Articles Tagged with ''Construction Equipment''

The new T7X model eliminates the diesel engine and the entire hydraulics system, pointing the way toward a future of fully electrified heavy equipment.

Despite many upgrades with new technology for loaders,  excavators and cranes, manufacturers are still busy trying to solve a persistent safety problem: striking workers or pedestrians while moving in reverse.

When looking to buy or sell a piece of construction equipment, options are often limited. There are a few big auction houses, a handful of websites and a local network of dealers, contractors and rental houses that might be interested.

Long surge in heavy equipment sales nosedived in 2020, but as market recovers, opinions differ on scale and speed.

The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the construction equipment industry has been severe. Rich Smith, Vice President, Products and Services for Komatsu America, took time recently to answer some of ENR's questions about the company's response.

A severe drop in new sales and the need to keep machines virus-free are among the new realities facing the equipment market during the pandemic

It was a busy year at the annual World of Concrete trade show, held in Las Vegas Feb. 4 to 7. An estimated 54,000 attendees came through the show floor over the week, seeing exhibits from 1,310 companies. 

As the world’s largest equipment manufacturers convened in Munich for the Bauma equipment show April 4-14, the overriding question was what has changed in the industry since the last show three years ago.