Power Under Pressure

Hydraulic hoses are the lifelines of construction equipment, powering machines to move earth, lift loads, and shape our urban landscapes.

Connecting Machinery with Efficiency

Essential for ensuring the safe and efficient operation of construction machinery like excavators, loaders, bulldozers, cranes, etc., hydraulic hoses play a crucial role in various equipment.

Improving machine productivity

The demand for the hydraulic hose is estimated to grow at a substantial rate from the construction industry owing to the requirement of high operating pressure and maximum abrasion resistance to the equipment.

Counting on diggers

Increasing demand for construction and infrastructure activities is anticipated to augment earthmoving equipment market growth in India over the next few years.

Digging deeper

The government’s various initiatives on revival of the infrastructure sector and favourable policies have driven the growth of Indian hydraulic excavator market.

Two new local zero emission excavators from Liebherr

The R 976-E electric crawler excavator, along with the R 980 SME-E, replaces the ER 974 B for mine and quarry extraction.

DSC Dredge joins forces with Dragflow

In order to expand product lines, DSC Dredge, a global leader in the dredge manufacturing industry, has joined hands with Dragflow Srl, a world player in solid pumping solution.

Saving Drainage Canals

Carpinteria is a small town in California, approximately 80 miles north of Los Angeles. The town sits right on the Pacific Ocean with mountains just behind it. Unfortunately, this past year has been very difficult for this region.

ALBA Asia starts coal terminal at VOC port

ALBA Asia Pvt Ltd has opened a new coal terminal at VO Chidambaranar Port Trust (VOCPT) in Tamil Nadu?s Thoothukudi district. The 10-million-tonne (mt) terminal will help VOC port raise its coal handling capacity to 24 mt by 2019.

Winning the Heart With Productive Output

Visakhapatnam Port is one of the 13 major ports in India and is the only major port in Andhra Pradesh. It was built in 1930 and has three harbours - the outer harbour, the inner harbour and the fishing harbour.

DSC Dredge bags Bangladesh order for portable cutter suction dredges

DSC Dredge recently shipped one of three new 18-inch Shark Class portable cutter suction dredges to contractors in Bangladesh.

Our plan is to have a production facility to build dredges for the local market

I have been involved in the Dredging business since 1982 and my mission is to make our clients successful so that they can grow their business and come back to us to buy more dredges. Charles Sinunu, Director - International Dredge Sales, DSC Dredge, USA, elaborates more on the company and its business.

Safety in Hydraulic Crawler Excavators

Hydraulic crawler-mounted excavators are one of the fastest selling construction equipment at present in India. It must be understood that excavators are one type of heavy equipment used in excavation or dredging or other activities.

Smooth, Safe and Efficient

Condition-based maintenance has been carried out since the early1950s across industry segments of mining, dredging, cement, power and paper manufacturing. In fact, wherever there are expensive machines working in severe duty cycles, condition-based maintenance is quite a normal feature in modern maintenance practice.

My vision is to have a manufacturing arrangement in place to build our dredges for the local market

This is an ongoing process. We first entered the Indian market about 10 years ago with some of our smaller dredges. In fact, I was in contact with one of our customers working at Visakhapatnam who sent a recommendation that they are satisfied with their DSC dredge which had completed 50,000 hours nonstop.

DSC Dredge delivers customised dredge to Santacruz Harbour

Louisiana-based DSC Dredge, LLC, announced the delivery of a new custom dredge to the Santa Cruz Small Craft Harbor in Santa Cruz, California. The Twin Lakes is a custom-built, 16? x 16? dredge with a hull-mounted pump. Winter shoaling has been an issue for the harbour since it was dedicated in 1964. The Twin Lakes will keep the harbour clear for harbour members and visitors.

Waterking Amphibious Excavators

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

DSC Dredge delivers Wolverine Class dredge to Mexico

Desarrolladora La Ribera, S. de R.L. de C.V., La Ribera, Baja, Mexico, developers of the area?s new Costa Palma private beachfront resort community and marina, recently took delivery and received training in the operation of a 10-inch Wolverine Class Dredge, designed and manufactured by DSC Dredge at its Greenbush, Michigan, USA, facility.

Making CE Amphibious

It is a never-ending quest in this era, where customer is always looking for an enhanced safety, efficiency, and a more comprehensive product all the time.

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 a Hydraulic Crawler Excavator

Excavators are heavy equipment and operators for such machines should possess adequate skills. Hydraulic crawler-mounted excavators are one of the fastest selling construction equipment at present in India.

A true professional

Mohanlal Pillai, Managing Director of Virgo Marine Shipyards Pvt, has a rich working experience of over 35 years

Ports have to invest in modern equipment to stay competitive

Liebherr mobile harbour cranes set the benchmark in terms of annual deliveries, supplying as many cranes per year as no other manufacturer has ever delivered before. 2014 was a year of celebration for many reasons.

A Key Player on NY Bridge Project

The $3.9 billion New NY Bridge is one of the largest infrastructure projects in North America and nearly half of the cranes on the job are Manitowoc made. The venture is constructing a three-mile twin bridge to replace the 60-year-old Tappan Zee Bridge that spans New York?s Hudson River.

Sennebogen to introduce new crawler crane

Sennebogen will introduce the new and largest duty cycle crawler crane that is about to tangibly change the market for many dynamic applications. With the classification as a 300 tonne device, Sennebogen will present the first details later this year.

Manganese Steel Castings

Meena Cast is a manufacturer of manganese steel castings by lost wax process in high manganese steel, and alloy steel. The company turns out products like mill-ball

Sennebogen to introduce new crawler crane range

Sennebogen will introduce the new and largest duty cycle crawler crane that is about to tangibly change the market for many dynamic applications.

M-Sand as Alternative for Natural Sand

With the latest innovations in crushing technology, modern crushers can produce well-graded and high quality sand, writes Ramanan Anantharaman.

Movers & shakers

Manganese steel castings

Meena Cast manufactures manganese steel casting by the lost wax process in high manganese steel and alloy steel.

Hitachi to focus on dredging

Hitachi is to focus on dredging equipment citing the expansion of the Panama Canal and the need to accommodate bigger and larger ships driving the need to expand ports in many parts of the world. This has lead to demand for an increased number of excavators on pontoons in Europe and China. However, some of the large excavators used in marine environments share similarities with standard mining models, including having been designed to work non-stop in challenging environments and having similar

We plan to develop new products like jaw crushers, cone crushers and mobile plants.

We do not sell standard plants as we consider each crushing or screening task as different from the other. We aim to offer custom-built plants which will make us a cut above the others. Also, we are tapping export markets in certain areas, which keeps us busy in the present market conditions, says VP Mundra, Director, Core Crushing Equipments.

We have standardised the LiDAT system in our crawler cranes

Based on state-of-the-art technology, LiDAT provides information on the location and operation of your machines, enabling their efficient management, optimal operation scheduling and remote supervision

MOBA's new automation systems

MOBA is launching two of its latest automation systems: the cost-effective MDM-100 system for drilling machines and the upgraded MOBA compaction assistant system MCA-2000 with an advanced touch-screen colour graphic display.

Innovative turnkey rental packages

Bardai provides turnkey rental packages that help develop, engineer, provide solutions and offers almost immediate parts availability to minimise downtime and maintain maximum productivity.

Ruukki showcases special steels

Ruukki, a European manufacturer and supplier of steel, showcases its Raex wear-resistant and Optim high-strength steels for construction and mining industry at the bC India 2013. Ruukki provides special steel products and services to Indian and international customers operating in India. ?We have had our own office in Mumbai since 2012 and continue to work with our long-term partner Steelforce,

Crane for Grab Dredging

The superior performance of Liebherr?s biggest HS machine helps Shanti Sagar 14 to complete six trips with full load of dredged material (approximately 3,600 cu m) to the dumping area.Adani Hazira Port (AHPPL) is strategically located on the west side of the Hazira peninsula

BEML eyeing 23% growth

BEML is eyeing a growth of 23 per cent in its turnover, at Rs 5,000 crore during the present financial year (2012-13). The company achieved a turnover of Rs 4,077 crore during year-ended 31 March 2012.

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.

We should have a policy to encourage investment in this industry segment

There is a lot of focus and investment by the equipment manufacturers to build energy -efficient crushing units as the fuel cost and power consumption is a significant portion of the overall material cost in our industry

Controls Good for Sand Manufacturing Sector

The news that river sand mining is to be banned across all states in India by 2014, with quite a few states already implementing the ban, will definitely prove to be a boost to the sand manufacturing industry.

We make safe, reliable, cost-effective, higher productivity equipment

There is going to be huge surge in demand for material handling equipment at Indian ports ? for both bulk and container handling. Also, containerisation as a medium of trade will grow steadily to the levels of developed countries.

A Dream at the River Mouth

The city of Joensuu in the eastern part of Finland is transforming an old contaminated sawmill area near the city centre into an up-to-date housing district. Before the building can start, the whole area must be thoroughly restored after more than a century of heavy industrial use.

We provide turnkey rental package for our clients

Our wide range of super long reach excavators, of which there are no equal in terms of reach and digging depth, are highly valued and in great demand, says Murad Jetha, Director, Bardai Group. In an exclusive chat with EQUIPMENT INDIA, Jetha speaks about the rental industry.

We plan to achieve a turnover of Rs 10,000 crore by 2016-17

We have plans in place for over Rs 1,000-crore capex in the next five years that include our expan?sion projects, modernisation, new ventures and acquisitions," states V RS Natrajan, Chairman & Managing Director, BEML.

The Amphibious Excavator

The AmphiMaster is specifically designed to maneuver in marshy and swampy areas, soft terrains, and is also able to float on water.