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DICV inaugurates two BharatBenz regional training centers

The company aims to train 3,500+ BharatBenz drivers, sales and service personnel every year

Sany introduces compact and midsize Telehandler models

Both models have lift heights of 56 feet.

LeeBoy introduces 8608 smooth ride paver with slim conveyor

8608 was developed as a response to these customer requests.

Haver & Boecker Niagara opens new service centre in Brazil

The facility provides service and support for mining operations

Engine coolant is liquid engineering at work

Perkins Extended Life Coolant provides optimum engine protection as well as reduced maintenance requirements over the life of the coolant.

SCHWING Stetter launches 14 new products at bauma CONEXPO

Shri Nitin Gadkari launched one of the key products during the event.

Coal continues to be the major demand driver in mining

Arvind K Garg, Senior Vice President and Head, L&T Construction and Mining Machinery, speaks on the construction and mining equipment market in India.

The demand for high-capacity equipment is increasing day by day

Amit Banerjee, Chairman and Managing Director, BEML, shares the outlook for the Indian mining industry, and the sectors that will drive the demand in the mining sector.

Innovations in Mining!

Organised by CII, the 16th edition of the International Mining and Machinery Exhibition (IMME) - India's only focused fair for the mining industry was held between 16 to 19 November 2022 at Rajarhat, Kolkata.

Schwing Stetter launches new service centre and spares outlet in Kochi

Marks yet another move to increase their PAN India outreach

What’s Your C-sat Score?

C-SAT is a commonly used metric that acts as a key performance indicator for customer service and product quality in all kinds of businesses. C-SAT is short for customer satisfaction score.

We have embraced digital transformation

Customer experience is the most important part of doing business. It involves optimising every customer touchpoint, be it pre-sales, point of sales, or post-sales to always ensure customer satisfaction.

Engine coolant is liquid engineering at work

If your engine uses a conventional, commercially available heavy-duty or fully formulated coolant, the corrosion inhibitors are used up over time, writes Andy Miller of Perkins.

Tata Motors, CSC join hands to widen reach in rural India

Tata Motors, India’s largest commercial vehicle manufacturer, announced the signing of Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Common Service Centre Scheme (CSC) e-Governance Services India Limited, in a collaborative effort to bring Tata Motors commercial vehicles to rural customers, across India.

Tata Motors, CSC join hands to widen reach in rural India

Ministry of Electronics and IT’s wide network will enable ease in buying of commercial vehicles, under Digital India programme

With infra plans in place, there will be continuous growth for hydraulic excavators

Initially during first quarter of FY2021 there was decline in sales of hydraulic excavators due to pandemic. During second quarter the sales have improved and subsequently, during third and fourth quarter the sales of crawler excavators has picked up and ended with a total sales growth of 8 per cent compared to previous FY2020.

L&T completes 75 years of CMB biz

Larsen & Toubro, an Indian multinational engaged in EPC projects, hi-tech manufacturing and services, has completed platinum jubilee of one of its oldest businesses, construction and mining machinery business (CMB).

L&T’s construction and mining machinery business turns 75

The company is has achieved a lot over the years and is now one of the market leaders in the segment

L&T completes 75 years of Construction & Mining Machinery business

Pioneered industry by focusing on innovation, best-in-class service; marks supply of 60,000 cutting-edge machines in India.

AJAX ARGO model’s mantra is ‘maximum productivity for your investment’

“AJAX ARGO Self-Loading Concrete Mixer (SLCM) delivers ‘Maximum Productivity for Your Investment’ says Ajay Aneja, Chief Marketing Officer, AJAX Engineering

Improving machine performance

Improving overall equipment effectiveness is always a challenge.

Ajax Engg gears up for Atmanirbharta

Ajax Engineering, the world’s largest manufacturer of self-loading concrete mixers (SLCMs), has recently earmarked around Rs 100 crore for allotment of land in Bengaluru from Karnataka Industrial Areas Development Board (KIADB) as well as for building a new manufacturing facility.

Ajax Engg gears up for Atmanirbharta

The leading SLCM manufacturer says it is investing Rs 140 crore to help in its plan to diversify its construction to roads, railways, energy, and irrigation.

India will be a high growth market: Vivek Hajela

L&T has fully conceptualised, designed, developed and manufactured in-house wheel loaders with more than 90 per cent components sourced domestically. Vivek Hajela, General Manager and Head - Construction Equipment Business, Larsen & Toubro, shares more on the market scenario and outlook.

Brokk opens new service centre

Brokk enhanced its aftermarket service capabilities, including machine refurbishment and repair, with the addition of its new Demonstration and Service Center in St. Joseph, Missouri.

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.

Brokk opens new demonstration and service centre

Brokk, the world?s leading manufacturer of remote-controlled demolition machines, enhanced its aftermarket service capabilities, including machine refurbishment and repair, with the addition of its new Demonstration and Service Center in St. Joseph, Missouri.

Brokk opens new demonstration and service centre

Brokk, the world?s leading manufacturer of remote-controlled demolition machines, enhanced its aftermarket service capabilities, including machine refurbishment and repair, with the addition of its new Demonstration and Service Center in St. Joseph, Missouri.

Schwing Stetter India enters mobile compact crushing space

Schwing Stetter India (SSI) signed a strategic partnership with global leader Rubble Master HMH GmbH, to enter the mobile compact crushing business.

Weiss inaugurates new campus in Pune

The New Campus was inaugurated by Dr Juergen Morhard, Consul General of Federal Republic of Germany, Mumbai and Rajesh Nath, Managing Director, VDMA India in presence of industry leaders, key customers business partners.

50 years of successful journey

The Bengaluru-based Triveni Enterprises, a leading provider of steel and steel services in India, announced new line of machines to mark the Golden Jubilee celebrations of the company.

We are looking at positive growth this year

Gulf Oil has been in the oil and lubricants business catering to commercial vehicles and two-wheelers.

Mahindra BLAZO X range receive BS6 homologation certificate

Mahindra Truck and Bus (MTB) received the BS6 homologation certification for its BLAZO X heavy commercial vehicle range from the Central Institute of Road Transport (CIRT).

We have trainers assigned especially for the India market

With over 325 years of innovation and passion, Husqvarna provides construction professionals with support, service and a wide range of machines, diamond tools and all accessories that you need to cut, saw, drill, demolish, grind and polish concrete. Tennyson Anthony, General Manager, India , Husqvarna Construction Products shares more on the company's India focus.

We are geared up to meet the growing demands

The Power Solutions Business of Ashok Leyland has introduced 20 prototypes of engines complying with the upcoming emission norms. Rajesh R, Vice President, Power Solutions Business, Ashok Leyland shares more on the market and the company's plans.

L&T launches new Komatsu hydraulic excavator

At Excon 2019, Larsen & Toubro launched the all-new Komatsu PC210LC-10M0 hydraulic excavator.

Triveni Enterprises celebrates 50 years of successful journey

The Bengaluru-based Triveni Enterprises, a leading provider of steel and steel services in India, announced new line of machines to mark the Golden Jubilee celebrations of the company.

L&T launches new Komatsu excavator at Excon 2019

At Excon 2019, the mega construction equipment exhibition held at BIEC Ground-Bengaluru, Larsen & Toubro launched the all-new Komatsu PC210LC-10M0 hydraulic excavator.

Brokk upgrades parts warehouse

Brokk enhances customer service and parts availability with upgrades to the parts warehouse at its headquarters in Monroe, Washington.

We will be displaying 22 new products at Excon 2019

A pioneer in manufacturing equipment for concrete preparation, placement, transportation and recycling, Schwing Stetter has manufacturing units in 12 countries including Germany, Austria, USA, Brazil, Russia, Ostrava, UK, and India.

Loads of Opportunities

With the construction activity picking up and mining operations reviving in India, new opportunities are knocking at the doors of the wheel loader market.

XCMG opens spare parts centre in Mongolia

XCMG has officially opened the company?s first spare parts centre in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, on July 23. The announcement is the final piece of XCMG?s supply chain jigsaw in the region and will allow XCMG to provide all-around support and services for customers in Mongolia.

Premium Transmission opens first exclusive Service Centre in Pune

The centre has been established with a significant investment and provides the highest level of expertise to the customers.

Premium Transmission opens first exclusive Service Centre in Pune

The centre has been established with a significant investment and provides the highest level of expertise to the customers.

CASE India?s advanced telematics to improve operational efficiency

With an aim to offer a better operational efficiency and security to the customer, CASE India now offers advanced version of its Eagle Eye Telematics.

New JLG service center in Atlanta

The list of services includes quarterly and annual ANSI-required mobile MEWP inspections

Pioneering Growth

Traditionally known for aerospace, engineering and IT, Bengaluru is fast emerging as a construction equipment (CE) hub in India with major players expanding their base in the city.

Combilift launches Combi-OP order picker

The Combi-OP order picker guarantees much more efficient and non-compromised operation for easy picking of long profiles.

L&T opens service centre in Singrauli

L&T Construction & Mining Machinery has set up a new Service Centre in Singrauli, the heartland of India's coal industry.

L&T is leading in Skill India Mission

Skill improvement can never be over-emphasised. On one hand, the complexity of the job requirement is increasing and on the other, equipment are becoming more and more complex with the introduction of many operating modes, advent of mechatronics and Information and Communication Technology (ICT) tools.

Combilift launches Combi-OP order picker

Combilift, the material handling solutions provider, has launched the first purpose-built order picker. The Combi-OP is the first purpose-built order picker on the worldwide market for long products. Previously, customers have had to modify traditional order pickers to cope with the specific demands of long loads.

Tata Projects wins Rs 30.57 bn Bharat Net project in Chhattisgarh

Tata Projects Limited announced that its ?Smart Cities Business Unit? has been awarded Bharat Net project in Chhattisgarh. The Rs 30.57 billion project involves laying of optical fibre network that follows ring architecture with Internet Protocol - Multi Protocol Label Switching (IP-MPLS) technology.

Setting A new benchmark

Marking 20 years of lifting innovation this year, Combilift unveiled its all-new manufacturing facility in Monaghan, Ireland to produce its complete range of material handling equipment.

L&T opens service centre in Singrauli

L&T Construction & Mining Machinery has set up a new Service Centre in Singrauli, the heartland of India?s coal industry. The new facility was inaugurated by Arvind K Garg, Executive Vice-President & Head, Construction & Mining Machinery Business, Larsen & Toubro in the presence of a galaxy of top customers from public sector and private companies.

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.

Eicher Trucks & Buses introduces aftermarket initiative

In an endeavour to enhance its aftermarket capabilities and provide best-in-class service offerings to its customers, Eicher Trucks and Buses, part of VE Commercial Vehicles, extended Eicher Promise across its entire range of trucks and buses.

Metso signs service contract in Brazil

Metso has signed a significant service agreement including refurbishment services for screening equipment used in mining applications, related spare parts and support.

Partner for Success

Picture a manufactured product which has more than 20,000 unique components. These components are sourced from over 250 vendors, with 10 per cent of these vendors located outside the domestic shores.

Steel service center executives rank Hypertherm top cutting brand

Hypertherm, a US-based manufacturer of plasma, laser, and waterjet cutting systems and software, announced its selection as the ?Top Cutting Brand? in a new survey of steel service center executives. The survey, administered by Metal Center News magazine, includes all methods of cutting including oxyfuel, plasma, and laser.

Construction enabler

India is on a fast track to develop world-class infrastructure in the country. Commencing with road sector wherein a construction speed of 40 km a day has already been achieved, plans are afloat to take it to 100 km a day. Similar traction has begun in other construction sectors like canals and more will follow.

Manitowoc, SSK hold strategic meeting

Manitowoc organised a strategic meet with its Peruvian dealer and service centre SSK

Manitowoc, SSK hold strategic meeting

Manitowoc organised a strategic meet with its Peruvian dealer and service centre SSK to discuss the upcoming opportunities and trends that are shaping the crane and lifting industry in the country. Around 45 companies were represented during event, held in Lima.

Xpressbees plans to build capacity in North-east

Ecommerce logistics company Xpressbees plans to use the Rs 85 crore it has raised from existing investors to build capacity in the northeast where it wants to encourage buyers from smaller towns to visit the service centres it is setting up to collect the goods they have ordered.

Innovative Concrete Mixing Plant

Schwing Stetter India Pvt Ltd was started in June 1998. Manufacturing concrete equipment in India through our ?Make in India? campaign has always been our forte

Innovations in CE

The construction equipment (CE) manufacturers are closely monitoring the needs of the customer and industry, and are investing considerable amount in R&D to bring innovation in technology, products and services.

Kohler Engines: Service 2.0

Having designed the family of KDI engines, technologically advanced and the benchmark for industry standards within the sector, Kohler Engines is implementing sweeping innovations in the field of technical assistance.

Manitowoc announces new service centre in Colombia

Manitowoc Cranes has partnered with one of Colombia?s most established and well-known equipment specialists, Bogot?-based E McAllister, to offer after-sales support for its Manitowoc and Grove lines throughout the country.

Large Miners Forward

While the global mining industry is on the decline, India is witnessing a reverse trend. Many international mining equipment manufacturers are showcasing their products at BAUMA 2016, Germany, in a big way, at a time when Coal India

BEML establishes office at Leh

BEML has opened its district office at Leh. The office was inaugurated by Brig. BS Sandhu, Chief Engineer, Himank Project of DGBR.

Moulding the Future

Dozco India has been providing hands-on training to the staff of Dozco and its customers through its well-equipped state-of-the-art training centres at Dhanbad and Visakhapatnam.

Heavy Lift Anablers

India has witnessed an influx of new software-assisted multiple application-specific boom configured heavy lifters. Despite the economic slowdown taking the wind out of the sail for the heavy lift cranes? suppliers

New service centre for L&T Construction

The Larsen & Toubro Construction and Mining Machinery has set up a service and training centre at Kancheepuram in Tamil Nadu.

S36 Concrete Boom Pump

S 36X boom pump from Schwing Stetter is mountable on three-axle chassis of all leading truck manufacturers. The feature of this equipment is foldable booms with integrated stabilisers at front and rear.

Maintenance Made Easy

RopeQ is a diagnostic tool that uses electromagnetic technology to assess the inner and outer wires and strands of a wire rope. This testing method achieves reliable, accurate and repetitive inspection results that ensure safe use and improve total lifecycle cost.

We have leading-edge solutions for machine control and tracking

Caterpillar India announced the launch of its new Cat? 424B backhoe loader in Chennai earlier this year. Our goal is the same everywhere in the world it does business, including India - to help our customers be more successful in their business by using Caterpillar products and services.

Long-haul Reliability

The VE series of Eicher Terra 25 - 6x4 tipper is engineered for superior performance, long-haul reliability and uncompromising durability.Terra 25 is fitted with the proven Cummins B 5.9-180 31 BS-III engine which is known for seamless higher engine hours of operations and fuel efficiency.

Total Transport Solutions

Tata Motors has addressed the shift in business needs in the market through the introduction of various service schemes.The Indian commercial vehicle customer has evolved over last few decades, with his focus shifting from just plying and maintaining his trucks, to expanding

Powered for the long haul

Commercial vehicle OEMs - domestic and global - have pumped in investments, augmented capacities, launched global platform strategies, enhanced touch points, and stressed on soft solutions to suit the demands of emerging markets.

L&T New Service and Training Centre

L&T Construction and Mining Machinery has unveiled an ultra-modern service and training centre for repair and overhaul of construction and mining equipment and their components located at Kanchipuram, about 60 km from Chennai, on the NH4.

L&T unveils service and training centre

L&T Construction & Mining Machinery has unveiled an ultra-modern service and training centre for repair and overhaul of construction and mining equipment and their components located at Kanchipuram, on NH4 and about 60 km from Chennai.

L&T unveils Service & Training Centre

L&T Construction & Mining Machinery has unveiled an ultra-modern service and training centre for repair and overhaul of construction and mining equipment and their components located at Kanchipuram, on NH4 and about 60 km from Chennai.

L&T Construction sets up service centre

The Larsen & Toubro Construction and Mining Machinery has set up a service and training centre at Kancheepuram in Tamil Nadu. Former L&T Board Member JP Nayak inaugurated the facility at the town, about 50 km from Chennai.

Metso opens mining service centres in Peru, Mexico

Metso continues to expand its global service centre network by opening mining service centres in Peru and Mexico. The investments, worth in total -?6 million, are in line with Metso?s long-term strategy to strengthen its local services presence close to its customers. Metso already serves its mining and construction customers from over 50 service centres around the world. A new centre is also in the process of being built in Mesa, Arizona, US and in Labrador City in Canada. Above -?20 billion in

AMW appoints dealer in Bhopal

AMW Motors announced the appointment of Ananya Automobiles as its dealer for Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh. The new facility will provide customers a full range of services including vehicle sales, financing assistance, maintenance, and repair, spare parts support including a 24x7 call centre. A Ramasubramanian, President, AMW and Gagan Gupta, Managing Director, Ananya Automobiles inaugurated the facility. Ananya Automobiles is part of Ananya Engineering, which has been in the business of construction

Schwing concrete pumps have set the standard for modern concrete conveying.

With worldwide experience and up-to-date technology, Schwing has designed highly efficient and low-maintenance pumps ideal for long-term use under the most severe conditions. The innovative concrete boom pumps came into being in order to make the tedious process of carrying concrete for heights easy, says VG Sakthikumar, Wholetime Director Operations, Schwing Stetter India. Excerpts of the interview.

A Good Investment

The recently launched GCP 3709Z is a good investment for large projects like the metro, the monorail, airport and other high-rise infrastructural and residential buildings.Greaves Cotton has launched its first boom pump which has a maximum vertical reach of 37 m, the first in the country. To keep in pace with the ever-changing customer needs, Greaves has introduced the high capacity truck-mounted boom pump to venture into other market segments previously unexplored.

Mahindra Auto Steel to set up facility near Pune

Mahindra Auto Steel, a joint venture between Mahindra Intertrade, China Steel Global Trading Corporation, Taiwan and Mitsui & Co. (Asia Pacific) Pte, Singapore, held the ground-breaking ceremony at its steel service centre at MIDC's Chakan Industrial Area, Phase II, near Pune.

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.

Cashing in on opportunity

Irrespective of the current slowdown, most companies have plans to develop their market further in India by setting up new facilities or expanding existing ones, introducing innovative marketing strategies,

We are committed to supporting more customers and agri-business sector in India.

New Holland, a world leading agricultural equipment brand and a part of CNH Industrial after the recent merger of CNH Global and Fiat Industrial, offers the widest range of tractors and farm machinery to suit the needs of every farmer and contractor. It is one of the most awarded brands for ground-breaking and accessible technology which improves farming efficiency and productivity. Its local base, New Holland Fiat India (NHFI), currently offers technologically superior range of 32 HP to 90 HP t

We are working on efficiency, reliability and productivity improvement.

Eaton has a range which can encompass the hydraulic, mechanical and electrical power, and we can offer entire system solutions,"says Nitin Chalke, Managing Director - India, Eaton. Excerpts from the interview.

SPP Pumps celebrates decade with KBL

Kirloskar Brothers (KBL) celebrated a historic decade with SPP Pumps UK. It was ten years ago on 7 November 2003 that KBL acquired SPP Pumps. Prior to the acquisition, the two companies had traded for almost four decades. The celebration was attended by the entire staff of SPP Pumps and other stakeholders. Today SPP operates out of two sites in the UK, with an office based in the city of Reading and the manufacturing facility based in Coleford, Gloucestershire.

We expect a huge spurt in demand for construction equipment from Q4 2014.

Low downtime of the machine is a major factor under consideration while buying new equipment. We have a very strong and focused after sale service with a very efficient and trained service staff. We are also looking into new initiatives like SAP enable part support in all our design and mobile service, says Anil Bhatia, Director Sales and Marketing

Stalled but Hopeful

In spite of the present slowdown and resultant sluggishness in the CE market, the long- term growth prospects are still intact; and experts view the huge infrastructure deficit as a major growth driver and prudent steps from the government can bring India back on the growth trajectory.

Engineering growth

Think of cranes, loaders, vibratory rollers and forklifts and the name Escorts Construction Equipment, the manufacturers and marketers of a diverse range of construction and material handling equipment, will immediately come to mind.

Caterpillar and TIPL expand rajasthan footprint

Caterpillar and its Indian dealer network is aggressively expanding its footprint in Rajasthan in a bid to further bolster its sales and service network through TIPL, Caterpillar's authorised dealer.

Atlas Copco opens configuration centre

Representatives from Atlas Copco Construction Equipment gathered for a ribbon-cutting at its new configuration centre in Independence, Ohio, US. The first of its kind, 150-ft long facility, was built across from the current Atlas Copco service centre.

Caterpillar, TIPL to strengthen presence in Rajasthan

Tractors India Private (TIPL) plans to open a substantial number of retail outlets and after sales service centres at various locations in Rajasthan, including Jaipur and Udaipur to widen its reach and services to customers through the availability of high quality parts and technical support. TIPL is a wholly owned subsidiary of Tractors India (TIL) and is responsible for the entire Caterpillar business of c

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