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Gear

Eaton LifeSense hydraulic hose monitoring system goes wireless

Eaton’s LifeSense hydraulic hose monitoring system is now available in a wireless version, displayed this week at Bauma in Munich, Germany. LifeSense, which has been available in a wired version since 2011, uses a sensor to monitor the life of individual hydraulic hoses. Each sensor sends electronic signals that are run against a hose diagnostic unit, […]

April 17, 2013

Business

Caterpillar CEO talks hybrid tech, rental business at Bauma

Noting that the 2010 Icelandic volcano prevented him from attending the last Bauma show, Doug Oberhelman, Caterpillar president and CEO, used that circumstance as an example of how much technology has advanced in just three years during remarks made today at the international trade show. “Then, we were scrambling to get a satellite feed. Now, […]

April 16, 2013

Gear

Cummins debuts 12-liter Tier 4 Final engine at Bauma

Cummins took the wraps off its QSM 12 engine, Tier 4 Final version, at Bauma yesterday. The six cylinder powerplant uses higher efficiency air handling and advanced combustion technology to reduce emissions sufficient to do away with cooled EGR. Eliminating the EGR makes this engine up to 40 percent cooler running and allowed Cummins to […]

April 16, 2013

Construction Equipment

Liebherr heats up hybrid race with R 9XX excavator prototype at Bauma

While emphasizing that it was only a prototype, Liebherr nonetheless had its R 9XX concept electric hybrid excavator on display at Bauma this week. Liebherr’s version of this increasingly popular category employs an electric hybrid driveline in a 40-ton excavator with a downsized engine. The R 9XX draws its main power from a standard diesel […]

April 16, 2013

Gear

Rexroth’s Bosch and Dana divisions debut fuel-saving pump control system, R2 HVT at Bauma

Diesel engine performance has been tuned to the point where there’s not much more engineers can do to squeeze out any further fuel efficiency. So in the race to improve gallons per hour, manufacturers have turned to the hydraulics and other systems, and Bosch Rexroth is well positioned to play a leading role in next […]

April 16, 2013

Gear

JCB unveils Tier 4 Final Ecomax engines at Bauma, calls them “one-can” solution

JCB says its Tier 4 Final Ecomax engines will offer a “one-can” solution, avoiding the use of both a diesel particulate filter (DPF) and a diesel oxidation catalyst (DOC). “The SCR unit is so compact that it can in many cases take the place of a current exhaust system and fit into existing machine configurations,” […]

April 15, 2013

Construction Equipment

Case gives sneak peek of M Series dozers at Bauma 2013

Case Construction Equipment previewed its new M Series range of dozers today at the massive Bauma construction equipment trade show, taking place April 15-20 in Munich, Germany. The three models in the line up—134-horsepower 1150M, 162 horsepower 1650M, and 226 horsepower 2050M—will have operating weights from 13 to 20 metric tons and use SCR to meet […]

April 15, 2013

Gear

Wirtgen Group unveils Hamm H 25i compactor with crusher drum, new smaller rollers at Bauma

In an enormous, two story outdoor exhibition space at Bauma, Wirtgen has tucked away several new machines and innovative technologies. Wirtgen cut its teeth in grinding and milling machines before acquiring compaction equipment manufacturer Hamm. Now they’ve cleverly combined the basic design of a concrete/asphalt milling drum with a vibrating roller to create a “crusher […]

April 15, 2013

Construction Equipment

Greetings from Munich and Bauma 2013! (Full news roundup)

We are on the ground here in Munich covering the gigantic Bauma 2013 trade show. The show, which is held every three years, is composed of a massive 16 halls and offers more than 6.1 million square feet of indoor, outdoor and demonstration exhibit area. We’ll be posting news to the site all week from here. […]

April 15, 2013

Construction Equipment

Cummins, Liu Gong, ZF celebrate L9.3 engine joint venture at Bauma

Cummins and Chinese equipment manufacturer Liu Gong have had a partnership for 10 years now, and the two, along with ZF, used the first day of Bauma 2013 to talk about their progress and showcase the latest fruit of that joint venture. Nine months ago Cummins and Liu Gong started work on a factory in […]

April 15, 2013

Construction Equipment

Ritchie Bros. lists 5 things to look for at Bauma

Sixteen exhibition halls. More than 6.1 million square feet of indoor, outdoor and demonstration exhibit area. Though Bauma, the world’s largest construction equipment show, offers quite a bit of equipment to see, it offers much more ground to cover. And all this week editors Marcia Gruver Doyle and Tom Jackson will be pounding the ground in […]

April 15, 2013

Construction Equipment

We’ve got our walking shoes packed for Bauma: “The Biggest Show on Earth”

Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers calls bauma “ a Disneyland for equipment lovers,” and we couldn’t agree more. Just watch the video below to get a taste of what’s on board in Munich, Germany, next week (barring any surprises from Iceland). It’s also a hell-on-wheels experience for the journalists covering the show. This will be my seventh […]

March 25, 2013