Following battery-powered solutions in grounds support, municipal vehicles and local public transport, Webasto, system partner for electromobility, is now driving forward the electrification of construction machinery with the Dutch start-up Electric Construction Equipment (E.C.E). To this end, Webasto is supporting E.C.E in the conversion of two types of excavators.
GRANITA Lomy s.r.o. is one of the most important players in the quarrying and sale of crushed stone in the Pardubice region of the Czech Republic. The company owns and operates six quarries, supplying granite, diorite, granodiorite and rohozec stone. Quarrying of stone like this can only be carried out using heavy machinery and GRANITA Lomy has chosen the Doosan range for these applications, with a fleet of 11 Doosan machines used across the quarries.
XCMG has released a program of action (PoA) for peak carbon and carbon neutrality, detailing planning, implementation and actual safeguard measures of sustainable transformation paths — including low-carbon transformation of energy consumption structure, green and intelligent manufacturing integration and upgrade, emissions reduction with supply chain alliance and digitalized, intelligent advancement.
To make sure drivers of tractors, combine harvesters etc. can focus on their work even in extreme heat on long working days, pleasant temperatures and airflow in the driver’s cab is essential. The experts of the Eberspaecher Group offer reliable thermal management solutions for comfort and safety in off-highway vehicles.
Construction equipment specialists Taylor & Braithwaite Ltd have been recognised with three prestigious accolades from Hyundai Construction Equipment Europe for exceptional performance during 2021.
Bobcat has appointed A&M Group, with headquarters in Bridgend, as the company’s new Authorised Dealer for South, West and Mid Wales. A&M Group is now responsible for sales and service in this region for the entire Bobcat range of loaders, mini-excavators, telehandlers, light compaction and attachments.
EMKA has expanded its product range with a folding T-Handle series. These are robust locks dedicated for use on heavy or large doors and flaps with a thickness of up to 4 mm. For this reason, the folding handles have also been designed to be significantly larger and stronger than the basic version.
Expanding its range of connected machinery, Hitachi Construction Machinery (Europe) NV (HCME) is now offering its Zaxis-7 excavators ranging from 10 to 50 tonnes with factory-fitted 2D and 3D machine control solutions from Leica Geosystems, part of Hexagon.
Spring couplings from Torsion Control Products (TCP) are ideal for use in construction machines powered by modern diesel engines. Thanks to their special torsional elasticity, these durable, robust couplings damp the vibration from the powertrain and remain serviceable even under the harshest operating conditions.
Swedish machine operator Patrik Ketti was left paralysed from the chest down as a result of a terrible accident in 2011. Patrik was understandably concerned for his future as an excavator operator and felt doubts about how, and if he would be able to work again, as accessing and working his machine was practically impossible.