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SDLG India showcases E6135Fi hydraulic excavator, L933H wheel loader

A member of Volvo Group, SDLG offers solutions to complement sustainable road construction & infrastructure projects.

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.

Can Mobile Cranes Lift the Mood?

Mobile cranes in India have transformed into safer and productive with changing design and new features to meet the upcoming demands from the user market. In the current scenario, can these developments in mobile cranes lift the market sentiments?

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.

Steering Growth

Growing urbanisation and mechanisation of manual jobs are driving the demand for compact equipment such as skid-steer loaders in India.

Disruptive Concrete Equipment Technologies Emerging

Off late, there have been numerous disruptive technologies and equipment concepts introduced to Indian markets. Earlier most of these were only available to highly developed countries like USA or European Union where mechanisation and process integration has been of essence, to counter act lack of adequate manpower.

Power Tools Evolving

Efficiency, safety and productivity are the three major factors that drive the demand for power tools infuture. Major players in the industry are engaged in the development and introduction of innovative products

Gaining Traction

With a major thrust on infrastructure development by the government, coupled with the ?Make in India? programme, the Indian telehandler industry is poised for an unprecedented and exponential growth.

Most Popular Hydra Cranes

The market preference for Hydra cranes is tending towards eight-tyre based, front operator cabin and boom mounted wheel operated steer, Hydraulic mobile cranes. The pros and cons of this emerging trend are presented by Equipment India.

Uplifting Future

Advanced material handling and warehousing equipment have a vital role that can help speed up the efficiency of logistics industry. More focus on palletisation and the opening up of retail segment

We have plans to start more offices in Andhra Pradesh and Telangana

With the government giving more focus on smart cities, we feel the other smaller cities will also develop parallelly and there will be demand for construction equipment, says B Lakshminarayana, Managing Director, Sri Sai Infra Equipment Pvt Ltd.

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.

Excavators to Dominate

Within the Indian construction equipment industry, the crawler excavator segment is the largest by value and the second largest, after backhoe loaders, in terms of number of units sold.

We are expecting good business in 2016

We foresee an increased activity in road projects after the announcement of Land reforms and increase in infrastructure developments in Tier 2 cities, says, G Srikumar, Managing Director, MS Engineers. Excerpts from the interview.

Emerging Trends

Introduction of GST, more focus on palletisation, and expected opening up of retail segment are expected to boost the demand for forklifts.

Excavators Ready to Ride the Slump

Within the Indian construction equipment industry, the crawler excavator segment is the largest by value and the second largest, after backhoe loaders, in terms of number of units sold. Now, the shrinking market and intense competition have forced OEMs to focus more on value additions. Concepts like low lifecycle cost, faster ROIs, lowest cost per tonne all have made it imperative for OEMs to innovate, both on the product design and service fronts. Agith G Antony takes a peek at the prevailing t

Our efforts have always been to make the most fuel-efficient machines.

The LiuGong excavator provides the highest productivity in its class, with its effortless hydraulic controls and spacious cabin. LiuGong lays lot of emphasis on operator comfort in order to increase operator efficiency. The machine operates at a higher pressure and hydraulic flow which results in better breakout force and faster cycle time, which further leads to better fuel efficiency, says Rohit Punjabi, Assistant Director (Strategy & Planning), LiuGong India. Excerpts of the interview.

Doosan has a focused approach towards production plans.

We offer products which can work in all applications because of our heavy-duty designs incorporated in the entire range, lowest operating cost per tonne, best up-time of machines and best longevity, says S Manjunath, General Manager ? Sales, Doosan Infracore India. Excerpts of the interview.

We provide tailor-made offerings to suit different customer requirements

Caterpillar?s vision is to be recognised as the leader everywhere we do business. Our strategy in India is to win by delivering quality products, services and solutions to our customers, says Ajay Shankar, Country Manager, Caterpillar India. Excerpts of the interview.

Our excavators are highly fuel-efficient and drastically reduce cost-per-tonne.

Anjali Pandey, Engine Business and Components Business Leader, Cummins India, speaks on the key products on display during Excon.

Our excavators are highly fuel-efficient and drastically reduce cost-per-tonne.

LiuGong offers excavators from 2Tto 70T and we recently launched the 70T excavator. In India as of now we are selling in the 6T, 8T, 26T and 36T class. We are quite optimistic on the growth potential and at end of the next year we will probably come out with more models in excavators for the Indian market, say Rohit Punjabi, Assistant Director Strategy & Marketing, LiuGong India. Excerpts from the interview.

Making It Happen

Shriram Equipment Finance Company caters to every possible segment, contributing significantly to the infrastructure development in the country.

Earthmovers on buoyant swell

Earthmoving equipment currently constitutes nearly 73 per cent of total construction equipment sales, and happily, this structure of sales is expected to continue. 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.

Financing CE sector

Shriram Equipment Finance offers a variety of financial products to conclusively meet the requirement of all customers and manufacturers/dealers in the construction equipment industry.

We aim to increase asset size by 65 per cent over the previous year

Fastest response time, large distribution and collection net?work coupled with high risk appetite and complete geographic, customer and asset classes' inclusion gives as an edge over competition in retail segment financing, says Pratap Paode, Chief Executive Officer, SEFC.

We have one of the best productivity and fuel consumption figures in the industry

In the global excavator markets today, Hyundai is positioned at Number 5. There are about 11 developing countries and emerging markets where Hyundai holds the largest market share, like Russia, Brazil and some African nations, where Hyundai controls a market share of 44 per cent, says Dheeraj Panda, Head - Marketing & KAM, Hyundai Construction Equipment India

We shall nearly double our net profit and increase asset size by 65% this year

We are certainly one of the largest FTU segment financers in the CE industry and nearly 65 per cent of our book holds FTU and small customers. This originates from our parent company's philosophy of empowering small customers and entrepreneurs, says Pratap Paode, Chief Executive Officer, Shriram Equipment Finance Company.

We have exciting product launches planned for this year

LiuGong excavator provides the highest productivity in its class due to effortless hydraulic con?trols, and spacious cabin. Liugong lays lot of emphasis on operator comfort in order to increase operator?s efficiency,

We have exciting product launches planned for this year

LiuGong excavator provides the highest productivity in its class due to effortless hydraulic con?trols, and spacious cabin. Liugong lays lot of emphasis on operator comfort in order to increase operator?s efficiency,

The Big Ones Get Better

Sales of crawler excavators, which grew until 2008, declined by 20 per cent in 2009 but recovered strongly to 11,453 units in 2010, a growth of 44 per cent.

Equipment Financing: Shriram will be one of the biggest retail CE financiers soon

Differentiation in NBFC and bank regulations on income recognition on NPA assets, risk weightage on assets, TDS on repayments, all are some of the major challenges, says Pratap Paode, Chief Executive Officer, Shriram Equipment Finance Company.

We plan to have a growth of 50% in our overall disbursements

Magma straddles the entire customer segment from the first-time buyer to the strategic segment. Our ticket sizes range from Rs 16 lakh for a backhoe loader to Rs 20 crore to a strategic customer, says Sumit Mukherjee, Vice President, Magma Fincorp.

Mobile & Moving Up

Out of the total market for the CE industry, the share of crushing and screening equipment (CSE) is pegged at 13 per cent - that is, US $ 30 billion across 2012-17; what's more, the CSE market is projected to grow at the rate of 15-20 per cent YoY for the next five years.

TIPL offers Caterpillar excavators from 7T to 85T

?TIPL has already tied up with Sitech, a distribution network for the most reliable and rugged construction technology systems available to the heavy and highway contractors today, says G V R Murthy, Joint Managing Director, TIPL.

Pricing becomes illogical because of the competition

?The increase in off-take has been met without much trouble. As such, there is no demand-supply gap and the market has been growing,? says Sumit Mukerjee, Vice-President, Magma Fincorp, while sharing his views with Equipment India.

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