The company wants to offer operators ‘tomorrow’s edge today’ and, with 22 machines on display, Hyundai believes it can do just that at CONEXPO-CON/AGG 2017 – with four themes shining through: performance, convenience, serviceability and safety
Advances in asphalt compaction are offering improved performance right across the spectrum of size and capacity – Mike Woof writes. New asphalt compaction machines are offering major gains in performance as firms develop new systems. Large and small asphalt compactors now offer higher output than earlier generation machines, while delivering better quality and lower fuel consumption as well as gains in reliability, durability, safety, ergonomics and operator comfort.
Wirtgen Group is cementing its position with two new products....a paver and a milling machine, while innovative and integrated solutions are central to Topcon’s offering – which ranges from resurfacing to excavation. Elsewhere on Day 3 at CONEXPO-CON/AGG, automation is key to Caterpillar’s new range of milling machines and Swedish manufacturer Sandvik has been listening to its customers, launching its first wheeled products into the North American market
ASV, a joint venture between Manitex International and Terex, is showing its range of compact track and skid steer loaders for the construction and forestry markets at CONEXPO-CON/AGG. The machines feature the patented Posi-Track undercarriage technology that provides exceptional traction on soft, wet, slippery, rough or hilly terrain, claims the company.
A highly innovative machine from Hyundai comes in the shape of its fuel cell-powered wheeled excavator. This is no mere prototype either and is being unveiled in pre-production form.
