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Herrenknecht TBMs Drive Thane–Borivali Tunnel Progress
Two giant TBMs supplied for Mumbai’s key twin-tunnel project
Epiroc Supports Shimla Bypass Tunnel Work
Hydraulic breaker enables safe excavation in sensitive Himalayan terrain
ICEMA Reports Resilient CE Industry Amid Export Surge
Exports rise 31.5% despite slowdown in domestic equipment demand
Union Budget 2026–27 Focuses on Growth, Jobs and Infrastructure
Budget outlines three kartavyas with strong push for manufacturing and capex
Gulf Oil Lubricants Expands Infrastructure Portfolio with Key OEM Alliances
Key partnerships with ACE, Ammann India and XCMG
EU Draws a Line on Mobile Cranes
EU anti-dumping action signals turning point for global lifting equipment markets.
India Rising
Rising demand, resilient sales, and renewed infrastructure momentum pushed India’s CE industry to 1,40,191 units in FY2025. As the nation gears up for Excon 2025, the message is clear—India is rising, and so is its machinery.
We are introducing our BS-V wheel loader lineup
Aanand Dulariya, Head - Dealer Development & Marketing Communication, HD Hyundai Construction Equipment India
Silent Muscle
Steel, the unseen force inside every machine, powers construction equipment with unmatched strength, resilience, and endurance—quietly shaping the world we build.
Tips to Keep Corrosion Out of Your WIP Cycle!
These tips are great ways to streamline WIP cycle to get parts through the manufacturing process.
LiuGong India Rolls Out BS-V Compliant and Electric Machines
Launches electric and emission-compliant machines
Powerful Attachments, Smarter Work
In today’s fast-paced construction world, powerful equipment attachments are transforming job sites, enabling contractors to work smarter, increase productivity, reduce costs, and maximise existing machine potential.
Protect and Monitor
Discover simple, effective steps to ensure long-term corrosion control and asset protection using VpCI® preservation methods.
Escorts Kubota Launches BLX 75 Backhoe Loader
The company has no immediate plans to introduce the BLX 75 internationally
Lifting India’s Future
As India builds faster and taller, industrial cranes are emerging as essential, intelligent machines powering the nation’s infrastructure, logistics, and industrial growth.
Mega Machines!
From metro tunnellers to 3D-printed bridges, the future of Indian infrastructure may depend on super-sized mega machines — but will terrain, cost, and scale cooperate?
Strategies to Maximise Equipment Lifespans
Corrosion is an aggressive force in underground mines. While it seems unstoppable, there are a variety of ways to slow it down and diminish the negative effects on mining assets.
Electrification Sparks Growth
With a 6.7 per cent growth rate, the market for wheel loaders is expanding rapidly, driven by the demand for sustainable, energy-efficient solutions.
Maximising Equipment Efficiency
How filters enhance construction machinery performance
Innovative Financing Models Fuel Growth
Innovative financing models are transforming the construction equipment sector, driving growth in emerging markets like India, where strategic partnerships and tailored solutions are accelerating infrastructure development
Jaideep Shekhar is Equipment India Person of the Year 2024
He was selected during the 12th BKT Equipment India Awards held on 10 October 2024 at Jio Convention Centre
RAHSTA to submit policy recommendations to NHAI
RAHSTA to submit policy recommendations to NHAI for improving highways.
Revolutionising Fleet Management
In the demanding world of heavy equipment operation, maintenance often takes a backseat, leading to costly breakdowns and inefficiencies. As construction and mining fleets work around the clock in remote locations, overlooking essential maintenance tasks can severely impact productivity.
The Concrete Revolution
Groundbreaking concrete equipment is driving the industry forward at an unprecedented pace.
The Crushing Evolution!
What are the key criteria sought by operators of crushers and screens? And how do modern models differ in their features and capabilities?
Sany introduces India’s first locally manufactured, fully electric open cast mining truck
SKT105E Electric Dump Truck represents a new era in mining technology
Booming Demand
Industrial cranes are witnessing a soaring demand as they play a crucial role in various sectors, from construction to logistics, contributing to India's infrastructural growth.
SSLs have garnered significant demand compared to other CE
Shalabh Chaturvedi, Managing Director, CASE Construction Equipment – India & SAARC region
The end goal is to have a fully autonomous grader
Amarnath Ramachandran, Managing Director, Arx Mining and Construction Equipment
Construction 2.0
How AI is Reshaping Construction Equipment!
Construction 2.0
How AI is Reshaping Construction Equipment!
Schwing Stetter’s boom pump: Revolutionising the construction industry
The unique and compact boom pump is designed to optimise job site mobility and efficiency.
The Future of Construction
Some construction machines such as autonomous excavators or dozers are able to perform certain pre-programmed tasks autonomously.
How AI and ML are revolutionising CE in India
AI enables machines to perform tasks requiring human intelligence, such as decision-making and pattern recognition, while ML allows systems to learn from data and make predictions.
Guarding by Location: Danger and Compliance
Despite its nearly global acceptance as a concept in industrial safety, the practice of guarding by location remains a particular problem for overhead conveyor applications.
Grading the Future
As the demand for advanced road networks and improved connectivity continues to surge, the clamor for motor graders in the construction industry is reaching unprecedented heights.
Guarding by Location: Danger and Compliance
Despite its nearly global acceptance as a concept in industrial safety, the practice of guarding by location remains a particular problem for overhead conveyor applications.
How critical equipment helped rescue trapped workers in Uttarkashi tunnel collapse
Manual tools, such as hammers and chisels, became the instruments of choice.
DICV inaugurates two BharatBenz regional training centers
The company aims to train 3,500+ BharatBenz drivers, sales and service personnel every year
How critical equipment helped rescue trapped workers in Uttarkashi tunnel collapse
Manual tools, such as hammers and chisels, became the instruments of choice
Filtrec Bharat’s New Facility
As Filtrec Bharat forges ahead with its commitment to innovation and sustainability, the collaboration with Schwing Stetter India sets a precedent for the industry.
TACKLERS is on its way to becoming a global brand
Nirag Chokshi, Managing Partner, Techno Industries, shares insights on the market for material handling equipment in India.
Safe conveyor equipment design
To meet the demands for greater safety and improved production, some manufacturers have introduced equipment designs that are not only engineered for safer operation and servicing but also reduced maintenance time.
Construction sites often require air compressors to be mobile
Ramesh Kumar G, Vice President – Portables, ELGi Equipments, speaks on the most common types of air compressors used in the construction industry.
Safe conveyor equipment design
To meet the demands for greater safety and improved production, some manufacturers have introduced equipment designs that are not only engineered for safer operation and servicing but also reduced maintenance time.
Mini excavators are in high demand due to rapid urbanisation
E. Moses, Executive Vice President, Division Head, Kobelco Construction Equipment India, speaks on different models and specifications of mini equipment offered by the company.
Improving Performance of Crane Manufacturers
Bonfiglioli’s HF series gear motors for hoisting application offers several features that help hoist designers to make optimised selection.
Fuelling the future
Backhoe loader manufacturers are developing hybrid or fully electric backhoe loaders, which significantly reduce or eliminate fuel consumption and emissions.
Automation at the Forefront
Companies use automated material handling equipment because it increases productivity and reduces waste, which results in significant cost savings.
Caterpillar displays latest range of hydraulic excavators at its customer meeting
Cat® dealer, Gmmco, organised a one-day customer meeting at GMR Arena in Hyderabad, on 8 May 2023, to showcase the latest range of next-gen cat large hydraulic excavators.
Powering Machines
Automation and industrialisation are major drivers of demand for hydraulic motors in India.
Powering up the Earth
The need for earthmoving equipment is expected to increase due to the nation's fast urbanisation and infrastructure development requirements
Soon there will be a trend of electrification in CE
Shyam Gyanani, Co-Founder and Executive Director, Trident International, speaks on the company’s offerings for the mining segment, and the USPs of these products.
Bringing the CE fraternity together
Organised by Aries Events, Earthcon Expo was held from March 11 to 13 at Ahmedabad.
The Future is Electric!
Epiroc is building an energy efficiency culture resulting in lower CO2 emissions and more efficient use of resources.
Inching towards $5 trn economy
Infrastructure growth will play a significant role in achieving India’s target of being a 5 trillion economy by 2025. It is imperative to ensure sustainability during this journey, writes SP Rajan of L&T.
Towards a “Greener Future†together
Developing businesses are treating “sustainability†as the crucial goal of their method and operations to escalate growth and to compete in the global market.
SDLG India showcases E6135Fi hydraulic excavator, L933H wheel loader
A member of Volvo Group, SDLG offers solutions to complement sustainable road construction & infrastructure projects.
Bauma CONEXPO INDIA 2023 - Highlights
The trade fair for construction equipment industry garners excitement!
Predictive Maintenance: A New Paradigm in Heavy Equipment
Predictive maintenance can help fleets avoid breakdowns while reducing maintenance costs by predicting when parts will fail based on performance data and other information.
Mix it Up!
Tips for combining screen media for maximum efficiency.
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.
Mining opportunities!
Government’s thrust on coal mining is expected to significantly impact demand for mining equipment.
INTERMAT’s first edition in India concludes successfully
The three-day event witnessed a wide range of construction materials on display, an insightful finance conference and launch of new equipment machineries.
INTERMAT’s first edition in India concludes successfully
The three-day event witnessed a wide range of construction materials on display, an insightful finance conference and launch of new equipment machineries.
Schwing Stetter launches XCMG hydraulic excavator and wheel loader range
Aims to reach the biggest market for quarry machines in Tamil Nadu
Diamond Mowers’ new mulcher for mid-sized excavators
Two new mulching heads designed for mid-sized excavators and tractors were recently rolled out by Diamond Mowers.
Automation: Need of the Hour
The world is entering an age of robotics, and the construction industry could be the next.
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.
At Excon: Gates India celebrates 25th anniversary
Gates India Pvt. Ltd. (“Gates”) took part in Excon 2021, organized by Confederation of Indian Industry (CII).
3i EXPO & Conference gets a rousing response from the manufacturing industry; IPF presents awards to 19 SMEs from across India
3i EXPO & Conference gets an arousing response from manufacturing industry; IPF presents awards to 19 SMEs from across India
Machine Reliability: Concept, Reality And Remedy
Respective FMEA for each stage is conducted to assess how the risk is mitigated with the gradual implementation of best practices at the site.
Towering up
Crawler cranes are expected to see a surge in demand with the spurt in infrastructure development projects.
Upgrading Technology
Commonly used to construct and maintain gravel and dirt roads, motor graders have also prepared building foundations and drainage ditches, making them popular with government agencies and contractors.
Why CE industry needs automation
The world is entering an age of robotics. Industrial robots have worked in the manufacturing sector for decades, and now they appear in most industries. Construction could be the next industry.
Gmmco, Caterpillar launch Workshop-on-Wheels to serve remote locations
The vehicle has been designed keeping in mind safety and utility for ensuring optimum service capability.
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.
7th India Construction Festival
Organised by the FIRST Construction Council in Mumbai on October 22, the event successfully brought together the who’s who of the infrastructure and construction industry.
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.
Growing at a steady pace
The Indian filtration equipment market is expected to grow at a steady pace despite tough market conditions
Bonfiglioli India: Winning through product innovations & tech
Bonfiglioli has been enhancing construction equipment performance, efficiency, productivity, and reliability for more than 40 years.
Smart road construction in Switzerland’s widest tunnel
Large-scale project featuring process optimisation and machinery from Vögele.
Predictive maintenance: A new paradigm in heavy equipment
Predictive maintenance can help fleets avoid breakdowns while reducing maintenance costs by predicting when parts will fail based on performance data and other information.
Achieving sustainable energy savings by fixing air compressor leaks
Leaks in the air compressors often tend to get ignored, but they can be a considerable source of energy wastage in an industrial compressed air system. The method of leak quantification can help in formulating a strategy to take a sustainable action on the compressed air leaks. How should you prioritise fixing quantified leaks and why is air audit expertise necessary in doing so? Conrad Latham of Atlas Copco explains.
Combilift’s 60,000th truck delivered
The Irish manufacturer Combilift recently marked a further milestone when its 60,000th unit came off the production lines at the company HQ in Monaghan and was shipped to the other side of the world.
The recent MHE market demand is on the uptrend”
Pre-Covid Indian MHE market has shown double digit CAGR since 2014. In-spite of Covid-19 pandemic and business being at standstill for almost four months in 2020, we saw a fast-paced recovery since August 2020, and witnessed the highest ever MHE market in March 2021 and in Q1 2021 which was fuelled by growth in economic activities.
How digitisation can help create robust ecosystem in sea freight management
The shipping and logistic sector worldwide is viewed as a backbone for global trade and commerce which enables industries to deliver the goods and services to the end consumers by facilitating mobility throughout the supply chain.
A powerful transmission
Transmission, a key component in a construction equipment vehicle, plays a major role to the functionality of the vehicle, especially in the high frequency and heavy application.
CASE announces 60-day extension of warranty on all CE
CASE Construction Equipment announced a 60-day warranty extension on all construction equipment in light of the second wave of the COVID 19 pandemic in the country. This extension is applicable on all such units whose warranty is expiring between May 1, 2021 and June 30, 2021.
Laying a strong foundation
The demand for foundation equipment in India has been growing at the rate of 25 to 30 per cent year on year basis.
B&R introduces high-end PC for mobile machinery
Tractors and implements can optimise harvesting efficiency, for example, by exchanging information such as speed and load capacity.
The D-factor
Where the demand will be coming from for the construction equipment industry?
Tekla Structures: Versatile & robust software for precast construction
Tekla Structures helped Precast India Infrastructures to produce a large number of precast elements, address critical geometries, implement MEP requirements and a lot more, quite easily and well within the specified project timeline.
Vedanta signs MoU with research institutes for value-creation from bauxite residue
Vedanta, India’s largest producer of aluminium and its value-added products, has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) for value-creation from bauxite residue (red mud), which is a by-product generated during processing of bauxite into alumina using the Bayer process.
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.
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.
BEML hands over BE1800D hydraulic excavator to Coal India
The BE1800D hydraulic excavator is ‘Make in India’ equipment; designed, developed and produced in-house at the BEML’s state-of-the-art manufacturing plant in KGF complex.
JCB strengthens presence in Andhra Pradesh
The company's dealer, Varun Motors, inaugurated its new facility for sales, service and spares in Rajahmundry, the cultural capital of the State.
BEML to showcase aerospace products at AERO INDIA 2021
BEML is showcasing some of its prime products during AERO INDIA 2021, the biennial mega Aero exhibition, being held in Bangalore, from February 3-5, 2021.
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