Products

Berco says field test prove that its new ROBUSTUS (ROtating BUShing Track Undercarriage System) increases track life by 35% with a maximum of 6,000 hours of operation and reduces operating costs by 15-25%.

Prolec is now offering a full service and maintenance agreement (FSMA) with an annual system inspection for its Liftwatch 5 systems. This package is intended to boost awareness of the need for system care and provide an annual Loler inspection for equipment ensuring all regulatory requirements are met.

Guntert & Zimmerman is offering a new system of telescopic end sections for its concrete pavers, which allow contractors to change widths between pours. These are also said to meet tight smoothness specifications and allow a contractor to carry out width changes quickly.

A range of safety specific additions have been made to JCB's 8018 mini excavator after the company worked with leading utility contractors to develop a special industry-specific version of the machine. The largest of the three 801 minis, the 1.6tonne machine retains its digging capabilities and its powerful 14.2kW Tier III compliant motor, but the utility pack offers requested upgrades. For example, to prevent damage on site, the lower door window has been replaced by a steel panel and the rear counterweigh

Caterpillar is broadening the range of applications for its PM200 milling machines as well as offering a new tracked loader model. The PM200 milling machine can now be fitted with a 2.2m wide milling drum for special wide cutting applications.

Upgrades to Dynapac's Racoon+ poker drive include rubber protection against shocks and prevent the drive unit's body from being in direct contact with dust, helping to protect the electric motor. This flex shaft concrete vibrator is a complete high frequency vibration system eminently suited for daily operation on small and medium sites for applications such as walls, floors and pre-cast fabrication.

Among the exhibitors, Ammann will show its new BlackMove II asphalt mixing plant, one of many new machines and mixing plants on the company's stand.

Hitachi Construction Machinery (Europe)/HCME has celebrated the shipment of the 25,000th medium Hitachi Zaxis excavator at its factory in Amsterdam, Holland. The milestone machine, a ZX140W-3, represents "an impressive achievement" for the Japanese construction manufacturer and the largest of its European assembly plants. To mark the occasion, a special ceremony was held at the factory and was attended by guest speakers Hitachi Construction Machinery Co., Ltd president Mr Kikawa; HCME president Mr Tabei and

Major international companies are preparing for the 28th Samoter event being held in Verona, northern Italy, from 2-6 March. The event (www.samoter.com) will focus on the latest technology from the construction equipment market for the earthmoving, concrete, roadbuilding, drilling, tunnelling, quarrying, crushing, demolition and recycling, hoisting and handling, and transport/vehicles and components sectors.

Topcon Europe Positioning has introduced its 'next-generation' field controller technology with its new FC-250, which is designed to give users increased power and performance in a rugged and compact unit.