Weekly overview 27.11. - 1.12. 2023

LECTURA has launched the BrandSurvey 2023: Over 25,000 industry experts participated

Following the 2022 BrandSurvey focusing on the construction sector, LECTURA BrandSurvey 2023 is expanding into the agricultural industry. Brand reputation in society, communication of its values and strategy, is supposed to guide customers through the market in search of the right product. In total, 25,073 respondents from all around the world answered qualitative and associative questions about the world’s agricultural product brands. The Premium version includes all 16 top brand performances in detail. Read more >>

DICA Releases New Resource for Determining Soil Bearing Capacity

DICA has released a new resource on its website to help users better assess and understand ultimate soil strengths and allowable ground bearing pressures. Before setting up a crane or other equipment with outriggers, it’s essential to evaluate the ground conditions to properly position the equipment and to use appropriate pads (area, strength and stiffness) to keep the equipment upright. Knowing the strength of the ground helps planners and operators identify the pad area needed to reduce bearing pressures to levels the ground can withstand. Read more >>

Stable and strong in the wind – Liebherr power hits the road

In October, Austrian crane hire company Felbermayr sent its new Liebherr LTM 1300-6.3 mobile crane to a wind farm in the east of the country. A defective gearbox on a wind turbine had to be replaced on a mountain ridge at an altitude of almost 1,600 metres. Despite gusts of up to thirteen metres per second, the crane was able to replace the twelve-tonne component in the nacelle at a height of around 65 metres. Read more >>

Spectacular race track construction in the mountains of Japan

Tight corners and uphill gradients of up to 19%: a private racing circuit not far from Tokyo has been built against a breathtaking backdrop. Three Vögele pavers, a SUPER 1800-3i, a SUPER 1803-3i and a SUPER 1900-2, paved just under 100,000 m² in four layers. A MT 3000-3i Offset material feeder ensured additional efficiency and quality. Read more >>

FPT Industrial powers the change at IVECO Model Year 24 range launch in Barcelona

The advanced and sustainable propulsion systems range of FPT Industrial, the Iveco Group brand dedicated to the design, production, and sale of low-environmental impact powertrains, starred at the launch of the new IVECO Model Year 24 range during the IVECO event, held in Barcelona on November 15th. Read more >>

CASE launches F-Series Evolution compact wheel loaders with enhanced control and higher speeds

CASE Construction Equipment has updated its compact wheel loader line, with the launch of four F-Series Evolution models – the 21F, 121F, 221F and 321F. Read more >>

Raimondi LR273 luffing jib crane at work on a new condominium develop in Toronto

Canadian builder Avenue Building Corporation deployed one Raimondi LR273 luffing crane for a downtown Toronto jobsite. The project, a new residential high rise, is located in the city’s sophisticated Bloor Yorkville area. Read more >>

The New ContiPT18: For Those Who Want to Set Things in Motion

Continental has successfully enhanced its material handling tire portfolio with its updated ContiPT18 solid tire. Tread wear indicators provide information about the condition of the tire and indicate when the tread no longer meets the minimum depth. Furthermore, Continental has announced eight new tire sizes in quarter two, 2024. Read more >>

Metso launches upgraded Evaporative Cooling Tower, a furnace dry gas cleaning solution with efficient cooling and excellent process control

Metso is launching the upgraded Evaporative Cooling Tower, an efficient dry gas cleaning solution designed to cool down hot furnace off-gases by means of evaporation. The Evaporative Cooling Tower, which is normally followed by a hot electrostatic precipitator or a bag filter, cools the gas from about 600-700 °C to about 200-350 °C. The tower operates dry, meaning that all water added is evaporated. The small droplets in the tower evaporate rapidly, which reduces the retention time and length needed to ensure complete evaporation. Read more >>

Like a giant “vacuum cleaner” - Mercedes-Benz Actros on rails cleans track beds in the Netherlands and Belgium

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AH Vrij, a specialist company in landscaping, excavation and infrastructure from Wateringen in the Netherlands, has commissioned a Mercedes-Benz Actros with excavator body and railway undercarriage for the maintenance of railway lines in the Netherlands and Belgium. The third-generation, family-owned company, founded 65 years ago, selected the yellow Actros for its latest acquisition. The paint is required for certification: The truck with the three-pointed star is a three-axle vehicle with a large double blower. Rick Vrij, whose grandfather founded the enterprise, says: “It’s actually a truck with a large vacuum cleaner on top of it. And this vacuum cleaner will be used in the Netherlands and Belgium. Since its completion, the vehicle has not stopped.” The Actros with the “vacuum cleaner” cleans the Schiphol tunnel four times a year, removing dust, sand, cans and paper. This takes 27 nights for the enterprise to accomplish. AH Vrij also thoroughly “vacuums” a seven-kilometer-long railway tunnel in Belgium on twelve weekends. Read more >>

World of Concrete 2024 to Feature DEVELON Excavator Trio

DEVELON, formerly Doosan Construction Equipment, will showcase three excavators at World of Concrete in Las Vegas in the USA from 23-25 January 2024. Read more >>