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Specialist bitumen plant manufacturer ENH has launched a mini in-line emulsion plant with a capacity of between 2 and 4 tonnes an hour. This contrasts with ENH’s usual size of plant which produces around 50 tonnes an hour. “It’s very mobile which means you can move it around and make the emulsion where you need it,” says ENH managing director Erik Haugaard.

Finnish hydraulic power specialist Dynatest launched the HPIC (hydraulic pressure intensifier for cylinders) at INTERMAT 2015. Aimed at hydraulic demolition tools, it boosts power by a factor of 2.18. “We have designed it for crushers which need power to crack the concrete,” explains area sales manager Hughes Lambert. “That’s when you need the additional power.” Dynatest is aiming the new product at manufacturers of heavy duty demolition tools.

Sweden’s Combi Wear Parts is extending its range of teeth, adapters and accessories for machines in the construction, mining and quarrying industries. At the smallest end, the company has introduced the W09 set of parts aimed at excavators in the widely used 25-35 tonnes range. Later in 2015, Combi plans to introduce a set of teeth, adapters and accessories at the largest end of its range for excavators of 300 tonnes and above.

Loader manufacturer VF Venieri has been keen to showcase its Italian style at Intermat 2015. At the centre of its stand, sporting a remodelled bonnet - complete with spoiler - and a sleek new cab shape was a prototype of the new 5.63C loader. “Our machines are working tools, but who is to say that the eyes cannot be satisfied too?” asks Giovanni Rava, who looks after exports and logistics for VF Venieri. “We have to show the Venieri style: we do it our way.”

Leica Geosystems has introduced a dual-control system for graders that works in more applications, including crab walking and slope work.The Leica iCON grade iGG4 means designs and applications previously thought to be beyond control technology now can be handled

Bridgestone has added a tyre pressure monitoring system to its Total Tyre Care programme for maximising tyre life and reducing total cost of ownership. The Bridgestone Tyre Pressure Monitoring System (TPMS) comprises sensors that are fitted to tyre valves, a receiver unit and analytic software.

India-based tyre manufacturer BKT is pursuing its goal of a wider market share of the industrial construction and mining tyre market with an ambitious programme of new product releases. BKT is a leading player in the agricultural tyre market, which still accounts for around 65% of its current turnover.

Easy transportation and installation are key benefits of the new Benninghoven Batchmix 1250. “It’s highly mobile, and you only need one small crane for the erection,” said Martin Van Stek, Sales Manager with Benninghoven. The plant can be loaded on six trailers, which are built to quickly arrive at the next site. “You can travel at normal road speeds,” he said.

It was the beginning of two important Middle East Days at INTERMAT 2015 on Wednesday with the UAE ambassador making official visit to the show. Major projects and new business opportunities opening up in the Gulf region were on the agenda. Left to right in the picture above: Pascal Petit-Jean, General Secretay of SEIMAT; His Excellency the United Arab Emirates Ambassador to France Maadhad Hareb Alkhyeli and Renaud Buronfosse, General Secretary of CISMA.

Italian hydraulic breaker manufacturer Indeco is introducing a new approach to selecting tunnelling methods. The firm says that this has been developed in response to a tunnelling industry that is too-ready to select tunnel boring machines (TBMs).

Terex Washing Systems (TWS) and Duo (TWS distributor in England and Wales) will host open day events on 28-29 April. They will be at the new Lafarge Tarmac, Broom site in Bedfordshire, UK - which boasts the world’s first Terex AggreSand 206 modular wash plant which is seamlessly combined with the AggreScrub 150 and processing over 350tonnes per hour.

John Deere Power Systems, has completed its Stage IV engine line-up, now offering 2.9-litre, 4.5-litre, 6.8-litre and 13.5-litre engines with power outputs of 30kW to 448kW. The company is using three Integrated Emissions Control system configurations to meet the Stage IV/Tier 4 Final standard.