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Toshiya Takeuchi succeeds father as new president of Takeuchi
Toshiya Takeuchi has been appointed the new president of Takeuchi Manufacturing, becoming only the second president in the company’s history. He succeeds his father, Akio Takeuchi, who founded the company in 1963 in Japan and has stepped down. The company says it developed the world’s first compact excavator in 1971 and was the first to […]
August 12, 2019
Telematics
There will be 4.9M construction machines with OEM telematics by 2022, report says
Could construction equipment OEM telematics systems reach an estimated 4.9 million units by 2022? Berg Insight believes it will. Learn more on Equipment World.
January 1, 2019
Construction Equipment
Kubota names new North American CEO for Texas HQ
Harry Yoshida has worked in the United States in various positions for Kubota during his long tenure with the company. Learn more about him on Equipment World.
December 26, 2018
Roadbuilding
Del. bridges become 2nd in US with dehumidification system
The two Delaware Memorial Bridges have been equipped with a $35 million dehumidification system to extend the life of their main extension cables, according to the Delaware River and Bay Authority. It is the second bridge system in the United States with a dehumidifier. The first was installed in 2012 on the William Preston Lane […]
November 29, 2017
Dealers
Yanmar opens new Ga. training center with dealers, brand outreach in mind
Two years ago, the Yanmar corporate office started to re-examine its brand with this question in mind: Does everyone know who Yanmar is? When it came to North America, the answer was, sort of. Its marine motors are well-known among recreational boaters, but its construction equipment, tractors and myriad other products don’t share the same […]
November 10, 2017
Technology
Komatsu, Trimble software platforms will soon share 3D construction data
Komatsu and Trimble have announced that the two companies are developing a bridge between their respective software platforms that will allow for easy exchanges of 3D construction site data between the two. The companies say the primary focus of the effort are customers operating mixed earthmoving fleets and aims to provide “a more holistic view […]
July 19, 2017
Roadbuilding
The grade of this unique Japanese bridge isn’t as terrifying as it looks
At first glance, the Eshima Ohashi Bridge in Japan looks like some kind of terrifying bridge that only could exist in a cartoon.
November 26, 2015
Construction Equipment
Japan to build an underground ice wall beneath Fukushima nuclear plant to protect water supply
Japan’s Nuclear Regulator Authority has approved a plan to build an underground ice wall beneath the Fukushima nuclear plant in order to protect nearby groundwater. According to a report from the AFP, groundwater from nearby hillsides has been mixing with polluted water as it flows beneath the plant. The polluted water was used to cool reactors […]
May 30, 2014
Construction Equipment
Japanese companies develop 300-ton pendulums that reduce swaying in skyscrapers during earthquakes
Two Japanese companies have developed giant pendulums they say, when installed atop a skyscraper, can shorten vibrations and reduce swaying caused by earthquakes by as much as 60 percent. Mitsui Fudosan, a real estate developer, and construction firm Kajima developed a 300-ton pendulum that, according to a report from CNET, “will act as a counterweight […]
August 15, 2013
Business
Komatsu sees small decline in 1Q net sales, remains confident in stronger outcome for 2013
Decreases in demand for construction and mining equipment in Indonesia and mining equipment in Latin America led to year-over-year declines in both net sales and operating income for Komatsu in the company’s first quarter, which ends March 31, 2014. However, expanded sales of construction equipment and parts in Japan and the Middle East largely compensated […]
July 30, 2013
Home
Japan’s cartoon animal road construction signs are weird and cute (PHOTOS)
Oh, Japan. Just when we think your delightful culture can’t seem any more foreign to us, you go and do something like turning your road construction signs into adorable cartoon animals. According to our sister site Better Roads, the signs have become popular across Japan since 2006 and were implemented as a creative way to […]
July 12, 2013
Roadbuilding
PHOTOS: Japan’s road construction signs are cute cartoon animals
Here in the U.S., we’ve been seeing innovations that save time and money, increase driver safety, raise awareness about construction crews and make other improvements to highway construction. But in Japan, a different and adorable kind of innovation is showing up at highway construction sites. Road construction crews in Japan have begun using animal-shaped barricades […]
July 11, 2013
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