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Construction Equipment

Perkins’ new “Syncro” engines offer modular designs, work anywhere in the world

Running from 2.8 to 3.6 liters, the new “Syncro” line of four-cylinder diesel engines unveiled at Bauma by Perkins offer outputs from 60 to 134 horsepower and an increase in power density of 22 percent over previous models. One of the goals of the Syncro engines, unveiled at Bauma last week, was to create an […]

April 22, 2016

Construction Equipment

PHOTOS > Tour the machines and giant halls of Bauma 2016

How big is Bauma? This big. As it is every three years, the Bauma show was held in Munich last week. We’ve been furiously writing up everything of note we saw at the show (and still have a bit more to write) and we’ve been gathering it all at the Bauma hub here on the […]

April 20, 2016

Construction Equipment

Rubble Master intros 120GO! tracked mobile impact crusher

At the Bauma show last week in Munich, Rubble Master took the wraps off its new flagship machine. The 120GO! tracked mobile impact crusher features an output of up to 350 t per hour and can be used to crush a wide range of different materials, Rubble Master says. This crusher allows for driving and […]

April 20, 2016

Construction Equipment

Same horsepower, smaller block: Deutz boosts power density in new 5L engine

Fighting for its share of the world engine market, Deutz showed attendees at Bauma last week a new 5-liter TDC 5.0 engine. Designed from scratch, this engine has a clean, almost cube-like appearance owing to the fact that engineers incorporated many of what normally are bolt-on components into the actual block. This ultra compact engine drops […]

April 19, 2016

Construction Equipment

Komatsu unveils 3rd-generation, 36-ton HB36LC-3 hybrid excavator

Komatsu’s European leadership used the Bauma trade show last week to introduce its latest hybrid excavator, the 36-ton-class, 271-horsepower HB365LC-3. The company also updated the report it gave last year at Intermat on its intelligent machine population. The 80,000- to 82,342-pound HB365LC-3 follows the HB215LC-2 hybrid introduced at ConExpo in 2014.  (North American Komatsu executives […]

April 18, 2016

Construction Equipment

Genie’s new Z-60/37 FE boom lift operates in full-electric or hybrid drive modes; new Z-45/25XC doubles lift capacity

Driven by high-efficiency AC motors, the new Genie Z-60/37 FE boom lift provides two modes of operation: full-electric or hybrid. Introduced at Bauma last week, the machine can run a full week on a tank of diesel in the hybrid mode. In full-electric it has enough power to run for a day. A 24-horsepower, […]

April 18, 2016

Construction Equipment

Dana’s smart axles help prevent accidents; enhanced Powerboost technology drives improved telehandler performance

If your telehandler is about to tip over, chances are good the imbalance will be felt first in the axles, which is why Dana has come up with its Spicer Smart Suite package. The technology, debuted during the Bauma trade show in Munich last week, provides an intelligent load monitoring system (ILMS) for telehandlers to […]

April 18, 2016

Roadbuilding

Three life-saving equipment operators among Caltrans employees honored with state’s top award

Four employees of the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) have received the Governor’s State Employee Medal of Valor Award, the top award for state public servants in California for showing “courage in the face of danger” while on duty. Gov. Edmund G. Brown Sr. first presented the awards in 1959, and roughly 600 state employees […]

April 18, 2016

Construction Equipment

Volvo CE unveils 60-ton A60H articulated dump truck

Designed to answer a demand for more tons hauled per machine, the 60-ton Volvo A60H articulated dump truck had its official unveiling at Bauma this week. “We can haul up to 40 percent more with the A60H, compared to our next size machine, the A40G,” says Assar Martinsson, Volvo global product manager for articulated haulers. […]

April 15, 2016

Technology

Caterpillar’s Redbird drone integration will substantially deepen telematics data, and soon

As thousands of attendees milled about Caterpillar’s cavernous exhibit at the big Bauma trade show in Munich this week, a small red and black contraption hung quietly above the masses as they weaved between the hundred or so yellow machines on display. It’s a sight that in less than a few years’ time will be […]

April 14, 2016

Construction Equipment

Manitou unveils MRT 2150, 2550 Privilège + telehandlers with improved capacity

At the Bauma show in Munich, Manitou has introduced two new 5.5-ton-capacity Privilège + telehandlers. The new MRT 2550 replaces the current 2540 and has a lifting capacity of 80.7 feet while the new 2150 has a reach of 67.5 feet and represents a redesign from the previous generation of that machine. Manitou says both machines […]

April 14, 2016

Construction Equipment

John Deere Power Systems showcases “Stage V-ready” engine lineup at Bauma

The hardware on the 2.9-liter up to the 13.5-liter John Deere Power engines, already equipped with diesel particulate filters, is Stage V ready, says Carl Micu, John Deere Power Systems. Micu spoke with Equipment World at the Bauma trade show in Munich, Germany, this week. The Stage V European emission regulations, still three years away, […]

April 14, 2016