Weekly overview 29.1.-2.2. 2018

New Bobcat Excavators Set to Revolutionize Market

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Bobcat is aiming to revolutionize the compact excavator market in Europe when it shows a completely new generation of 2-4 tonne machines for the first time at Intermat 2018. In the new generation, Bobcat 2-4 tonne compact excavators, all the new models already meet the upcoming European Stage V engine emission regulations and introduce new levels of operator comfort, enhanced controllability and smoothness of all working functions complemented by new ground-breaking design features and styling. Read more >>

CIFA at Intermat 2018 – Paris 23-28 April

CIFA continues in the trend already set by its history, keeping innovation, quality and the customer at the centre of its focus. It’s through innovation that CIFA aims to confirm its leadership the market of concrete machinery. In 2018 CIFA will celebrate its 90th Anniversary “Driven by Innovation” Read more >>

IUOE Local 178 Trades in Older Technology for CM Labs’ Vortex Simulators

CM Labs Simulations, developer of Vortex training simulators, has enhanced the education experience for the International Union of Operating Engineers Local 178’s apprentices and journeyman operators with its next-generation Vortex simulators. Read more >>

Doosan Launches New DL280-5 Wheel Loader

Doosan is showing the new DL280-5 wheel loader for the first time, with a dedicated design for the waste and recycling market and general industrial applications. Read more >>

Hitachi wheel loader helps drive Swiss recycling plant

“The driving position in the ZW310-6 is perfect – the best one I have experienced – and the noise levels in the cab are low. In addition, the visibility is ideal for both feeding the recycling installation and loading trucks with the finished materials. The power and torque of the engine are also excellent for travelling up the steep ramp.” Read more >>

Potain launches its first hydraulic topless luffing jib crane

With a cutting-edge design and new technology, the crane combines the advantages of Potain’s MCR luffing jib cranes and MCT topless cranes. Contractors will find it particularly straightforward to assemble and disassemble the crane on congested sites, making it an ideal choice for urban projects, city-center work or other job sites where space is limited. Read more >>

Liebherr presents rough-terrain crane at Intermat 2018

The development of this generation of Liebherr rough-terrain cranes was guided by extensive market surveys and analyses into the requirements for modern RT cranes. In addition to the capacity of the cranes, their safety from ease of operation was one of the main focal points for the development of the crane models. Read more >>

Wirtgen slipform paver SP 500 paves concrete in southwest Nigeria

For the construction of a concrete roadway to connect the towns of Itori und Ibese in the Nigerian state of Ogun, AG-Dangote Construction Company Limited made use of the sophisticated technology offered by Wirtgen’s SP 500 slipform paver. Read more >>

Yanmar presents new wheeled excavators

Yanmar is introducing 3 new wheeled excavators: the B75W (7400 kg), B95W (9300 kg) and B110W (11 000 kg). The Yanmar wheeled excavators are comfortable, powerful, and efficient. They are a true team player, just the sort of vehicle that every operator wishes they could have on the construction site – from landscaping up to construction and civil engineering projects.  Read more >>