Eco-Diggers!

Backhoe loaders are at the forefront of the sustainable construction movement, revolutionising the industry with groundbreaking energy-efficient technologies.

OEMs are evaluating multiple options of adopting alternate fuel.”

BKR Prasad – General Manager, Marketing, Tata Hitachi Construction Equipment

JCB aims to cut carbon footprint with fuel efficiency plan

Deepak Shetty, CEO & Managing Director, JCB India

Powering Progress

The article explores the reasons behind the increasing usage of diesel engines in construction equipment, their impact on performance and efficiency, and the technological advancements shaping the future of construction machinery.

Terex’s Concrete Mixers with Hydrogen Engine

In a groundbreaking move, Terex is poised to offer Cummins' X15H hydrogen internal combustion engine as an alternative for its Terex Advance Commander Series of front-discharge concrete mixer trucks.

Valvoline, Eicher Trucks extend partnership

Valvoline™ announced the extension of its exclusive partnership for service fill and after-sales with Eicher Trucks and Buses.

Eicher drives modernisation in CV industry with future-ready Uptime Services

The company is expanding dealership network and scripting a customer centred experience

Volvo and Eicher products acknowledged at the 14th Apollo CE Awards

VE Commercial Vehicles - A Volvo Group and Eicher Motors Joint Venture have won six prestigious awards for their modern range of vehicles in India, all of which are backed by smart industry-leading solutions at the recently concluded Apollo CV awards 2023.

Volvo and Eicher products acknowledged at the 14th Apollo CE Awards

Volvo 9600 Seater and Sleeper Coach wins Coach of the Year (Premium Category)

Manitou: Spearheading the growth

Manitou has a wide range of telehandlers for every segment, for every application.

Volvo CE India showcases biodiesel blends for CE range

Volvo CE India has announced that its customers across the country will have access to select biodiesel blends to run their Volvo machines.

Premium lubrication solutions for successful mining operations

As a core industry, the mining sector plays a significant role ininfluencing the economic growth of our resource-rich country.

Hamm | HC Series: Advanced Engine Technology for Earthworks

Since August 2021, Hamm has supplied new compactor models from the HC series to the Indian market. The machines, weighing 11t, are available with or without a drum drive.

Poised for growth

With the mining segment getting government support in a big way, the truck and tipper segment will witness growing demand in the days to come.

Hariharan: Customers are cautious in trying out alternative fuels

Anand Hariharan, Head – Product Development, Tata Hitachi Construction Machinery, speaks on challenges the CE industry would face by moving to complete electric.

The world is transitioning towards sustainable business practices.

Our emphasis has always been to keep the customer foremost in our mind. We have therefore, laid special emphasis on customer-friendly products and solutions that are easy to adapt to and help in enhancing usability and serviceability.

Hamm | HC series: Advanced engine technology for earthworks

Since August 2021, Hamm has supplied new compactor models from the HC series to the Indian market. The machines, weighing 11t, are available with or without a drum drive.

Tech Drives Backhoes

Backhoe loader manufacturers are leveraging digital technology by integrating Big Data and the Internet of Things in their models.

Eicher’s heavy-duty truck range focuses heavily on uptime

VE Commercial vehicles is known to offer a robust product portfolio in the heavy-duty range, starting from 18.5T to 55T and Pro 3019, Pro 6028T, Pro 6028TM, Pro 6048 and 8035XM are some of our best performing models in this segment.

The worst is over for the CV industry

In 2008, two leading players, Volvo Group and Eicher Motors, in the commercial vehicle business joined hands with a common vision of driving modernisation in the commercial transport business in India.

Backhoe Loaders Bouncing Back

In the current market conditions, the customer focus will be on equipment with better productivity and cost saving. Backhoe loader with its multi-utility advantage and competitive price will drive the demand in the current market scenario.

Mahindra launches Sarpanch Plus tractor series in Maharashtrasolution

Mahindra’s Farm Equipment Sector recently introduced its new Sarpanch Plus range of tractors in Maharashtra, the 575 Sarpanch Plus, an upgrade of its popular 575 Sarpanch. The new series offers models spanning multiple HP-points in the 30 HP (22.37kW) to 50 HP (37.28kW) category.

Mahindra launches Sarpanch Plus tractor series in Maharashtra

Mahindra’s Farm Equipment Sector recently introduced its new Sarpanch Plus range of tractors in Maharashtra, the 575 Sarpanch Plus, an upgrade of its popular 575 Sarpanch

Eicher Launches BS-VI Range

VE Commercial Vehicles (VECV) unveiled its entire BS-VI range of trucks and buses across 4.9-55 T tagged with Eicher's BS-VI solution, EUTECH6.

Eicher launches its BS-VI solution

VE Commercial Vehicles Limited, (VECV) unveiled its entire BS-VI range of trucks and buses across 4.9-55T tagged with Eicher?s innovative BSVI solution - EUTECH6.

Compliance Challenges

Embracing the next level emission regulations is expected to be tough for the engine and equipment OEMs considering technology upgradations and need for adequate skill development among the users.

Backing Infra Growth

Bigger Digger

Optimum utilisation of excavators is of utmost importance for the economic operation of the machine. All hydraulic excavator OEMs have introduced matching technologies for the optimum performance of their machines.

Rolls-Royce supplies first MTU Tier 4 final oil & gas engines in China

Rolls-Royce has received its first order in China for Series 4000 MTU engines fulfilling EPA Tier 4 final emissions regulations.

Engines of growth

In spite of the stringent emission norms and green initiatives, diesel power is projected to remain the dominant technology for heavy machinery operations. This is because of its unique combination of power, performance, efficiency, reliability, durability and availability.

SDLG unveils Tier-IV Final wheel loader at BICES 2017

SDLG launched one of its most environmentally friendly wheel loaders at the 2017 Beijing International Construction and Machinery Exhibition & Seminar (BICES) in China. The SDLG L959F is the company?s newest Tier-IV final wheel loader, and it serves as a reflection of the company?s commitment to more environmentally friendly engine technology powering its construction equipment. The new loader will help customers meet the strictest emission standards in regions around the world.

Lubricants market in India is getting more lucrative

The expected robust demand for construction equipment and machinery is going to generate a concomitant demand for industrial and construction machinery lubricants in India. Akhil Jha, Chief Technology Officer, Shell Lubricants India, explains more on the new trends and product innovations in lubricants.

Kohler Engines to exhibit innovations at Demopark 2017

Kohler will be showcasing its products at Demopark, which will take place in Eisenach, Germany, during June 11 to 13. The product portfolio on display will comprise its award winning innovative diesel engines, including vertical and horizontal gasoline engines, as well as its recently introduced trifuel engines, which highlights Kohler?s great effort in alternative fuels.

Tata Motors, Castrol in pact for CV oils

Tata Motors and Castrol signed a three-year strategic partnership agreement for supply of commercial vehicle (CV) oils to Tata Motors globally. The agreement will cover over 50 markets including SAARC and ASEAN region, Middle East, Africa, Russia and Latin America.

Tata Motors, Castrol in pact for CV oils

Tata Motors and Castrol signed a three-year strategic partnership agreement for supply of commercial vehicle (CV) oils to Tata Motors globally. The agreement will cover over 50 markets including SAARC and ASEAN region, Middle East, Africa, Russia and Latin America.

Clean Diesel Engines

To begin with, Off Highway Research, a part of KHL group in their half yearly report that in terms of percentage growth, India is expected to be the most buoyant major market in the near-term, with 21 per cent growth forecast this year

Lubricants: Smooth Sailing Ahead

With the government moving fast to meet the latest emission norms and OEMs making further improvement in design, the lubricants industry is set to witness a major revolution in product innovation.

LiuGong is planning to set up its financing arm and the process is on

The growth potential largely depends on the opportunities coming up in the market and is driven by the announcement of different projects by the government.

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.

We plan to launch a new cabin for our existing range

We are developing multiple new platforms in terms of products and customer engagement initiatives and given our scale, we are in the best position to efficiently integrate our products

Cat 320D Series 2 Hydraulic Excavator

Building on the solid performance of its 320D predecessor, the new 320D Series 2 hydraulic excavator is an exceptionally reliable, highly productive machine that lowers operating costs through reduced fuel consumption and simplified routine maintenance. The 320D Series 2 machine features a new engine, powerful hydraulic system, durable main structures and a refined operator station.

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.

Stage IV engine technology

Volvo Construction Equipment recently announced that its Stage IV diesel engines portfolio would meet the stringent EU emissions legislation, which came into force on 1 January 2014. The engines are available on the D4, D6, D8, D11, D13 and D16 non-road models. The majority of Volvo CE?s Stage IV engines feature selective catalytic reduction (SCR) technology to reduce NOx emissions.

VECV launches pro-series

Unleashing a huge new wave in trucks, Volvo Eicher Commercial Vehicles (VECV) has recently unveiled the Pro-Series ? 11 trucks in the 5 to 49 tonne categories.Over three million engineering hours, 77 lakh km of testing, 3,200 new parts/sub-assemblies and over 50,000 hours of engine test development

JCB India launches new products

JCB India has launched two new products - the JS205LC tracked excavator and the new version of construction equipment JCB 3DXcellence backhoe loader. According to the company

Case shows its strength at bauma

Case Construction Equipment had centre stage at this year's bauma exhibition in Munich, showcasing its wide variety of equipment and demonstrating the range of machinery on offer to customers around the world.

We would like to stay ahead as technology leaders

Kobelco has already emerged as the first choice excavator primarily due to its highly fuel-efficient engine and better productivity leading to much higher savings as well as output/earnings,

Power, performance and protection

Engine welfare and effective maintenance programmes play a key role, which ultimately has a direct effect on business profitability. In off-highway applications, the importance of selecting the correct engine oil is absolutely vital, as it not only has a significant impact on engine life

The B series motor graders are offered with an NEF engine and variable horsepower.

The Case grader has the best technical features and it is only a question of time before it gets to the top position, says Anil Bhatia, Director - Sales & Marketing, CASE India. Excerpts from the interview.

Cat motor graders provide the highest production, with maximum fuel efficiency.

We offer different machine control and guidance systems to our customers ranging from cross slope/laser all the way to total stations. Using these systems, our customers can achieve twice the productivity at half the cost.

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.

Improving Cost-efficiency

Improvements in cost-efficiency, noise control, environmental design and ergonomics - the construction industry is facing such demands on many fronts. The good news is that not only the OEMs.

Committed to deliver

Launched worldwide during 2012, the new F Series offers Indian customers fast acceleration, performing cycle times, high travel speeds and productivity, together with reduced fuel consumption.

We will continue to enter the market with revolutionary, fuel-efficient products

LiuGong firmly believes in adopting a customer focused approach in business. Any product enhancement/up gradation is always based on the customer's feedback or requirement,

Hamm to expand tandem rollers

Hamm AG is expanding its range of articulated tandem rollers. The new models - HD+ 70i and HD+ 80i - are fitted with engine technology that already meets the EU IV/Tier 4f standards, which will come into force in 2014.

JCB to introduce new engines at bauma 2013

JCB is presenting its Ecomax engines for the first time at bauma 2013. These engines meet the rigorous emissions standards Stage IIB and Tier 4 Interim, without the need for diesel particle filters or emissions after-treatment.

Safety, Key for BAUER

BAUER Maschinen believes that supplying products that can reduce environmental impact throughout the whole of the product lifecycle, not just at the manufacturing stage, is their key responsibility as a manufacturer and also a useful choice for the realisation of a sustainable society.Due to the increasing and rapidly accelerating globalisation, the field of occupational safety, health and environment is facing new cha?llenges.

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

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.

Fuel and Energy Efficient Machines

In an intensely competitive market, OEMs are no more just technology providers; rather, they are keen on providing total solutions specific to a project.

MNEL is introducing the most-awaited 4-cylinder engine to the Indian market.

Mahindra Navistar Engines (MNEL), a joint venture between Mahindra & Mahindra (M&M) and Navistar Inc USA, has positioned itself as a high-end engine manufacturer catering to a variety of needs for engines for all applications besides diesel engines for medium and heavy commercial trucks and buses.

We will launch CRDI technology-enabled engines for both automotive and nonautomotive applications.

With stateoftheart R&D centres in Italy, the US and India, we strive to give the very best in to the market in India and abroad. Our R&D is continuously working on development of compact, lightweight and fuel efficient engines,? says Sudipto Mukherjee, General Manager Marketing, Lombardini India. Excerpts from the interview. 0 - - 20041 14 102 2011-11-01 00:00:00.000 Behram Ardeshir An Engineering Marvel The first twin cylinder CRDI diesel engine launched in 2010, is an engineering marvel as it is compact, fuel efficient, powerful and is a flexi fuel engine that can run on diesel, CNG or LPG, writes Behram Ardeshir.

Cooper Corporation has a ninety year old pedigree. They have always relied on technology and innovation.  In 1922, Cooper made India's first diesel engine. In 2010, they produced India's first twin cylinder, CRDI, Euro IV compliant diesel engine.Cooper Corporation, a leading manu?facturer of engine components like liners, crankshafts, blocks, heads etc for decades, have now decided to set up a state of the art engine manufacturing facility. This is the first Greenfield engine manufacturing facility, other than a small scale operation, to be set up in decades anywhere in the world.

Ricardo of UK was assigned the task of designing the family of engines. The first engine is India's first twin cylinder CRDI diesel engine. This engine was launched in 2010 and is an engineering marvel as it is compact, fuel-efficient, powerful and is a flexi fuel engine that can run on diesel, CNG or LPG.

Farrokh Cooper, Chairman of Cooper Corporation was very clear at the outset. He wanted an engine that incorporated the latest international technology and one that was protected for future legislation as well. Thus Ricardo designed an engine that was Euro IV compliant and Euro V-protected. It was compact and fuel-efficient but Cooper wasn't ready to stop there. He wanted an engine that would work in both vehicular and off-road applications. Going a step further, he wanted the same engine to run on both diesel and gas! Cost of development was not a major factor. The result was a world's first, a twin cylinder CRDI engine that ran on diesel and gas, and was useable on-road and off-road. To top that, it met with all international legislation both present and future, it was compact and more efficient than most of its competition! Whilst most of the competition in India was counting their pennies and spending just what was needed to keep abreast of changing legislation, Cooper Corporation went the whole hog and produced a veritable engineering marvel. Now this engine has set a benchmark for the others to follow.

Once the engine was tested and validated, the engine plant was also ready to be commissioned. The detailed engineering and construction was carried out by Precision Automation and Robotics India of Pune. The team was led by
Dr Ranjit Date, Managing Director and Govind Oza was leading several teams connected with equipment design, layouts, detailed machinery and equipment design, material handling systems, electronic systems etc.

The brief given to them was four-fold:

a)The manufacturing line should be world-class, elegant with best use of technology to ensure satisfactory integration of the materials, design and components.

b)The emphasis would be on the state-of-the-art loading and unloading devices, clamping forces and special machines to ensure the wholesomeness and integration of the Ricardo design with the best engine components and aggregates made by Cooper and their vendors.

c)Cleanliness and a high level of protection from air laden contamination using modern air filtration systems in the ventilation provided in specific areas of assembly.

d)A common rail diesel injection that is a unique and priceless device for successful electronic engine management. This calls for surgical cleanliness in the storage, assembly and handling of the fuel injection system. For this purpose a high purity enclosure within the highly sanitised assembly hall has been designed and implemented.

This production line combines ergonomics and highly productive manual dexterity to augment the various powered mechanical systems for lifting, moving, clamping and measuring. This production line uses several IPV's (Inline Process Verification System) to make sure that the anufacturing process is carried out as per the Ricardo engineering specifications which are enshrined in the Ricardo engine build manual. At every stage after the manufacturing operations an automatic device is used for checking the integrity in assembly.

This production line is standard in that it has a conventional chain conveyor which is carrying on it the trolleys which are required for each engine. All the components of this engine are stored in kitting trolleys switched adjusted to the main assembly line trolley and have within easy reach the components and checking devices used for the assembly. The DC nut runners and other power tools are proved down from over head pneumatic and electric lines within easy reach they provide the necessary power carefully graduated as per the Ricardo tightening specifications.

The production capacity is 24,000 engines per annum and can easily be doubled to 48,000 when the market demand increases. There is further scope for increasing by robotizing selected assembly operations as and when needed. This flexibility has been built in to the system.

The present production line manufactures two cylinder normally aspirated engines and turbocharged engines for industrial automotive and other applications. The same line produces both normally aspirated and the turbocharged engines.

The exclusive requirements of the turbocharged engine as special piston assemblies, turbochargers and such components are stored and made available at specific locations before the engine goes to receive the exclusive fuel injection equipment for such applications. This equipment fitted in the Delphi room for fuel injection equipment assembly and fitment.

The manufacturing operations are not labour intensive in fact they are not even skill intensive. The requirement of manual dexterity is in fact not necessary in the operation of this production system but the workmen concern have to be thinking creative and able to use modern machines and devices to ensure perfection and integrity in assembly and quality.

That the production line is not labour intensive is borne out by the fact that at full capacity not more than eight workmen will be needed for the manufacturing of these engines. The next engine to be produced by Cooper will be their topline six cylinder diesel engine producing 180 to 308 BHP. This engine is currently undergoing endurance testing and should be launched in the near future. This will be followed by the four-cylinder diesel engine producing 121 to 208 BHP.Both engines will continue in the tradition of the twin cylinder by being compact, fuel efficient and low on emissions.

Today, the twin cylinder engine is being incorporated in Cooper Corporation's own range of gensets and talks are on with some major four wheel manufacturers to use this engine in their new range of vehicles. Cooper also has their own small commercial vehicle rolling out next year fitted with this engine. Again this vehicle will feature an ergonomic design and features hitherto available only in passenger cars.

Cooper believes in the future. As an effective insulation from the vagaries of economic cycles, the company has consistently ploughed back its profits into operations and has invested in the latest state of the art technology. It has taken several measures to promote conservation of resources like installation of voltage stabilisers, automatic power correction panels, energy efficient light fittings and 15 windmills. The company has always been technology-driven having won numerous awards and recognition of services by many multinational customers from around the world. Furthermore, the company is ISO 9001:2000 and already certified by TS 16949.

Engines of growth

Studies show that at present as per 2010 figures, diesel engines in India emit a total of 357,959 tonne of pollution. If we were to use diesel engines with lower emissions, then this figure would be reduced to 116,325 tonne. Couple this with the fact that there are over 400,000 diesel powered vehicles being produced every year and 250,000 diesel powered gensets

Volvo's New Methane Diesel Truck

Volvo Trucks enhances focus on alternative fuels with the launch of the new Volvo FM MethaneDiesel.

Excavators Settle In Comfortably

The market potential for hydraulic excavators in India looks to be most promising, as a large number of players have entered the scene. What's more, the boom is expected to last for quite some time. Agith G Antony digs up the facts.

Bauer range at Conexpo

The Bauer Maschinen Group will exhibit a broad spectrum of its specialist foundation equipment, showcasing new and innovative ideas for Conexpo.