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Roadbuilding

Munich in Winter

Comparing German apples and American oranges just doesn’t work.

March 6, 2013

Construction Equipment

Reading between the lines at pre-Bauma 2013: What to expect from the big show

Editor’s Note: Read John’s Pre-Bauma Day 1 thoughts by clicking here and his Day 2 thoughts by clicking here. The two pre-Bauma media dialogue days are over and I’m trying to get some idea from them of what the big show here in Munich in April might be like. And just about the only certainty […]

January 31, 2013

Bauma

Pre-bauma wrap: Bye from Munich

The two pre-bauma media dialogue days are gone, and I’m trying to get some idea from them of what the big show here in Munich in April might be like. About the only certainty I can come up with is that it will be warmer. These two days are really just intense conversations, usually with […]

January 31, 2013

Bauma

Scandia bauma: Game on!

Winding down the second and last day of Winding down the second and last day of the bauma media meeting, I’m continuing to confirm my impression of yesterday that the engine folks will be in a pitched battle at the big bauma show in April. Ann example:  Scandia doesn’t sell a lot of engines in the  United […]

January 31, 2013

Bauma

Manitou at bauma: upgrading three-in-one Rotative Telescopic Handler

Manitou will hit bauma running in April, highlighting its display with an upgrade to the three-in-one Rotative Telescopic Handler. As the company says, “It’s a crane, it’s a telehandler, it’s a platform.” The machine now comes with a Mercedes engine and an attachments recognition system to make using an changing attachments easier. It now also […]

January 30, 2013

Construction Equipment

Pre-Bauma 2013 Day 2 wrap up: New Holland, Doosan, Bobcat, Liugong and more

Editor’s Note: Click here to read John’s Day 1 impressions from Pre-Bauma 2013. Winds are up but so is the temperature (a little) in Munich for the pre-Bauma media dialogue and our quick preview of some of the big April show debuts. Let’s get to it. Vogele says it will present eleven world firsts in […]

January 30, 2013

Bauma

bauma: More with less

Another common theme from OEM reps at the pre-bauma media dialogue in Munich that teases and sets up the April show is a concentration on doing more with less. Stagnant economies, recession hangovers and  generally inadequate funding for infrastructure have led to OEMs from all over the world to blend in with the new technology […]

January 29, 2013

Roadbuilding

Pre-bauma Cat coverage: hybrid excavator 336EH will be centerpiece

I’m here in Munich at a pre-bauma series of press conferences in a windy and cold city. Caterpillar will put on a really big show at bauma in April. The centerpiece will be the hybrid excavator 336EH. Our readers will know something about the new machine from the work done by Editorial Director Marcia Gruver […]

January 29, 2013

Roadbuilding

Special Report: Caterpillar unveils the 336EH, its first hybrid excavator

During a press event at its headquarters in Peoria, Ill., Caterpillar unveiled its very first hybrid excavator, the Cat 336EH. The new machine is the first in an upcoming line of hybrid excavators and will be officially launched in April 2013 at the Bauma International Trade Fair in Munich, Germany. However, this isn’t an electricity/fuel hybrid like the automobile […]

December 12, 2012

Roadbuilding

Highway Contractor

Researchers dig into sub-bases.

October 9, 2012

Construction Equipment

bauma 2013

Bauma will take place April 15-21, 2013 in Munich, Germany. This international trade fair, which takes place every three years, is features construction site products such as construction vehicles, construction machines, lifting appliances and conveyors, construction equipment and tools, scaffoldings, site installations and more. Other products include mining, extraction and processing of raw materials; production […]

August 14, 2012

Safety

Intermat 2012 Preview

Pre-show introduces innovative machines and a sneak peek at SCR-equipped equipment By Tom Jackson   Innovations Award winners were showcased in an Intermat pre-show reveal for construction journalists. The show, on a three-year cycle with U.S.-based ConExpo-Con/Agg and the Bauma show in Germany, will take place April 16-21 in Paris, France. Volvo’s on-board weighing system […]

March 19, 2012