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Xcentric Ripper International claims its new XR 80 attachment for excavation and demolition is more productive than any hydraulic breaker in 85% of construction job applications. Being launched at INTERMAT 2012, the XR 80 is one of eight excavation and demolition attachments in the XR range. All are developed with Xcentric Ripper’s patented impact vibration accumulation technology.

New Holland is catering for growing demand for compact telehandlers with the launch of the LM625. The new LM625 ‘all-access telehandler’, which will make its first appearance at the INTERMAT 2012 show, has been developed to work in tough conditions and confined spaces such as urban sites.

INTERMAT launches from Terex include the TC16 Twin Drive mini excavator, which will debut in its production format. The TC16 gets diesel power and an additional electric motor for emissions-free operation when working inside buildings or confined spaces.

RDS is to debut its Loadmaster iX range of on-board weighing instruments for wheeled loaders at INTERMAT 2012

Webtec Products will be showcasing new products at INTERMAT - the HPM6000 hydraulic data logger with Intelligent Digital flow and pressure sensors, and the RFIK series of portable hydraulic testers.

Doosan Infracore Construction Equipment will take the covers off five new wheeled loaders at INTERMAT. The DL300-3, DL350-3, DL420-3, DL450-3 and DL550-3 large wheel loaders – with bucket capacities from 3.0 to 5.5cubic metres - get Scania SCR diesel engines that meet stage IIIB emissions regulations.

US firms Hemisphere GPS and Carlson Software have formed a ‘strategic alliance’. The move, according to the companies, will provide a “roadmap” for new, integrated solutions for land survey, mapping, construction, mining and other key machine control markets.

CNH is planning to build a new factory at Minais Gerais in Brazil in an investment worth some US$341.4 million (R$600 million). The factory will be located in Montes Claros, in the northern part of Minas Gerais.

Case is to use INTERMAT to launch its own telematics monitoring solution that can be installed on Case and non-Case plant and equipment.

Sany is unveiling its SYG 5260 THB 36 truck-mounted concrete pump with RZ5 placing boom at INTERMAT 2012. The Chinese company says the SYG 5260 THB 36 is an example of its “many years” of research on and development of concrete pump machines.

XGMA excavators, such as the XG806 and XG808 mini excavators on show at Intermat 2012, have high quality Isuzu engines, configured with two fuel filters, oil-water separator and two-stage air filter for harsh environments.