NLMK Clabecq, the Belgian plate division of Russian steel giant NLMK Group, is benefitting from a €100m investment in its quenching and tempering operation, with the introduction of additional Quard abrasion-resistant steels and Quend high-yield strength steel plate.
NLMK Clabecq, the Belgian plate division of Russian steel giant NLMK Group, is benefitting from a €100m investment in its quenching and tempering operation, with the introduction of additional Quard abrasion-resistant steels and Quend high-yield strength steel plate.
JLG has added another compact crawler boom to its range, the X15J Plus. “It is the most compact machine within its height category on the market,” said Jan-Willem van Wier, product marketing manager Aerial Platforms for JLG.
When folded down the X15J Plus is 3.4m long, 748mm wide and 2m high. Once extended, the boom’s tracks extend to 1.1m. “When working in a highway environment, this is the smallest stabilisation area in its height category: 2.8m by 2.8m,” said van Wier.
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Observing its customers' work and construction sites, Mecalac says it has been able to identify an area for improvement for wheeled excavators: their stability.
“The very architecture of this type of vehicle, connected to an oscillating axle under the undercarriage and an upper carriage, gives it an intrinsically higher centre of gravity. This results in a lack of stability which leads to discomfort and insecurity,” says Mecalac.
“On top of this, the inconvenient height of the cab means that the opera
