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Komatsu’s new PC138US-10 short-tailswing hydraulic excavator has an operating weight between 13,400 and 14,467kg, comes with a 69.7kW Stage 3B/Tier 4I-compliant engine and has improved hydraulic efficiency and operator comfort. The PC138US-10 is supported by the Komatsu CARE complimentary three-year/2,000hr maintenance programme. The company said lift capacity and stability of the compact machine are comparable to a conventional excavator, while the contoured cab swings within the same radius as the count

Rapid International has been showing bauma visitors its Rapid RP375 planetary mixer, which is said to be popular with both the precast and ready-mix industries. The company also took the opportunity to unveil its new-look corporate branding.

Terex Cranes has replaced its CC2800-1 crawler crane with the Superlift 3800 lattice boom, offering improved speed and efficiency for customers. The 3800 can handle loads of up to 650tonnes at a radius of 5-12m and has a maximum load moment of 8,426t/m. Terex says that customers have been involved in the new crane’s development from the start, resulting in improvements in many areas. The crane uses the Terex Crane Fall Protection System, with additional railings installed around the superstructure. It is th

The latest wheeled loader from Terex – the TL120 – not only features a 16% more powerful 74.4kW Stage IIIB-compliant Deutz engine, but uses the Terex Smart Control operating system to increase fuel efficiency. The 7.1tonne machine uses a menu system similar to that found on a smartphone to configure the machine for specific applications.

New Holland’s FleetForce telematics system allows fleet managers to monitor the location and usage of each machine, set geo-fencing, curfews and other alerts to detect unauthorised movement, optimise maintenance and simplify back office administration. The system can be specified on a range of products to map the location of each machine and monitor the engine load, fuel consumption, idling times, running hours and other parameters. It can identify under- or over-used items and enable fleet managers to comp

Tata Steel used bauma 2013 to boost its Abrazo steel family – its abrasion-resistant steel for construction machinery, building material machines, mining machines, construction vehicles and equipment. Available in 400, 450 and 500 Brinel hardness wear-plate grades, Abrazo is suited to buckets and cutting edges, truck body linings, mining armoured face conveyors, chutes, hoppers and conveyor parts.

Tata Steel is aiming to double its worldwide steel sales by 2017 in the lifting and excavating sector from its current volume of 500,000tonnes. To achieve this target the company has recently invested €40million to improve its product portfolio, by developing its quenched and tempered, and advanced downstream processing facilities in the UK. Tata Steel said it delivers a wider range of differentiated steel products to the lifting and excavating industry than any other steel producer in the world, and provid

Screening and crushing machine manufacturer McCloskey increased its workforce by 30% and added some 12,600m2 of covered workspace in 2012. At the Peterborough facility in Canada, the company has added almost 4,000m2 of warehousing and another 7,250m2 to extend the production line.

Topcon’s latest P-32 asphalt paving control has the 3.5 inch, full-colour GC-35 LED display, graphical display control box and allows one operator to control both sides of the paver. It includes Topcon’s Sonic Tracker and slope sensor and is compatible with the Smoothtrac sonic averaging system. “The operator can view elevation and slope values of the screed from a single box, a time-saving feature made possible by refining existing, time-tested machine control technologies from Topcon and combining them wi

Wear-part manufacturer ESCO has launched a line for mining excavators in the 300-1,000tonne sector. Called the Nemisys lip system, the new range is available in N1, N3, N5 and N7 sizes, and includes teeth and shrouds to protect the cutting edge of large mining excavator buckets.