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Several new machines are being launched by Doosan and sister firm Bobcat at bauma China. A key launch for the Doosan Heavy display will be its new DX700LC, the top-of-the-range model in the Doosan excavator range. The 70tonne DX700LC excavator is designed and built to meet the needs of heavy duty quarrying applications as well as major infrastructure projects. It offers several features intended to boost productivity, comfort, reliability, durability and uptime. The DX700LC model will be shown alongside the

At bauma China, Sandvik is revealing new additions to its product ranges that have been developed specifically for the requirements of the Asian market. The firm has seen strong demand for its products in Asia, with particularly rapid growth in China. Sandvik Construction has developed product lines that are aimed specifically at Asian market requirements. Asian customers are keen to use advanced, high-quality equipment and the latest Sandvik models for this territory offer high performance and reliability

Construction machines from Shantui are now being supplied to the United Nations (UN), for use in Africa. The machines are being used by UN peace-keeping forces in Africa, having passed the stringent testing and performance requirements of the UN for harsh road condition use and special applications. The deal came following the necessary procurement certification from the UN. Shantui’s supply deal is for machines including military-level bulldozers, wheeled loaders and road machinery.

SANY is appointing a new head for global crawler crane development. John Lanning, SANY America’s research and development director for crawler cranes, has now been promoted to worldwide director of engineering and development for SANY crawler cranes. Liang Wengen, chairman of SANY Group, appointed Lanning to this key role of directing SANY’s crawler crane product development. The new post carries with it two titles, including deputy general manager of SANY Heavy Industry. His main duties will be as director

China’s Second National Hoisting Skill Competition commenced recently at Xuzhou Heavy Machinery (XCMG), attracting 29 companies including Sinopec and CNPC. In addition, private enterprises such as Shandong Haiwan and Guangdong Lift Engineering Machinery also designated performers to attend the competition. Safety is a key focus of this event. China’s hoisting industry has grown by nearly 10 times within the past 10 years, however many accidents still occur. There is also a recognised distance between skill

Fayat’s Marini operation has been highly successful in China and the company intends to capitalise with the launch of new products for this market. Marini’s MAC 320 plant has sold in large numbers to China and the firm plans to further increase sales with its new series of asphalt batching plants. These are being introduced at the bauma China exhibition and the complete MAC range will feature six basic models, each of which is available in two configurations with a hot mix asphalt silo under the mixer or

The Wirtgen Group is presenting a broad range at bauma China in Shanghai. Eight innovations from the Wirtgen brands, Vögele, Hamm and Kleemann form the heart of the firm’s exhibition space, with specially modified machines for this market. With the W 100 H and W 130 H, Wirtgen is putting two new cold milling machines from the 1m class on the Chinese market to meet the customer requirements. Both machines offer increased speed of travel and variable milling drum rotation speed due to the special drives and t

Fiat Industrial has announced the submission of its best and final offer for a strategic combination with CNH Global. Following last month’s decision by CNH’s Board of Directors Special Committee not to recommend Fiat Industrial’s (FI) initial strategic combination bid, FI has engaged in further discussions with the Special Committee regarding its willingness to offer improved terms. A final offer letter from Sergio Marchionne, chairman of FI, to the CNH Special Committee is said to preserve the essential

The Association of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM) has reaffirmed its commitment to supporting efforts to bring down the federal debt by classifying it as its top priority going into 2013. AEM’s board made the Association’s federal debt-busting pledge at its 2012 Annual Conference in Rancho Palos Verdes, California on November 9, 2012, and have joined the chorus of national business leaders calling for immediate bipartisan action to comprehensively solve America’s debt crisis by adopting a balanced approach t

Brazil’s Ministry of Transportation is giving the go-ahead for a project that will see the upgrade of a 100km stretch of the BR-381 route. Located in Minas Gerais, the BR-381 will be widened and improved with the addition of extra lanes, making it a dual carriageway. The Ministry of Transportation has opened the first phase of the project to bids and bids have to be submitted before December 17th 2012.

Discussions are in hand in Denmark over the proposed project to build a new bridge over Storstrøm that would link the islands of Zealand and Falster. While there is agreement that the bridge would prove beneficial to the islanders, the source of financing for the project has proved rather more troublesome for Denmark’s political parties. While the Danish Government is keen to source the €523 million needed from unused funds for the country’s railway network, a number of opposition parties want to finance th

In the Canadian province of Ontario a budget of US$221.75 million (C$220 million) has been set for 19 key infrastructure projects. The projects include a series of important bridge upgrades. The Grand River Bridge on Highway 403 will be improved with the work costing someC$10.7 million. Other bridges on the important Highway 403 route, from Mohawk Road to Highway 2, will also benefit from major improvements, costing in the order of C$30.5 million.