Weekly overview 21.3.-25.3. 2022

Saving time dressing natural stone

Breaking out large pieces of sandstone and dressing them down into manageable blocks suitable for the processing plant – this used to require a lot of strenuous manual labour and time at the natural stone producer Fark Naturstein located at Havixbeck in the Munsterland of Germany.  The process has recently been mechanised and made significantly easier. Read more >>

Unique Boom Truck Simulator from CM Labs Accurately Replicates Machine Instability to Maximize Trainee Readiness for the Work Site

CM Labs Simulations, developer of Vortex® training simulators, has released its Boom Truck Simulator Training Pack. It is the only simulation-based product that accurately replicates machine instability and the ability to deploy outriggers, resulting in industry-leading training outcomes. Read more >>

Hitachi unveils largest model in its new Zaxis-7 wheeled excavator range

The new Hitachi ZX220W-7 wheeled excavator holds strong appeal for both owners and operators, with an extensive range of features designed to help control their profitability, comfort, safety and uptime. This highly versatile model, the largest in the Hitachi wheeled excavator range,...Read more >>

engcon launches the EC-Oil automatic quick hitch for tiltrotators on excavators 4-6 tons

engcon, the leading global supplier of tiltrotators, quick hitches and advanced accessories for excavators, will launch its EC-Oil quick hitch system during spring 2022 on the lower quick hitch on the tiltrotator EC206 for excavators in the 4-6 ton weight class. This means that hydraulics, electronics, and central lubrication are connected automatically while the driver remains in the cab, increasing both efficiency and safety. Read more >>

Aker Solutions Delivers Njord A Platform

Following several years of extensive upgrades, the drilling and production platform Njord A is ready for handover to Equinor. Towing it back to the field has started today, March 22. The project has provided more than 6,000 man-years in Norway and the Norwegian share of value creation from the project has been around 95 percent. Read more >>

Upgraded and enhanced generators from YANMAR

YANMAR has introduced a series of enhanced features to models in its portfolio of YDG Series generators and which are now available for the first time in Europe and meet Stage V emissions standards. Featuring a host of engineering upgrades and powered by a state-of-the-art YANMAR air-cooled L-Series engine the series includes the re-engineered YDG3700,...Read more >>

First Look at New Doosan Excavators at ScotPlant 2022

Doosan Authorised Dealer, Castle Douglas-based James Gordon Ltd (Gordons), is showing several new Doosan products for the first time at the ScotPlant 2022 Exhibition at the Royal Highland Centre in Edinburgh from 22-23 April 2022. They include UK premieres for the new DX140LC-7 14.6 tonne crawler excavator,...Read more >>

CNH Industrial invests in Advanced Engineering Center in Arizona, USA

The Phoenix metro area is a nationwide hub for high-performance companies and individuals. CNH Industrial’s new facility there will accelerate its Raven business’s developments in AI, autonomy, machine learning and data science. Read more >>

Stunning job at an altitude of a more than 2,500 m: 15 t telescopic crawler crane on construction site in Swiss Alps

Working where others go on vacation: this is how you could describe this job of the SENNEBOGEN 613 crawler on an alpine construction site in Switzerland. Accompanied by a picturesque mountain panorama, the telescopic crawler crane overcame more than 700 meters in altitude with its own travel drive…Read more >>

Volvo CE brings its first commercial electric machine to Asia

The zero-emissions, near silent ECR25 Electric excavator by Volvo Construction Equipment (Volvo CE) is now available to order for customers in South Korea – responding to the market’s increased focus on more sustainable construction solutions. Volvo CE brings its first commercial electric machine to AsiaThe 2.5-ton battery electric compact excavator. Read more >>