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Several new machines are being launched by Doosan and sister firm Bobcat at bauma China. A key launch for the Doosan Heavy display will be its new DX700LC, the top-of-the-range model in the Doosan excavator range. The 70tonne DX700LC excavator is designed and built to meet the needs of heavy duty quarrying applications as well as major infrastructure projects. It offers several features intended to boost productivity, comfort, reliability, durability and uptime. The DX700LC model will be shown alongside the

Cheng Gong’s new factory in the central city Chengdu was completed in 2011. This state-of-the-art facility is capable of producing up to 30,000 units/year, although current production is below that level following the downturn in Chinese domestic demand. Like many of its larger Chinese competitors, Cheng Gong is using the lull to focus more of its attention on developing its export business. It currently sells most of its export machines to Africa, the Middle East and South America, but is targeting all eme

Element Six says that its D Power road pick has 40 times the life of a standard pick and gives smoother surfaces. The tip is made of what the company says is the hardest material on the planet – polycrystalline diamond. Milling time is reduced as fewer stoppages are needed for pick changes, according to Element Six.

Online auction firm IronPlanet (IP) is a business with a truly global marketplace. It generated more than €450 million in 2011 via its worldwide used construction equipment sales. “Being pro-active is the key to what we do,” said managing director Tom Cornell. “Our software tells us who is looking [prior to online auctions] and who has bought similar equipment before and our online sales team rings them up and advises them about which online auctions may have equipment they are looking for. “This means a n

Lectura Publisher is showing its plant data services as well as those of TER, the UK-based national register that fights against plant theft. Lectura collects and tracks technical data from equipment manufacturers as well as monitoring the latest new and used prices of each model. Information is available in printed multilingual books or online.

TowerLight is increasing its presence in the site security market with the launch of the Security Tower. Based on the firm’s four-head LED lighting tower, the machine is equipped with a wireless camera system that can provide secure video of the site in daylight and at night. The tower is currently available on a skid base, with fork pockets and crane hook, but will also be produced on a wheeled chassis.

Steel producer SSAB has introduced a mobile app for Android and iPhone. The app is designed to make it easier for customers to find information about SSAB’s products. It also provides instructions for processing steel as well as calculation models, data sheets and details of who to contact in different countries.

The IronPlanet online marketplace for used heavy equipment will be updating INTERMAT visitors about its latest developments, including a smartphone application that allows users to search and bid wherever they are.

France-based Dubuis is unveiling its new Neoelec in line BPL36 crimping tool at Intermat 2012.The company, bought by Stanley Black&Decker in 2006, has designed a crimper with 35kN force and 8mm stroke, weighing 2.1kg and capable of 4-185mm² hexagonal crimping.

Ashtree Glass will be showing its new range of ‘E’ approved mirror arms and mounting brackets to go with their previously launched ‘E’ mirrors. The mirrors and their attachments, which the company says move away from wide angle ‘fish eye’ type mirror designs, reflect the latest European standard visibility requirements for telehandlers. Ashtree says the mirror arms and mounting brackets ensure ‘E’ mirrors can be adjusted to the best possible position to eliminate operator blindspots. As well as being teste

Tata Steel is taking advantage of the show to emphasise its new sector-focused operation and what this means for equipment makers. The company said that the new structure gives a single point of co-ordination and that its wide range of steel ensures that equipment makers get the right product for the job. One of the services it is promoting is a collaborative design-driven approach in which it can work with major equipment makers from the early stages of vehicle development.

SSAB has expanded its range of Hardox wear plate to cover thicknesses from 0.7mm to 130mm. The company says its greater high strength steel choice provides more industries with access to Hardox and means new opportunities for existing customers to develop their products. Hardox is said by SSAB to be wear-resistant steel with very consistent features that make it easy to process. Not only hard for resisting wear, Hardox is also said to have excellent design attributes in its toughness and formability. The n

BLS Enterprises is promoting its full range of Tufpads polyurethane track pads for pavers and asphalt milling machines, including the European introduction of its W series. W series pads can be used as a direct replacement for Wirtgen’s EPS system. Polyurethane lasts two or three times longer than rubber, said president Barry Stoughton. The Tufpads system is available in both one-piece and two-piece versions. The one-piece pads are bonded to the metal, while pads in the two-piece system are bolted on. This

The new Hi-Stability technology featured in the latest range of Goodyear tyres is said to increase load capacity in off-road applications by up to 25%. The new tyres have been developed to match the power, speed and torque of the industry’s latest machines. Hi-Stability tyres allow higher inflation pressures, increasing the load capacity of the machines to which they are fitted – it is the air that carries the load. A loader that can hold 9tonnes when fitted with conventional tyres at 5bar can carry 12tonne