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Hydrogen innovation from Hyundai

The firm announced that it would be working on a fuel cell-powered machine two years ago, with this novel machine now being shown. Hyundai Construction Machinery established a partnership with Hyundai’s on-road vehicle business to develop the fuel cell technology, which is now being proven in the automotive sector. A number of Hyundai trucks with fuel cell power units are now being tested in Switzerland, while passenger cars with these drive systems are under test all over Europe.

A launch date has yet to be announced for the fuel cell excavator and its price is likely to be significantly higher than for a conventional diesel machine. However, for applications such as tunnelling the fuel cell offers considerable benefits as the only emissions from the tailpipe are of water vapour.

Refuelling is said to take just 20 minutes while the performance is said to be comparable with a conventional diesel-driven wheeled excavator in the same size class.

Hyundai’s wheeled excavator is being unveiled in pre-production form
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July 13, 2022

New IRF president takes up new role

IRF chose the International Transport Forum Summit (ITF 2022), hosted in Leipzig, to mark the start of the IRF Presidency of Anouar Benazzouz. Succeeding Bill Halkias who has concluded his three-year mandate at the helm of IRF, Benazzouz was elected unanimously as IRF president by the General Assembly on 29 March 2022 in Amsterdam.
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July 13, 2022

Think smart with RM XSMART

The launch of XSMART, by Rubble Master, is the next step towards the future digital construction site, explains Gerald Hanisch*, the company’s chief executive, and Markus Gaggl, the chief technical officer
At a glance with RM XSMART, the machine owner and the dispatcher have an overview of which machines are available, which are currently being serviced and which are already in operation (image courtesy Rubble Master)
July 12, 2022

iRAP launches resources for road assessment

The resources from iRAP - International Road Assessment Programme – are designed to help highway authorities and road maintenance companies improve the safety of road networks.
July 12, 2022

Erosion protection from Huesker

The Huesker Group is offering a novel solution to reduce the risk of erosion for transport infrastructure located in coastal areas. The firm has developed geotextile container systems that feature large-format tubes and bags.
Huesker offers a novel solution to prevent erosion of infrastructure in coastal areas
July 11, 2022

Swarco inaugurates new glass bead factory in lower Austria

Glass microspheres are a versatile product. They are used as reflectors to create nighttime visibility of road markings and traffic signs to improve road safety. But they also have multiple uses in non-traffic applications, whether as blasting media in surface treatment, as filler beads for the compaction of plastics, in additive manufacturing / 3D printing, and water filtering techniques, to name just a few.
Bird’s eye view of the new premises of the SWARCO Global Glass Beads Technology Centre in Neufurth / Austria.
July 11, 2022

Work starts on Steveston Interchange

The Steveston project near Vancouver is part of the overall Highway 99 Tunnel Programme that will replace the aging George Massey Tunnel under the Fraser River.
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