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Hybrid-wheel loaders have never made it into production before – they’ve always been prototypes: but Hitachi has gone one step further than the rest of the construction industry, and operators could feel the benefit in lower maintenance costs and a longer product life-cycle

The US firm is raising the bar at INTERMAT 2015, showing off the new version of its control system: it could save operators up to 40% and demonstrates how Trimble keeps pushing the boundaries of what is possible.

Video of the best moments from one of the industry's biggest construction shows: action-packed video of major deals, product launches and other big developments at INTERMAT 2015

Kristina takes a look at the TamiSoft machine which offers granular measurement of aggregate chunks. The system triangulates Laser beams reflected off the aggregate into a camera, which records up to 1000 measurements per second.

In response to customer demand, Ammann has developed a new QuickBatch 180 containerised mobile asphalt mixing plant that is easy to transport and quick to set up. It uses a simple “plug and play” electric system.

Hitachi Construction Machinery Europe boss Moriaki Kadoya told INTERMAT 2015 that the manufacturer wants to be number one in Europe as it launched a new hybrid ZW220 wheeled loader and a stage IV compliant Zaxis 300LC excavator.

Case have been making graders for 30 years and say its new C series are the best available. The key features are low operating cost, controllability and flexibility, patented technology from FPT Industrial – and the possibility of 15% reduction in fuel consumption.

Terex Finlay’s new crusher is just the thing when it comes to material reduction and product sizing, designed to work with blasted quarry rock and construction or demolition debris. Its great features include: hydrostatic transmission, a bypass conveyor and a hopper with hydraulically folding sides.

Finding the best free gift at this year’s INTERMAT is a real challenge – and from rugby balls to biscuits there is a lot to choose from: but in a jam-packed, hectic environment, the greatest giveaway of the day is something that should help you relax.

Walking the floors at one of the biggest construction shows in Europe is a tiring business: so let us take the strain for you while you catch up with the businesses and names which are making the headlines at this year’s INTERMAT.