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Concrete equipment sector has been quick to embrace advanced tech.”

Ramesh Babbar, President and Director, Columbia Machine Engineering, speaks on the company’s approach to innovation and technology.

The concrete equipment sector has been quick to embrace advanced technologies

Ramesh Babbar, President and Director, Columbia Machine Engineering, speaks on the company’s approach to innovation and technology.

Sany launches three new excavators

Sany launched three new excavators, including its largest model ever, at ConExpo. The three new models in the medium to large size classes each got nicknames from the company

Zoomlion Unveils World’s Largest Tower Crane

The crane uses mobile balancing weight technology.

Zoomlion unveils world’s largest tonnage all-terrain crane

Chinese manufacturer Zoomlion has unveiled the largest tonnage all-terrain crane in the world, the ZAT24000H.

XCMG’s integrated solutions at bauma China

Leading construction machinery manufacturer XCMG presented its best products and brightest technologies in a super exhibition at the 2020 bauma China.

LiuGong set up new lineups of excavators and wheel loaders

"Over the last few years, LiuGong has dabbled in the global quarry and aggregates markets, but the Chinese manufacturer now claims to be making a full entry into the sector.

LiuGong set up new lineups of excavators and wheel loaders

The refreshed 856H and 890H wheel loaders, as well as the 913FCR and 922F excavators, were on display at the recent World of Concrete in Las Vegas.

The demand for off highway tyres is at an all time high

Rajiv Poddar, Jt. MD, BKT Tires

There is Tremendous growth opportunity in infra expansion

With the Indian infrastructure players fully appreciating the importance of foundation equipment only in the past few years, Casagrande is keen to partner with them to enhance efficiencies and productivity.

Looking for new growth avenues

The growth of crawler cranes market is stagnant with lagging demand from heavy lift applications. However, the market is expected to bounce back with the demand for medium capacity lift applications from the upcoming infrastructure development projects.

Isoli in partnership with Vanjax

Isoli will use the Vanjax Indian facilities to mount its platforms on Indian truck chassis. This will allow the company to be more competitive in areas like Africa sub Saharan, Bangladesh, Myanmar, Cambodia, Laos and Sri Lanka.

Post Budget Vibrations India: Sustained Growth

According to Macquarie, the growth momentum in the construction equipment (CE) segment has sustained in India, despite withdrawal of discounts and price increases. Also, purchases were being done primarily by first-time buyers.

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.

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.

We are the market leader in southern parts of India

Detroit Mining and Construction Equipment is a dealer for SDLG range of wheel loaders and motor graders for all the four states in South India. We have our corporate office in Hyderabad, with branches at Visakhapatnam, Vijayawada and Nellore.

Schwing Stetter in tower crane market

Schwing Stetter (India) has launched the five- and six-tonne tower cranes branded Schwing-XCMG. The new cranes are from XCMG, a Chinese manufacturer of cranes and one of the largest in the world, which holds a 60 per cent stake in the Schwing Stetter holding company in Germany.

Comansa Jie introduces new 11CJ132-6t in Shanghai

Comansa Jie launched at the Bauma China trade fair in Shanghai its new 11CJ132-6t flat-top tower crane, the first model from the CJ1100 series.

Schwing Stetter ventures into tower crane market

Schwing Stetter (India) has launched the five- and six-tonne tower cranes branded Schwing-XCMG. The new cranes are from XCMG, a Chinese manufacturer of cranes and one of the largest in the world, which holds a 60 per cent stake in the Schwing Stetter holding company in Germany.

Crawling Now, To Pick Up Soon?

Despite the muted demand due to lack of new projects in the power sector, the crawler cranes segment is expected to register good growth once the new projects are taken up after the general elections, writes Sudheer Vathiyath.India is a huge market for crawler cranes, especially higher capacity crawlers. This is mainly due to increasing demand in thermal power sector, nuclear power sector, steel plants, refinery expansions and wind power sector. However, the market has slowed down in the last tw

It is our combination of hardware, software and application knowledge that makes us leaders

We will be investing around $2.5 million purely on the manufacturing set-up. Since we are focused on technology and engineering, our investments are primarily on engineering and technology

Ahead of the demand curve

With equipment players setting up production facilities, tyre companies see opportunities in the near future, despite there is an overall slowdown world over. The leading off-highway tyre manufacturer and exporter BKT has already started production from its fourth manufacturing facility in Bhuj

Sany developing mini excavators

Sany is developing mini excavators of capacities 1.6 t and 3.5 t as part of its strategy to become a full line excavator manufacturer. The Chinese manufacturer hopes to have the two small models ready for launch at next year's Conexpo-Con/Agg show in Las Vegas.

IEEMA appeals to PM

The Indian Electrical & Electronics Manufacturers' Association (IEEMA) has appealed to the Prime Minister to intervene and safeguard the interests of Indian manufacturers against the constant onslaught of imported equipment in the power sector, especially from China.

Big potential but little growth

The tyre industry is capable of taking all challenges in its stride. However, the industry is asking for a level playing field with its counterparts in China and other countries.

Anti-dumping duties on cheap and dumped tyres need to be more stringent

Ever since liberalisation, the Indian tyre industry has shown its mettle and has progressed rather rapidly against all odds. The industry is capable of taking all the challenges in its stride. However, the industry is asking for a level playing field with its counterparts in China and other countries,

Hypertherm wins legal battle

Hypertherm announced the success of its first criminal case against counterfeiting in China. A recent ruling by The People's Court of Guangling District in Yangzhou

The CE market is set to grow to over 100,000 units by 2016

The cumulative sales of backhoe loaders, crawler excavators and wheeled loaders have been growing at a CAGR of over 20 per cent for the last ten years and will continue to grow at an impressive rate.

Our focus on the best fuel efficiency and faster machines remains steadfast

We have always believed that high technology will ultimately become the top need for India, and therefore all the machines we manufacture in India or import and sell, adhere to standards by which Kobelco machines are made anywhere in the world,

We are showcasing our complete delivery range at the bC Expo.

The new training centre at Wirtgen India is equipped with a high-end multimedia system, two generously dimensioned training rooms, each one large enough to carry out training directly on a Wirtgen surface miner or a large V?gele asphalt paver, says P Ramesh, CEO and Managing Director, Wirtgen India. Excerpts from the interview.

We are virtually the best in fuel average and productivity in the 20T excavator segment.”

We are looking forward to a lot of regulatory reforms. For new projects, the approach towards environment clearances needs to be more pragmatic, GOI has to ensure that no retrospective taxation happens, GST needs to be introduced even if some states do not play ball initially. Such actions will get the CE industry going, says Vikram Sharma, Chief Executive Officer, Kobelco India. Excerpts from the interview.

Off-Highway Research remains bullish about the long term prospects of the CE market.

The central government has broadly planned for an invest?ment of nearly $1.0 trillion on infrastructure development during the 12th Plan. Of this, around $180 billion investment is planned for the road sector. This investment is highest ever invest?ment for any Five Year Plan and should have a very positive impact on the con?struction equipment industry, says Samir Bansal, General Manager, India, Off-Highway Research. Excerpts from the interview.

Godrej makes aggressive entry into access equipment

Godrej aims to develop access equipment as a major line of business and consolidate its presence in this space by offering new alternatives and forging strategic tie-ups to achieve the required scale, says Cavas Dumasia, Vice President - Marketing & Sales, Godrej Material Handling. Godrej Material Handling is present in the access equipment space with a wide array of products like scissor lifts, articulated boom lifts and mast lifts.

The Show Must Go On

The stalwarts of the CE industry deliberated on the Green Initiatives in the 4th Equipment India Conference held during the India Construction Festival.

PVK Engineers to build power equipment plant in AP

PVK Engineers is planning to expand its manufacturing base for plant equipment for power and cement plants at their unit near Hyderabad. It is also setting up a greenfield plant at Tada in Nellore district of Andhra Pradesh.

LiuGong Acquires HSW

LiuGong?s acquisition of HSW represents a smart strategic step up for the company, which has a publically stated goal of becoming one of the top ten construction equipment manufacturers by 2015.

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