Cummins presented its next generation of ultra-clean diesel engines to a US audience at CONEXPO-CON/AGG.
The range has been designed to meet EU Stage V emissions regulations, and while such regulations do not directly affect north American customers, Cummins will seek EPA certification to Tier 4 Final standards to enable its engines to offer distinct advantages to north American manufacturers.
Customers can face the choice of buying used or new equipment – Dan Gilkes writes. The decision to buy either new or used equipment is almost as old as the construction plant market itself. However some of the reasons for choosing between the two might well be changing, to meet new demands from customers across the world and to cope with a changing supply base. Ever more stringent emissions legislation in Europe, the US and Japan, rapidly developing emerging markets that want the productivity of the latest
The recent Conexpo 2014 exhibition in Las Vegas was the scene of many new product introductions and developments, which manufacturers have been spending enormous amounts on developing in recent years. Two key areas of technological development stand out from what was unveiled; diesel engine advances, and innovations in machine control systems.
