Looking out over the Manitowoc stand at Bauma with its colorful mix of Potain, Manitowoc and Grove cranes, new Manitowoc Cranes CEO and President Barry Pennypacker saw opportunities for savings.
In a move to expand a product category it helped to pioneer nearly a decade ago, Komatsu announced the launch of the HB365LC-3, a 36-ton hybrid excavator. The machine was on display inside Komatsu’s booth at the Bauma construction-equipment trade show in Munich, Germany, held April 11-17.
Using powerful nanotechnology tools, a research team led by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology has successfully modeled the complex structure of calcium silica hydrate (CSH), the main binding material in cement and concrete.
High-tech advances in concrete placement and futuristic designs for heavy equipment were some of the winners of the 2016 Bauma Innovation Awards, held April 10 in Munich, Germany.
The F1000 series of pavers can be equipped with either a center or an outboard auger-drive system, allowing it to work in many different paving applications.
In an move it hopes will change the way contractors think about what compact equipment is capable of, Caterpillar is introducing the 304.5E2 XTC mini excavator, a 4-ton machine which has a manual skid-steer coupler on the front instead of a standard blade
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