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Safety

Dig This to hold “Mega Days” next month

Dig This is super-sizing its sandbox for those who want to play with massive equipment during its “Mega Days” event on Father’s Day weekend in Denver, Colorado. The event allows participants to operate Caterpillar 330 hydraulic excavators and D7 and D8 track-type bulldozers on a giant dirt compound. After an operational and safety orientation, participants will […]

June 2, 2010

Bauma

Potain showcases topless crane line at Bauma

The MDT 368 from Manitowoc’s Potain brand will be featured at this year’s bauma exhibition. The crane, launched last year, is the largest Topless MDT tower crane. It adds new design features to the strong lift and ease-of-assembly familiar to users of other cranes in the MDT range. The MDT 368 is available in two […]

April 27, 2010

Bauma

Manitowoc Crane Care announces new customer support program

Eric Pommier, vice president of Manitowoc Crane Care in EMEA, announced at Bauma 2010 that Manitowoc will continue to offer new customer support programs, despite the economic downturn. Manitowoc’s commitment to aftermarket support has remained constant, despite one of the most dramatic slowdowns in the industry’s history, he said. Pommier said even with difficult market […]

April 27, 2010

Bauma

Manitowoc launches six-axle all-terrain crain

Manitowoc has launched the GMK6400 at Bauma 2010, and the company is touting it as the world’s most powerful six-axle all-terrain crane. The crane has a 400-ton maximum capacity. Neil Hollingshead, Manitowoc’s global product director for all-terrain cranes and rough-terrain cranes, said the company wanted to build the strongest possible crane without compromising usability. “We’ve concentrated […]

April 27, 2010

Technology

Manitowoc unveils ‘world’s largest’ self-erecting crane

Manitowoc unveiled the Potain Igo T 130 at Bauma 2010 and says it’s the largest self-erecting crane in the world. The crane has an 8-ton maximum capacity. Vincent Milan, senior product manager for self-erecting cranes at Manitowoc, said the new crane has a familiar feel to users of Igo T cranes, but also includes […]

April 27, 2010

Construction Equipment

Terex AWP, Manitou enter into supply agreement

Terex Aerial Work Platforms (AWP) and Manitou signed a reciprocal supply and marketing agreement charging each company to manufacture aerial work platform equipment to be used in the other’s product lines. The agreement will be implemented in Europe before expanding to other territories in 2011. Terex AWP will manufacture 7.92-meter and 9.75-meter self-propelled rough terrain diesel […]

April 27, 2010

Bauma

LiuGong Machinery to develop new line of rollers

Chinese heavy construction equipment manufacturer LiuGong Machinery Corporation unveiled its plans at Bauma 2010 to introduce new models. LiuGong Vice President David Beatenbough said the company is developing new rollers — a complete range of bulldozers and a new grader, according to a report from the Bauma Daily News. The company is also upgrading a […]

April 27, 2010

Bauma

Leica Geosystems showcases mine management system at Bauma 2010

Leica Geosystems says the system increases productivity, reduces costs and enhances safety standards in the mine   Leica Geosystems, has presented its full range of mine management systems, including truck and shovel fleet management and optimisation, and dozer, shovel and blast-hole drill high-precision GPS navigation and production monitoring systems, to the European market at Bauma […]

April 26, 2010

Maintenance

Caterpillar’s D7E demo

Equipment World spoke to Keith Heiar and Mike Betz of Caterpillar at an event on June 23-24, highlighting the company’s environmentally friendly, diesel-electric D7E dozer. Check it out here and learn what steps Cat took so the D7E could offer improved features such as increased visibility, reduced noise levels and require lower maintenance than the D7R.

January 11, 2010