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Earthmoving & soil compaction

Simex’s new VSE 40 screening bucket in action
June 16, 2014
This video shows Simex’s new VSE 40 screening bucket being put to work by two of the company’s Italian customers. The attachment is said by the firm to be unlike similar models on the market as it allows the user to change the output size of the material without having to perform complicated mechanical procedures. Thanks to an original patented solution, the VSE screening bucket lets the operator modify via hydraulic control the distance between the screening elements, and thus the output size between 0-15m
Trimble calls for Dimensions 2014 user conference speakers
June 12, 2014
Trimble is now accepting speaker candidates for the Trimble Dimensions 2014 International User Conference.
Volvo CE finalises truck business deal with Terex
June 2, 2014
Volvo Construction Equipment has now finalised its acquisition of the hauler business from Terex. The purchase consideration amounted to US$160 million on a cash and debt-free basis. The deal includes the main production facility in Motherwell, Scotland and two product ranges that offer both rigid and articulated haulers. It also includes the distribution of haulers in the US as well as a 25.2% holding in Inner Mongolia North Hauler Joint Stock Co (NHL), which manufactures and sells rigid haulers under the
Perlini aims for €100 million China sales through new manufacturing partnership
May 29, 2014
Italian dump truck manufacturer Perlini has gone into partnership with an undisclosed China-based construction equipment manufacturer in a bid to sell 2,200 of the firm’s trucks to Chinese customers over the next four years. The deal could be worth €100 million to Perlini if all 2,200 haulers, most of which will be freshly designed for the Chinese market, and, according to the firm’s president and CEO Dr Maurizio Perlini, similar to the popular Perlini 131-33 RDT, are sold. Speaking of the firm’s new Ch
Chicago Pneumatic CPS 2.0 portable air compressor
May 22, 2014
Chicago Pneumatic’s new CPS 2.0 portable air compressor is said to combine robust build quality with easy, efficient and environmentally friendly operation. It’s designed for use on construction sites and in similarly demanding environments where a convenient and reliable source of compressed air is required.
Cat unveils the well-drilled MD5150C
May 22, 2014
Caterpillar’s new MD5150C Track Drill, the first of the C Series drills, delivers claimed top-of-class power and high airflow for fast, efficient drilling of holes from 101.6mm to 152mm in diameter. The MD5150C offers a choice of three different rock drills, patented carousel rod changer, ergonomic cab and many other features that boost productivity and reduce operating costs.
Volvo CE ‘routes’ for Chicago highway project
May 22, 2014
More than 2.5 million m³ of material is being moved with a fleet of Volvo Construction Equipment (Volvo CE) articulated haulers in the US state of Illinois. Home to the world’s first skyscraper, the Chicago Bears – and the Blues Brothers – Illinois is the fifth most populous American state and a major transport hub. Industrial cities and agricultural productivity is growing in central and northern Illinois – while natural resources like coal, timber and oil and gas in the south help provide the state with
Well-educated personnel are the best investment for the future says the Ammann international training centre
May 20, 2014
Far too often, managers will view training as a luxury and not as a competitive and strategic necessity. Lazy team leaders regularly argue that it is a waste of time and money training their people, not least because these same trainees might subsequently leave the organisation. Courses are seen as an interruption, and a good way to delay things. There is always something much more pressing and important on the to-do list and staff can end up feeling forced into the training department. But these are weak a
Volvo CE is investing in its research and development
May 20, 2014
Volvo Construction Equipment has started work on its new test and development centre in Hapcheon, Korea. The facility lies close to the company’s existing excavator manufacturing facility in Changwon. The new facility doubles as Volvo CE’s excavator testing capacity in Korea and includes an all-weather test dome, reliability and noise test field, workshops, various complete machine performance test areas and a customer clinic. Engineers at the 253,515m2 site will focus on excavator product development, adva
The ADT offers hauling versatility
May 20, 2014
The ADT offers a highly versatile option for earthmoving applications and manufacturers are offering new and improved models with the latest low emission engines - Mike Woof writes The versatility and adaptability of the ADT has seen this type of machine become one of the most important types of equipment for the global off-highway machinery sector. The once popular motor scraper now sells in only limited numbers, even in the US, and has been replaced by the more versatile excavator and ADT combination o