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Zoomlion records 79.2% YoY increase in international revenue

The company achieved an annual revenue of RMB 47.075 billion

Innovations in Mining!

Organised by CII, the 16th edition of the International Mining and Machinery Exhibition (IMME) - India's only focused fair for the mining industry was held between 16 to 19 November 2022 at Rajarhat, Kolkata.

Luca Galluzzi to succeed Peter Gucher as CSO at B&R

On August 1, 2020, Luca Galluzzi will join the executive management team of automation specialist B&R.

Hy-Brid Lifts expands sales network in US

Hy-Brid Lifts has partnered with three regional sales groups to better serve customers across the US. The three new partnering entities include CMT Equipment, HK Sales and MLA Construction Sales.

Hy-Brid Lifts expands sales network for better customer service across US

Hy-Brid Lifts, the industry leader in high-quality, low-level access equipment, has partnered with three regional sales groups to better serve customers across the US.

Towards Greener Future

Asphalt is regaining traction in the Indian road construction due to its better recyclability and the freedom to use waste materials like plastics along with asphalt mix. The future looks greener for asphalt mixing plants.

GS caltex celebrates 10th anniversary in India

As GS Caltex India celebrates its 10th anniversary, we caught up with Rajesh Nagar, Managing Director and CEO, to find out more about the organisation's journey so far and its future plans for the Indian market.

Pushing Growth

Motor grader market has seen growing in the past couple of years with applications spreading into rural road projects as well as in highways.

Eicher Trucks and Buses aims to strengthen its presence in African region

Eicher Trucks and Buses commemorated the long-standing association with the Africa region with its participation at the 14th edition CII- EXIM Bank Conclave on India Africa Project Partnership in New Delhi.

We aim to double our top-line growth in four years

Premium Transmission provides high quality, precision-engineered power transmission products and solutions to the global engineering industry, catering to the needs of customers across the globe.

WOLFFKRAN sets up office in France

After its successful establishment in the USA, WOLFFKRAN is now expanding its sales network in Europe. In addition to branches in Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Belgium and Great Britain, WOLFFKRAN SAS, under the management of Managing Director Ludovic Delcourt, will now serve the French market.

Hypertherm appoints Ador Fontech as master distributor in India

Hypertherm, a US-based manufacturer of plasma, laser, and waterjet cutting systems, announced the appointment of Ador Fontech Ltd (ADFL) as the exclusive master distributor in India for its Powermax plasma systems.

Sterling to expand dealer network

Sterling Generators, has announced its plans to expand its sales network across India in order to take its product closer to its customer base, particularly in Delhi.

Sterling Generators to double dealer network

Sterling Generators recently announced its plans to expand its sales network across India in order to take its product closer to its customer base particularly in the tier-2 and tier-3 cities.

Sterling Generators to Double its Dealer Network

Sterling Generators recently announced its plans to expand its sales network across India in order to take its product closer to its customer base particularly in the tier 2 and 3 cities. Currently Sterling Generators has more than 60 dealers across India and plans to spread out to more cities increasing its dealer network to 120 by 2016.

Ready for Long Haulage

COMMERCIAL vehicle industry experienced one of the worst and the longest spell of recessions during last three years. However, the good news is that it is reviving now. The heavy-duty (HD) trucks industry hit the peak level in 2011 with a sales of 241,000 and it dropped to 130,000 in 2013.

We will be launching the largest telehandler in 5T class at bC India.?

We consider next five years as very important growth period of access equipment business in India and we are preparing ourselves towards this goal, says Subhamoy Ghosh, President, Mtandt Group. Excerpts from the interview

The consistent performer

RK Agarwal, Director-Sales, Continental India, comes with rich industry experience of over 38 years. A BTech in mechanical engineering, Agarwal has taken up many challenging projects during his tenure.

DICV lays foundation stone for bus plant

Daimler India Commercial Vehicles (DICV) recently celebrated the foundation stone laying ceremony of its new bus plant at the DICV?s manufacturing facility located in Oragadam, near Chennai. Dr Wolfgang Bernhard, Daimler AG Board Member, responsible for Daimler Trucks and Buses, laid the foundation stone for the new bus plant in the presence of Hartmut Schick, Head of Daimler Buses and CEO EvoBus GmbH, Marc Llistosella, Managing Director and CEO, DICV, and Markus Villinger, Head, Daimler Buses,

The newly launched boom pump will be a game-changer

We have a roadmap which is spread out for almost two years in terms of new product introduction. We have been following that roadmap and you will see launches with more variants of the boom pump and various specifications,

HBC-radiomatic

In the spirit of the motto, ?safety, efficiency, easy handling?, HBC-radiomatic presents its stunning innovations at Excon 2013.HBC-radiomatic comes with high-performing radio controls with colour display and exceptional operating comfort Live video transmission with video camera for working areas with limited view.

Stalled but Hopeful

In spite of the present slowdown and resultant sluggishness in the CE market, the long- term growth prospects are still intact; and experts view the huge infrastructure deficit as a major growth driver and prudent steps from the government can bring India back on the growth trajectory.

On a recovery mode

The construction equipment industry is experiencing a slump due to the slowdown in the mining industry as well as delays in infrastructure projects and governmental clearances, shortage of funds, environmental concerns. EQUIPMENT INDIA interacts with some of the major players to get the pulse of the industry.

Concrete Equipment | Debasis Bhattacharya, Head ? Sales and Marketing, Ajax Fiori

We have an installed capacity to manufacture 1,200 self-loading concrete mixers and 200 batching plants per annum and our value proposition has been in providing innovative and highly engineered product solutions, backed by an efficient product support, says Debasis Bhattacharya, Head - Sales and Marketing, Ajax Fiori. Excerpts from the interview.

The Haulotte Group strategy is driven by customer proximity.

Haulotte Group is one of the key global players of people and material lifting equipment, a leader in Europe and the third largest manufacturer worldwide. Their success is primarily due to a strong focus on innovation and safety. It is our concern for customer proximity which has driven Haulotte's international development of business and strategy over the last 15 years, says Alexandre Saubot,Chief Executive Officer, Haulotte Group. Excerpts from the interview.

We have a pan-Indian sales and service network

We work on a two-layer support system.We have a dealers network spread across the country. The dealers are professional in the similar field and are equipped with trained manpower for sales and after sales support and sufficient inventory of spares.

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.

Case will continue to invest in equipment offering

We plan to build customer loyalty in the Case brand, further consolidate our position with the introduction of the globally renowned SR skid steers, and shore up our strong commitment on technologically superior machinery and after sales services, says Piero Arrivabeni, Head of Marketing, Case International Region. In a chat with EQUIPMENT INDIA, Piero talks about the company's India-specific strategies.

VECV to expand business

VE Commercial Vehicles (VECV) will invest Rs 1,000 crore by 2013 on various activities, including expansion of engine production capacity, launch new products and enhancing R&D.

Manitowoc?s new Australian dealer

Manitowoc has appointed a new dealer for South Australia and the Northern Territories. RMB Service Group, a well-established crane sales and service company,

Ruukki opens new sales office

Special steels producer Ruukki has been providing solutions for its partners in 30 countries, and continues to take steps in the Indian market.

Sany, Palfinger in JV

The Chinese construction machinery major Sany Group and the German crane company Palfinger have established a 50:50 joint venture, Sany-Palfinger Equipment Co, Ltd (Sany-Palfinger).

The REL-Wiggert design is an operator-friendly batching system

The REL batching plants, manufactured in technical collaboration with Wiggert Gmbh, Germany, have safety features superior to any other manufacturer in the country, which includes safety fencing, mechanical interlocking systems,

Konecranes Acquires WMI Cranes

Konecranes Plc, Finland, has acquired a 100 per cent stake in WMI Cranes, India. Post acquisition, the company has been renamed as WMI Konecranes India.

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.

Voltas opens new plant

The Rs 12-crore new state-of-the-art plant will initially manufacture diesel and electric forklift trucks.

Wolffkran strengthens presence

Wolffkran is expanding its sales network in Germany with a view to achieving increased growth in the domestic market.

CNH acquires full ownership of JV

CNH Global NV recently announced that it has acquired full ownership of L&T?CASE Equipment, an unconsolidated joint venture (JV) established in 1999 with Larsen & Toubro to manufacture and sell construction and building equipment in India.

Redefining Trucking

Daimler strengthens its India commitment by launching BharatBenz, representing the entire Daimler India commercial vehicles portfolio of trucks from 6 to 49 tonne.

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