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We’re also moving towards fully electric machines

In the bustling world of crushing and screening machinery, Terex India stands as a prominent player. We sat down with Neil Robinson, Product and Applications Manager, Powerscreen, to discuss their approach to the Indian market and their commitment to delivering efficient, sustainable, and technologically advanced solutions.

Haver & Boecker Niagara opens new service centre in Brazil

The facility provides service and support for mining operations

We plan to double our production capacity

ACE, one of the largest construction equipment players in the mobile and tower crane segments in India, showcased its upgraded and new backhoe loader models in different engine horsepower categories at Excon along with award-winning products like a special crane for piling, 360-degree slew pick-n-carry crane, and manlift crane.

On the Move!

The market for mobile cranes is on the move driven by low-rise residential, commercial, and industrial building construction activity in urban areas.

There is upsurge in demand for medium & high-capacity cranes”

The medium and heavy-duty mobile cranes market is progressing largely in India due to the growth in the construction industry of the country.

Brokk offers customised options for high heat environments

Brokk, the world’s leading manufacturer of remote-controlled demolition machines, offers specialised, high-heat options, ideal for processing applications.

New Frontiers of Trenchless Technology in India

During the past 25 years, trenchless technology has become a major part of construction industry in India. Dr Niranjan Swarup elaborates on the emerging trends in trenchless technology in India and the opportunities for the world

Pre-owned Equipment Market to Excel

The post-COVID scenario seems to be working out good for used equipment as customers want to buy more pre-owned equipment in good quality, while organised players are seeing business growth and more OEMs are entering the business too.

Used Equipment Market to Flourish

The post-COVID scenario seems to be working out good for used equipment as customers want to buy more pre-owned equipment in good quality, while organised players are seeing business growth and more OEMs are entering the business too.

Ammann India announces free monsoon check-up camps for plants & machines

Ammann India, the country’s largest road construction equipment manufacturer by value, has announced a nationwide free monsoon check-up camp for its asphalt plants, pavers, soil compactors, tandem rollers, and pneumatic tyre rollers, from July 15 to October 15, 2020.

Ammann India announces free monsoon check-up camps for plants & machines

Ammann India has announced a nationwide free monsoon check-up camp for its asphalt plants, pavers, soil compactors, tandem rollers, and pneumatic tyre rollers, from July 15 to October 15, 2020.

Brokk opens new service centre

Brokk enhanced its aftermarket service capabilities, including machine refurbishment and repair, with the addition of its new Demonstration and Service Center in St. Joseph, Missouri.

Brokk opens new demonstration and service centre

Brokk, the world?s leading manufacturer of remote-controlled demolition machines, enhanced its aftermarket service capabilities, including machine refurbishment and repair, with the addition of its new Demonstration and Service Center in St. Joseph, Missouri.

Brokk opens new demonstration and service centre

Brokk, the world?s leading manufacturer of remote-controlled demolition machines, enhanced its aftermarket service capabilities, including machine refurbishment and repair, with the addition of its new Demonstration and Service Center in St. Joseph, Missouri.

Epiroc opens new facility in Udaipur

Epiroc Mining inaugurated a new Distribution, Refurbishment and Training Centre at Udaipur, Rajasthan.

We are planning to start rental business of TBMs

India is becoming a prominent market for tunnel boring machines (TBMs). In the coming years, TBMs in more numbers are expected in Indian construction projects.

Bricking Solutions' aftersales services to maximise uptime

Bricking Solutions, a full solution provider of refractory installation equipment, offers a number of aftersales services to help operations maintain equipment to maximise uptime during refractory installation applications.

Bricking Solutions? aftersales services to maximise uptime

Bricking Solutions, a full solution provider of refractory installation equipment, offers a number of aftersales services to help operations maintain equipment to maximise uptime during refractory installation applications.

Managing Complexities in Himalayas

HCC rescued a tunnel boring machine (TBM) stuck in Himalayas, refurbished and put back into operation to construct a head race tunnel for an NTPC hydro power project.

Tough demolition job

Genie telescopic boom lift is working at demolition job of the refurbishment of the Dom-Hotel in Cologne.

Walter Payton Power Equipment opens new facility

Walter Payton Power Equipment (WPPE) has completed construction of a new state-of-the-art facility in Lebanon, Indiana, just south of its previous Lebanon location.

Terex India strengthens service network and aftermarket support

Terex has reinforced its commitment to building an industry-leading aftermarket service network in India through the expansion of its Customer and Product Support Team, a new aftermarket facility, and continued roll out of its informative operator training program.

Setting New Benchmark

Growth in warehousing and logistics sector is picking up with the introduction of GST and infrastructure status to logistics. In this scenario, the warehousing and material handling equipment players are gearing up to meet the emerging demand for advanced equipment.

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.

Epiroc opens new facility in Udaipur

Epiroc, a Swedish manufacturer of equipment for the mining, infrastructure and natural resources industries, inaugurated a new Distribution, Refurbishment and Training Centre at Udaipur, Rajasthan.

IIOT: THE Next wave of industrial revolution

Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) is the next wave of industrial revolution. Imtiaz Ahmed elaborates on how automation and its context in a digitally connected world is used to measure oil health analysis.

Metso signs service contract in Brazil

Metso has signed a significant service agreement including refurbishment services for screening equipment used in mining applications, related spare parts and support.

Manitowoc showcases two Potain self-erecting cranes at Intermasz 2018

Manitowoc has displayed a Potain Igo 32 and Igo M 14 at Intermasz 2018, a construction trade show that took place between 30 January and 2 February in Poznan, Poland. The Igo 32 was exhibited outdoors in the Manitowoc area, and the smaller Igo M 14 was shown indoors.

TERRATEC supplies new TBMs to Mumbai Metro

The Australian Tunnel Boring Machine (TBM) manufacturer, TERRATEC, celebrated the delivery of the first two of a number of new TBMs destined for the Mumbai Metro?s Line 3 project, following successful factory acceptance tests recently.

Ritchie Bros gears up for Orlando auction

Ritchie Bros has set February 20-24 as the dates for the annual Orlando, USA equipment auction. In 2016, the company sent more than 130,000 brochures and 1.1 million emails promoting the auction, resulting in record-breaking attendance at the Orlando, Florida, event of more than 9,850 people from 79 countries registered to bid on the 10,700-plus items sold.

Ritchie Bros gears up for Orlando auction

Ritchie Bros has set February 20-24 as the dates for the annual Orlando, USA equipment auction. In 2016, the company sent more than 130,000 brochures and 1.1 million emails promoting the auction, resulting in record-breaking attendance at the Orlando, Florida, event of more than 9,850 people from 79 countries registered to bid on the 10,700-plus items sold.

Bauma is an important platform for the industry

Basis various industry reports, In FY16, the disbursement in the construction equipment financing (CEF) industry was Rs 243 billion, down about 5 per cent from Rs 255 billion in FY15. However, In FY17, the CEF industry is expected to have a turnaround and grow about +5 per cent (from -5 per cent in FY 16) and grow about 15 per cent in FY18.

Only undercarriage experts should do the maintenance and management

A proper undercarriage management and operations following the best practices will always help in maintenance and long life of crawler tracks. Saibal Mitra, Dy General Manager Parts Sales & Operations, Tractors India Pvt Ltd

Good aftermarket culture is the most important credential

We get details and guidance about equipment application from our Director and we explore the options. Equipment category and application wise we have certain brand preferences, but we compare and evaluate with other alternatives also.

Dozco now markets its own manufactured products in global market

Dozco has 60 per cent of its total business from parts supply in the after sales market for all kind of construction and mining equipments and 40 per cent from equipment and its parts for which Dozco is authorised distributor.

Front-end Loaders Dominate Rentals

Market information on rental industry is extremely fragmented. No accurate or authentic data is available in the industry to support this activity. Having said that, as per available information gleaned from various sources, the industry size for 2-3 cu m bucket capacity front-end loader is estimated to be in excess of 20,000 units in India.

Passenger-cum-Material (PM) Hoists

Available information collected from various sources reveals that approximately 2,000-3,000 units of construction hoists are operational in India. They are mainly deployed in construction of multi-storied buildings and structures of heights above 75 m.

Lifting & Rigging Conference Middle East in Dubai

A second, high-level, regional conference has been launched-?the LEEA Lifting & Rigging Conference Middle East

Alimak wins SEK17 mn order in Turkey

Alimak Group has received a SEK 17 million order in Turkey for 23 construction hoists to be delivered during the fourth quarter of 2015.

Spanish Quest for Reconstruction

During a short tour of Spain, Shankar Srivastava finds the Spanish quest for reconstruction. ANMOPYC, the Spanish Manufacturers Association of construction, Mining and Recycling Equipment

Motor Graders

Owing to a very high demand, practically all recognized Motor Grader manufacturers of like Caterpillar, Komatsu, Volvo, LeeBoy, Tata Hitachi and others are selling used Motor Graders either directly or through their authorized dealerships, closely followed by organised resellers cum auctioneers like Quippo, Shriram Automall, Gemini Equipments, Infrabazaar and finally at tier III, level by small and medium sized resellers spread all over the country.

Credit demand may pick up in the second half of FY 2015-16

In July 2014, the current government presented its first budget which was predominantly growth-oriented. The announcements made in the budget represented measures to tame inflation and provide a boost to investments in manufacturing and infrastructure sector.

Cranedge, Now a Member of LEEA, UK

Cranedge, the service subsidiary of ElectroMech, has been certified as a member of the Lifting Equipment Engineers Association ? LEEA, UK. LEEA, a globally established organisation, is recognised as the leading representative body for all the companies involved in the lifting industry worldwide

Cranedge, Now a Member of LEEA, UK

Cranedge, the service subsidiary of ElectroMech, has been certified as a member of the Lifting Equipment Engineers Association ? LEEA, UK. LEEA, a globally established organisation, is recognised as the leading representative body for all the companies involved in the lifting industry worldwide.

Grove Cranes Build Roads in Rajasthan

Rajasthan is developing its road network and Grove all-terrain cranes are a part of this expansion work. Two Grove GMK6300L all-terrain cranes from Manitowoc are being put to test in Rajasthan, working ten hours a day to expand the state's huge road network.

KBL opens UL certified centre in Egypt

Kirloskar Brothers Ltd (KBL) has set up a 10,000 sq m facility in Cairo, Egypt, under its subsidiary SPP Pumps MENA LLC. Through this facility, KBL will provide value-added services like energy audits, system analysis, vibration analysis, on-site testing, cost-effective refurbishment solutions, maintenance contracts, etc.

Shriram Automall opens facility in Anantapur

Shriram Automall India (SAMIL) has launched its 32nd automall facility in Anantapur. Inaugurated by Sameer Malhotra, CEO, SAMIL, the automall marked the presence of Sudarshan Holla, Executive Director & CEO - South Zone of STFC and CH Pratap, Deputy Transport Commissioner of Anantapur on the day of the launch. Structured on a land of 4.75 acre, this automall is going to bridge the gap between the buyers and sellers of pre-owned vehicles and equipment in Anantapur. And with this facility, SAMIL w

We have almost 50,000 customers in India

We are growing close to 30 per cent year-on-year, and we feel we will continue to do that in spite of the slowdown. For us, this is a niche market and also an untapped one,

We are working on efficiency, reliability and productivity improvement.

Eaton has a range which can encompass the hydraulic, mechanical and electrical power, and we can offer entire system solutions,"says Nitin Chalke, Managing Director - India, Eaton. Excerpts from the interview.

Our cranes have some of the best safety features.

Demag is probably the only company among crane manufacturers with the largest field force. Our services include installation and commissioning, warranty and post warranty services and support through parts, says Vidyakant Miraje, Business Head - Process Cranes, Demag Cranes and Components (I). Excerpts from the interview.

Our focus is to be a solution partner rather than the mere supplier of a plant.

Development of products is a part of our manufacturing pro?gramme to suit to the changing needs of the construction and mining industry. Our focus is on sand plants, quality sand production machinery, says V Venkataramana, Vice President (Marketing), Puzzolana. Excerpts from the interview.

Bridge installation with a tandem hoist - two Liebherr LG 1750 lattice boom cranes in Berlin

Two Liebherr LG 1750 lattice boom mobile cranes operated by H.N. Krane and Maxikraft were positioned on either side of the River Spree in Berlin in mid-October to install a bridge over night.

Our machine control technology is most user-friendly, with proven software

Aquarius has earned the reputation of being a leader in batching plant technology. The compact plants, folding plants, highly mobile plants, plants with better mixing efficiency and automation, enhanced software control systems, special customised plants, etc, all bear a testimony to the new concepts launched by Aquarius

KBL inaugurates second ARC in gujarat

Kirloskar Brothers (KBL) inaugurated its fourth Authorised Refurbishment Centre (ARC) at Surat.

Konecranes has more than a hundred patents on crane technology

Our aim is to strengthen our infrastructure, sales and service support to customers. At present, we have good customer references in India and we are focusing on providing complete lifting solution to customers rather than just providing equipment,

KBL's new ARC in Jamshedpur

Kirloskar Brothers (KBL), a global fluid management company, inaugurated its third Authorised Refurbishment Centre (ARC) in India at Adityapur Industrial Area, Jamshedpur. Chief Guest HM Nerurkar, Managing Director,

We are planning to launch truck-mounted work platforms soon

Stricter government laws will make this industry a level playing field, benefitting genuine service providers like us and also filtering out the me-too ones who compete on price but cannot stand out on merit, says Praful Panchangam, General Manager, MT&T.

KBL inaugurates new facility

Kirloskar Brothers (KBL) inaugurated its second Authorised Refurbishment Centre (ARC) at New Delhi. Sanjay Kirloskar, Chairman & Managing Director, KBL inaugurated the ARC in the presence of many eminent dignitaries. The ARC in New Delhi is well equipped with state-of-the-art facility to service, repair and improve efficiency for all small, medium and large pumps manufactured by KBL.

Quippo Fleet Management

Quippo was a prime participant in the Equipment India Conference held on 14 and 15 September, 2012. During the conference, DK Sinha, National Head?Sales & Marketing, presented Quippo?s unique service model of Asset Maintenance and Management-Fleet Management.

Quippo has been able to reposition the rental...

Quippo has played a very dominant role in repositioning the industry. The rental industry being a highly operation-centric business, you cannot survive unless you increase or ramp up your operational efficiency.

Our plant can produce about 700 standard and process cranes annually

Users need to look at the total cost of ownership, Mean time between failures (MTBF), and mean time to restore (MTTR). On all the three fronts Demag scores well.

Liebherr Crane in Mumbai Airport Project

One of India?s largest civil engineering contractors, Larsen & Toubro, has been using a Liebherr 200 EC-H 10 Litronic tower crane to construct the new terminal building at Mumbai?s international airport.

Cat dozers are designed for ease of serviceability

Cat dozers are known for their operator comfort features, excellent visibility and low-effort controls that help improve operator efficiency, Vedhakumar talks about the dozer market and the product and service back-up offered by the company.

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.

JCB Machines at 2014 World Cup Project

A fleet of JCB machines is hard at work on the other side of the world, helping kick off preparations for the 2014 World Cup.The machines backhoe loaders and Loadall telescopic handlers - have been pressed into service at the Governador Pl?cido Castelo Stadium in the city of Fortaleza, Brazil.

TBMs to the Rescue

Robbins' TBMs are no strangers to challenging conditions, having persevered through severe floods and difficult ground at India's remote AMR water tunnel. On 18 June 2011, the 10 m (32.8 ft) Double Shield machine at the inlet

Manitowoc inaugurates Charlieu facility

Manitowoc welcomed nearly 400 guests to its factory in Charlieu, France this autumn to showcase expansions and upgrades incor?porated into the facility over the past 12 months. The inau?guration high??lighted Manito?woc?s stra?tegy of leveraging the Charlieu facility as a Center of Exce?llence.

New rental company in Poland

Viatron, a new rental company in Gydnia, Poland, purchased a Grove GTK1100 for projects across Poland, Scandinavia and Eastern Europe. The crane has already completed its first jobs, including the refur?bishment of an offshore drilling platform in Gdansk

We will continue to make investments in India

Sandvik has been in India for more than 50 years and we think we are in a perfect position to support India's rapid economic growth. Our customers in India have known us for a long time and know what we can do for them.

Liebherr Drilling Rig at Work

Liebherr rotary drilling rig LB 24 with Kelly drilling application is being used for bridge construction in Dingolfing-Landau, Germany.

Telehandlers Still in a Niche Market

Though the telehandler was introduced long back to the Indian market, it still remains a new concept, probably, due to the high cost and lack of awareness among the user industry.

All our machine drives are provided with safety guards

All crushers are provided with soft starters and latest electronic controls, says V Venkataramana, Vice President, Puzzolana Machinery Fabricators.

Towards Operational Excellence

The diversity of operations on a typical construction site involves fast decision-making and often a lot of pressure to balance timely executions and maintain financial objectives of the operation.

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