The world’s first use of 3-D printed steel in an excavator will be on show at the CONEXPO-CON/AGG and IFPE exhibition in Las Vegas next year, according to the organisers. The excavator will be designed by engineering students and constructed – in a process known as additive manufacturing – for the event 2017 at the Las Vegas Convention Center, from March 7-11, 2017.
When Jurgen van Uijthoven needed an electric excavator for a short-term project, he knew exactly who to ask. The long-standing customer of Hitachi Construction Machinery sub-dealer Pellen BV found an ideal solution to win the tender and complete the work.
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Complete implementation of 3D machine control systems ensured that K A Aurstad became one of Norway’s fastest growing and in-demand contractors because of effective production improvement in both quality and accuracy.
Combine this with web-based project hubs and machines can then start work on the correct project only minutes after the latest design leaves the drawing board.
The use of machine control is important for K A Aurstad, based in Sunnmøre and whose 140 or more employees work in heavy constru
