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Cesan AS, the global manufacturer of stationary and mobile asphalt plants, launched its new flagship product at bauma 2013. The King Batch 280 T/H has been designed for customers facing problems with a lack of infrastructure. It has a compact design, which allows it to be transported anywhere in the world in as few as eight containers, significantly reducing transport costs. In addition, Cesan AS has designed a mechanical base for the plant and this allows it to be constructed on any surface. Until now asph

Anaconda Equipment, which is exhibiting its DF410 tracked screener at bauma, has been crowned Business of the Year in the Belfast Telegraph 2013 Business Awards in its home country of Northern Ireland. In making the award, the judges considered the business’s growth, export achievements and design innovations, said Anaconda marketing manager Catrina Quinn. One particular innovation relates to the transport of its machines. “All our machines can be shipped in a single container,” said Quinn. “It makes transp

New Holland is exhibiting the 17.9tonne operating weight D150CXLT dozer. It is one of a range of three dozers between 13 and 20tonnes using Tier4i engines fitted with SCR technology to achieve the emissions target and produce a 10.5% fuel saving. It is said to have the quietest cab in the industry (76dB(A)), best-in-class drawbar pull with hydrostatic transmission (311kN) and integration with GPS and laser guidance.

Turkish asphalt plant specialist E-Mak is supplying an innovative recycling system to a firm in Hamburg. The machine is a prototype and is still being developed, with indirect heating to ensure that the bitumen is not damaged during the recycling process. The machine uses heat generated by the burner and flows this hot air through the tower. The RAP elevator carries the material to a bin with a special valve underneath that then controls the feed quantity. Specially designed flights inside the tower increas

Manitou exclusively revealed three new models of fixed telehandler at bauma 2013 – the MT 835, MT 1135 and MT 1335 – with lifting heights of 7.75m, 11.05m and 12.55m respectively. “This series is aimed at the rental market,” said Manitou spokesperson Damien Cocton. “The design of the three models is the same, which helps with the maintenance of the machines. It also helps the operators.” All have identical chassis, boom, engine, transmission and hydraulics. Designed with the construction sector in mind for

Sennebogen has plugged the gap in its telescopic crawler crane range with the introduction of the 673R-HD. The 70tonne capacity machine sits between the firm’s 40 and 80tonne models, offering a 36m four-stage main boom with two fly booms of 8m and 15m. This gives a maximum reach of 51m. The 673R-HD is powered by a Stage IIIB/Tier 4 Interim standard Deutz engine delivering 160kW. Telescopic track frames allow for a maximum transport width of just 3m, with fast set-up on site as they extend out to provide sta

Among a host of updated machinery at bauma, Sennebogen has unveiled the 655HD duty cycle crawler crane for the dragline and foundation industries. The 55tonne E Series machine is powered by a 261kW Stage IIIB Caterpillar engine. Both of its 16tonne winches are driven by variable flow hydraulic motors and the machine is equipped with the firm’s SENCON monitoring and electronic control system.

Putzmeister has added a five-section 38m, 160m3/hr concrete pump, which can be used to place loads inside buildings some 3m higher than the four-section option. Built on a 26tonne chassis, the new 38.5 can reach heights of 31m while leaving the final boom section to pass inside the building. In common with the company’s other machines, the 38.5 now has outrigger sensing, which feeds into the control system and prevents the boom from extending/slewing if the outriggers are not fully deployed. The machine als

Italian formwork manufacturer Pilosio underlined its global ambitions with the presentation of its third ‘Building Peace’ international building awards to architect Cameron Sinclair, co-founder of Architects for Humanity, which helps re-build sustainable communities post-disaster.

Hidromek is displaying a prototype premium backhoe called the Maestro Supra that is to run alongside the existing models. The premium version will have piston pump and flow sharing hydraulics, which includes a regeneration system to capture and re-use energy when the boom is lowered.

Bespoke equipment supplier Cimolai Technology is exhibiting a model of the equipment it supplied for a Bulgarian bridge project. Construction of the bridge entailed lifting and positioning pre-cast sections weighing up to 260tonnes. Cimolai designed, built and supplied a bespoke cantilever lifting system to sit atop the centre pillar and simultaneously hoist the blocks from barges 42m below on the river Danube. The company said its European contracting customers are increasingly winning orders further afiel

Atlas Copco Road Construction Equipment has decided to align the visual identity of its Dynapac range of rollers and pavers to the design used by the other divisions in the Atlas Copco Construction Technique business area. Launched at bauma, the new Atlas Copco logotype is clearly visible on the products together with the Dynapac name. The colour scheme changes to yellow and grey, which is already used for construction tools, portable compressors and generators.