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World’s largest tonnage lift wheeled crane completes its first lift in Hengshui

In a recent operation at a 200 MW wind farm in Jing County, Hengshui, China, the XCA4000 crane, delivered by XCMG, a global leader in the construction machinery industry, 20 days ago with the highest global lifting capacity and height, completed its first lift.

A Leap Towards Cleaner Future

Hengst Filtration has unveiled cutting-edge filtration plant in Bengaluru, pioneering sustainable development in India.

World's largest tonnage lift wheeled crane completes its first lift in Hengshui

XCMG's XCA4000 wheeled crane marks the 7th time that XCMG has broken the world record

Caterpillar showcases new excavators at customer event

The recently launched Cat 350 excavator along with the 374 and 395 excavators were displayed at the event.

Caterpillar displays latest range of hydraulic excavators at its customer meeting

Cat® dealer, Gmmco, organised a one-day customer meeting at GMR Arena in Hyderabad, on 8 May 2023, to showcase the latest range of next-gen cat large hydraulic excavators.

Timken India to start making CRBs, SRBs locally at Bharuch

Timken India plans to set up a new facility at Bharuch in Gujarat to manufacture spherical roller bearings (SRBs) cylindrical roller bearings (CRBs) and other components.

Timken India to start making CRBs, SRBs locally at Bharuch

Timken India plans to set up a new facility at Bharuch in Gujarat to manufacture spherical roller bearings (SRBs) cylindrical roller bearings (CRBs) and other components.

Zoomlion unveils world’s largest tonnage all-terrain crane

Chinese manufacturer Zoomlion has unveiled the largest tonnage all-terrain crane in the world, the ZAT24000H.

B&R servo drive now more resistant

The compact B&R servo drive is suitable for use in aggressive atmospheric environments and at temperatures as low as -25°C. The electronics of the ACOPOS P3 are protected from external influences by a special coating as standard, making the servo drive even more resistant.

Launch of new Cat® 424 backhoe loader

Gmmco and Caterpillar launched the all-new Cat®424 on July 23, 2021, in a grand online event. The event saw enthusiastic participation from numerous customers and industry insiders.

Launch of new Cat® 424 backhoe loader

Gmmco and Caterpillar launched the all-new Cat®424 on July 23, 2021, in a grand online event. The event saw enthusiastic participation from numerous customers and industry insiders.

Rio Tinto to launch world’s first autonomous water trucks at Gudai-Darri

Three water trucks, developed through a successful collaboration with the leading equipment manufacturer, Caterpillar, will join Gudai-Darri's fleet of Caterpillar heavy mobile equipment, including autonomous haul trucks and production drills.

Rio Tinto to launch world’s first autonomous water trucks at Gudai-Darri

Three water trucks, developed through a successful collaboration with the leading equipment manufacturer, Caterpillar, will join Gudai-Darri's fleet of Caterpillar heavy mobile equipment, including autonomous haul trucks and production drills.

Edwards makes light work of mega transport in South Florida

Edwards Moving & Rigging was awarded the contract to transport two turbines and generators weighing 698,865lbs – 947,988lbs (317 t - 430 t) in Fort Lauderdale to a power plant approximately 12 miles (19 km) away.

L&T secures EPC order to establish world’s largest solar PV plant

The Renewables arm of Larsen & Toubro’s Power Transmission & Distribution Business has secured a turnkey EPC contract, from the consortium of ACWA Power and the Water and Electricity Holding Company (a subsidiary of the Public Investments Fund of Saudi Arabia (PIF)), for Sudair Solar PV Project of 1.5GW capacity.

L&T secures EPC order to establish world’s largest solar PV plant

The project that is coming up in Riyadh Province has a 30.8 sq km land parcel available to install a total capacity of 1.5GW PV Solar modules with associated single axial tracker and inverters.

Caterpillar celebrates 50 years of manufacturing in India

Caterpillar, the world’s largest manufacturer of construction and mining equipment, enters the 50th year of manufacturing in India. The company has a long history of equipping its machines with leading-edge technology to increase the safety, productivity and efficiency of its operational sectors.

Caterpillar celebrates 50 years of manufacturing in India

Globally, Caterpillar has more than 95 years of product support expertise, a large installed base (approximately two million assets), and a robust worldwide dealer network serving 193 countries with approximately 160,000 employees.

Gmmco and Caterpillar launch new-gen motor Grader SEM 915

Gmmco Ltd and Caterpillar Inc launched the new generation motor Grader SEM 915 on January 20, 2021. The event was hosted online and had enthusiastic participation from customers.

Technology Rules at Alto Maipo Project

For Chile, the Rio Maipo is a stroke of luck to supply the nearby capital Santiago with energy: In the mighty ‘Alto Maipo’ power plant project, the planners are relying on European and - in particular - German technology.

Atlas Copco introduces cordless smart battery nutrunners

Atlas Copco Tools and Industrial Assembly Solutions launched a new range of cordless smart battery nutrunners.

Nebraska adds new Grove crane

Nebraska Crane has added Grove’s longest-reaching, highest-capacity rough-terrain (RT) crane: the GRT9165, to its fleet. The Kearney, Nebraska-based rental company has almost 95 per cent of its rough-terrain fleet with Grove cranes.

New WingMAX for XXL rotor blades

Faymonville has introduced the new WingMAX trailers for safe movement of XXL elements. Rotor blades are an elementary component of a wind turbine.

Nebraska Crane adds new Grove RT crane

Nebraska Crane strengthened its fleet of cranes with the addition of Grove’s longest-reaching, highest-capacity rough-terrain crane

New WingMAX for XXL rotor blades

Faymonville has introduced the new WingMAX trailers for safe movement of XXL elements

Flender to expand in Western Australia

Flender, a leading global supplier of mechanical drives and a subsidiary of Siemens, has announced expansion plans in Western Australia with a new facility in Tonkin Highway Industrial Estate in Bayswater.

Flender to expand in Western Australia

Flender, a leading global supplier of mechanical drives and a subsidiary of Siemens, has announced expansion plans in Western Australia with a new facility in Tonkin Highway Industrial Estate in Bayswater.

RAR Group puts new Grove GMK6400 on wind farm job

Australian crane specialist RAR Group has put a new Grove GMK6400 crane on one of the largest wind farms in New South Wales. The Capital Wind Farm job saw the crane used to maintain gearboxes on a number of the 67 turbines at the 140.7-MW facility.

We have a long-term expansion plan for India

Bonfiglioli Transmissions has recently expanded its manufacturing facility in Chennai to double the production in India.

RAR Group puts new Grove GMK6400 on wind farm job

Australian crane specialist RAR Group has put a new Grove GMK6400 crane on one of the largest wind farms in New South Wales. The Capital Wind Farm job saw the crane used to maintain gearboxes on a number of the 67 turbines at the 140.7-MW facility.

Goldhofer consolidates market position in Taiwan

Chi Deh Crane Engineering Co headquartered in Hsinchu City (Taiwan) and has service bases in the People?s Republic of China, has chosen the Goldhofer FTV 550 blade transport device, for rotor blade transport operations in Taiwan.

Show of Innovations

With 614,000 sq m of space, about 3,700 exhibitors from 63 countries and more than 620,000 visitors from over 200 countries, the largest bauma ever held was once again a bauma filled with records.

bauma Innovation Award 2019 recognises top performers

Five companies and one university received the bauma Innovation Award 2019 for the best technical innovation in their respective category.

Bonfiglioli opens new facility in Chennai

Bonfiglioli Transmissions, the Indian subsidiary of Bonfiglioli Riduttori S.p.A, opened its new manufacturing facility in Chennai.

Sarens buys two new Liebherr cranes

Sarens has added two new Liebherr cranes to its fleet: an LG 1750 SX and an LTM 1450-8.1. Both these cranes will be used in Saren?s Australian fleet where they will primarily be used on wind projects. According to Sarens, Australia is set to erect 2,500 wind turbines within the next 3-5 years.

Palfinger Marine secures orders of 151 cranes

Palfinger Marine was chosen as supplier of platform and nacelle cranes for the Trianelwind farm Borkum II. The wind farm, located in the North Sea approximately 40 kmnorth of the island Borkum, consists of 32 Senvion 6.2M152 turbines.

Danfoss India bags Frost & Sullivan Leadership Award

Danfoss Industries Pvt Ltd was awarded with the Frost and Sullivan - 2017 India Building and HVAC Segment - LV Drives Enabling Technology Leadership Award under the category of novel developments in the Industrial Automation and Process Control Sector at the Frost and Sullivan 2017 India Best Practices Awards Banquet held in Mumbai.

RATEC concrete technology at Chinese wind power project

As part of a current wind energy project of Jinke New Energy, RATEC technology was installed at two locations for the production of precast concrete elements used in the construction of 120-m high towers for 2 MW wind turbines.

Castrol offers carbon neutral lubricants for wind turbines

Castrol has become the first lubricant supplier in the world to offer carbon-neutral lubricants for the wind turbine industry, the company said in a press release. Castrol Optigear Synthetic CT 320 and Optigear Synthetic X 320 are both certified to meet the BSI PAS 2060 Specification for achieving and demonstrating complete carbon neutrality for their entire product lifecycle.

Liebherr mobile crane helping in world?s tallest wind turbines erection

The tallest wind turbines in the world are currently being erected near Schw?bisch Hall in the north-east of Baden-W?rttemberg. The Max B?gl Group is erecting four turbines with a total height of 240 m which will stand on enormous water basins. A Liebherr mobile crane has now erected the 40-m high active basins.

Manitowoc crawler cranes at new bucks arena in Milwaukee

A fleet of Manitowoc crawler cranes is engaged in a crucial lifting work at the ongoing construction of a new $524 million, multi-purpose arena in downtown Milwaukee. Dubbed the Wisconsin Entertainment and Sports Center, the arena will replace the aging Bradley Center and serve as the new home of the Milwaukee Bucks.

Fleet Footed

Baldev V Raisinghani, an Indian construction industry veteran, explores a few available cost-effective technological solutions which can help fleet managers manage their facilities effectively.

Visionary boom system

SX system, the visionary boom system from Liebherr, increases lifting capacity and lifting height of 750-tonne lattice boom cranes to the 1,000 tonne class for erecting wind turbines.

SET TO ROLL AGAIN

The growth prospects of OTR tyres are expected to be better with the various industry segments on growth path. The government's progressive measures have enabled various industry segments to grow in the recently concluded financial year and the trend is to continue at least in the next short to medium term.

Transport vessel for turbines

A roll-on-roll off-loading (ro-ro) ship will fulfill the needs for cost effective transportation of the large nacelles used in Siemens direct drive offshore wind turbines.

Wiemann Autokrane upgrades fleet

Wiemann Autokrane has upgraded its fleet with the addition of a Demag AC 250-5 all-terrain crane from Terex. The new crane will primarily be used as an assist crane for erecting wind turbines.

Transport super heavy loads with ease

The huge beam system is suitable for the transport of bulky and heavy load. The GirderMAX from Faymonville is a girder bridge to transport super heavy loads at legal axle loads on public roads.

Krishnapatnam Port handles windmill cargo

The Motor Vessel Combi Dock I? of Gamesa Renewable has arrived recently at Krishnapatnam Port with huge size wind mill project cargo. Krishnapatnam Port has a dedicated berth to handle Over Dimensional Cargo (ODC) and can bear the capacity of 12 MT per sq m, the highest for any berth in any port in India.

Port handles windmill cargo

The Motor Vessel Combi Dock I? of Gamesa Renewable has arrived recently at Krishnapatnam Port with huge size wind mill project cargo. Krishnapatnam Port has a dedicated berth to handle Over Dimensional Cargo (ODC) and can bear the capacity of 12 MT per sq m, the highest for any berth in any port in India.

Krishnapatnam Port handles windmill cargo

The Motor Vessel Combi Dock I? of Gamesa Renewable has arrived recently at Krishnapatnam Port with huge size wind mill project cargo. Krishnapatnam Port has a dedicated berth to handle Over Dimensional Cargo (ODC) and can bear the capacity of 12 MT per sq m, the highest for any berth in any port in India.

Aiming for New Heights

Sany has made its presence felt in Indian construction equipment market with its quality range of equipment. Be it excavators, cranes, or concrete equipment, Sany has created a niche market in India. In its 15 years of service to Indian market, Sany has become the market leader in crane business.

IMP to market kinetic energy turbines

IMP Powers Ltd (India) has entered into an exclusive marketing and sales agreement with Smart Hydro Power GmbH Ltd (Germany) (SHP)

IMP to market kinetic energy turbines

IMP Powers Ltd (India) has entered into an exclusive marketing and sales agreement with Smart Hydro Power GmbH Ltd (Germany) (SHP) to strengthen the solutions for renewable energy source in India. As per the agreement, IMP will exclusively market the 5-kw kinetic energy turbines initially in India.

Liebherr LR 11350 erects large near-shore wind farm

For around one year, the IJsselmeer (Lake IJssel) in the north of the Netherlands was the scene of an unusual job for a Liebherr LR 11350 crawler crane.

Caterpillar, SunSelect announce greenhouse collaboration

Caterpillar and SunSelect Produce, Inc. have announced a strategic collaboration that will take the waste products of Caterpillar?s combined heat and power cogeneration facility in Mossville, Illinois, and put them to productive use in SunSelect hydroponic greenhouses.

Long Distance Concrete Pumping

HCC is executing Sainj Hydroelectric Project which is a run of the river development on river Sainj - a tributary of River Beas in Kullu District of Himachal Pradesh

JetPower enables fast cleaning of finned heat exchangers

The Bielefeld company Kipp Umwelttechnik and its affiliate mycon GmbH have expanded the range of application of the protected JetMaster process.

ILC buys Grove cranes

Integrated Logistics Company (ILC), based in Kuwait purchased 10 Grove GMK4100L cranes to expand the company?s expansive fleet of over 500 cranes

Essel Group Inks Technology Transfer Pact with Three German Firms for Smart cities and Green Energy Projects in India

The Essel Group, one of India?s largest business conglomerates and a front runner in developing the Smart City Framework for India, has recently entered into technology transfer pacts with three leading German firms during its participation at the world?s largest trade fair Hannover Messe 2015 in Germany.

The Indian lubricants industry is expected to grow at 11.5 per cent

Synthetic lubricants in all applications are becoming more popular and widely used worldwide. While it is estimated that the current consumption of synthetic lubricants is about six per cent of the global lubricants consumption,

Achieving Cost Efficiency

Cost efficiency is not only achieved through cleaner engines, but also through optimising the man-machine interface with a variety of machine control technologies, 'correcting' the usage patterns, and packaging solutions that take care of clients' business needs around project costs.

Terex boom booster for Sarens

Sarens will take delivery of the distinctive large boom of the new Terex Cranes boom booster. As one of the largest heavy lifting, crane rental and specialised transport companies, Sarens has the world?s largest fleet of CC 8800-1 cranes. A primary application is erection, maintenance and dismantling of ultra large wind turbines.

Knaack-Krane Buys Liebherr LTM 1750-9.1 Crane

The new Liebherr LTM 1750-9.1 crane delivers excellent load capacities and is suitable for a wide range of uses. In addition to its performance, the 9-axle Liebherr crane has also impressed Knaack-Krane with its economy.

Braking solutions

GKN Land Systems India, (formerly Stromag India Pvt Ltd) represents a wide range of drive control solutions for industrial and off-highway applications.

Meeting Customer Requirements

GKN Land Systems India is committed and focussed for Indian subcontinent to meet growing customer requirements and expectations.GKN Land Systems India (formerly, Stromag India Pvt Ltd)represents a wide range of high technology products in mechanical power management solutions.

Mentor of product development

Vikas Agarwal is the Business Head of Building & Construction sector at Kirloskar Brothers (KBL), the flagship company of the Kirloskar Group.

Wasel uses Liebherr crane to erect wind turbine

GGERMANY-based crane rental company Breuer & Wasel has put its new Liebherr LTM 1750-9.1 mobile crane to work on a wind turbine site. The first job for the mobile crane was to erect four wind turbines at a site near Brunsbnttel, Germany.

Liebherr cranes on wind turbines Work

New LTM 1750-9.1 mobile cranes have been leaving the Liebherr plant in Ehingen for the last few weeks. One of the very first machines was collected by Bergheim-based Breuer & Wasel.

NTPC to rebid equipment for Odisha plant

Power firm NTPC has decided to call for fresh equipment supply bids for its 1,600 MW coal-fired power plant at Darlipalli in Odisha in the wake of one of the successful bidders in the earlier round, BGR Energy, pulling out of the project citing lack of progress.

Bauma Breaks Records

A record 530,000 visitors from over 200 countries converged on the Messe Mnnchen exhibition centre between April 15 and 21. This, the 30th edition of bauma, broke all previous records for exhibitor numbers and exhibition space.

We at Aska strive hard to create a new benchmark in the lighting industry

The platform bC India provides is apt to launch our solar light tower with turbine, the ST-9 (hybrid), a new technology introduced by us which is highly economical and utilises the natural resource available in abundance in India, says Ashish Garg, Director, Aska Safety Devices.

The new class leader

Terex Cranes launches the Superlift 3800, A650 T capacity crawler crane. Terex Cranes announces the launch of the Superlift 3800 lattice boom crawler crane. As the successor to the Terex? CC 2800-1, it has big shoes to fill. When the CC 2800-1 was launched, it established a new benchmark in the crane industry, and became the reference in its class.

Terex? AC 1000 proves its worth in two wind turbine erection projects

On behalf of wind turbine manufacturer ENERCON, crane service provider Neeb-Schuch recently erected a total of four wind turbines in a windpark close to Hannover and a wind turbine in Benhausen, Paderborn, using a Terex? AC 1000. The Terex AC 1000 is the world's most powerful all-terrain crane that can travel on public roads with its boom. Neeb-Schuch GmbH recently took advantage of this and used the crane to erect wind turbines for two different projects.

SNIPPETS

Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd (BHEL) has signed an agreement with Shell, the Netherlands-based global energy and petrochemicals giant, for supply of gas turbines and generators over the next five years.The Enterprise Framework Agreement (EFA) would act as a techno-commercial Memorandum of Understanding (MoU).

Anupam Cranes in Kenya

Anupam bags order from Hyundai Engineering, Korea worth Rs 40 million. Anupam has bagged an order from Hyundai Engineering Co (HEC), Korea to supply four cranes and hoists worth Rs 40

Bergen Engines wins contracts

Bergen Engines AS, trading as Rolls-Royce Reciprocating Power Systems, has secured orders with a combined value over $70 million to supply 26 Bergen engines,

Moventas, Areva ink deal

Moventas and Areva Wind have signed an agreement worth EUR 80 million concerning 5 MW gear unit deliveries for the coming years.

Caterpillar Expands India Presence

Caterpillar expands its India presence with a new backhoe loader manufacturing plant. Caterpillar India launched the company?s new backhoe loader manufacturing facility in Thiruvallur near Chennai.

Caterpillar expands India presence with new manufacturing plant for Backhoe loaders

Caterpillar India launched the company?s new backhoe loader manufacturing facility in Thiruvallur near Chennai. The new facility not only strengthens the company?s growing presence in India but also augments the distribution channel

Shinde assures protection to power equipment industry

The Union Minister of Power Sushilkumar Shinde assured the Indian power equipment industry of adequate protection. He was talking at the inaugural fun?ction of ELECRAMA 2012 in Mumbai organised by Indian Electricals and electronics manufacturing Association (IEEMA).

Manitowoc Wind Attachment at Work

The first Manitowoc 16000 with wind attachment in India, is currently working on the huge Jasdan 100 MW project in Jasdan near Rajkot, Gujarat. As well as being the first crane of its kind in India, the Manitowoc 16000 is

Manitowoc Crane Care is a huge differentiator

We focus on cost of ownership for our customers and onsite productivity. That means high quality manufacturing, backed up with the best customer support to ensure our cranes can keep working at their optimum productivity for as long as possible,? says Prem Naithani, National Sales Manager, Mobile and Crawler Cranes, Manitowoc Cranes India.

Enercon relies on Terex CC 9800

With the help of a Terex? CC 9800, Aurich-based Enercon GmbH recently erected three E-126 wind turbines in Naumburg-St??en (Saxony-Anhalt).

Siemens inaugurates second phase

Progressing further with its expansion plans, Siemens recently inaugurated the second phase of its steam turbine and compressor manufacturing facility at Vadodara. The factory was inaugurated Narendra Modi, Chief Minister of Gujarat.

Major order for Palfinger Wind

REpower Systems SE, leading producer of wind turbines, is continuing to rely on the expertise of Palfinger Wind: A major order for 48 cranes confirms the successful co-operation that has existed since 2003.

Manitowoc wind attachment

AManitowoc 16000 fitted with the new wind attachment, is erecting 204 turbine towers on a wind farm at La Ventosa, in the Juchit?n District of Mexico's southern state of Oaxaca.

GE India to pump in Rs 700 cr in Pune facility

GE India, the subsidiary of US-based General Electric, said that it will invest around Rs 700 crore to set up a multi-product manufacturing facility at Chakan near Pune.

Shell displays products at Power-Gen

Shell showcased its top tier products like Argina for medium speed diesel engines, Mysella for gas engines, Turbo for turbines, Diala for transmission and distribution, Tellus top tier hydraulic oils, and Omala premium gear oils.

Liebherr Erects Windmills

Two Liebherr LR1600/2 crawler cranes are being used by wind power specialist Vestas to erect four windmills at a site in the Kutch district of Gujarat.

Gamesa strengthens its presence

Gamesa, the Spanish company specialising in sustainable energy technologies, mainly wind power, announced the investment in a new blade unit, and also the launch of its R&D centre at Sholinganallur in Chennai.

Liebherr's 600T crane

At the 2011 bC India exhibition in Mumbai, Liebherr presented the LR 1600.

Manitowoc Crawler at Work

One of India?s largest energy contractors, Bharat Heavy Electricals, is using a Manitowoc 18000 to help with a major power plant expansion.

We understand the needs of OEM customers

New emission norms are certain to bring in changes in filtration requirements as tolerance levels are becoming finer, hence better contamination control is required for protection of engine components especially in air and fuel filtration,? says Manjit Prabhakar, Managing Director, Filtration Effects.

Clear Days Ahead

The Rs 500-crore industrial filter market is buoyant as the growth is definitely on an upward curve.

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