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Gear

Rammer fills out line with new 5011 large hammer and 3 new small hammers

For carriers in the 43- to 80-ton class, Sandvik introduced at Bauma its Rammer 5011 hammer. The big unit is purpose-matched to applications and materials thanks to two working mode selectors. The long stroke setting breaks hard materials such as granite and steel- reinforced concrete. The short stroke setting puts out a higher blow frequency […]

April 28, 2013

Roadbuilding

LiuGong showcases largest excavator, new skid-steer at Bauma 2013

LiuGong featured its Model 945E excavator and 375B radial lift skid-steer at Bauma 2013, our sister site, Equipment World, reported. The 945E excavator, part of the 45-ton weight class and the largest in its lineup, features a 329 horsepower Cummins engine, a 2.2 cubic meter bucket and six operating modes: power, economy, fine, lifting, breaker […]

April 26, 2013

Gear

New Sandvik CH550 cone crusher optimizes performance

The star of the show insofar as the Sandvik booth goes was the company’s new CH550 cone crusher. This 18.9-ton crusher attacks material with a 442 horsepower motor and can  be configured for either secondary or tertiary crusher applications. The CH550 is based in the company’s Hydrocone design. An automatic setting system delivers optimal material […]

April 26, 2013

Construction Equipment

Caterpillar VPs offer views on Tier 4, Tier 5 and Chinese competitors in roundtable

At the Bauma trade show last week in Munich, Germany, I sat down with a small group of editors to talk with several Caterpillar vice presidents. Here’s a look at some of the give and take: Because the machines cannot run on the higher sulfur fuel in lower-regulated countries, can you say anything about how […]

April 25, 2013

Gear

Wirtgen’s plug-and-play AutoPilot Field Rover eliminates stringlines

Last week, we told you about Wirtgen receiving an innovation award at the latest Bauma construction equipment show in Munich. We wrote in that post about why Bauma chose to give Wirtgen that award, but today we’ve got a bit more information about the product itself. Stringlines have been guiding paving machines for a long […]

April 25, 2013

Business

Bauma 2013 equipment show sees record attendance of 530,000

This year’s Bauma construction equipment trade show was the most successful one ever with attendance, exhibitor numbers and exhibition space all breaking previous show records. In total, 530,000 people attended the world’s largest construction equipment trade show in 2013. Another impressive stat was the show’s foreign audience. Hosted in Munich, the show was visited by 200,000 […]

April 22, 2013

Home

Caterpillar CEO talks Bauma, telematics and customers

From Munich and the Bauma show, Caterpillar recently posted a video interview to YouTube with its Chairman and CEO Doug Oberhelman. In the video Oberhelman says he really enjoys the opportunities to learn that a show like Bauma affords him. “This is kind of where it all comes together because you have customers here that […]

April 19, 2013

Construction Equipment

Wirtgen wins a Bauma 2013 innovation award with “virtual stringlines” and the AutoPilot Field Rover

The Bauma construction equipment trade show, currently wrapping up in Munich, Germany has named its five innovations award winners for 2013. The show received 156 entries from  Germany and abroad” and narrowed the field to 15 before choosing six winners. Wirtgen was named as one of those award winners for its “AutoPilot Field Rover” entry for  succeeding […]

April 19, 2013

Construction Equipment

What it’s like to be at Bauma, “The world’s largest construction equipment show”

The Bauma construction equipment show that happens every three years in Munich is a sight you have to see to believe. The show spreads thousands upon thousands of pieces of equipment over 16 halls and more than 6.1 million square feet. This week, we’ve provided constant coverage of the show from Munich and we invite you to […]

April 19, 2013

Gear

Genie introduces the SX-180: “world’s tallest self-propelled boom lift”

Slated for release in the second half of this year, Genie gave attendees of the Bauma show in Munich this week a look at SX-180—which the company says is the world’s tallest self-propelled boom lift. The SX-180 has a 180-foot vertical reach and an 80-foot horizontal reach. It features an 8-foot by 3-foot platform and […]

April 18, 2013

Business

Terex CEO discusses roadbuilding sale at Bauma, says company “not looking to be another Cat or Volvo”

Today at Bauma, Terex Chairman and CEO Ron DeFeo gave the press a briefing on where the company currently stands and where it wants to go in the future. While the company was built on acquisitions in the past—most recently Demag cranes in Germany—DeFeo said that he’s not at the show on a shopping expedition. Asked […]

April 17, 2013

Equipment

Volvo CE president says SCR will be primary Tier 4 Final solution

Volvo Construction Equipment will primarily use SCR technology as its Tier 4 Final approach, said Pat Olney, president of Volvo Construction Equipment, today at the Bauma trade show in Munich, Germany. “We’re pleased to say we’re able to achieve 5 percent additional fuel efficiency with our Final approach,” said Olney. The DEF (or urea) tank on […]

April 17, 2013