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.
The second annual INTERMAT Middle East exhibition has now established the show as a key event for professionals in construction and infrastructure in the region. INTERMAT Middle East is the region’s biggest dedicated exhibition for construction machinery, equipment and materials. Strong support for the event came from the Ministry of Public Works of UAE (MoPW), the Department of Municipal Affairs (DMA) for Abu Dhabi, major exhibitors and key decision makers including developers, contractors and distributors
Sleipner has supplied the first of its new heavyweight E550 excavator moving systems. The E550 was introduced last year for moving excavators in the 550tonne class and the first set has been sold to an un-named company in Africa. It is essentially a dolly system consisting of two sets of large-wheeled dollies with low-slung ramps and drop axles. One end of the excavator tracks is lifted off the ground by driving on to the ramps.
Sleipner has supplied the first of its new heavyweight E550 excavator moving systems. The E550 was introduced last year for moving excavators in the 550tonne class and the first set has been sold to an un-named company in Africa. It is essentially a dolly system consisting of two sets of large-wheeled dollies with low-slung ramps and drop axles. One end of the excavator tracks is lifted off the ground by driving on to the ramps.
Even heavy rain showers on the first day of the bauma China exhibition in Shanghai did not dissuade the crowds packing the outside exhibition areas - Mike Woof writes
Those firms exhibiting at bauma China 2014 in Shanghai benefited from a strong show that attracted a record attendance of 191,000, an increase of 6% over the 2012 event. A wide array of new equipment was on show from the 3,104 firms exhibiting, an increase of 14% from 2012. There was a strong focus on technology and new engines required for