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Finnish company REMU is keen for its Big Float 800 floating excavator to be a splash hit following its launch this week at INTERMAT. The amphibious machine weighs in at 12,500kg and can be transported even with three-axel trucks. With a boom length of 7.7m and digging depth of 4.1m the Big Float 800, like REMU’s other Big Float models, is completely floating and can be brought to a job site by land using its tracks or towed or driven with propellers along waterways.

Xcentric Ripper has launched the XR 80 Ripper, the largest excavator attachment in a range of eight models. The XR 80, which has a total weight of almost 10,000kg, has been introduced following successful testing carried out last month in Spain and France. It is designed to be mounted on excavators from 80tonnes to 120tonnes and used in larger quarries and on major construction sites.

Goldhofer is introducing its range of THP/SL heavy-duty modules, said to offer a versatile and economical transport solution for heavy construction machinery, providing an optimal ratio between axle loads up to 45tonnes and low unladen weight.

The ‘world’s smallest crusher bucket’, the MB-L160, made its debut at INTERMAT on the MB stand. Weighing just 1,350kg, the 0.3m3 capacity bucket has a throughput capacity of up to 22.5tonnes/hr and fits to machines between seven and 12tonnes, including backhoe loaders. Product size adjustment ranges from 15mm to 50mm.

Chinese construction equipment manufacturer LiuGong Machinery Corporation plans to increase production in Europe following the completion in February of its acquisition of Polish company HSW (Huta Stalowa Wola) and its distribution subsidiary Dressta. Unveiling models at INTERMAT, including three Dressta bulldozers, the biggest being the TD-40E with an operating weight of 67.7tonnes, the company also introduced its next generation 922E crawler excavator, following in the tracks of the renowned 922D, with ad

Gomaco’s new 4400 slipform paver could help the company cash in on new European Union CE certification for highway safety barriers. The 4400 makes Gomaco one of only a handful of manufacturers with equipment to slipform the Brit Pave Safety Barrier – the only barrier that currently meets new European Union CE certification for highways set to become compulsory in July 2013. Rory Keogh, Gomaco’s managing director for Europe, Middle East, Africa, and CIS, is excited about the potential market for the firm’s

Anaconda Equipment has launched the FTR 150 feeder conveyor, which is transported by container and transforms ready for use once it arrives on site. The FTR 150 has been designed for a wide range of applications including quarrying. It allows feeds to be controlled through use of a surge feeder. The driver can deposit loads of up to 9m3, which are then conveyed for crushing and screening. The system can also be fitted with a grid and a screen for use as a scalping/screening unit.

Turkish construction machine manufacturer Cukurova Makina (CK) is keen to make a French connection at INTERMAT. “We do not have a dealer in France and are trying to enter the market here,” said Veli Karakus, the company’s area manager in Africa, Iran and France.

New from Ascorel Controls is the MC 803 safety and command system. Its software and sensors are tailored to fit different types of equipment such as tower or mobile cranes, earthmoving equipment and access platforms. Features of this latest model include a colour touch screen and higher capacity communication systems as well as double-redundancy in the safety systems.

Command Alkon has launched the COMMANDbatch CP, a totally automated solution for the production of manufactured concrete products. COMMANDbatch CP is a Windows-based system that is fully compatible with standard concrete production equipment. Advanced process control features deliver accurate batching as well as accelerated production and clear well-organised visuals enable system process to be monitored and controlled with ease.