A 50-tonne prototype dump truck is the centrepiece of Bell’s impressive stand at INTERMAT 2015 and offers a real glimpse of the heavy construction industry’s future.
Caterpillar has released its first quarter results for 2016, which show some positive results although market conditions remain tough. The firm’s first-quarter 2016 sales and revenues hit US$9.5 billion, down from $12.7 billion in the first quarter of 2015. First-quarter 2016 profit/share of $0.46 was down from a profit of $2.03/share in the first quarter of 2015. Excluding restructuring costs, profit/share was $0.67, compared with $2.07/share in the first quarter of 2015.
These days, even those beasts of the construction site – excavators – have a date with sustainability, despite the huge amount of electric power needed to operate a machine that pushes about high loads of dirt.
This impressive 1200m2 size of materials washing specialist CDE Global’s stand offers an indication of the company’s global ambition. The firm is launching this week a number of new inclined screens from its Infinity range – which now boasts 14 models. Launched in 2014, the range has undergone a major expansion to include new horizontal sizing screens; grizzly screens; dewatering screen and fine sand screens for specialist applications, in addition to the existing range of inclined screens.
Dynavis, a hydraulic fluid additive, has been a money-saver for many heavy equipment operators and case studies confirming this will be on show at the Evonik stand at INTERMAT.
Up to 30% more hydraulic power versus a conventional mono-grade ISO 46 fluid has been recorded, says Rolf Fianke, aftermarket support manager at Evonik, based in Darmstadt, Germany.
Data has been collected over the past decade, much of it because Dynavis is used by many OEMs. But as yet Dynavis has not been highlighted as an in
