Wabtec Corporation announced an order to improve passenger experience, reliability, and safety for Metra, the commuter rail system in the Chicago metropolitan area serving the city of Chicago and its surrounding suburbs. The contract includes the latest brakes, passenger access doors, heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC), and event recorder solutions for 200 new rail cars.
Potain’s market-leading MCT 385 tower crane has undergone a comprehensive series of improvements, boosting freestanding height and increasing the load curve along the jib, as well as extending the offering with the addition of a new 16 t capacity option.
Bobcat has launched the company’s new R2-Series generation of 5-6 tonne mini-excavators – the new E50z and E55z models - offering many new state-of-the-art features and options.
CASE Construction Equipment dealer Robert Coates Plant Sales Ltd recently sold a CASE CX245DSR Excavator fitted with a Powerhand VRS 200 Recycling system to customer Moores Metals.
Suneeta Johal, CEO of The Construction Equipment Association said, “With COP26 fast approaching we are anticipating the Chancellor to make some announcements about the government’s promise of achieving net-zero emissions by 2050.
FPT Industrial is taking part in EIMA International 2021, the International Agricultural and Gardening Machinery Exhibition being held in Bologna (Italy) from 19 to 23 October.
For this very important occasion, which will finally see the return of large audiences, the Brand will be showcasing its roadmap to enable an easy and feasible energy transition, through a comprehensive collection of products and solutions on display, all meant to drive and lead the change to alternative and sustainable propulsion systems.
A team of 100 engineers is already working on the exciting development with the recruitment of up to 50 more engineers underway as JCB targets the end of 2022 for the first machines to be available for sale to customers.
Ewellix has developed a smart electro-mechanical actuator with extended functionality, for use in demanding applications such as construction machinery.
Continental has launched CompactMaster EM, a new telehandler and compact loader tire. Benjamin Hübner, Product Line Manager Agricultural Tires at Continental Commercial Specialty Tires, says: “The CompactMaster EM is specifically designed to help operators handle demanding rough conditions. The tire features new Turtle Shield tread technology and twisted steel cord. The hard shell, and more flexible steel wire construction, helps to prevent cuts and damages whilst offering greater stability.”
Kobelco Construction Machinery Co., Ltd., Headquartered In Tokyo, Held A Ceremony At Its Itsukaichi Factory In Hiroshima, Japan To Celebrate Production Of The 300,000th Excavator At The Factory.