Tag: ConExpo-Con/Agg

Workforce

Talking Trades, Labor Shortage with Mike Rowe (And a Possible Return of Dirty Jobs?)

During ConExpo 2020 we caught up with our friend Mike Rowe. Mike is most known for his long-running show Dirty Jobs, but he’s also a best-selling author and a big proponent for blue collar trades. In this video, Mike and Equipment World‘s Tom Jackson discuss the Mike Rowe Works trade school scholarship, the shortage of […]

March 16, 2020

Construction Equipment

VIDEO > ConExpo 2020 Preview: 10 Things to See & How to Navigate the Show!

Whether you’re going to ConExpo 2020 or following the show’s equipment launches from your office, this video has all the details on the machine introductions you need to look for. We also cover the increased scale of this year’s show, including what you’ll need to do to get between the main Las Vegas Convention Center […]

March 2, 2020

ConExpo-Con/Agg

Doosan to showcase excavators, loaders and ADTs at ConExpo 2020 booth

Located in the North Hall in booth N10001, Doosan Infracore North America will show ConExpo visitors its lineup of excavators, wheel loaders and articulated dump trucks. (You can see more of what OEMs have in store for ConExpo 2020 in our show preview page by clicking here.) Concept X — an autonomous excavator under development […]

November 28, 2019

ConExpo-Con/Agg

PHIL’s new Positive Seal Autogate Tailgate to be highlighted at ConExpo 2020

Phillippi-Hagenbuch’s (PHIL) new Positive Seal Autogate Tailgate is designed for off-highway trucks and roll-off containers that require a 100-percent seal. Paired with PHIL’s fluidic seal material, the tailgate creates a water-tight seal to contain liquids, a feature that can be critical in environmentally sensitive areas. (You can see more of what OEMs have in store […]

November 26, 2019

ConExpo-Con/Agg

Check out these ConExpo 2020 educational sessions for equipment managers

The ConExpo-Con/Agg 2020 will offer 18 education sessions for the Equipment Management & Maintenance track. Details here on Equipment World.

November 21, 2019

ConExpo-Con/Agg

Takeuchi plans ConExpo reveal of TB220e electric excavator

Takeuchi-US will demo its new electric TB220e compact excavator (photo currently unavailable) hourly at its ConExpo booth C20653 in the Central Hall. (You can see more of what OEMs have in store for ConExpo 2020 in our show preview page by clicking here.) In addition, the company will showcase another two new compact excavators, the […]

November 20, 2019

ConExpo-Con/Agg

Volvo Construction Equipment plans largest-ever ConExpo booth

Volvo Construction Equipment will present its largest-ever ConExpo booth experience across 60,000 square feet of outdoor show space in the new Festival Grounds at booth F3432. (You can see more of what OEMs have in store for ConExpo 2020 in our show preview page by clicking here.) Front and center in the booth will be […]

November 19, 2019

Contractor of the Year

Applications, nominations open for 2020 Contractor of the Year award; finalists receive ConExpo-Con/Agg trip

Equipment World’s Contractor of the Year program is celebrating its 20th year in 2020, and is offering some exciting changes to the event schedule. Next year’s event will take place during ConExpo-Con/Agg, and offer the opportunity for 12 finalists to attend the every-third-year premier construction equipment show. Designed to honor contractors who have excelled in […]

August 14, 2019

Construction Equipment

AEM launches ConExpo Connect research tool for contractors buying equipment

The Association of Equipment Manufacturers says it has launched CONEXPO Connect which is a site designed to help contractors in buying construction equipment.

January 2, 2019

Dealers

2017 AED Summit & CONDEX to provide networking opportunities, new dealer education sessions

The Associated Equipment Distributors (AED) Summit and Construction Dealer Expo (CONDEX), Jan. 10-13 at the Hyatt Regency Chicago, is set to provide networking opportunities in addition to a new and extensive series of education sessions for dealers, focusing on people management, product support, sales and rental issues, customer engagement and other topics. Over the next […]

January 3, 2017

Construction Equipment

Cab of the first 3D-printed excavator a success at Oak Ridge National Lab

A project that might inform the transformation of heavy equipment manufacturing has borne its first fruits with the first successful 3D printing of an excavator cab. With the appearance of an alien spacecraft, the cab was designed by a student engineering team from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. The design is based on the Voronoi […]

October 4, 2016

Construction Equipment

ConExpo 2017 Tech Experience to be a ‘Tomorrowland’ for construction

During a ConExpo-Con/Agg exhibitor event this week in Chicago, further details emerged about the show’s headliner 75,000-square-foot Tech Experience, which will showcase the previously announced 3D printed excavator. The exhibit will be located in Silver Lot 3 in front of the South Hall. “With the tech experience, we want to show the equipment industry as […]

August 25, 2016