Leica Geosystems, part of Hexagon, this week launched an AI powered collision detection system powered by Presien. The Leica Xsight360 system detects people or objects nearby and alerts the operator,…

Volvo Construction Equipment will spend just over $260m expanding its capacity to make crawler excavators in South Korea, Sweden and the US to make the factories more self-sufficient and less…

California-based Topcon Positioning Systems has teamed up with excavator-attachment firm Vemcon, of Munich, Germany to expand their combined services in Europe and the Middle East. Vemcon brings expertise in 2D…

The European arm of Japan’s Hitachi Construction Machinery (HCME) has partnered with Delft University of Technology (TU Delft) in the Netherlands on a two-year project to predict the remaining life…

UK equipment maker JCB has secured the European Union’s approval to sell its hydrogen engines in primary or third-party non-road mobile machinery across the EU and in other markets that…

With India’s economy growing rapidly, Indian machinery maker Action Construction Equipment (ACE) has posted its best ever yearly results with total income up by 14.6% year-on-year and profits at 11.9%.…

Belgian heavy-lift specialist Sarens has carried out what it describes as “one of the most significant projects in our history”. The company worked on the installation of BorWin5 high-voltage direct…

Japanese machinery maker Komatsu will try European forestry machines – harvesters and “forwarders” – in Japan to boost productivity and trim labour needs. It will test the use of the…

Chinese equipment maker Sany Heavy Industry intends to use the proceeds from an initial public offering (IPO) to fund an ambitious overseas expansion, South China Morning Post reports. The company…

Case Construction Equipment, a subsidiary of CNH Industrial, will begin manufacturing two new compactors at its factory in Pithampur, Madhya Pradesh for the Indian equipment market. Case will manufacture the…

The European Commission, the main executive body of the EU, has imposed extra “anti-subsidy” duties on Chinese mobile access equipment such as forklifts, scissor lifts and boom lifts. Ranging from…

Volvo Construction Equipment has joined an industry group – termed a “roundtable” – set up to promote emissions-free construction machinery. It was established by two Dutch associations, Emissionfree Network Infrastructure…

Case Construction Equipment has launched five new machines to “meet complex jobsite demands more efficiently and effectively”, with two compact wheel loaders, two motor graders and a new small articulated…

US equipment maker Bobcat has showcased its next generation of 1-2 ton mini excavators, with new smart features, extra power and fresh designs. The E16, E17z, E19 and E20z have…

Hyundai Construction Equipment and Leica Geosystems have developed a 3D machine guidance system for Hyundai’s next generation crawler excavators. The Leica MC1 3D machine guidance system can be retrofitted to…

Belgian heavy machinery maker Sarens has unveiled a new version of its Sarens Giant Crane (SGC) 120 with 45% more load capacity and the same compact footprint. The SGC-120/1 has…

Italian-American manufacturer Case Construction Equipment has revealed a one-off, special edition skid steer with a design inspired by Metallica frontman James Hetfield. Showcased at bauma 2025, the compact loader is…

Swedish vehicle producer Volvo Group and German concrete pumping manufacturer Putzmeister have showcased one of the world’s biggest battery-electric concrete boom pump trucks at the bauma 2025 trade show in…