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Ford Top Truck at SEMA 2012

Ford Tops 2012 SEMA Trucks Ford F-Series, Ford Mustang, Scion FR-S,  and Jeep Wrangler Named 2012 SEMA Award Winners This year’s SEMA Award for Hottest Truck went to the Ford F-150. the top trending vehicle models in four categories were announced today at the SEMA Show in Las Vegas. The Ford Mustang was named Hottest […]

October 31, 2012

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Storm Chasers at SEMA

Storm Chasers stars to sign autographs at Line-X booth at SEMA show Dominator tornado chase vehicle also featured Reed Timmer and Chris Chittick, stars of the Discovery Channel’s television series Storm Chasers, will be at the Line-X booth #34135 throughout the 2012 Specialty Equipment Market Association Show (SEMA) at the Las Vegas Convention Center, October […]

October 25, 2012

Business

Liebherr scaling up mining manufacturing

In 2012, said Dr. Wolfgang Zulch, president Liebherr-Mining Equipment, Liebherr will have its highest manufacturing output ever. Further expansions are planned in several company plants, including the one in Newport News, Virginia. Zulch says the company is scaling up to manufacture more than 300 mining excavators and up to 120 large mining trucks per year.  Zulch […]

September 24, 2012

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Former Cat chairman, CEO enters National Mining Hall of Fame at MINExpo

Former Caterpillar chairman and CEO Glen Barton will be inducted into the National Mining Hall of Fame during its 25th Silver Anniversary Induction banquet and ceremony in Las Vegas, Nevada, on September 22. Barton, who worked as chairman and CEO at Caterpillar from 199 to 2004, is one of four people selected this year to become […]

September 21, 2012

Technology

Donaldson introduces fuel filters at MINExpo 2012

Donaldson Company will introduce its new fuel filtration technology at MINExpo International 2012. The fuel filters are manufactured with Donaldson’s Synteq XP media and are designed to protect common rail fuel injection systems under conditions of engine vibration, fuel pulsation and fuel flow surges. Synteq XP media is intended to enhance engine and system […]

September 21, 2012

Construction Equipment

Yokohama introduces three OTRs at MINExpo

Yokohama Tire is debuting three OTR (off-the-road) radial tires–the RB42, RL45 and RL51–at the 2012 MINExpo International trade show in Las Vegas, Nevada. The tires will be at Yokohama¹s booth (#8271) at the show, which runs September 24-26 at the Las Vegas Convention Center. The RB42 is designed for use on dump trucks and soft […]

September 5, 2012

Technology

Astec attends MINExpo 2012

Astec Mining will showcase new products and services at booth 10,000 at MINExpo 2012 in Las Vegas, Nevada, September 24-26. The company’s 3,800-square-foot display will feature products such as Breaker Technology’s RMS 18 Mobile Scaler Vehicle, KPI-JCI’s K500 Cone Crusher and Telsmith’s 3858 Mine Duty Jaw Crusher with hydraulic overload relief. Astec also plans to […]

August 15, 2012

Equipment

MINExpo 2012 will be North American debut of Cummins’s smallest and largest engines

With the North American debut for both the 2.8-liter, 4-cylinder QSF2.8 and the 95-liter, 16-cylinder QSK95 at MINExpo, the range of engines on display will encompass from 49 horespower all the way up to 4,000 HP.

August 7, 2012

Construction Equipment

Komatsu celebrates 60th anniversary

Komatsu Equipment is celebrating its 60th anniversary and will commemorate with customer and employee events throughout the year. The company originated in 1952 as Rocky Mountain Machinery Company in Salt Lake City, but it merged with Pioneer Equipment in 1997 to form what is now Komatsu Equipment. To celebrate its anniversary, Komatsu Equipment will host […]

July 3, 2012

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Innovation to Shape the World

Victor Technologies hosts contest for welding and cutting students

June 27, 2012

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Life in the fast lane

Once in a rare while I get the opportunity to drive something a lot more exciting than pickups. I’ve had the privilege of driving Vipers, Corvettes, import exotics and a few other rather quick sports cars over the years during manufacturer’s press events. I’m sure it scares the daylights out of those in the passenger’s […]

June 5, 2012

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NDA names six scholarship winners

National Demolition Association presented college scholarships to six students at the 39th Annual National Demolition Association Convention in Las Vegas. The NDA has given these awards for more than 10 years. Nicholas Miller, a 2012 graduate of Quakertown Community Senior High School from Quakertown, Pennsylvania, received the Bill and Wanda Baker Scholarship. Pamela Kirkpatrick, a student at Messiah College […]

June 4, 2012