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Navigating the Road Ahead
The market for sensor pavers is expected to grow at 7-8 per cent CAGR over five years.

Our products are designed and developed in Italy
Sanjay Kumar Agarwal, Managing Director, Filtrec Bharat

No Bumps in the Road
India has been investing significantly in infrastructure development, including the construction of roads, highways, and expressways. This investment has driven the demand for road construction equipment.

Volvo CE electric compactors to roll out of US plant
Production of Volvo Construction Equipment’s electric machine lineup is coming to America.

On a high growth path
The government's focus on infrastructure development is expected to drive the demand for mini construction equipment.

On a high growth path
The government's focus on infrastructure development is expected to drive the demand for mini construction equipment.

CASE demonstrates ‘Made in India’ products
A visit to the CASE Construction Equipment factory in Pithampur provided an opportunity to witness the company's manufacturing process and its impact on the local community. Karthik Muthuveeran reports…

Powering Machines
Automation and industrialisation are major drivers of demand for hydraulic motors in India.

Made in India product portfolio demonstrated by CASE CE
Displayed at its state-of-the-art manufacturing facility in Pithampur

Sustainability at the Forefront
Going forward, product innovations will be at the core of Ammann’s sustainability efforts

Creating Compact Foundations
The upward trend of mechanisation in the construction and road-building industries is expected to drive the compaction equipment market in India.

We will focus on CE for road and retail segments
Dimitrov Krishnan, Managing Director at Volvo CE India, speaks on their past experience at bauma CONEXPO India.

L&T delivers 3000th indigenous compactor
L&T Construction & Mining Machinery reached a milestone in the supply of indigenous equipment with the successful delivery of the 3000th L&T compactor.

L&T delivers 3000th indigenous compactor
The roller was handed over to Neelesh Kumar Singh of Anmol Associates

Improving efficiency
Hydraulic motors are among the most commonly used motors across a wide range of industries.

Sany Bharat signs MOU with Union Bank of India
The network of Union Bank will extend equipment finance to customers of Sany Bharat across the country

Smooth road ahead!
Roads and highways sector is considered to be the most vibrant infrastructure segment where a lot of activities ongoing consistently for a long time.

Liugong unveils powerful 3.5 t mini excavator
Liugong India has introduced a new mini-series excavator, in order to strengthen the country's development.

CASE crosses production milestone of 50,000th loader backhoe in India
CASE Construction Equipment, a brand of CNH Industrial, has crossed the production milestone of 50,000th Loader Backhoe, from its state-of-the-art facility in Pithampur, Madhya Pradesh.

L&T ships special construction equipment to BRO for strategic needs
L&T Construction Equipment (LTCEL) has dispatched the first batch of 25 special variant wheel loaders that are suitable for operation in harsh terrains – high altitudes and extreme weather conditions to the Border Roads Organisation (BRO), an organisation engaged in serving strategic requirements of the nation.

L&T ships special construction equipment to BRO for strategic needs
The special wheel loaders operate in temperatures between minus 20 degrees and 50 degrees.

CASE crosses production milestone of 50,000th loader backhoe in India
CASE Loader Backhoes are known for their versatility, reliability, productivity, flexibility, safety, and operator comfort.

Enhancing efficiency
India’s construction equipment market is growing quickly, and this is stimulating demand for bearings. The bearing industry is expected to grow at a rate of 9 to 10 per cent in the years ahead.

Infra push for mini equipment
According to Arizton’s latest research report, India’s construction equipment market will grow at a CAGR of 8.9 per cent during 2022-2028. Mini excavators hold a decent share in the overall construction equipment industry.

We are leaders in compaction equipment
Alok Jha, Director – Sales and Marketing, India and SAARC, CASE Construction Equipment, said, “We are elated to participate in the Excon trade fair, which is taking place after a long period of global turmoil. Going forward, we are optimistic that the construction industry in India is entering a sustained demand phase.

India offers a huge opportunity for the growth of the CE industry
Ammann is a world-leading supplier of mixing plants, machines and services to the construction industry with core expertise in road building and transportation infrastructure. Anand Sundaresan, Managing Director, Ammann India, speaks on the various technological display during Excon.

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.

CASE’s highly-anticipated backhoe loader
CASE Construction Equipment, a brand of CNH Industrial, celebrated its global legacy and heritage, spanning 180 years. The company launched an array of machines starting with the highly anticipated 770 NXe 49.5hp loader backhoe, together with the 770 EX Plus, 851 FX CP variant, 1107EX soil vibratory compactor, CX220C LC-HD excavator, and 845C motor grader.

We have a positive outlook on future of power transmissions products
We have been participating in Excon, since its sixth edition. Over these editions, we have gathered many a positive experience and have watched this exhibition, mirror the growth of the construction equipment industry in India.

JCB’s thrust on digital technologies
Excon 2021 is indeed going to be the first major exhibition for the construction equipment industry, post-pandemic, hence, expectations are high. There is likely to be an even greater active participation by the industry than what we have seen in the past editions.

Rise in steel and commodity prices has increased input cost
Anand Sundaresan Managing Director, Ammann India

Double-digit growth likely
Excon is a large, popular and established platform for the construction equipment industry in India where corporates, large infrastructure companies, contractors and their subcontractors, project construction professionals and retail customers meet original equipment producers and suppliers.

Chasing Growth!
Despite rising input costs and transition to CEV stage-IV engines, the CE market is expecting a growth of over 11 per cent in 2022-23.

Maximizing Articulating Joint Life in Compactors
A compactor’s ability to reduce air pockets and increase load-bearing capacity make it vital for construction and roadwork.

At L&T, customer centricity has been at the core of all activities
At L&T, customer centricity has been at the core of all activities and decisions. With our credo ‘In Service lies Success’, we have continuously provided superior value delivery to customers both in terms of the latest technology and superior performance products aided by unmatched after-sales support.

Use of automation in road construction may increase
Share insights on technological up-gradation that has happened recently or might happen in near future in the construction and engineering business.

There is an increase in demand for underground equipment
Sandeep Mathur, Brand Leader, New Holland CASE Construction Equipment, shares light on technological upgradation happened recently.

Increasing Productivity
The global hydraulic motors market is expected to witness a CAGR of over 4.5 per cent, during the forecast period, 2020-2025.

Trimble’s asphalt compactor technology
Once considered the least sophisticated machine in the equipment pantheon, the asphalt compactor is getting a lot of love these days from technology companies.

Hajela of L&T: India has potential to be an export hub for compactors
Vivek Hajela, VP & Head- CE Business, Larsen & Toubro, shares information on the current market size of compactors in India, and the upcoming digital technologies in compactors.

Trimble launches Roadworks Paving Control system for Asphalt
Trimble, a technology company, introduced Roadworks Paving Control Platform for Asphalt Compactors.Trimble’s Asphalt Compactor Technology aids in improving Mat Quality and Paving Productivity.

Case launches new soil compaction rollers
Case launches its new compactor duo in the E Series line-up, the SV215E, and SV217E single-drum vibratory rollers. The two new models are designed for fast, consistent soil compaction on different lift depths and material types.

Paving the way ahead
While recent times may have been tough on construction equipment manufacturers, the compactor market is still brimming with optimism.

One of the major demand drivers is increase in demand for underground mining equipment
With the mining sector being one of the core industries of the economy, it has witnessed year-to-year growth. In terms of trends, there were positive signs in the manufacturing and mining activity that recorded a higher relative growth performance last year.

SANY India delivers India’s largest crawler crane for windmill application
This leviathan crane will be used by Dwarkesh Transport for wind turbine installation.

Case launches new soil compaction rollers SV215E and SV217E
Case launches its new compactor duo in the E Series lineup, the SV215E and SV217E single-drum vibratory rollers.

L&T Construction & Mining Machinery’s 75 years marked by stamp release
To mark the 75th anniversary of L&T Construction & Mining Machinery business, Department of Posts, Government of India, released a special commemorative stamp today.

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.

L&T Construction & Mining Machinery’s 75 years marked by stamp release
The corporate stamp was unveiled by Sharada Sampath, Chief-Postmaster-General, Karnataka Circle in the presence of SN Subrahmanyan, CEO & MD, Larsen & Toubro, Arvind K. Garg, Executive Vice-President, Construction & Mining Machinery Business, L&T and LK Dash, Postmaster-General, Bangalore HQ.

Gearing up for future
The pandemic year has turned out to be a top gear one for the construction equipment segment, which is riding on the government infra spend to see a more than 15 per cent year-on-year rise in domestic sales volumes in FY21 and a doubling of sales in Q1FY22 compared to last year.

L&T, Gulf Oil jointly launch genuine oils for CE
Construction and Mining Machinery Business of Larsen & Toubro Limited (L&T-CMB) and Gulf Oil Lubricants India have collaborated to launch a range of genuine oils to cater to the distinct and technologically progressive needs of the Construction Equipment sector.

Concrete proof
Growth is round the corner for concrete equipment as market is projected to cross $1,300 million by 2024, exhibiting a CAGR of 13 per cent because of anticipated growth in the construction industry.

CE industry talks a common language using OPC UA
Construction equipment manufacturing is taking a solid leap with the advantage of new technology developments

Volvo CE introduces 3 new construction BEVs
Roads and highways sector is considered to be the most vibrant infrastructure segment where a lot of activities ongoing consistently for a long time.

An evening to cherish
The 9th Equipment India Awards 2021 recognised the top performers of Indian construction equipment industry. In a colourful ceremony held at Four Seasons in Mumbai, the winners received the awards for their achievements in the respective segments.

L&T, Gulf Oil jointly launch genuine oils for CE
Strategic partnership will address the evolving needs of the CE sector

Arvind K. Garg is EI Person of the Year 2021
Garg was awarded at the 9th Equipment India Awards.

Volvo CE launches new range of equipment in India
Volvo Construction Equipment (CE) introduced a new series of pneumatic rollers, compactors, and wheel loaders for the market in India.

Hamm | HC series: Advanced engine tech & best compaction for earthworks
Since August 2021, Hamm has supplied new compactor models from the HC series to the Indian market. The machines, weighing 11 t, are available with or without a drum drive.

L&T delivers 500th mini compactor – L&T 491
Larsen & Toubro crossed a new milestone with the roll out of its 500th L&T 491 Mini Compactor from L&T Construction Equipment Limited’s Doddaballapura campus, near Bengaluru.

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.

Volvo Construction Equipment launches new equipment in India
Volvo Construction Equipment launched a new range of compactors, pneumatic rollers, pavers and wheel loaders for the Indian market.

L&T delivers 500th Mini Compactor - L&T 491
Larsen & Toubro crossed a new milestone with the roll out of its 500th L&T 491 Mini Compactor from L&T Construction Equipment Limited’s Doddaballapura campus, near Bengaluru.

VÖGELE MT 3000-2 OFFSET Power Feeder: Paving the roads for the future
VÖGELE is the world market leader in Asphalt paving and offers a right paver for every application with various combination of different paving widths and also offers state-of-the-art Power Feeders especially for the large-scale job sites to offer reliable, uninterrupted transfer of mix to the pavers.

There is scope for localisation of parts as some of the bearings are still imported
Rangababu Ch, Segment Leader Heavy Industry, SKF

Sanjay Saxena of Sany: Covid second wave has hit production
Sanjay Saxena, Senior Vice President & Head of Heavy Equipment Business Unit, Sany Heavy Industry India, speaks on the technology trends in foundation equipment and accessories, and the latest products and solutions offered by the company.

Second wave of pandemic has hit the production
Incorporated in 2002, SANY India was and offers the widest range of construction machinery in India and South Asia. Presently, SANY India offers products like excavators, truck mounted cranes, all-terrain and rough terrain cranes, crawler cranes, transit mixers, batching plants, boom pumps, trailer pumps, piling rigs, motor graders, pavers, compactors, reach stackers, rubber tyred gantry cranes, rail-mounted gantry cranes, mining equipment, wind turbine generators and many more. The company has already established a strong network of around 28 dealers and 135+ outlets across India to cater to the growing demand and provide sales and service support to all its customers and associates.

We expect the demand to grow for hydraulic excavators
Arvind K Garg, Executive Vice-President and Head-Construction & Mining Machinery Business, Larsen & Toubro

We are well placed to take advantage of opportunities that India offers
Bonfiglioli India’s solutions are based on a wide range of products, including gearmotors, drive systems, planetary gearboxes and inverters. The company’s Country Manager, Kennady V Kaippally, speaks on the present size of transmission systems in India, and the segments that are driving the demand for these products.

Dheeraj Panda of Sany: Restarting govt flagship programmes will lift up excavators market in 2021
Dheeraj Panda, Director – Sales, Marketing and Customer Support, Sany Heavy Industry India, speaks on how market has evolved for hydraulic excavators in the last couple of years.

Sany India, CII Foundation tie-up to donate Ventilators
As the hospitals are reeling under an acute shortage of ventilator beds and other medical supplies amid the rising COVID-19 cases in the country- Sany India in association with the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) Foundation and CII Pune donated 3 ventilators to Sassoon Hospital today.

L&T completes 75 years of CMB biz
Larsen & Toubro, an Indian multinational engaged in EPC projects, hi-tech manufacturing and services, has completed platinum jubilee of one of its oldest businesses, construction and mining machinery business (CMB).

Sany embraces new emission norms; launches 4 new truck cranes
As the nation is ushering into new emission standards, Sany India, a global leader in the CE Industry has successfully embraced the Bharat CEV Stage IV norms and upgraded and launched four new truck cranes; STC250C, STC450C, STC600C, and STC800C in the market.

L&T’s construction and mining machinery business turns 75
The company is has achieved a lot over the years and is now one of the market leaders in the segment

L&T completes 75 years of Construction & Mining Machinery business
Pioneered industry by focusing on innovation, best-in-class service; marks supply of 60,000 cutting-edge machines in India.

BEML bag orders from Cameroon & Bangladesh
BEML, a ‘Schedule A’ company under the Ministry of Defence (MoD), received export orders from Cameroon and Bangladesh under Government of India-Lines of credit.

Mini Machines, Maximum Demand
The demand for compact equipment from urban projects is expected to continue.

We are India’s No. 1 power products company
For more than three decades, Honda India Power Products (HIPP) has been a leader in the power products industry, engaged in the manufacturing and marketing of portable generators, water pumps, tillers and general purpose engines in India and abroad.

Demand on the rise
The market is moving from mechanical to sensor pavers and the industry estimates the total market for sensor pavers to be more than 300 units per annum.

WIRTGEN: Driving excellence on greenfield pro-jects
Purvanchal Expressway is a prestigious greenfield project under construction in India. It commences near village Chand Sarai, located at Lucknow-Sultanpur Road (NH-731), district Lucknow and concludes near village Haidaria on National Highway No.19, before 18 km of Uttar Pradesh-Bihar border, in district Ghazipur.

Improving machine performance
Improving overall equipment effectiveness is always a challenge.

BEML bag orders from Cameroon & Bangladesh
The order for Cameroon has been received from Ministry of Economy, Planning & Regional Development (MOEPRD), Government of Cameroon for supply of 71 units of construction equipment consisting of bulldozers, excavators, wheel loaders, motor graders and compactors for their Cassava farm project.

Innovation has been cornerstone of JCB’s operations
In our exclusive, Deepak Shetty, Deputy CEO & Managing Director, JCB India Limited, tells us how the construction equipment industry in general and JCB in particular have been emerging through the year of the pandemic.

L&T compactors are very well established in the Indian market
L&T’s Construction and Mining Equipment business manufactures, distributes and provides after-sales support for construction and mining equipment for diverse industries and applications.

Intelligent compaction!
Intelligent compaction rollers are equipped with technology that processes compaction data in real time for the roller operator.

Budget spurs order books
The Budget 2021 has won the approval of its utmost critics with most giving it a thumbs up. Infrastructure is the mantra for 2021-22 as the Finance Minister proposed to significantly enhance capital expenditure to Rs 5.54 trillion in the next fiscal, besides creating institutional structures and giving a big thrust to monetising assets to achieve the goals of the National Infrastructure Pipeline (NIP), which was launched in December 2019 with around 6,835 projects.

CASE launches CX220C crawler excavator in India
The excavator is made in India at CASE’s manufacturing plant in Pithampur

Road Equipment: Road to Recovery
The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (MoRTH) has big plans of constructing expressways, national highways, state highways and rural roads in the coming years. However, any uncertain economic situation in future may affect the recovery of the market as this will affect the payment of contractors, financing and thus equipment mobilisation.

HAMM Compactors at Mega Irrigation Project
A fleet of 34 HAMM compactors contribute to build Komaravelli Mallana Sagar Reservoir.

Safeguarding the industry
The construction equipment industry is going through a never-seen before sales scenario as the volume witnessed a steep fall of 70 per cent in April-June 2020 quarter, as per the findings of the CRISIL Research.

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.

Biggest is the Best
Patel Infrastructure acquired the world's largest concrete paver from Wirtgen Group. The 18.75 m full paving width paver is currently working at the Vadodara-Kim Expressway project.

Indian CE Market Overview
In spite of the short-term ups and downs in the market volumes, the construction equipment (CE) industry is expected to touch close to the volume of 140,000 units by 2024-25.

Kohler launches CH440DF engine
Kohler Co announced the launch of the Command PRO? dual-fuel CH440DF engine, an addition to the Command PRO lineup that construction professionals have come to rely on to power a wide variety of equipment.

Engineering Growth
The growth prospects of off-highway diesel engines market is obvious in the coming years as the infrastructure equipment will play a major role in the infrastructure creation in the country.

Kohler launches CH440DF engine
Kohler Co announced the launch of the Command PRO? dual-fuel CH440DF engine, an addition to the popular Command PRO lineup that construction professionals have come to rely on to power a wide variety of equipment.

KOHLER expands Command PRO engine lineup
KOHLER announced the launch of the Command PRO? dual-fuel CH440DF engine, an addition to the Command PRO lineup that construction professionals have come to rely on to power a wide variety of equipment.

Driving Construction of New Istanbul Airport
The power of the Wirtgen Group is driving the construction of the biggest airport in the world: plants and machines from Wirtgen, V?gele, Hamm and Benninghoven are playing a vital part in the construction of the "New Istanbul Airport".

KOHLER expands Command PRO engine lineup
KOHLER announced the launch of the Command PRO? dual-fuel CH440DF engine, an addition to the Command PRO lineup that construction professionals have come to rely on to power a wide variety of equipment.