Volvo CE has made the step of developing a 7.5tonne class crawler excavator specifically for the needs of the Chinese market. According to the firm’s president, Melker Jernberg, “It’s developed in China, designed in China and produced in China.”
Volvo CE is aiming this model at the needs of Chinese customers and the machine’s development has had considerable input both from SDLG as well as from the local market. The new EC75D weighs from 7.4-7.8tonnes depending on the specification, with power from a D2.6D
Wirtgen Group is cementing its position with two new products....a paver and a milling machine, while innovative and integrated solutions are central to Topcon’s offering – which ranges from resurfacing to excavation. Elsewhere on Day 3 at CONEXPO-CON/AGG, automation is key to Caterpillar’s new range of milling machines and Swedish manufacturer Sandvik has been listening to its customers, launching its first wheeled products into the North American market
Morocco’s massive motorway construction programme will improve transport connections and boost this North African country’s economy - Mike Woof reports A massive road building programme is transforming Morocco, with new motorways connecting cities and major towns, as well as many new rural roads being built. The Moroccan Government has set an impressive plan for its infrastructure investment that will see even the country’s small and remote villages having proper connections to the main road network. The
