Haulotte is using computer diagnostics to make sure that is new generation of aerial work platforms and telehandlers is as intelligent as possible, offering easier service and maintenance routines to keep downtime and operating costs at a minimum.
Swarco’s chief operating officer Philipp Swarovski shares his thoughts on highway safety and infrastructure in an age of uncertain future needs. David Arminas reports
It was in Austria in 1969 when Manfred Swarovski opened his first glass bead factory. Five years later, operations started in the US. As the years rolled by there followed acquisitions and expansion of manufacturing facilities as well as a shift into intelligent transportation systems globally.
Fast forward to 2019 and the family compan
Caterpillar may be on its financial back foot, but a recent event showed the company has a vision far beyond this or the next financial year – David Arminas reports. Many construction machinery manufacturers have some data collection and analysis systems for their heavy equipment. For a good decade, manufacturers have been moving in this direction, first as retrofit packages on machines in the field and increasingly as standard on newer models. Caterpillar is no exception among manufacturers that are movin
Bobcat was due to unveil its new TR50210 rotary telescopic handler and high horsepower TL470HF telescopic handlers for the first time at the Vertikal Days Exhibition at Haydock Park, Merseyside, north-west England from 27-28 June. The rotating capability of the new telehandlers range is said to allow the machines to serve the needs of an entire site from just one position. Capable of being set up in a matter of minutes, they are described as offering exceptional stability for lifting heavy materials either
Finnish port crane manufacturer Konecranes, which plans to merge with Terex Corporation, said it will make annual cost savings of €25 million by the end of 2017.
The company said that while merger talks with US manufacturer Terex continue, it needs to make efficiency savings. Around half of the savings will happen before the end of this year, according to a written statement.
Plant down-sizing and closures are a possibility, as well as some streamlining of its product portfolio and its supply chain.
