During bauma 2019 the Daily News team has brought you the latest product news, views and some of the more lighthearted moments from the world’s biggest construction show. Here we look at some of the highlights
The German construction equipment industry is in the middle of a boom, according to data from the country’s equipment manufacturing body, the VDMA. A new report highlights that turnover and incoming orders saw a double-digit increase in 2017 and Germany manufacturers are starting 2018 with a high degree of optimism. According to the VDMA figures, the German construction equipment industry ended 2017 with turnover of €10.8 billion– an increase of 15% compared to the previous year. It is the fourth
You don’t get the name “The Dirt Ninja” without a serious obsession with all things heavy equipment and the technologies empowering what’s next for civil construction. For over a decade, Tom Gardocki, co-owner of New Era Excavation, has commanded hundreds of thousands of views on his YouTube channel—with a description that reads, "Anyone can run equipment, very few can operate.” Well said.
A novel recipe for bitumen combines chemicals extracted from naturally occurring asphalt with a product created from cashew nut shells. Called ‘Instant Asphalt’, the idea is the brainchild of Frank Albrecht, managing of Albrecht Supply Concepts, which specialises in bitumen engineering.
New from Doosan is the DL250 Tc-5 wheeled loader. Weighing in at just over 14tonnes, this machine is equipped with a parallel front end system instead of a Z-bar linkage. This configuration is said to optimise its versatility, allowing it to be used for a wider range of duties. Power comes from an emissions compliant diesel delivering 128kW at 2,100rpm. The machine can deliver 102kN of bucket force and features a tipping load of 8.2tonnes at 40°.
