With demand for construction equipment running high amidst a busy few years of construction, the hunger for new machines was visible at the triennial CONEXPO-CON/AGG trade show, held March 14-18 in Las Vegas. But it wasn’t just about refreshing fleets. Equipment manufacturers had an array of machines running on alternative power sources such as lithium-ion batteries and hydrogen fuel cells. And advanced machine control systems—once seen as expensive add-ons—were increasingly presented as standard features. Even though these technologies and power systems can come with price premiums, there was clear interest from many of the 139,000 attendees at the show, planning ahead for tomorrow’s equipment fleet.
The CONEXPO show had everything from excavator machine controls and radar buckets to hydrogen power, robotic excavators and aggregate recycling systems. Photo courtesy Trimble