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Construction equipment manufacturing is taking a solid leap with the advantage of new technology developments

We procure new and used equipment depends on the scope of utilisation

Simplex Infrastructures is one of the largest infrastructure solutions providers in India and the Middle East having presence in across eight first growing industry verticals.Samar Ghoshdastidar, Technical Director, Simplex Infrastructures, provides an in-depth overview on the company?s equipment procurement procedures.

We dont generally procure used equipment

We call for quotes from different companies and based on technical evaluation by our mechanical section, we do recommend for which type of equipment we should go for. This is based on 3-4 major factors: after sales service, performance parameters available in the market and pricing.

We are developing new products to tap the emerging opportunities

WE do not see growth returning anywhere before December 2014. A good growth, we feel, will emerge by mid-2015,? says Satnam Singh, Proprietor, Strongarms Hydraulics India. Excerpts from the interview...

Streamlining the mining process

The year that went by - in fact, the last two years - put the country?s mining sector through one of its toughest tests. The Supreme Court ban on iron ore mining in Karnataka in 2011 and in Goa in 2012, alongside the Coalgate scams and environmental restrictions severely impacted this sector, and led to a considerable dent in the growth of the CE sector during this period.

We enjoy a monopoly in some segments because of the matchless attributes we offer.

Moba has rich expertise in mobile automation backed up by robust electronics, sensors with high quality, and strong technical application knowledge which has enabled Moba to build solutions which are effective, reliable and easy to operate. Such systems demand the withstanding the highest degree of vibration, exposure to dust, water and heat

Govt to hire consultant to restructure Coal India

Government is in the process of hiring an external consultant to advise on the restructuring of Coal India (CIL) for a long term sustainability roadmap. The government is learnt to have shortlisted nine consultants for the purpose. Meanwhile, agency reports quoted Coal Minister Prakash Jaiswal as saying that he was not in favour of splitting the state-run CIL. The minister has reportedly said

Panel gives its nod for setting up of coal regulator

An approval for setting up a regulatory authority for the coal sector has been given by a ministerial panel headed by Finance Minister P Chidambaram on May 29. Such authority is expected to bring greater transparency and efficiency in coal mining operations. The panel?s decision comes at a time when the government is parallelly looking at ways to open up coal mining for the private sector.

CCEA to decide on Coal Regulatory Authority Bill

The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs would decide on clearing the draft coal regulatory authority bill in a month as the bill received the approval of the Group of Ministers (GoM). The GoM, in its latest meeting, cleared the formation of an independent coal regulatory authority to monitor the sector. The draft bill will bring state-owned monopoly miner Coal India, which accounts for 81 percent of Indian coal production, in the

CIL may exceed output target in FY14

A leading media quoted Coal Minister Sriprakash Jaiswal as saying that the state-run miner Coal India (CIL) may exceed the output target of 482 million tonne (mn t) in 2013-14. In 2012-13, it produced 452 mn t of the fuel. If it exceeds the target, the output of the firm would be at a five-year high, reports suggest. In 2013-14, CIL's output growth would be more than 6.7 per cent. The

Environment ministry clears 18 coal projects

The union environment ministry cleared 18 coal mining projects of the monopoly coal miner Coal India (CIL), Minister of State for Coal Pratik Prakashbapu Patil informed the Rajya Sabha. The Ministry of Environment and Forests gave environmental clearances (EC) for 14 projects and stage-I forestry clearances (FC) for four projects of CIL soon after the meeting of Cabinet Committee on Inve

Environment ministry clears 18 coal projects

The union environment ministry cleared 18 coal mining projects of the monopoly coal miner Coal India (CIL), Minister of State for Coal Pratik Prakashbapu Patil informed the Rajya Sabha. The Ministry of Environment and Forests gave environmental clearances (EC) for 14 projects and stage-I forestry clearances (FC) for four projects of CIL soon after the meeting of Cabinet Committee on Inve

Experts want govt to allow pvt participation in coal sector

In order to increase coal production in the country, experts suggest government to end the monopoly of Coal India (CIL) and its subsidiaries in the sector. They suggest the government to amend laws to allow more private participation in the space. They want the government to allow foreign and local mining comp

CIL to place huge orders

Taking advantage of the competition among equipment-makers to get contracts from Coal India (CIL), the monopoly coal producer plans to buy several mining equipments in 2013. Global mining equipment makers are said to be vying for contracts from CIL on the back of slowdown in the mining industry across the globe. The company plans to buy large number of high-tonnage dumpers, shovels, dozers and other equipment during this year. In this regard, CIL plans to revisit its age-old tendering norms so a

A New World Record

The world's largest crawler crane, the Sany SCC86000TM (3,600T), successfully rolled off the assembly line on May 18, 2011.

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