technologies India, the a fully owned subsidiary of Henkel AG & Co. KGaA, is enhancing its capabilities of the Innovation Center at Pune to serve the emerging markets globally.

Big job for small gardens

In the steadily growing city of Hamburg, the compact excavators of Yanmar Construction Equipment Europe (Yanmar CEE) are used for various jobs on many construction sites. Recently, several Yanmar excavators were deployed in the Hamburg City Park.

New repair and maintenance solution introduced

FiberFix, a new product that can be used in a number of maintenance and repair applications, has been introduced in India. This is suitable for repairs and maintenance of the construction industry.

Disruptive Concrete Equipment Technologies Emerging

Off late, there have been numerous disruptive technologies and equipment concepts introduced to Indian markets. Earlier most of these were only available to highly developed countries like USA or European Union where mechanisation and process integration has been of essence, to counter act lack of adequate manpower.

Aligned with CE Growth

High pressure, large diameter and volumetric capacity hoses fitted with appropriately speced fittings and protection covering are key ingredients for heavy construction and mining machinery. Such hoses have endured extreme usage under adverse to poor operating cycles and environment.

ElectroMech Solution to Valmonts Application

Valmont is a world-renowned company that manufactures street lighting poles, traffic signal poles, utility poles, communication poles and poles to light up large sports complexes and stadiums, with manufacturing locations spread around the world.

Enjoying Successful Market Launch

For exactly one year the Liebherr Plant in Ehingen has been delivering the new compact crane, model LTC 1050-3.1. The innovative mobile crane with a lifting capacity of 50 tonne has proven extremely popular on the market and has positioned itself superbly.

ESC Constructs Watco Berths

ESC Group is a piling solutions provider working globally with offices and representatives strategically located in different parts of the globe to better cover the markets and give its customer the best service possible.

Waterking Amphibious Excavators

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

Underground Excavation is Here to Stay

Sub-terrain excavation and drilling to provide sustained connect for utilities, in urban spaces, is the essence of the challenge. It is adequately met by using micro-tunnelling and trenchless technologies.

Trenchless Technology Selection for New Utility Installation

Trenchless technology broadly refers to host of technologies used in underground pipe laying with an additional requirement of minimal ?excavation? foot prints. These technologies were initially invented to lay pipelines across river and other natural obstructions, graduating to crossing railway lines

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.

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.

New Scissor Lift Platform for Mining

Putzmeister has developed the MINELIFT 4 scissor lift platform. With a lifting height of 4 m and 4 tonne capacity, the equipment provides a mobile and secure working platform for load

BWSL: A Triumph of Precision Engineering

Bandra-Worli Sea Link (BWSL) is the first-of-its-kind civil engineering marvel on Mumbai?s coastline. With its cable-stayed towers soaring gracefully skywards, the sea link is a reflection of the modern infrastructure that Mumbai added in its progress towards becoming a world-class city.

Impressive Showcase by CASH Industry

Excon 2015, in CASH domain, witnessed a plethora of equipment aggregates, sub- assemblies, components and IT solutions for OEMs in their equipment, as original suppliers and in the aftermarket space, descending on the scene of action.

CE Maintenance and Hydrostatic System

Pankaj Srivastava elaborates on the major cause of failures in hydraulic systems and steps to be taken to prevent these failures. Hydraulics, ie, transmitting power by supplying or pushing fluids in a confined area is most common medium of power transmission

Hydraulic System Care & Maintenance

Proper maintenance of hydraulic system and the hydraulic oil is crucial in maximising uptime and reducing maintenance cost. Hydraulic machines power the moving parts of many kinds industrial machines

High-tech Cost-effective Solutions

A technology-driven company with rich expertise in the fields of geotechnical engineering, foundations, and drilling for infrastructure development, Panasia Project Consultancy

Boom placer is an important equipment for high rise projects

Carrying concrete through tower cranes will take a long time resulting in losing strength of concrete. So it is definitely advisable to use the boom placers for high rise buildings, says Ahamed Mohideen, Deputy Vice President

Scissor Lift Platform for Mining

To continue optimising logistics of underground mining operations, Putzmeister has developed the MINELIFT 4 scissor lift platform. With a lifting height of 4 m and 4 tonne capacity, the equipment provides a mobile and secure working platform for load and personnel lifting in underground mining and can also be set up for all kinds of installations, like piping and ventilation.

Hempel Unveils New Greenfield Factory

The new plant will help Hempel, a leading protective coating supplier, further consolidate its market position in India.

Oil pans

Bhor Engineering specialises in metal forming and serves a wide spectrum of industries. The components the company makes, include fabricated sheet metal parts like machined pipe assemblies, bend pipes, engine outlet and water connections, bracket assemblies, flanges, castings, piping exhaust and outlet side, control panel

Batching solutions

The recent Budget has brought back smiles to many stakeholders of various verticals; however, the key seems to be implementation on the ground level. On a positive note, VG Sakthikumar, Wholetime Director - Operations, Schwing Stetter India, says, ?Definitely there is a positive movement.

Fuel Line

J D International is a manufacturer of automotive components and pipes. The product range includes engineering plastic pipes (HDPE and polyamide), fuel line hoses (fuel line, nylon coils and high temperature compressor PTFE head pipe), industrial nylon pipes

Maximising Output

Several key trends are emerging in the asphalt/soil compaction market where performance and productivity remain key issues. The OEMs are keen to maximise output from their latest units in terms of improving machine performance, O&M cost and operator safety and comfort.

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.

Bulk material handling and processing solutions

Bevcon Wayors offers new generation innovative conveying systems for bulk material handling and processing solutions for core industries like power, steel, cement mining and minerals.