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Volvo’s launches at bauma included three new excavators with a short swing radius. The ECR25D, ECR58D and ECR88D are designed to be in their element in small, enclosed areas or for working within a single highway lane. They offer digging performance, breakout and tear-out forces and lifting capabilities that rival their larger counterparts, said Volvo. The smallest model, the ECR25D, is particularly easy to take to where it is needed. It can be transported with up to three buckets and a hydraulic breaker on

Identifying the cost and downtime caused by damaged sidewalls on dumptrucks used in mining and quarry applications, Erlau has developed the Sideflex tyre protection system, which is claimed to be capable of deflecting rock debris away from tyre walls. Using bolt-on segments that form an Armadillo-like layer of protection covering the outer sidewall of an earthmoving tyre, Sideflex affords high-speed use, unlike traditional tyre chain protection systems, which offer limited speeds in use. “Comprehensive tyre

Nylacast offers an extensive range of polymer solutions for OEMs when it comes to sourcing alternative lightweight wear parts and components. Using CAD/CAM technology, the company offers customers an in-house design service that includes material selection advice, service and support for producing self-lubricating materials with high-impact strength and high resistance to abrasion while remaining light in weight. Nylacast said its components are 86% lighter than the equivalent component manufactured from st

The 12th Beijing International Construction Machinery Exhibition & Seminar (BICES 2013) is set to have a record 1,500 exhibitors covering an area of 230,000m2. Numbers of both domestic and international visitors are also expected to grow. Overall, BICES 2013 expects to attract more than 130,000 visitors. The organisers of BICES 2013 were at bauma to promote this October’s event and give an update about the plans. BICES will be held at the Beijing Jiuhua International Exhibition Centre from 15-18 October 201

HammerHead Trenchless Equipment unveiled the world’s largest pneumatic pipe ramming hammer at bauma. The 865mm hammer can install casings 1.22m to 4.57m in diameter in drainage culvert and wash-over applications and can be used for pipe assist or pipe extraction, guided pilot bore ramming, and horizontal directional drilling assist. The hammer was recently field-proven in an Ontario, Canada, wash-over casing job where it successfully installed 56m of 1.83m-diameter steel casing. HammerHead CEO and president

Bonfiglioli has developed an electric drum drive for the new hybrid truck mixer from CIFA, the concrete equipment specialist owned by Chinese manufacturer Zoomlion. The 500 series drum drive with electric motor offers drum rotation speeds from 15-22rpm and is suited to mixer capacities from 6-14m3. The drivetrain relies on an AC induction motor to turn the drum, which gets its power from an on-board battery pack. The electric drum drive can also be powered by mains electricity – the latter can be plugged in

Hamm is now offering a novel crusher drum option for its soil compactors. This innovative feature transforms a soil compactor into a machine suitable for road recycling applications. Hamm’s marketing director, Gottfried Beer, explained that this special drum broadens the versatility of the standard soil compactor and allows contractors with existing machines to carry out additional types of work. While soil compactors have been fitted with crusher drums before, these have been comparatively limited in the r

Volvo Penta is introducing start/stop technology that could cut fuel bills by 5% by turning off engines when they are left idling. Such systems have become increasingly common of late in private cars, where they stop the engine while waiting in a queue or at a red traffic light.

Hyundai Heavy Industries is showcasing its new Robex 9A series of excavators – six crawler excavators and three wheeled excavators – all of which have engines that meet the Tier 4 Interim/EU-Stage IIIB standards on engine emissions. Hyundai has elected to use exhaust gas recirculation (EGR) technology – rather than liquid urea – to meet the emissions targets. “We have full automatic DPF regeneration, which is a big advantage,” said Hyundai product engineer Joachim Van de Perre. “It means that all the items

Controls Group launched the Automax range of testing machines at bauma 2013. The Automax Classic is an automatic unit for testing compressive and flexure strength of construction materials; Automax E-Modulus additionally performs tests to determine the elastic modulus and Automax Multitest has an extra channel to allow more sophisticated tests.

Hyundai Heavy Industries is showcasing a hydraulic hybrid machine at bauma. The R220-LC Hi-POSS is a 22tonne-crawler excavator with a system that allows brake energy to be used for other functions. Hi-POSS stands for Hyundai intelligent power optimal sharing and energy saving. “This is the most novel thing we have,” said Hyundai product engineer Joachim Van de Perre. “With a conventional excavator, when you brake, the energy heats the hydraulic oil. Here we use the energy to perform another task with the ma

South African OEM Bell Equipment has been granted distribution rights by Terex Finlay for its range of mobile crushing, screening and recycling equipment in South Africa. Completion of the agreement was carried out at bauma and the move expands the strategic alliances with global OEMs and grows the company's product range.