Products

LiuGong’s 856H wheeled loader with “new LiuGong DNA” is being showcased at INTERMAT 2015 for the first time in Europe in Tier 4 Final/Stage IV configuration. “The H-Series [wheeled loaders] has been completely designed to work efficiently, and to be easy to service and maintain,” said David Beatenbough, LiuGong’s vice president. “This is the first machine to display our new LiuGong DNA. Over the coming months and years you’ll see machines with the same visual cues as the 856H.”

Case Construction Equipment is gearing up to assemble excavators at its plant in Italy as part of company’s repositioning within the global marketplace, which was announced last May. The excavators will be from Sumitomo, Case’s long-term Japanese partner, said Andy Blandford, Case’s vice president for construction equipment in Europe, Middle East and Asia.

Command Alkon has launched its MOBILEConnect software in Europe, saying it uses the latest technologies to bring mobile applications to the construction materials industry. The company, which is developing cutting-edge applications for producers who want to manage their business from anywhere, anytime, says its proprietary technology allows MOBILEconnect apps to receive project, order, ticket, and truck location updates as they occur.

A new Trimble LOADRITE product is connecting quarries like never before, helping to find both immediate gains and long-term solutions. The new LOADRITE product, InsightHQ: The Connected Quarry, tracks three core areas: extraction, processing and load out, said John Vaassen, regional manager with Trimble LOADRITE. Tracking those main business drivers helps provide information crucial to the decision-making process. That applies to short-term challenges, such as prioritising trucking, to long-term decisions

Sunward is introducing four new mini excavators. A key launch is a new 2.5tonne class zero tailswing mini excavator, the SWE25 UE. Power comes from a Yanmar diesel rated at 14kW, while the machine has a 0.8m3 bucket and delivers 208kN of digging force. A company spokesperson said: “We will phase out the old one and replace with this model. Production is starting in the second half of this year. The trend in the European market is for zero tailswing machine and we developed this new type for Europe.” The com

Compact utility loader specialist The Toro Company previewed the newest member of its Dingo range, the TX 1000, at INTERMAT 2015. Due for launch in summer 2015, the machine will have a rated operating capacity exceeding 454 kg, says the company. When the loader arms are fully-extended, the hinge pin will measure 206 cm from the ground for reaching over the side of dumpsters and trucks. The vertical lift loader arm design keeps the load closer to the machine to allow operators to lift more weight with greate

Sooner rather than later, regulations will address bucket dropping. And when the inevitable happens, SMP Parts AB and its customers will be prepared. “There will be some regulation,” said Charlie Svantesson, area sales with SMP Parts. “This product is in response to those (likely) regulations.” The product Svantesson refers to is the SMP HardLock Quick Coupler, based on the reversible “S” models. The coupler features a standard rear-locking at the back and a centre locking that secures the front axle. Th

Korean company D&A Heavy Industries has unveiled four new hydraulic breakers at INTERMAT 2015. The models – D&A 650V, D&A 700V, D&A 750V, and D&A 1200V - range from 10-22tonnes in operating weight and are for excavator sizes 45-80tonnes, 58-100tonnes, 60-100tonnes, and 85-140tonnes respectively.

Engcon, celebrating its 25th birthday at INTERMAT 2015, has been highlighting its new Generation 2 tiltrotators, including the new EC214. The EC214 is the fifth model in Generation 2, the others being the EC206, EC209, EC219 and EC226, and it is for use on excavators weighing between 9-14 tonnes. The company says that Generation 2 tiltrotators now cover the entire range of excavators from 3.5-26 tonnes, and are also used on backhoe loaders.

Paris-based construction and civils equipment rental firm Loxam has taken a 25% stake in Brazilian rental equipment business Degraus. Degraus, formed in 1987, is one of the South American country’s top five rental outfits, with a strong presence in Sao Paulo, Rio de Janeiro, Recife, Salvador and Porto Alere.

Volvo Penta has reinforced its presence in the construction market at INTERMAT 2015 with the introduction of the 5-litre D5 and the 8-litre D8 engines. As well as being used in sister company Volvo Construction Equipment’s machinery, the engines are increasingly finding favour with a number of OEMs. The latest of these is McCloskey International, which uses the engines in its range of crushers, screens and trommels, and BBA Pumps. The D5 and D8 have a slightly larger displacement than the engines they repla

Vögele is increasing the performance of its mid-sized paver range with the introduction of the tracked Super 1600-3i and wheeled Super 1603-3i models. These offer the low emissions and high performance capabilities of the -3 series in the mid-range size class. The models slot into the Vögele range between the smaller Super 1300-3i and Super 1303-3i, and the highway class Super 1800-3i. The screed offers paving widths of up to 6.5m using hydraulic extension and 7.5m with mechanical extensions fitted. Feature

Case’s new D-Series crawler excavator for the European market is not just a tweaked version of its predecessor, the C-Series, but is radically different, and is also designed for a new job specification. “They’re more robust, they’re heavier and meant for a more rugged job likely to be found on extreme road building sites and in quarry projects,” said Antonia Strati, product and training manager in the company’s construction division. But at the same time the CX250D, 350D and 370D are much more productive a