Aximum Produit Èlectroniques’ (APE) development of its new 45 highway barrier stems from what the French firm says is a search for better productivity through shorter toll lane occupancy, a reduction in ownership costs and reduced risks for toll employees during maintenance operations.
Of the barrier’s name Frédéric Lardeur, APE’s marketing and communications director, said, “45° is the angle made when the barrier boom moves to open the toll lane. When a barrier opens, the boom traditionally makes a 90°
The bi-annual CECE Congress was held in Spain when participants looked forward in a bid to see what will happen in the next ten years. Growth markets such as China, India and Brazil offer big opportunities to European construction equipment manufacturers. As companies, particularly those from China, start to expand outside their own countries the competition for business will increase, and it has been claimed that there is no such thing as 'the global market', rather it is the sum of hundreds, if not thousa
Michelin has invested in the Chinese start-up company Luli Information Technology, based in Shanghai.
Luli was set up in 2014 to develop applications for vehicle ride-sharing services in China, and created the app Lu You Tong Xing
Michelin said its investment, through the French global tyre maker’s Incubator programme, will help Luli develop more products in a market where ride-sharing is growing in popularity.
Jean-Claude Zhang, chief executive of Luli Information Technology said Michelin’s investme
