Among the advancing technologies at bauma 2019 has been the increasing electrification of machines. In this special report we look at what the future holds.
Volvo Penta may be a major manufacturer of diesel engines, but being part of the Volvo group - along with the construction equipment and truck and bus divisions - has given it a broad view of future power trends.
Electrification of powertrains is now being seen in many sectors including cars, trucks and construction machines. There has been a spate of construction machine and industrial engine launches featuring either hybrid powertrains or all-electric systems. Volvo Penta’s president and CEO, Björn Inge
Sharing data and working closely together with customers will push forward the construction industry’s rate of change in terms of carbon reduction, optimised equipment fleets, improved utilisation rates, and better-educated operators. Get your on-site monitoring right and new technology solutions are going to dramatically reduce emissions and a far healthier ecosystem say our roundtable experts.
Topcon Positioning’s Yassir Shanshal, senior vice president of Global Quality, Service and Kris Cowles, executive vice president & CIO spoke with Mike Woof of World Highways on Topcon’s view for the future.
Zero emissions, electrification, digitisation and innovation. This is the future of construction equipment being explained and demonstrated by Wacker Neuson and Kramer on their joint stand.
