Reshaping the Urban Landscape

The transformative impact of new technologies and innovations was highlighted at the Construction Technology Summit 2024

RAHSTA Forum sets the stage for groundbreaking discussions in roads infra

RAHSTA Forum 2024 on August 30 at Hotel Sahara Star paves the way for RAHSTA Expo 2024.

Skill Up!

India’s major infrastructure projects highlight the urgent need for a skilled workforce

RAHSTA Forum sets the stage for groundbreaking discussions in roads infra

RAHSTA Forum sparks groundbreaking discussions on road infrastructure innovation

Building the Future

How digitalisation is transforming the construction equipment industry.

Bridging the Skill Gap

India’s major infrastructure projects highlight the urgent need for a skilled workforce.

MYCRANE appoints Ashishkumar Tiwari as new sales director

Tiwari joins digital platform with 20 years’ experience

Key concrete equipment tech that meets user demands

Key concrete equipment tech that meets user demands

ACE’s Sorab Agarwal is Equipment India Person of the Year 2022 at 8th India Construction Festival

Besides, the 10th Equipment India Awards 2022 presented 18 awards to construction equipment companies

CE industry stalwarts honoured at Equipment India Awards 2022

Besides, the 10th Equipment India Awards 2022 presented 18 awards to construction equipment companies

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.

Powering construction sites

The article evaluates the increasing impact of alternative sources of energy on the genset space.

ACMA seeks uniform 18% GST for all auto components

ACMA has urged the government for a uniform GST rate of 18 per cent on all auto parts to curb the impact of counterfeits in the aftermarket operations.

Gearing up for future

The pandemic year has turned out to be a top gear one for the construction equipment segment, which is riding on the government infra spend to see a more than 15 per cent year-on-year rise in domestic sales volumes in FY21 and a doubling of sales in Q1FY22 compared to last year.

VECV resumes manufacturing in seven plants

VE Commercial Vehicles (VECV) announced the resumption of manufacturing operations in seven of its plants in the country. These plants located in Pithampur, Dewas, and Baggad in Madhya Pradesh and Thane in Maharashtra have resumed lean operations after the required permissions were granted by the state government.

VECV resumes manufacturing operations in seven plants

VE Commercial Vehicles (VECV) announced the resumption of manufacturing operations in seven of its plants in the country.

VECV resumes manufacturing operations in seven plants

VE Commercial Vehicles (VECV) announced the resumption of manufacturing operations in seven of its plants in the country.

NORD Drivesystems showcases new products at FMB 2019

NORD Drivesystems will once again exhibit at FMB in Bad Salzuflen. As 'The Supplier Show for Mechanical Engineering' FMB addresses the entire spectrum of machinery and plant engineering, where drive technology plays a central role.

Most of our attachments are purpose-built

DOZCO range of customised attachments meets the rigorous demands of several industry-specific applications. Pankaj Kumar, Vice President, DOZCO (India) shares more on the market and product trends.

Multitasking Enablers

Attachments are the wise choice to achieve economy and productivity in a project. However, choosing the right attachment for the right application is imperative for the successful and optimum utilisation.

Technology leads

Attachments make a machine versatile to function multiple jobs at a project site which otherwise need different machines to do these jobs. Banking on one equipment to do multiple jobs with various attachments make the whole process faster and economical.

Towards smarter machines

Shifting to a smarter technology brings in many advantages. Shandar Alam elaborates on smart hydraulics and its advantages in the current industry scenario.

Engines of Future

The next level emission norms are due for implementation in October 2020. Diesel engine manufacturers are preparing for the new emission regulation regime in India with the upgradation of design and components.

CPM insurance in CE

India's economy is big and is getting bigger. The construction industry is the second largest industry in India after agriculture.

Equipment insurance sector will continue to grow

Considering the current scenario of infrastructure developments, there isa substantial growth potential in equipment insurance.

Productivity Parameters

Employing the right equipment for the right application is important in its productive utilisation in a project. So, it is imperative to follow the productivity parameters while selecting an equipment.

India still to mature oN productivity parameters

L&T Construction is executing several important infrastructure projects across the country and overseas. In the roads, runways and elevated corridors sector, we are presently executing more than 30 projects.

Equipment insurance has huge demand in the current market scenario

CPM basically includes contractor?s construction equipment such as bulldozers, cranes, excavators, compressors, etc, due to an accident arising out of external perils. During dismantling and relocation from one place to the other, there is a possibility of the machines/equipment get damaged.

Imparting Versatility

Use of job-centric attachments converts conventional construction equipment into multipurpose machines, making them more productive, thereby ensuring better utilisation and job site economy. As rightly mentioned by industry veteran, Vipin Sondhi, Managing Director, JCB India Ltd, ?India is a country where jugaad is a way of life for providing engineered solutions for achieving desired objectives which are seemingly impossible many a time.

The GST Blockade

The Narendra Modi government?s several attempts to get the most sought-after tax reform are being thwarted by the Congress majority in the Rajya Sabha, under one guise or the other.

Convert your surplus assets into cash

It takes special expertise to get the best value to owners from the sale of surplus assets. Quippo has designed an auction platform to buy and sell construction and mining equipment, commercial vehicles, industrial assets, plant and machinery, scrap and more, ensuring our customers and clients get the best asset valuation and highest return from auctions.

We are keen to have machines with reputed past and best technology

We conduct enough field tests and other evaluations of the equipment before going full fledged introduction, says SP Rajan, Head - P&M RREC, L&T Construction

Acquisition cost of equipment is a prime factor considered by procurement.

We seek guarantee from the manufacturer for breakdown attendance and for the availability of the machine for operation, says BB Mishra, Head - Procurement TIIC, L&T Construction.

We dont generally procure used equipment

We call for quotes from different companies and based on technical evaluation by our mechanical section, we do recommend for which type of equipment we should go for. This is based on 3-4 major factors: after sales service, performance parameters available in the market and pricing.

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.

The K-Way

With a state-of-the-art manufacturing facility and well -defined work practices, Komatsu India (KIPL) has created a niche for itself in its domain. A Special feature on the construction and mining equipment major?s Chennai manufacturing facility.

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

Geared Drives

One of the most efficient methods for mechanical power is geared drive. Starting simple spoke gears made out of strong wood in the pagan era, this system has evolved to its present state, over the past several centuries of industrialisation.

Diggies to Scoop the Growth Pie

Market indicators show visible signs of economic recovery and infrastructure development. Crawler excavator segment is expected to witness resurgence in sales from 2015 and is expected to grow to 26 per cent.

Bearings: Brother in Arms With Manufacturing

Make in India initiatives project India to become one of the largest global manufacturing hubs, and is a clarion calls to the international manufacturing community which augers well with the domestic aspirants.

We are planning to acquire more mining equipment

In the open pit mining, the country has come up well to adopt the latest technologies; not only our company but many of our competitions are also doing well with the new technologies.

Towering Tall

The real estate and power sectors will show a tremendous growth in the next 2-3 years. As per projections, the tower crane requirement will increase to 30-40 per cent in these two years. Current demand growth for tower cranes is mostly from realty sector.

The cranes need to be operator-friendly

Escorts has the exclusive distribution agreement for entire India with Comansa of Spain. Comansa being a pioneer in the field of flat-top cranes called topless cranes offer in the range 6T-64T.

Up & Moving

Maintenance, the Key to Performance

Raj Shrivastav trains his thoughts on the importance of maintenance, especially predictive maintenance of EOT cranes to derive the maximum output.More than ever before, the past decade has seen the emergence of demanding customers - customers, who expect more from their assets.

8,500 km by March 2015: How Realistic is the Target?

The Union Finance Minister has set a target of 8,500 km of roads to be completed during the current fiscal year, which simply means construction of about 35.5 km of road per day! In the last couple of years,

38 German companies will showcase their innovative products at Excon 2013.

German investors in India take a positive long-term view of the Indian market and continue to invest in their operations and tap growth opportunities. . Maharashtra, with around 39 per cent share of German investments, remains the most attractive destination for German business in India.