Machinery, News India’s equipment market to ‘double in next five years’ India’s construction equipment market is set to double in size over the next five years, according to a report by Pune-based industrial consultant Maximise Market Research (MMR). It will reach…
Machinery, News HD Hyundai to ‘challenge the dominance of established top-tier brands’ at bauma HD Hyundai Construction Equipment and Devulon are bringing their next-generation models to this year’s bauma exhibition in Munich with the aim of establishing the companies as world leading makers of…
Machinery, News Wirtgen’s self-hardening asphalt-milling picks last twice as long, test finds Machinery maker the Wirtgen Group, part of John Deere Construction & Forestry, recently tested its Generation X2 round-shank pick for asphalt milling on a busy Dutch motorway against its newer…
Machinery, News Caterpillar celebrates 100th birthday at bauma 2025 Marking its 100th anniversary, Caterpillar Inc. is focusing on “The Next 100 Years” of innovation and sustainability at bauma Munich 2025. The company’s exhibit showcases the latest equipment, technologies, power…
News Lawsuit claims ‘cartel’ of big US equipment rental firms inflated rates for years US law firm Berger Montague has filed a class action antitrust lawsuit in Chicago district court against an alleged “cartel” of some of the country’s biggest construction equipment rental companies,…
News Kobelco unveils two electric excavators Machine manufacturer Kobelco will exhibit its 7-ton and 2-ton class battery-powered excavators, which are currently under development, at trade show bauma 2025, to be held in Munich from April 7…
News Peri showcases concrete testing products at Bauma 2025 Sweden’s Vemaventuri has showcased multiple products at trade fair Bauma 2025, including the Temo Link, which measures concrete temperature and pressure, and the Sono Hub, a handheld device that gauges…
News 1MW batteries for big construction sites Swedish equipment maker Atlas Copco has launched an energy storage system that is capable of delivering 1MW of power from a single unit, which the company says is the most…
News Volvo excavators to get 3D machine control Volvo CE and Danish software company Unicontrol today said they’ll be introducing the latter’s 3D machine control technology in Volvo excavators. Volvo said the new system will be available in…
News Kobelco, Leica, Xwatch join forces on remote machine operation Kobelco Construction Machinery Europe has joined forces with Hexagon subsidiaries Leica Geosystems and Xwatch Safety Solutions to market Hexagon’s remote operation system for excavators, cranes and other machinery in Europe.…
News Caterpillar to install Lidar technology into its autonomous fleet American equipment maker Caterpillar has partnered with automotive technology company Luminar to integrate light detection and ranging technology (Lidar) into its autonomous fleet. The sensing system will be used with…
Innovation Radar tech lets diggers see pipes before digging Israeli tech firm RodRadar and Sitech Deutschland have joined forces to market a product that uses radar and AI technology embedded in excavation equipment to prevent cable and pipeline strikes…