Arden Equipment’s Arden Jet is believed to be the first water spraying system integrated in a demolition shear to have won innovation awards.
Atlas Copco will initiate work in order to propose to the Annual General Meeting 2018 to decide on a split of the Group into two listed companies, Atlas Copco and “NewCo” (working name), and to distribute NewCo to the shareholders.
In the US Dust Control Technology is complementing its existing line of stationary dust suppression rings with the ability to produce an unlimited array of geometric shapes, bars or other configurations, customized to the needs of specific applications.
In Canada, Montreal-based Major Wire Industries, has expanded its sales force to include four new dealers in the US, supplying its line of screen media solutions for aggregate, mining and recycling operations.
In November, prices for ferrous scrap in the US rose for the first time since April, following an announcement that a former chief executive of Nucor, the country’s largest steelmaker, had been appointed to President-elect Trump’s transition team. In China, a national government programme aimed at recycling old cars is underway fuelling demand for scrap recycling equipment. This is very good news for manufacturers of scrap shears. Andrei Bushmarin reports.
In the past three years Husqvarna Construction Products has transformed the Shijiazhuang factory in the Hebei region of China to one of the most efficient and sustainable plants in the Husqvarna Group. Jan Hermansson reports.
Chicago Pneumatic has launched the RX12 rig-mounted hydraulic breaker for carriers between 9t and 15t and provides 10% increase in output power and a 28% increase in impact energy over its predecessor.
Terex Cranes has introduced the LC 300 lattice boom crawler crane, the largest crawler crane in this product range, providing a 300t maximum lift capacity and 1,810mt maximum load moment.
In the US tracked vehicle manufacturer Prinoth has added the Panther T14R rotating dumper. The Panther T14R allows the continuous rotation of the upper portion of the vehicle independent from the undercarriage.
BAIER has been manufacturing power tools since 1938. Located near Stuttgart, Germany, Baier has been very successful in over 60 countries and is now expanding into the USA. Baier products are manufactured only in Germany and is known worldwide for its outstanding quality. The defect rate for Baier tools at an extremely low 0.3%; makes it almost a perfect tool.
Diamond consumables are the bread and butter of the concrete sawing and surface preparation industries. Choosing a tool that would fit a job’s specific requirements is paramount and the choice keeps growing every year. Andrei Bushmarin reviews some of the latest additions in the diamond tooling sector.
Diatop Sama, a family-owned Korean company, has been manufacturing diamond consumables for 21 years. Despite its modest size of only 22 employees, it is a strong international player selling its products to over 30 countries. Andrei Bushmarin reports on his visit to the company in Daegu.
Where are we now? Where are we heading? Where did we come from? How big is the concrete cutting industry and how much is it worth? This year’s Concrete Cutting Survey attempts to answer some of these questions. PDi editor in chief Jan Hermansson reports.
Brokk has launched three new demolition robots Brokk 110, Brokk 280 and Brokk 120 Diesel to mark its 40th anniversary this year. And Top Tec has added the new electric remotely controlled demolition robot, Top Tec 1500E. Mikael Karlsson reports.
Concrete core drilling and sawing and guitar playing do not automatically jive, but in the case of South Africa’s Borecut Concrete Core Drilling & Sawing the two are right on song. PDi’s Africa editor Kevin Mayhew reports.
We are in the middle of a year of near-constant product introductions and enhancements, with Bauma 2016 in April, and CONEXPO-CON/AGG looming on the horizon. One of the most popular categories encompasses compact loaders and skid steers. PDi editor Jim Parsons reports.
The founder and chief executive of the Chinese concrete cutting firm Beijing Fayan is aiming to form China’s first national concrete sawing and drilling association. PDi editor in chief Jan Hermansson reports on his recent visit to China’s biggest concrete cutting company.
Hilti has won the Red Dot Award Communication Design competition for the first time with its PD-C laser range meter, which was named ‘Best of the Best’ in the competition’s Interface Design category.
Hitachi Construction Machinery (Europe) has introduced the latest phase of Zaxis-6 excavators and ZW-6 wheel loaders.
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