The biggest construction equipment show in the world this year, CONEXPO-CON/AGG 2020, is about to open its doors.
March 9, 2020
Join our video team for a sneak preview and hear what World Highways editor Mike Woof and Aggregates Business editor Guy Woodford are looking forward to seeing from leading manufacturers such as CIFA, LiuGong, Metso, PowerCurbers, Roadtec, Simex, Topcon, Trimble and Wirtgen. It's going to be a busy week in Las Vegas.
Metso CEO and president Matti Kähkönen explained how the company is evolving - Mike Woof reports
Finnish crushing and screening specialist Metso is looking to expand its worldwide operations following the recent demerger of the group. CEO and president Matti Kähkönen said that Metso has been a multi-industry business for the last 14 years. The firm’s biggest divisions have been the joint construction and mining division and the pulp and paper business, with its automation sector being the smallest of the
The year 2012 has been a milestone for Chinese construction equipment manufacturer LiuGong.
In January it announced completion of the purchase of Polish company HSW (Huta Stalowa Wola) and its distribution subsidiary Dressta, LiuGong’s first outright acquisition outside its domestic market. HSW produces bulldozers and other crawler machines, while LiuGong is ranked as the largest wheel loader manufacturer in the world, and is also said to be among the world’s fastest growing CE companies.
The year 2012 has been a milestone for Chinese construction equipment manufacturer LiuGong.
In January it announced completion of the purchase of Polish company HSW (Huta Stalowa Wola) and its distribution subsidiary Dressta, LiuGong’s first outright acquisition outside its domestic market. HSW produces bulldozers and other crawler machines, while LiuGong is ranked as the largest wheel loader manufacturer in the world, and is also said to be among the world’s fastest growing CE companies.
Italian attachment specialist Simex has developed a three-in-one attachment for the North American market which is on display at CONEXPO/CON-AGG: the RS 16 planer. The primary function of the attachment is to grind rumble strips, installed at the edge of roads to alert dozing motorists, but it can also be converted within hours to a standard planer or a planer for fine milling.