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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

Fuelling Innovation

Lubricants are essential to keeping engines and industrial machinery in optimal condition.

Goldhofer wins Trainar as new sales and service partner

Goldhofer widens its sales and service network in Southern Europe

JCB unveils hydrogen engine

JCB publicly unveiled its new port fuel injected, 4.8L inline-four hydrogen combustion engine (448 ABH2)—the company’s zero-carbon emissions solution for construction and agricultural equipment—at the Conexpo 2023 show in Las Vegas as part of the International Fluid Power Exposition (IFPE).

Entering an era of transformation

Off-the-road tyre manufacturers and suppliers are facing brand-new difficulties as a result of technological advancements and evolving end-user needs that are pushing the market into uncharted terrain.

Soon there will be a trend of electrification in CE

Shyam Gyanani, Co-Founder and Executive Director, Trident International, speaks on the company’s offerings for the mining segment, and the USPs of these products.

Sooner there will be a trend of electrification in construction equipment

Shyam Gyanani, Co-Founder and Executive Director, Trident International, speaks on the company’s offerings for the mining segment, and the USPs of these products

On The Roll

The OTR tyre market is forecasted to reach 15 million units by 2023, growing at a CAGR of 9.05 per cent in volume terms.

Battery industry revenues to surpass $168 billion by 2030

The battery industry revenues may surpass $168 billion by 2030 but severe global shortages are highly expected from 2025.

Indian Steel Association welcomes approval of PLI scheme

The Production Linked Incentive (PLI) Scheme is a scheme aimed at encouraging domestic manufacturing, substituting imports and finally boosting exports.

Indian Steel Association welcomes approval of PLI scheme

The Indian Steel Association welcomes the cabinet approval of PLI Scheme

Mini Machines, Maximum Demand

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

Trending mining equipment and features

The upcoming mining reforms are expected to drive the demand for advanced mining equipment technologies and solutions.

The industry has crossed the worst phase

The market is now looking at a new dawn with a number of new projects. Shantanu Sinha, Executive Director, Trenchless Toolbox, elaborates on the current market scenario and the company’s plans ahead.

New Cutting Fluid for Bearings Protection

The EcoLine® cutting fluid offers multi-metal protection to bearings in shipping and storage and is an excellent environmentally sound alternative to petroleum derived products.

Green Technology for Indian Roads

The Ghaziabad-based JRD Infratech is using an Ammann ACC 90 CounterMix asphalt-mixing plant in their project to meet the guidelines of the National Green Tribunal and Central Pollution Control Board

Maximising Indian Coal Mine Output

The Bhubaneswari Coal Mines uses Wirtgen 220 SM 3.8 surface miner, which specialises in soft rock mining, in a coal mine in Odisha.

Talbert Manufacturing introduces new trailer

Talbert Manufacturing has introduced the 35FG-BVTL, a fixed-neck, drop-deck trailer for small- to mid-size equipment machinery movers operating in oil fields, agriculture and construction and demolition.

Talbert Manufacturing introduces new trailer for machinery transportation

Talbert Manufacturing, a North American leader in specialised heavy-haul solutions, has introduced the 35FG-BVTL ? a fixed-neck, drop deck trailer for small- to mid-size equipment machinery movers operating in oil fields, agriculture and construction and demolition.

ELGi celebrates the opening of its new headquarters in Europe

Elgi Equipments, one of the world?s leading air-compressor manufacturers, with two million installations across 100 countries, announced the opening of its new European headquarters in Belgium.

Wirtgen 220 SM 3.8 Surface Miner: Maximum Performance in Soft Rock

Wirtgen's 220 SM 3.8 surface miner selectively mines raw materials up to a cutting depth of 350 mm and a uni-axial compressive strength of 35 MPa.

A growing market

Telehandlers are extensively used as a utility lifting machine, usually equipped with a telescopic boom that can lift loads, mounted on a four-wheel drive chassis.

Wirtgen Group's Smart Synergies at bauma

The Wirtgen Group is showcasing its innovative road construction machinery among the company's around 120 exhibits and 13,000 sq m of exhibition space at bauma 2019.

A square ball revolutionises universal joints in CE

Although universal joints are found throughout construction equipment (CE), the design has not been fundamentally changed in nearly 100 years - until now.

Handling made easy

The Thai transportation specialist Silamas, headquartered in Samuthprakan, owns more than 550 Goldhofer axle lines in its fleet and is one of the biggest and the most important customers of the Memmingen-based world market leader for heavy and special transport solutions in Asia.

Building homes with ease

Elevo Group South Africa, a leading Portuguese group in all engineering and construction sectors on a large and small scale, selected Carmix machines based on their reliability, efficiency and ease of use for an important project lasting approximately two years: the construction of 500 houses in Massingir, a small village in Mozambique, near the Kruger natural park.

More Konecranes electric RTGs to reach Slovenian terminal

The Port of Koper operator in Slovenia, Luka Koper d.d., has ordered five electric Konecranes RTG cranes. The cranes will be equipped with cable reels featuring an auto plug-in system. They will be delivered in the summer of 2019. The contract was signed in June and the order was booked in Q2 2018.

S-CCI launches coolant for diesel engine

S-CCI India introduced ?Truckline ELC 1-19 ?Super Concentrate Coolants? in the market. This new grade of truck liners and off-roaders super concentrate coolants has been specially engineered for all heavy diesel engines and is guaranteed for one million kilometres of use.

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.

Equipment insurance sector will continue to grow

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

Improving Mining Efficiency

Mining companies often talk about using technology to improve efficiency and survive in this industry, where margins are razor thin.

A Variable Transmission System Has Multiple Benefits

The transmission system plays an important role in an equipment as the gearbox determines the performance and robustness of an equipment. The key components in a drive line of the construction equipment (CE) transmission system are front and rear axles with planetary gears, differential brakes, transmission shaft, clutch, and torque converters.

IMT in Partnership With Gmmco

IMT, the global leader for piling rigs from Italy, has appointed GMMCO Ltd as their exclusive distributor recently for pan-India territory.

Revival on Cards?

India is witnessing an improved growth trend in coal mining, as Coal India Ltd (CIL) is aiming an output of one billion tonne by 2020. CIL has earmarked a capital investment of Rs 57,000 crore, as part of the road map for one billion tonne target, with a planned capex of Rs 8,500 crore in 2017-18.

Air audit helps textile companies save 43 per cent energy cost

Elgi Equipments Limited announced the outcome of its successful partnership with Indian Texpreneurs Federation (ITF), one of the largest textile groups in South India. ELGi?s air audit program helped ITF member companies to reduce average compressed air energy costs up to 43 per cent.

Cometto launches new modular axle range

Cometto has introduced the MGSL modular axle lines into its product range. For heavy transport jobs with the highest payloads from 50t up to 5,000t, Cometto the MGSL makes the most challenging transport possible, according to the company.

SDLG launches VHP graders in Middle East and Africa

Shandong Lingong Construction Machinery Co Ltd (SDLG) has launched variable horsepower (VHP) versions of two of its biggest selling motor graders for the Middle Eastern and African markets.

Equipment Selection | INFORMED DECISIONS

Modern construction and mining activities in India need to be expedited with utmost focus on the highest possible productivity, operational excellence, emission compliance, safety and best-of-class economy. Over the past decade, the market for such equipment has substantially matured resulting in the equipment selectors mooting innovative and prudent ideas while selecting the most suitable equipment fleets commensurate to their company objectives and philosophies.

Ership installs Terex Gottwald mobile harbour cranes

Terex Port Solutions (TPS) has recently sustainably expanded its presence in Spain with diesel-electric Terex Gottwald mobile harbour cranes. Since December 2015, the leading maritime industry group Ership S.A. (Ership) has put three Terex Gottwald Model 6 mobile harbour cranes in the G HMK 6407 B four-rope-grab variant for professional bulk handling into operation.

Mahindra Trucks for Mining Applications

Under Blazo series, Mahindra has launched heavy commercial vehicle range including tippers which are equipped with Fuel Smart technology. This is a unique technology which offers its customers unique flexibility to shift the power requirements of tipper depending upon load and terrain.

Creating Value for Mining Machinery Companies through Services

Service strategy of any mining machinery service companies should be designed to maximise service-based value creation to OEM or end customers. Ranjit Ravindran elaborates...There is no one-size-fits-all service strategy to suit every machinery company, but there are three broad models that cover how most can make money from services

Asphalt Removal in Record-Breaking Time

Three Wirtgen cold milling machines (two W 210 and one W 200i) and two Wirtgen soil stabilisers (WR 2000) demonstrate their productivity and reliability at Alghero-Fertilia Airport in Sardinia.

Wheel Loaders and Motor Graders

Schwing Stetter offers its new range of wheel loaders and motor graders. Wheel loaders are offered in two models while motor grader come as model GR 150.

We need policy for smooth movement of cranes across state borders

In India it is becoming a trend to opt for newer cranes because the selection parameters are stringent and green initiative consciousness with multi nationals

Eyes don't lie.

We concentrate mainly on iris technology, which is the highest form of biometrics. There are many types of biometric identifications like voice, fingerprint, face, palm and iris.

Exceeding Expectations

According to a report released by ICEMA, the current market size of the construction equipment including backhoe loader, concrete mixers excavator is around $2.8 billion. Further, the Indian construction equipment industry

CE Hydraulic Cylinders - Bright Future Ahead

On ground demand of construction equipment (CE) spurs the requirement of hydraulic cylinders for various essential applications by the OEMs. EQUIPMENT INDIA zeroes in on this segment to develop granular market insights.

Procurement Trend

The Indian construction equipment market is expected to grow at 12 per cent CAGR to $ 4 billion by 2017 P V Ramdev,. Along with this, the material handling and access equipment markets are also expecting some exponential growth.

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.

Rapidclimb Formwork at Super-luxury Residential Complex

The Rapidclimb climb system enables the site team to crane handle both the platform and formwork in one single operation, and with the self-contained working levels, the rebar is set up safely from inside.

Hans Bangert is new MD of Bosch Rexroth India

Bosch Rexroth has appointed Hans Bangert as the new Managing Director of the company?s India operations, based in Ahmedabad.

Intelligent Compaction

Performance and productivity remain key issues for compactor manufacturers, with firms keen to enhance output from their latest units. EQUIPMENT INDIA takes a peek into the features major OEMs have built in, in terms of improving machine

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.

We need policy for smooth movement of cranes across state borders

In India it is becoming a trend to opt for newer cranes because the selection parameters are stringent and green initiative consciousness with multi nationals and even some government organisations

Man-Machine Integration

User friendly Man-Machine Integration Systems in modern construction equipment are vital to achieve enhanced productivity, desired safety and substantially improving the overall equipment performance.

Our core values are interaction, innovation and commitment

In 2015, we have seen an inflow of volume business for rotary blast hole drills from state-owned enterprises involved with coal mining and we expect the trend to continue in April-June 2015 period as well.

Mining Growth

India is on track to overtake the US as the second-largest coal consumer after China this decade. India wants to more than double coal output to 1.5 billion tonne by 2020. The central government has already taken specific actions including e-auctions of coal blocks; 28 blocks are already allocated and more blocks to be e-auctioned soon.

Automotive coatings

Apte And Apte Organic Coatings specialises in the manufacture of industrial paints and coatings.

Automotive coatings

Apte And Apte Organic Coatings specialises in the manufacture of industrial paints and coatings. The company makes thinners, top coat, different finishes like soft feel coatings, industrial paints, base coats, primers for untreated polypropylene (pigmented and clear), paint thinners, ink thinners, coating for Jari,

Service shall always be our forte

With an engineering excellence for 34 years right from basic engine dealership to earthmoving and mining equipment now, CS Group of companies has dealerships of various construction and earthmoving equipment.

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.

Combo X70 Anavant-Garde Mobile Washing System

The Combo X70 is an absolute ?saver? as it recycles 90 per cent of the water required to run a plant back into its washing cycle. Therefore, Combo uses a fresh supply of meagre ~10 cu m water per hour as opposed to traditional systems consuming 10-15 times more water.

Operator Cabin Design

Advandes designs and builds state-of-the-art cabins for the material handling and equipment industry adhering to safety standards at affordable costs. Advandes Design engineering services based in Pune is offering services in new product development.

Scania will bring its global expertise to India

The Scania engine strategy still has a basis in the modular system in which common interfaces and similar parts make the lifecycle cost very competitive for our customers, says Anders Grundstromer, Managing Director, Scania India, and Senior Vice President, Scania Group. Excerpts from the interview...

OEMs should introduce more fuel-efficient engines

It is a challenge to get and sustain drivers, and more difficult to get highly skilled drivers. Having skilled drivers are advantageous as it helps save fuel and reduce accidents.

Indian CE industry to grow 12%

Driven by growth in investment in the infrastructure sector, domestic construction equipment industry is likely to grow at 12 per cent increasing India?s global share to 10 per cent by 2017.

The welding market is expected to reach Rs.16,750 cr by 2019-20

In the welding sector, the number of available skilled and trained workers is much less than the need. We are trying to concentrate on training and skill development so that we have more skilled and trained workers readily available, which will increase the productivity, says R Srinivasan, Vice President, The Indian Institute of Welding. Excerpts from the interview...

Intelligent Compaction

Intelligent compaction (IC) is a state-of-the-art technology, which is a combination of the absolute measurement technology with regulation system that uses measured information to adapt the equipment continuously to required conditions.

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.

Turning Low-grade Iron Ore into Profit in India

A Barmac vertical shaft impactor crusher for iron ore? The innovativeness of JSW Steel not only makes this possible, but also demonstrates the benefits an unconventional circuit can bring. JSW Steel is the largest integrated private steel manufacturer in India in terms of installed capacity and one of the lowest cost steel producers in the world. In 1997, when JSW started its iron ore beneficiation plant, the plant?s production was only 1.5 mt. Since then, the growth has been exponential and the

At Kobelco, we have set high standards for service.

Takeshi Miyashita, Director - Sales & Marketing, Kobelco: At Kobelco Cranes, safety is a major focus not only in the design stage but also throughout the lifecycle of cranes. Takeshi Miyashita, Director - Sales & Marketing, Kobelco, says that his company does not have a dealer-based business model and their engineers diectly service the customers.

Concrete moves

Despite the Rs 2,500-crore concrete equipment industry registered nearly 40 per cent fall in the market and is under severe pressure, there is tremendous growth opportunities in the long term.

Escorts to focus on high-end products

Aiming at improving its earnings profile, Escorts is now redefining market share by focusing on higher-priced products. The company is also planning to prune cost, align company's parameters with that of the industry, and carve out a pan-India presence for itself. Escorts has exited low-margin business of tractors up to 30 hp and concentrated on the higher margin segment between 30 hp and 60 hp, and plans to top the 50 hp-plus segment.

Self-loading Concrete Mixer

The new launch will augment its leadership position in concreting equipment.The newly launched self- loading concrete mixer has been totally developed by in-house R&D team and is available in 2 and 4 cu m/h capacities. The product is ideal for projects which require constant shifting of machines like canal lining, road dividers, as well as windmill and irrigation projects. The machine can self load the aggregate, batch mix, transport and discharge the concrete at specific locations.

Reducing On-site Rework

Prosteel helps PDC Consultants cut the production of second review drawings by 50 per cent. The company completes deliverables four months earlier than expected for iron ore surface mining operation expansion.

Innovations in Polymer Chemistry and Process Engineering

Dr. Michael Covitch and William Dimitrakis discuss some of the latest innovations that bring new viscosity modifier chemistry to the customer.The traditional role of a polymer additive in a lubricant has been as a thickener or viscosity modifier (VM), and/or as a pour-point depressant. Viscosity modifiers are also called viscosity index (VI) improvers but today, the value a polymer additive brings to a lubricant has expanded significantly to meet dynamic equipment challenges.

The group will invest over EUR one billion to further strengthen and expand ZF's position.

ZF is a leading worldwide autom?otive supplier for driveline and chassis technology, with 121 companies in 27 countries. In 2012, the group achieved a sales figure of EUR 17.4 billion with about 75,000 employees. ZF was founded in 1915 for the development and production of transmissions for airships and vehicles.

Committed to excellence

The LeeBoy 699 backhoe is powered by the 99 hp Cummins engine which has proved its performance under very extreme duty cycles and tough environment conditions. LeeBoy India Construction Equipment Private Limited (LeeBoy India) recently unveiled the LeeBoy 699 Backhoe Loader for the road construction and excavation segments of the industry.

Intelligent compaction

Road construction experts as well as OEMs, vouch for the efficacy of intelligent compaction technology lauding the way it has led to improved roads. It is one of the most significant technological developments for the road construction sector

Copper output rises 1.1% in FY13

Union mines Minister Dinsha Patel said in Rajya Sabha that the output of copper rose 1.1 per cent to 6.92 lakh tonne in 2012-13 from 6.84 lakh tonne copper a year ago. In 2010-11, India produced 6.64 lakh tonne of copperThe country imports copper ore concentrate to meet the domestic demand and its refining capacity is more than dom

Innovation is at the heart of Infors strategy.

Our approach reiterates our vision of providing customers with industry-specific software applications that require minimal modifications and meet all their needs.

High Tech in a Medieval Town

Liebherr's city crane winds its way through the narrow streets of Carcassonne, France.Heavy load contractor and crane operator Hugon, based in the south of France, has purchased a Liebherr LTC 1045-3.1 compact crane to be used specially for crane jobs in towns like Narbonne

We focus on professional and timely service to tower cranes

We offer 10 T to 50 T level jib and luffing jib tower cranes from SYM China, 5 T to 20 T level jib, and luffing jib tower cranes from Top Sky, China, and GJJ, the biggest brand of China passenger hoist and construction platforms.

Metso to Deliver Feeders

Metso will deliver a significant order consisting of 38 feeders for the major Mexican copper mine Buenavista del Cobre, owned by Grupo Mexico.

Aditya Birla stops operation at Aussie mine

Citing unsustainable operational cost, Aditya Birla Minerals stopped operation at its 20,000-tonne-a-year copper concentrate producing mine at Mt Gordon in Queensland, Australia. The profitability of the company?s operations has been adversely hit by the unacceptably high unit operating cost per pound of copper produced at the mine

Aditya Birla stops operation at Aussie mine

Citing unsustainable operational cost, Aditya Birla Minerals stopped operation at its 20,000-tonne-a-year copper concentrate producing mine at Mt Gordon in Queensland, Australia. The profitability of the company?s operations has been adversely hit by the unacceptably high unit operating cost per pound of copper produced at the mine

Our prime focus is on continuous improvement in our support to customers

Globally, we have moved from Tier 3 engines to Tier-4 engines and now the aim is to produce more fuel-efficient machines. We are also working upon a dual power system which will have the facility to run on electrical power once it is set up at the site,

We provide innovative solutions for architectural challenges

If a project needs to be completed in time, efficient access equipment/machine needs to be deployed, as early completion of project will bring down the overall cost. There is an urgent need of legislation or some kind of Bureau of Indian Standard (BIS) certification, says Siraj Dalvi, Managing Director, Simple Engineering Solutions. Excerpts from the interview.

New Dash 3 Pavers

The leader of the world paver market is presenting the new Dash 3 generation of pavers for the first time at this year's Intermat exhibition in Paris, France. A new generation of engines known as I-engines ensures higher efficiency and lower pollutant emissions, as well as lower noise levels. But Dash 3 encompasses more than just conversion of the engines to meet statutory requirements

We are introducing a high-performance, no-maintenance breaker

We are going to concentrate on demolition and ground improvement attachments.These are the areas which are expected to witness good and strong growth.The growth in 2012 has been flat.We are happy to have maintained our last year?s performance levels in adverse and trying conditions.

Suretech joins hands with TABE

Suretech has launched the Talleres Betono range of rock breakers that 'refuses to break down'. We have always believed in bringing the best to India and following the same strategy, we tied up with TABE. TABE is a leading excavator attachments manufacturer in Europe and their products gel very well with Kobelco excavators that we promote.

A Total Solution Provider

Shethia Cranes Co is a total solution provider engaged in plant erection jobs and is considered to be one of the leading crane rental service provider.

Dash 3 Pavers from V?GELE

The leader of the world paver market is presenting the new Dash 3 generation of pavers for the first time at this year?s Intermat exhibition in Paris, France.

Watermaster Dredger for SA Lake-cleaning Project

Ekurhuleni Municipality in South Africa has been actively engaging in projects to restore its water resources. Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Municipality in South Africa is known as the city of lakes.

Tipping point

The trucking industry has changed quite dramatically in the last ten years and all indicators are that in the next ten years, it is going to be more intense.

Knowledge transfer is the focus area at Aquarius

We provide concrete pumps with a completely isolated hydraulic and concrete sys?tem design. It has a leak-proof system with effective reverse pumping of concrete.

We are what we are because of our customers

?Our mandate is very clear. We have a dominant market position in the Indian com?mercial vehicle industry, more so in medium and heavy trucks where we have a 68 per cent market share. Our objective is crystal clear; it?s not just to retain the market leadership position,

Demag mobile harbour crane

Demag Cranes has supplied a mobile harbour crane to the port operator Flinders Ports, South Australia. This crane will be used in the Port of Adelaide for iron ore and concentrates handling with the newly developed Rotainer? spreader system.

Raising the Benchmark of Quality

With over 220,000 sq m of display area and participation of over 630 exhibitors, including 200 foreign companies, Excon 2011 exceeded expectations as the largest exhibition on construction equipment in South Asia.

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