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Bauma CONEXPO INDIA 2023 - Highlights
The trade fair for construction equipment industry garners excitement!

Schwing Stetter unveils silver jubilee logo and tagline
They will create sustained growth and profitability for stakeholders

Komatsu India committed to a future of sustainable growth
Komatsu is targeting to be carbon-neutral by 2050

Safety in Selecting Compaction Equipment
Manufacturers are redesigning the compaction process from the ground up in order to overcome the main challenges posed by conventional compaction rollers

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.

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.

Efficiency Drives Transmission Developments
The transmission system plays a vital role in equipment as the gearbox determines the performance and robustness of the equipment.

Bringing the CE industry together
As one of the largest trade shows for the construction machinery sector, bauma CONEXPO INDIA enjoys support from important policy influencers in the Central and State governments.

BKT to launch two new ‘Made for India’ EARTHMAX tyres
Balkrishna Industries (BKT) the Indian multinational company and global player in the off-highway tyre market will be participating in the bauma CONEXPO India 2023. Armed with a strong R&D, BKT will be launching two tyres under the sub-brand EARTHMAX at the bauma CONEXPO INDIA.

Living on the Cutting Edge
Wilm Schulz of Haver & Boecker writes on embracing diagnostics technology to maximise plant productivity.

Mining the Future
With prospects in both surface mining and underground mining, the Indian market for mining equipment appears to have a bright future.

Infra Push Drives Demand
The rise in infrastructure projects will only see an increase in demand for attachments for construction equipment.

Better Screening is Free Crushing
Lars Bräunling of MAJOR provides diagnoses and addresses screen media issues.

Crawlers race ahead
Rising demand is boosting the development of new crawler crane launches and features.

First practical application of MOBISCREEN MSS 802i EVO in Germany
Since 2021, the new screen for coarse elements from Kleemann has been processing a large number of different materials in Neumünster. Flexibility is required. Whereas sand and fine-grained material are found in the gravel quarry, the screening of rubble and railway ballast is required in recycling applications. The plant is even used for the processing of topsoil, which is often highly cohesive.

Five Ways Attachments Enhance Productivity & Profitability
Purchasing additional attachments helps to increase the host machine’s ability to tackle more jobs.

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

Up-grading roads!
The road construction industry in India is undergoing a paradigm shift. Robust demand, higher investment and significant policy support in the road construction industry are driving the demand for motor graders in India.

Building a strong foundation
As India’s infrastructure modernisation drive gathers steam, there is a concomitant rise in demand for foundation equipment across the spectrum.

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

Atlas Copco Electric E-Air Compressors on Mumbai-Pune Expressway
Between two of India’s most vibrant cities, a congestion-busting road is being built: the Mumbai-Pune Expressway. RVR projects is using Atlas Copco electric E-Air compressors for the tough job of shotcreting the tunnels.

Wacker Neuson’s launches compact excavator
The flagship model of Wacker Neuson’s latest compact excavator models was on display at Equip Expo 2022 in Louisville, Kentucky.

Sany and Danfoss introduce electric telescopic crawler crane
Sany has partnered with Danfoss to introduce an electric telescopic boom crawler crane, the SCE800TB-EV. It is the first volume model of crawler crane available on the market with a fully electric system featuring permanent magnetic synchronous motor technology, the company says.

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.

Mix it Up!
Tips for combining screen media for maximum efficiency.

Escorts Kubota Q2 standalone net profit at Rs 87.7 cr
Q2 standalone profit before exceptional items and tax at Rs 191.5 cr.

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.

What’s driving the demand?
Increasing demand for novel construction equipment is expected to drive the global undercarriage components market in the upcoming years.

Why outsourcing warehouse operations are more effective
Aditya Vazirani of Robinsons Global Logistics Solutions discusses warehousing, which has emerged as one of the most crucial aspects of the modern supply chain.

CE industry stalwarts honoured at Equipment India Awards 2022
Besides, the 10th Equipment India Awards 2022 presented 18 awards to construction equipment companies

JCB India launches three new excavators
These machines will be built at JCB India’s state-of-the-art factory in Pune

Wirtgen’s 90 exhibits and 33 world premieres
In Munich, the Wirtgen Group is presenting sustainable – and therefore pioneering – solutions for the road construction industry and is once more demonstrating its outstanding powers of innovation.

Rent or lease – what’s the best option
Satin Sachdeva provides an ideal model – OEMs should sell equipment to equipment rental companies with the support of financers.

Country Roads Take Me Home
The slowdown in the road construction activity has been a drag for the construction equipment sector.

Manitou: Spearheading the growth
Manitou has a wide range of telehandlers for every segment, for every application.

Poised to higher grow
The demand for telehandlers has been increasing steadily, especially from the infrastructure construction and mining segments over the coming years.

Demand for reliable material handling products is fast growing
Deepak Shetty of JCB India speaks on the market for telehandlers in India

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.

On The Roll
The OTR tyre market is forecasted to reach 15 million units by 2023, growing at a CAGR of 9.05 per cent in volume terms.

Franna hosts a successful first-ever Open Day in India
The participants got a closer look at the newly-launched Franna FR-17 Crane

JK Tyre drives into India’s highest motorable region with Total Control
Expands its nationwide presence by opening its first Steel Wheels showroom in Ladakh UT

Schwing Stetter launches XCMG hydraulic excavator and wheel loader range
Aims to reach the biggest market for quarry machines in Tamil Nadu

CEMCO celebrates 60th anniversary
CEMCO Inc., an industry leader in manufacturing portable and stationary VSI crushing systems, celebrates its 60th anniversary.

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.

Komatsu India launches new water sprinkler WT 80KL
Komatsu India (KIPL) has introduced the super-giant water sprinkler model WT 80KL in India. This has been introduced as a retro fitment on 100 t (tonne) Komatsu dump truck model HD785-7 manufactured in Komatsu India’s manufacturing facility in Chennai.

Equipment manufacturers lead IoT mining revolution
Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) technologies that can seamlessly connect vehicles, machinery and personnel in even the world’s deepest mines promise a new era of safety, productivity and profitability for underground mining.

Heading towards a new high!
After two years of lull, the excavator market should grow again and reach 25,000 units in 2022.

Optimising efficiency
Choosing the right lubricant is essential in helping to improve reliability, boost productivity and reduce the frequency of breakdowns.

Reducing inventory of lubricants
To consolidate and organise the inventory, the first and foremost step is to conduct a lube or lubricant survey.

Tata Motors’ ‘Construck’ range of mining tippers
These tippers have always been the preferred workhorse in the mining operations.

Cutting Concrete's Carbon Footprint
With the ability to cut CO2 footprint by 25 per cent factory-based precast concrete production has the potential to save billions of tonnes of CO2 being emitted each year. So why is it so overlooked, asks Mats Jungar?

Trailer Maintenance Tips
To get the most from trailers, Troy Geisler of Talbert Manufacturing and Lloyd Hair of Keen Transport provide some tips to prevent costly damage and keep trailers in top shape.

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.

Why Precast is Central to Cutting Concrete's Carbon Footprint
With the ability to cut CO2 footprint by 25 per cent factory-based precast concrete production has the potential to save billions of tonnes of CO2 being emitted each year. So why is it so overlooked, asks Mats Jungar?

Living on the Cutting Edge
Wilm Schulz of Haver & Boecker writes on embracing diagnostics technology to maximise plant productivity.

Automation: Need of the Hour
The world is entering an age of robotics, and the construction industry could be the next.

Loaded with opportunities
The wheel loader market is estimated to be valued at over $23.74 billion by 2030. It is anticipated to reach a CAGR of over 8.9 per cent during the forecast period from 2022 to 2030.

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.

Key concrete equipment tech that meets user demands
The line-up of key concrete equipment available today spans pumps vibrators batching plants and mixers. Do these machines adequately meet user demands or are some features missing? Should this line-up include other equipment? We provide the answers.

The Concrete Advantage!
The concrete equipment market is expected to rise on account of anticipated growth in the construction industry, increasing FDIs, and the rising number of smart city projects in the country.

SANY Bharat delivers largest crawler crane to Sanghvi Movers
SANY Bharat, achieved a significant milestone by delivering four units of SANY SCC8000A 800-tonne crawler crane, India’s largest crawler crane, to Sanghvi Movers.

Gates India celebrates 25th anniversary
The Gates pavilion was inaugurated by Deepak Kacker, Director and Head Mining business of Kobelco on May 17, 2022, followed by a lamp lighting ceremony.

Succeeding With Standardisation
Troy Geisler of Talbert Manufacturing gives key considerations to optimise trailer fleets.

Reducing inventory of lubricants
Consolidation of lubricants in any organisation would provide many benefits that include savings in cost, minimizing the risk of cross-contamination, and mainly prevention of expensive machine failures.

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.

Lifting up!
The hoist market is expected to grow at a CAGR of up to 7.3 per cent till 2025.

$5.13 Bn Opportunity!
Growing at a CAGR of 9.4 per cent, the Indian backhoe loader market is likely to touch $5.13 billion from $1.77 billion in 2021.

At Excon: Gates India celebrates 25th anniversary
Gates India Pvt. Ltd. (“Gates”) took part in Excon 2021, organized by Confederation of Indian Industry (CII).

Volvo CE’s New Electric Compact Excavators and Wheel Loader
Contractors can now pre-order any of Volvo Construction Equipment’s newest electric machines: the L20 Electric compact wheel loader and the EC18 and ECR18 Electric compact excavators.

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.

Succeeding With Standardisation
Troy Geisler of Talbert Manufacturing gives key considerations to optimise trailer fleets.

Paving the way
The Indian market has a presence of technologically-advanced pavers with the presence of many national and international manufacturers.

Excon brings more cheer to the season
Excon was spread over 3,00,000 square meters of display area with the participation of over 800 exhibitors from India and abroad.

3i Expo gets an arousing response from manufacturing industry
3i EXPO & Conference— hosted by Industrial Products Finder (IPF) from May 20-21, 2022 in Mumbai—received an arousing response from the Indian manufacturing sectors with senior representatives from some of the leading companies like Emerson, Godrej & Boyce, Aditya Birla Group, Reliance Industries, Mitsubishi Electric, etc visiting the event.

Crushing Need: Energy-Efficiency
Environmental and energy-cost issues make it vital for the crusher and screening equipment industry to focus on energy-efficient machines.

Improving machine productivity
The demand for the hydraulic hose is estimated to grow at a substantial rate from the construction industry owing to the requirement of high operating pressure and maximum abrasion resistance to the equipment.

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

High-Speed Rebar Processing from Everest
Since the Indian infrastructure and construction industry are taking a new pace, every contractor is searching for new options to speed up the projects.

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.

Bringing biodiesel on the market
Fuel costs and India’s reliance on foreign fuel sources are a constant concern for many construction owners whose businesses are heavily dependent on machinery that requires diesel. Many alternate energy sources have been discussed, researched, and used in the past but, for equipment, the primary form of alternate fuel has become biodiesel.

Don’t Compromise on Vibrating Screen Health
How partnering with a technical OEM for equipment monitoring can help the bottom line.

Infra growth to boost filter demand
The Indian filtration equipment market is expected to grow at a steady pace despite tough market conditions.

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.

Smart Solutions to Augment Steel Production
The Mobilgrease XHPTM 461 is a part of the Mobilgrease XHPTM 460 Series that has been designed to outperform conventional products by applying high-performance proprietary lithium complex manufacturing technology.

Vögele Mobile Power Feeder Increasing Footprints In India
Since 2006, the VÖGELE mobile power feeders, are in use in various national highway projects in Haryana, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, and Gujarat.

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.

What’s Your C-sat Score?
C-SAT is a commonly used metric that acts as a key performance indicator for customer service and product quality in all kinds of businesses. C-SAT is short for customer satisfaction score.

Sustainability in logistics
Sustainability within logistics is expected to be taken up on a larger scale, with digitalisation and automation being prime movers of such operations, writes Huseni Vohra of Ocean Insights.

Towering Ahead!
The rapid expansion of the real-estate sector and the emergence of high-end infrastructure projects are driving the demand for tower cranes.

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.

Leveraging Technology
Through Technovation 2022, Schwing Stetter exhibited the concept of innovation through technology in the concrete and construction industries across the country.

Budget 2022 and a big infra push
The union budget can be termed as a growth-oriented one, with the government focusing strongly on world-class infrastructure development.

The all-rounder
The skid-steer loader can perform numerous functions with aplomb. These mini versatile machines are used in various industries – from mining to agriculture.

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.

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